Tag: Ryback

Ryback Insinuates ‘Huge Wrestling Fans’ That Are Female May Have Mental Issues

Ryback discussed dating this week on Conversations With The Big Guy and his new co-host Phoenix Marie noted that she doesn’t like to go out with her porn fans.

Ryback replied, “That’s like a wrestler dating a girl that’s a huge wrestling fan. I don’t know if I would.”

Phoenix asked if it was because they’d only want to talk about matches and The Big Guy said, “Yeah. Amongst other things … mental issues … but yeah, it would be scary to me.” The comment even surprised his co-host, who reminded him that she likes wrestling and doesn’t have mental issues.

Source: Pro Wrestling Sheet

Listen to the clip below:

Ryback On John Cena Being ‘Poison’ To Wrestling, Cena Treating Him Badly, Cena – Alex Riley Incident

Recently on Conversation With The Big Guy, former WWE Superstar Ryback talked about John Cena and the 15-time world champion’s alleged negative impact on the professional wrestling industry.

According to Ryback, Cena was always “a piece of s–t” to ‘The Big Guy’ and people will “lose their s–t” when former WWE Superstar Alex Riley comes forward about his issues with Cena, as ‘The Face That Runs The Place’ would “bury” Riley to everyone in the backstage area.

“John’s blocked on my Twitter. I blocked him, he’s legit [blocked], I blocked him a long time [ago]. He [has] been a piece of s–t to me since Day One. And people, the guy, I was nothing but nice and respectful to him and I know Alex Riley just came out and [admitted he had issues with Cena] and when people hear what really happened with that, they’re going to lose their s–t. Like, and I know, I have a pretty good idea of what happened with that and the guys in WWE. And, one, it’s f–king hilarious. And, two, it’s hilarious what people will find out about John. So he used to s–t talk me when I was in the ring. I remember I was in there against Mark Henry. You’ve got to remember, I came up with all these guys in developmental and I know everyone who’s sitting backstage. No, John [used to talk trash], I used to be back there for John when Riley was in the ring, when the company was f–king with him because John was hot at him because of what happened and all this.”

Ryback added, “but John would sit back there and bury Riley in front of everybody for no reason and Alex Riley is f–king money and he was money from Day One. Busted his ass, had awesome theme music, worked his ass off, went out there and got a reaction from the people, but because of John Cena and I swear to God, I swear to f–king God, because of John Cena, his career is over in the WWE for no f–king reason outside of John and his personal issues. Unbelievable.”

In Ryback’s view, Cena has been “poison” to the professional wrestling industry insofar as he would hold others back. Ryback theorized that Triple H’s promotion of NXT may be a way to prevent Cena from interfering in the careers of up-and-coming stars.

“John comes from that [mentality of], ‘well, we’re going to push one guy down your f–king throats.’ No, you push who the crowd is behind.” Ryback added, “he has been poison to the [professional] wrestling industry. I told [podcast co-host Pat Buck] this before. We talked about this before. And again, this is my opinion, but I think I’m pretty accurate on this is I think he [has] done so much harm for so long to new talent to getting [over], breaking out, over there.

“I had my experiences, and other talents up there have their experiences, that I think Hunter finally had to say, ‘what the f–k do I need to do?’ And I think he started with the NXT thing and bring up all these NXT guys and protecting the f–k out of them. There [are] so many guys now that John just can’t f–king pick his battle with one guy because there are nine other guys that are hot on his [heels]. Do you know what I mean? And he [has] been surpassed now and so Hunter’s brilliant if that’s what he did to get rid of the f–king Cena problem.”

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Sources: WrestlingINC – Conversation With The Big Guy

Ryback — Goldberg’s Return Opponent Should Have Been Me (AUDIO)

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Bill Goldberg will seemingly soon wrestle his first WWE match in years … but ex-Superstar Ryback says Brock Lesnar is the wrong opponent, because it should have been The Big Guy.

