05-03-2016, 11:44 PM | #81 |
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Yeah like Daniel Bryan. He was only over bc of the YES! and NO! chants.
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05-03-2016, 11:45 PM | #82 |
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Just look at him...THE RYBACK had muscles on muscles and XBOX knows whats up |
05-03-2016, 11:45 PM | #83 |
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05-03-2016, 11:47 PM | #84 |
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"OMG what's RACK-BY doing on the whatever the hell lol TNA's show is called"
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05-03-2016, 11:48 PM | #85 |
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I feel so sad about this. This is like when Eddie died.
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05-03-2016, 11:48 PM | #86 |
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I am just glad Roman Reigns and John Cena are staying! I would be devastated if my favorite wrestlers left!!!!!
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05-03-2016, 11:49 PM | #87 |
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05-03-2016, 11:56 PM | #88 |
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05-04-2016, 12:02 AM | #89 | |
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05-04-2016, 12:03 AM | #90 |
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05-04-2016, 01:01 AM | #91 |
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Good riddance. Not enough WORKRATE
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05-04-2016, 01:19 AM | #92 |
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Or he could have a gimmick of going to a different 7-Eleven every week and getting a Slurpee...they could dub him "The Big Gulp".
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05-04-2016, 01:21 AM | #93 |
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You're awful.
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05-04-2016, 01:38 AM | #94 |
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That's a shame. He just had 2 matches I really liked and I was beginning to come around on him.
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05-04-2016, 02:35 AM | #95 | |
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Ryback's looking out for the little guy is probably a little disingenuous considering it was his cosmic dream to get to the top of the card, and now he needs a story as to why he '"'mutually'"' went home. Unfortunately wrestling fans proved after Punk left that many of them are like Hanso here and really really love corporate authority so would eat him alive for any sign that he might quit. So now its a crusade |
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05-04-2016, 08:19 AM | #96 |
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I can't say I'll miss seeing him on TV....He's absolutely right in the majority of what he is saying, but I think he's over-estimating the amount of popularity he has... I don't imagine there will be any Ryback chants a la the "CM Punk" chants we hear every show in the big markets.....
However, to be fair to him as a performer, he wasn't exactly given the best of opportunities creatively to reach that level either.... He had his 3 months on top versus Punk, then the writers seemed to give up on him....Same as Zack Ryder.... Last edited by Nicky Fives; 05-04-2016 at 10:03 AM. |
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05-04-2016, 08:38 AM | #98 | |
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05-04-2016, 11:43 AM | #99 |
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To acquire ownership of a trademark, it is not enough to have invented the mark first or even to have registered it first; the party claiming ownership must have been the first to actually use the mark in commerce.
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05-04-2016, 12:03 PM | #100 |
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I want this whole thing to end up just being Ryback next-level trolling CM Punk
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05-04-2016, 12:04 PM | #101 |
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Then he can bump it up another level by debuting in UFC before Punk does
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05-04-2016, 12:18 PM | #102 |
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That would be cool, but I think it would be cooler if it was legit and than Kalisto starts trolling Ryback fans by saying "Dame mas comida"
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05-04-2016, 12:26 PM | #103 |
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Couldn't care either way if he stays or goes. He's better off staying as I don't imagine he'd be able to use the Ryback name anywhere else. Don't feel like Ryan Reeves would be a big draw for small promotions with out the Ryback gimmick but I could be wrong. Maybe that what the trademark issue is about, he wants to leave and be The Big Guy Ryan Reeves and retain some of that character.
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05-04-2016, 12:27 PM | #104 |
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Ryan Reeves is like a super hero name.
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05-04-2016, 12:28 PM | #105 |
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But yeah I'm definitely on Team Ryback here. I get what he is saying. I don't think he's actually saying he needs to make the same amount of money as, say, Brock Lesnar over the course of the year. That would be absurd. He doesn't seem to be against the idea of downsides or guarantees.
If you need to guarantee Brock $5 million to secure him for a year, great. But when it comes to the payout for a specific match, why should he get more? He's already got a significantly higher guarantee and, as he will win most of his matches, he'll get a lot more merch money than someone who loses constantly. |
05-04-2016, 12:33 PM | #106 |
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I hope those jobbers Ryback was beating for 3 months straight were paid the same as him.
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05-04-2016, 12:37 PM | #107 |
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The wrestlers really need a union to take care of shit like this. Hell might even please some shareholders were a union to be formed.
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05-04-2016, 12:37 PM | #108 |
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I agree, for their health reasons.
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05-04-2016, 12:43 PM | #109 |
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Even if they were, why would that even bother him? He'd still have the guaranteed portion of his contract and would have another match the next night in the next day. Why would he care what the wrestling equivalent of a day laborer made that one night?
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05-04-2016, 01:02 PM | #110 |
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I dunno, Ryback said this isn't about money so why are we talking about it?
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05-04-2016, 02:01 PM | #111 |
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Anyone with a 12-26 PPV record has an uphill struggle to get over, I don't care who you are.
Zack Ryder is a charity case at this stage, and his support comes from sympathy. A "monster", the Ryback that debuted, if he had been running through people like Reigns is now, would be over and would be making big money. |
05-04-2016, 02:03 PM | #112 |
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Also he clearly suggested that base pay should be the same, but that merchandise and the like could separate the top guys.
I think his problem is that there are no guarantees for those that lose. They lose, they lose, their stock drops, and they are released. |
05-04-2016, 02:12 PM | #113 |
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The absolute dumbest thing that the WWE did with RyBack was have his feud with CM Punk continue after the HAIC match.
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05-04-2016, 03:28 PM | #114 |
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In what aspect did ryback improve from his debut? Had his ring work gotten better?had his mic skills? Had his stupid catchphrase gotten better? The only thing that elevated in the last couple of years was his immaturity.
This guy was jobbed out because the company saw he didn't draw |
05-04-2016, 03:28 PM | #115 |
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In regards to money, seems like Ryback is arguing for something similar to a real league minimum done in sports. Not just everyone gets an equal amount for a base salary but everything the WWE makes wrestlers cover on their own is included.
For some comparisons, NXT base salaries are around the $25k range but WWE covers everything to ensure its a comfortable amount. On the main roster, the base salary is a lot larger but huge chunks are eaten away by travel, room, and food expenses since the WWE covers very little. Hurts the lower tier wrestlers a lot more than the upper mid and top tier stars. Combine that with house shows and merch being the bulk of money earned by most wrestlers, makes sense why someone like a Ryback or an Adam Rose would be upset whenever things that are hurting their potential money if happening. Rose lashed out because his punishment is taking away valuable house show money while Ryback lashed out because his merch sales have been dropping while the WWE has been devaluing his potential star value. |
05-04-2016, 03:41 PM | #116 |
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I'm not a fan of Ryback but he has some points.
The idea that "only the best get over" isn't necessarily true; look at Reigns, he's been positioned as a big star despite his many flaws as a performer. Is he any better than Ryback at anything in particular? Or has he been presented/booked/positioned in a way that puts him a level above Ryback? |
05-04-2016, 03:45 PM | #117 |
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So in other words punk 2 years ago said, the system is broken. The machine is too big and you can't fix it because stubborn people who don't give a shit about a spoke on the wheel run the machine. So you might as well throw your hands up and remove yourself from the situation if you can't fix it.
Now ryback is saying......oh yeah the same thing |
05-04-2016, 04:28 PM | #118 |
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I guess he's Ryback where he started from.
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05-04-2016, 05:18 PM | #119 |
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