Thread: Zack Ryder: Next Big Thing or Flash in the Pan?
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Old 12-07-2011, 02:20 PM   #9
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Originally Posted by Rammsteinmad View Post
My biggest concern for Ryder, is that the whole internet show and the 'underdog who can't get a push' thing won't work forever. Eventually if he really wants to step up, he'll have to get a bit more serious, and since Long Island Iced Z and basically Ryder's 'loser' persona is what got him over in the first place, it really comes down to if the fans will buy him as a legit contender when he starts to evolve.
I agree with this. I think they pushed him too hard, too fast. They could have run with the underdog thing for a while and just had him be considered more of a joke by his peers, even though he somehow won 'fluke' matches. There was no reason to have him pin Ziggler like nineteen times, though.

My idea would have been to keep the Ryder usage to a MINIMUM until the fans were basically salivating and DEMANDING to see Ryder. It's too early to have him featured in four segments (including two matches) on Raw.
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