Dolph Ziggler On Losing His Push, If AJ Is A Better Kisser Than Vickie, Being A Heel Vs. A Face

As noted earlier, Dolph Ziggler spoke with The Washington Times to promote this Sunday's SmackDown taping at the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C. Here are a couple of highlights from the interview:

His push being derailed after getting a concussion and then losing the World Heavyweight Championship:

I'm sitting at home with a pounding headache, and I'm thinking I'm going to lose this one opportunity that I was basically never supposed to have. Then slowly over the next two or three weeks, my headaches weren't going away, and then I'm, "Wow, let's put that on the back burner, I need to see if I can ever wrestle again." At week three, [still] a consistent 24-hour headache, I may never be able to get in to the ring again. If I do, I don't know if I could fall down, be as crisp as I was, and I'm nervous about hitting my head or anything like that.Check out Wrestling Inc. Luckily, very slowly but surely, everything came back into order. I picked up right where I left off, and unfortunately the title was very shortly out of my hands. Even though you love this business, it doesn't always love you back. It's always about timing, [and] that was my one shot to prove to the world that I could actually be a Heavyweight Champion.

Who's a better kisser, AJ or Vickie Guerrero:

Vicky has more experience, but to be fair, I did kiss AJ way more.Visit Wrestling Inc. So, when it comes down to it, I'm going to give the nod to experience. Vicky still gives me the eye when I see her back stage. You know what I mean?

If he prefers being a heel or a face:

No joke, my opponents have changed, a different side of the roster is now my opponents, but I haven't changed one bit. I love to feel the crowd out there, go off them, base it out there, change things on the fly, and I call the shots out there, because I'm good at what I do. Nothing's really changed that much, I've had a lot more experience as a bad guy. I did it for eight straight years. I feel like I'm a little more comfortable in that role. I'm still watching tape back, and seeing myself not in the best position where I should be [during matches]. There's always tiny things that you need to hone and refine.