Ryback talked about Bill’s impending return on Busted Open Radio yesterday — due to the Goldberg chants he constantly received in WWE — and said he was told a comeback would never happen.

“For me, for my own selfish reasons, it should be me and Goldberg.  It shouldn’t be him and Brock. That’s been there, they’ve done that 13 years ago.” Adding, “Who’s to say that 2K17 doesn’t have money in this and they’re not throwing money around to make this match happen to promote the video game. I can’t say. I’m not in that circle. I don’t know.”

The wrestler also discusses the WWE Wellness Policy with host Dave LaGreca and his guest co-host, including why he believes part-time performers should be held to the same standard as everyone else.

Source: Pro Wrestling Sheet

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Ryback – I Turned Down $1.5 Million Contract Offer From WWE, But Not Over Money (AUDIO)

Source: Pro Wrestling Sheet

The Big Guy has revealed that he turned down a GIANT sum of money to re-sign with WWE, but the decision wasn’t because of the amount — and Ryback went into detail about it on his new podcast.

Ryan Reeves debuted Conversations With The Big Guy today and in it claims he turned down a 3-year, $1.5 million dollar deal — one that included WWE paying for his hotel and rental car — due to the company failing to deliver on multiple promises throughout his run.

He explains, “It was about creative and it was about limiting me as a brand.” This includes losing in 2 minute matches, not selling his merch at live events and not allowing him to appear on fitness covers.

Ryback adds, “It’s little things like that, that I wanted a commitment from on a much deeper end. And the money was just one part of it. And I was very happy with the money offer that me and Vince came to an agreement on. It was so many other things outside of that.”

The wrestler also claims that during the last 3 months of his run, when they wanted him to re-sign,Vince McMahon promised he’d take Ryback “to the motherland” by making him the company’s top heel champion. He also says he was promised a WrestleMania 32 match against AJ Styles, in which Vince said he’d “squash that little twerp.”

Once that was changed to a pre-show match against Kalisto, Ryback claims he requested his contract include additional wording that states the company would be held to their promises in the future. When that didn’t happen, the wrestler says it felt like they were starting to bury him.

And that’s why he walked out.

Listen to the revealing interview below.

Ryback — Announces Departure, Wishes WWE The Best In Their Future Endeavors (VIDEO)

Source: Pro Wrestling Sheet

Wake up WWE Universe … Ryback is now a free agent — and The Big Guy has all sorts of plans.

The former Intercontinental Champion bid adieu to WWE on Instagram today saying, “The Big Guy Ryback would like to wish the WWE the best in their future endeavors. From this point forward, myself and the WWE will no longer be conducting business together.”

Ryback also says he plans to continue wrestling a full schedule and plugged several new ventures … including a clothing line, a motivational book and a line of nutritional supplements.

As you may recall, the 34-year-old was sent home from RAW on May 2nd due to contract negotiation issues and was in the middle of a trademark battle with WWE regarding use of the phrase “The Big Guy” at the time.

No comment yet from WWE regarding his release, but it’s worth noting that the wrestler’s photo still appears on their roster page. Check out the video.

 

Update:

WWE just announced the following:

WWE parts ways with RybackEffective today, Aug. 8, 2016, WWE has parted ways with Ryback and he is no longer under contract. WWE wishes Ryback the best in all his future endeavors.

Ryback Rips Off Bullet Club Logo

Ryback, who is still out of action due to a WWE contract dispute, is ripping off The Bullet Club logo for a new t-shirt design he has coming out soon. – “Buffet Club”

Coming soon! For those who literally love food and can’t get enough. Front: Buffet Club Back: Feed Me More Lets face it life can sometimes suck and food makes us feel better. Don’t forget dessert either because we all know that part is just too sweet

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Backstage News On Ryback’s WWE Contract

Source: Wrestling Observer Newsletter via WrestlingINC

As noted, Ryback and Adam Rose were two names on internal lists of WWE releases going around last week but they were obviously not cut.

