 On September 15 , 2008 , Nemeth re @-@ debuted on Raw , introducing himself in a backstage segment under the name " Dolph Ziggler " . On October 10 , Nemeth was suspended for 30 days for a violation of WWE 's Wellness Program policy . He returned to Raw on November 17 in a backstage segment with Rey Mysterio and Shawn Michaels . In his first match on Raw under the Ziggler name , he lost to Batista on the December 1 episode . The following week he got his first victory as Ziggler , by countout , against R @-@ Truth . The next week on Raw , he picked up his first televised pinfall victory , when he defeated Charlie Haas . Ziggler competed in the 2009 Royal Rumble match , in which he was eliminated by Kane after 21 seconds . 
