Ryback should have gone over Big Show at WrestleMania XXIX in my opinion. But I also think the World Heavyweight Title match should have been Dolph Ziggler defending against Chris Jericho. Alberto Del Rio vs. Jack Swagger would still be on the card, but Del Rio would have been defending the US Title against him instead of the World Title. But whatever. I also think the time to turn Ryback, if they were going to do it, was back when he first emerged as a challenger for the WWE Title. Heyman should have gotten his mits into Ryback and convinced him to align with Punk instead of fighting against him.
When they turned Ryback heel, they really didn't help by giving him such a confused identity. He's finding his feet again in his niche role with Curtis Axel, who are starting to work in some weird sort of way. I think they need a bit more tuning, but something is there. I really wouldn't mind it if they volunteered themselves to try and stop The Shield once The Shield are done with Evolution, because Ryback still has issues from his old wars with them.
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