In the case of Ryback, he is not expected to be back to work for the company but it’s easier to let his contract expire than to release him. His current deal expires later this summer.

The decision on Ryback’s future was actually made before the May 1st Payback pay-per-view, where he lost to United States Champion Kalisto on the pre-show. As noted, Ryback was sent home from RAW the next day after a meeting with Vince McMahon over his contract.

A number of issues led to Ryback being sent home but they were said to be very far apart on money. Ryback wanted hotels paid for when traveling and wanted road expenses paid for. Ryback also wanted his contract to be guaranteed for the full term, that way if he was released for any reason, he’d still be paid in full for the length of the contract. While some WCW stars had similar deals years ago, that has never been an option in WWE.

On a related note, it was reported that Cameron was not on the internal list of releases but she got cut anyway. Cameron’s tweet in support of Ryback’s “equal pay” blog was seen as a major political mistake internally. She took the tweet down but the damage had been done.

 

Ryback In Trademark Battle With WWE

Source: Pro Wrestling Sheet

Ryback is currently in the midst of trademark battle with WWE over “The Big Guy” … and the issue has only continued to escalate less than 24 hours after he was sent home from Monday Night RAW.

According to the USPTO … Ryan Reeves, a.k.a. Ryback, filed a trademark on “The Big Guy” back in October for “conducting entertainment exhibitions in the nature of performances by a professional wrestler and entertainer.” However, WWE filed the exact same trademark just 3 months later.

Reeves’ filing was published for opposition this morning — which means any contending sides have 30 days to fight the filing or it’s his — but this doesn’t necessarily means Reeves pulled the trigger.

It’s possible WWE had their legal team push the USPTO to publish so they could oppose. It could also just be a random coincidence. At this point it’s impossible to tell. But with Ryback saying he was told to go home after not being able to agree on a new deal, we’re gonna guess it’s not the latter.

Ryback Possibly Leaving WWE This Summer

Source: WrestlingINC

Ryan “Ryback” Reeves left yesterday’s WWE RAW taping before the show started after a contract dispute with WWE.

Dave Meltzer noted on Wrestling Observer Radio last night that he was told that Ryback met with Vince McMahon yesterday afternoon about renewing his contract, which expires this summer. Ryback apparently didn’t like the offer that was presented, with Meltzer noting that the two sides were very far apart on money.

 The discussion ended with McMahon suggesting to Ryback that he go home, and Ryback agreed.

Ryback, who wrestled Kalisto in the pre-show match at WrestleMania 32 and again at the pre-show at this past Sunday’s Payback pay-per-view, wore a weightlifting belt at Payback that read, “Pre-Show Stopper.” Ryback also mocked CM Punk during his entrance this past Sunday.

Ryback expressed his frustration with his position in the company last month during a radio interview in Dubai, as seen in the video below.

“I’ve heard in this business hard work doesn’t always pay off,” Ryback said. “So maybe The Big Guy has to go find another world where that does pay off. But you work really, really hard at something and you dedicate yourself, and you sometimes have to be told you’re somewhere else. That’s a tough pill to swallow time and time again but I’ve never stopped believing in myself and I never will. Next year should undoubtedly be a big year for The Big Guy.”

 

Ryback Makes Snide Remark Regarding CM Punk’s Injury

Ryback got a little dig in at CM Punk after it was revealed today that Punk’s UFC debut would be delayed so that he could undergo back surgery. Ryback wrote on Twitter:

During Punk’s now infamous interview on Colt Cabana’s Art of Wrestling podcast in 2014, Punk accused Ryback of being careless in the ring and said that Ryback had taken “20 years off of his life.” He accused Ryback of injuring him several times, and once confronted him after Ryback press slammed Punk through a table but missed.

“Either you’re doing it on purpose and you suck or you’re dumb as f–k, which is it?,” Punk claimed to have asked Ryback. Punk then said that Ryback replied in a dejected tone, “I’m dumb as f*ck.”