THE RYBACK
 

He's back woooooooo! This time don't fuck it up WWE. WOOOOOOOOO Feed me more!

I hope he Shellshocks Ambrose, Rollins and Cesaro all at the same time.

Lol can't wait for more discussions about how Ryback isn't over

I'm excited to re-start the STD debate of whether the Usos are more over than Ryback has ever been.

I'm keeping my expectations low though because WWE is run by people with the mental retardation.

RYBACK RUUUUULLLEEESSS

Looks like they are going for a memory re-set. Re-debut for Ryback. If he had gotten super over he wouldn't have been turned heel and de-pushed.

Good start for him. Hope he does well. Still doesn't change the fact that the Usos have been consistently over longer than him.

lol. STD never disappoints.

Think that was the first match he never got a Goldberg chant in.

He should go back to being from "Sin City" if he's a face.

ATTENTION: from the makers of the workrate-o-meter 1000 comes a new invention that I have been using today: The Overness-tron x69. I have been entering in the info all afternoon and it gave me an overness score for the Usos of 78.5681916 which is good. However, THE RYBACK attained the most over score in a very long time with an overness score of 99.268936292 so that proves it, he's more over than the Usos. Science.

I really enjoyed face-bulldozer Ryback, hopefully that's THE RYBACK we have back.

They need to bring back Barry Stevens, the greatest jobber on Earf, for his rematch.

Fuck Barry Stevens, I want Stan Stanski

Great reaction for Rybacks return. I don't slobber over Ryback as much as some people here, but I'm certainly looking forward to seeing what they do with him. It will be interesting to see how he will be received when he's not up against a heel that was as amazing as Punk was, that people just wanted to see get killed.

Loved when he was one of the most over guys on the roster. It'll take some work to rebuild him, but I hope that's what they do.

I'm glad they hit the reset button on him. And I'm glad the live crowd ate up his return and had no issues with getting behind him.

Hopefully they don't blow it this time and keep him strong. Feed him Rusev at Mania after Rusev takes the U.S. belt.

The crowd never doesn't say "So" when they say "U" though!

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A+ promo, beat explanation of a face turn since Saving Private Ryan

It makes perfect sense to turn Ryback back into a babyface. The heel turn was a bit of a blunder at that point in time, and they're low on big faces. He's matured a little bit as a performer (working with Curtis Axel helped with that, surely), and I think he can be a bit more compelling now. And that promo did indeed rock.

Yeah, that's honestly refreshing that he explains it rather than coming back and being like hey I'm a good guy now, like every face return ever.

It makes him sympathetic and likable too. Plus it connects all the dots in his character.

Ryback should come out and go "feed me borscht" cause he's gonna get fed to Rusev

Could see Ryback being the guy to beat Rusev, to be honest.

There's no reason why Ryback shouldn't be World Champion within a year.

That promo was great. Far better than anything golden boy Reigns has pumped out. It was candid, and came off extremely genuine. Great step for his character. Now push this big mother fucker to the moon and start printing money.

There's plenty of reasons why he won't be though

Ugh, unfortunately you're probably right.

They have a legitimate opportunity. Guy was as over as anybody and didn't feel shoehorned into the main event when they moved him there against Punk. He has the look, has gotten better in the ring, is not an awful talker if not potentially underrated. Keep building him up, let him tear through the mid card, give him a US or IC title run going into or out after Mania, and see what you've got with him this time next year as a potential top guy.

Hell, there's a built in feud with everyone's favorite rival, Seth Rollins. The Shield was the beginning of the fall for Ryback.

Face Ryback vs heel Sheamus would be a fucking amazing feud.

"But what about Curtis Axel?"
-No one.

Good start for Ryback on the road to rycovery.

If only he can get as over as The Usos.

Maybe Goldberg should show up and say "this Ryback guy is better than me you should chant Ryback at me."

I like the fact that he interacts with the fans during commercial breaks when he is awaiting the match or opponent to come out. I don't know if he does this as a face, but I remember a string of shows I went to with him heeling it up with fans

Lol I remember them coming out week after week on NXT and Superstars and feeling bad when they'd try to get the crowd to say "OS".

Maybe RYBACK could be as over as the Jimmy/Jey connection if he came out saying "when I say RY, you say BACK" maybe then he will finally get over.

Maybe. The USO tour is pretty over.

I still don't understand why Rock-Cena 2 needed the WWE Title.

Calling Goldberg his dad and harassing him via phone would be pretty sweet

For Rock to "do the honors" after he was a transitional champ for a few months, so we wouldn't get Punk/Cena Part 3425236346457912 at Mania.

When I say RYB
You say ACK

It's the whole not breaking it down as you would phonetically expect which makes the Usos so over with crowds all over the world.

Ryback take 2

I'll be amazed if this second push takes off because they destroyed the credibility he had built up.

But at the same time I always thought he'd be back there's no way Vince would let something like Ryback just fade away.

If this means we get to hear Curtis Axel's singles theme again, this is a good thing for many reasons.

Axel's theme is amazing

It's a shame he can't find traction as a personality. He's fucking brilliant in the ring. Working with Ryback helped bring something more out of him. It wasn't as miffing that he was featured so prominently on television when he and Ryback were partners.

I'm not sure where they go with Axel now. I guess he could pop-up in NXT and be the "heel who spends a bit of time down there" for a while. I liked the team he and Johnny Curtis had for a while. If they want to repackage Fandango, why not bring him back as Axel's tag team partner?

Call them Johnny Axel?

Fandaxel

Because if they're looking to repackage Curtis it's so he can be taken seriously. Teaming him with Axel will not help with that.

What's with all this repacking talk? Are there reports going around?

