WWE News: Dolph Ziggler's YouTube Show Reportedly Impressing WWE Officials

With the WWE Network taking longer than expected to get everything in order, the WWE launched its own YouTube channel to give wrestling fans some more WWE-related content. 

The channel features a number of new, short shows and has been pretty successful so far, though it’s certainly no replacement for a 24/7 channel on cable TV. There are a number of shows that you can watch on the site to get your WWE fix, and some are certainly better than others. 

But which one is getting the most praise from WWE officials? Let’s find out. 

From F4Wonline.com (via WrestleNewz.com): 

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Out of all the new WWE YouTube shows that recently came out, WWE officials have been most impressed with Dolph Ziggler’s WWE Download show. 

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While this report doesn’t indicate what the WWE is more impressed with (the show itself or Dolph Ziggler’s performance on it), I’ve watched a few episodes of it and have to think that the WWE likes what it’s seeing from Ziggler. 

By no means is "The Showoff" on the same level as Daniel Tosh, but he performed very well on the show and makes it considerably more enjoyable than I thought it would be. Aside from maybe Santino Marella on “Foreign Exchange,” I enjoy watching Ziggler host “WWE Download” more than all of the other YouTube exclusive shows. 

The main thing that’s on my mind when I watch it, however, is why it hasn’t resulted in much success for Ziggler on WWE TV. 

He was an absolute stud for the WWE in 2011, especially in the second half of the year, and when you combine his excellent in-ring work and his advancements on the mic with his solid performances on the YouTube show, you would think this would make the creative team more likely to push him. Instead, Ziggler’s at a worse spot on the card than he’s been in maybe a year or so. 

What an absolute shame. 

Ziggler’s really improved as an overall performer over the course of 2011 and the first few months of 2012, and he should be getting the spotlight on TV and winning World titles. Maybe his continued success on YouTube will allow him to do just that.

Drake Oz is a WWE Featured Columnist for Bleacher Report. You can follow him on Twitter and ask him any wrestling-related questions on Formspring.