Just hopes

More likely, he'll just get released. :'(

Johnny Curtis Axel.

He's been off TV since the summer and isn't injured. Add in a massive pinch of hope and we're chomping at the bit for a JC push.

Repackage him with the gimmick that he's the legendary poster Curtis from this forum.

Enough putting awesome people with that black hole of personality Curtis Axel. They need to keep that fuck as far away from Johnny Curtis as possible.

Still holding out hope that WWE will have second thoughts about Roman Reigns and put Ryback in his place instead.

... or better yet, Johnny Curtis...

I prefer Ryback over Reigns in singles roles.

Fandango never got the IC Title shot he earned before he got a concussion and Axel took his place against The Miz and Wade Barrett last year. You could easily just slip Curtis into an IC Title program with Dolph Ziggler.

If Ryback ever faces lesnar, he'll get beat so bad they'll call him Ryfront

Blatant stolen joke from css

I'd rather watch Punk/Cena all day than one Rock/Cena match. So much better chemistry.

lol i love you

Cena vs. Punk should have been a WrestleMania main event at some point.

There were 3 years there where it could have been

Cannot rep this enough.

Rapper Cena vs SES Punk ONLY

I think Cena Vs Punk should have been a mania main event if they held off on them touching JUST for mania. I would have loved that.

I remember thinking in 2012 that a John Cena heel turn would have been a great way to build to Cena vs. Punk at WrestleMania XXIX. Cena won the Money in the Bank briefcase that year, and instead of cashing it in earnestly, I'd have marked out for Cena promising to challenge Punk in advance, only to surprise Punk on RAW 1000. They wouldn't have needed to go straight to Cena as a bad guy, but Punk could have treated himself as such on the microphone, whilst Cena just remained Cena and said he did what every MITB Winner, including Punk, has ever done.

Instead they went with Punk turning heel, which worked also.

Also, I always liked the named "The Axis of Curtis" as a team name for Axel/Curtis. I doubt they'd let him use the "Johnny" name, however, since it's too likely to be confused with John Cena or whatever.

Completely agree... felt like such a huge rivalry every time they fought after Money in the Bank.

Really was pulling for at the very least for Punk to get thrown in with Rock/Cena to make a triple threat.

Ah, that's what I was really hoping for.

Thanks for reminding me. Shame it didn't go down like that.

Got around to watching Rybacks post raw interview with Brandi Rhodes. I really liked it, thought it was really good. Has me interested in what he's going to do next.

I don't think he's ready for a Mania main event, and while I don't think Reigns is either currently, Reigns has at least been positioned towards it for quite some time, but I really look forward to seeing what they do with him.

.....and with Johnny Curtis.

Just replace the fat kid with Brock Lesnar and the cake with the WWE Title. And then take my money.

Ryback could easily be positioned for a title run next summer if not this time next year.

When Curtis is doing stuff, he is awesome.

Why not bring him back for Survivor Series? Remember when Triple H said he could be an A+ Player? Have Rollins bring him back as A-Grade Curtis or something like that. He beats Ziggler for the IC Title heading into the PPV, and becomes another full-time guy for The Authority. And he steals Nikki Bella off John Cena.

Love that you have ideas for him, but Axel just doesn't enough charisma to be featured that prominently. I like the ring work, but fuck me he's boring.

This, pretty much. He could probably make a great name for himself in ROH or NJPW, but he doesn't have the promo skills to be a player in WWE. And as stated above he has no natural charisma. If he did, he could at least learn to be a better interview, but having that charisma isn't something you can just learn. You've either got it or you don't.

Ryback was super over on this weeks Smackdown. I think it would be cool to build him up and have him beat Rusev @ Wrestlemania.

I'll be shocked if Axel is still with the company by the end of 2014.

Lol TNA welcomes Burtis Driveshaft

Axel has a place within the company as a trainer/agent. Nobody denies his in ring ability, but daddy's charisma seems to have skipped a generation. He could make a long, prosperous career working behind the scenes helping the young kids train and work the in ring aspect of the business. Nothing wrong with it.

It's like a great hitting coach. Sure, they didn't cut it as a pro. But they have the knowledge and know how, and the ability to pass it on. That's what I view Axel as.

He's fine as a tag team guy. Not everybody can be a big time singles wrestler. Pair him with somebody that has charisma/can talk, even play that element up.

Wish Ryback hadn't just gone back to his old gimmick, but kind of made something new....

Not a fan of the "Feed Me More" entrance... much better without it, just walking out all smug and smiling/laughing also smugly.

Yelling "Ryback Rules" at the top of his lungs is also better than "Feed Me More".

Maybe Curtis can get over with his ring work ala Bret Hart

Can we please only refer to Curtis Axel as Axel, Joe Hennig or Michael McGillicutty so when Triple H reads this he wont mistakenly think we're talking about Johnny Curtis being a soul sucking void of charisma. Thanks.

The feed me more engages the crowd. I'd like to Ryback rules become more of an emphatic ending to his promos.

I think he needs to drop Ryback Rules. That was his heel phrase. He doesn't have to say Ryback Rules. He just has to own people and say it that way.

Why can't a face have a dominating personna?

Kinda how I feel. Just seems so awkward to have pressed the "reset" button on him. No enthusiasm for watching him squashing jobbers every week.

He explained his actions so I am okay with it. Doubt he will go back to crushing jobbers though.

He coild just fuck jobbers up week after week and I'd never get tired of watching.

I also miss really fat wrestlers like Viscera, Mickie James and Earthquake

He explained his actions in an interview that wasn't on TV, and thus only nerds like us will actually see.

Needs some mic time on TV.

Next week is the big guy's birthday, literally 1 week from tonight. He'll be 33.