I don't post to many threads, but when I do, it's generally because someone else hasn't thought of it already. My concern is Ryback. Now let me explain. We all know Jericho, Guerrero, Malenko, Benoit all left WCW and mainly their reason was they were always gonna be mid-card type guys there (of course they couldn't get up any higher because of Hogan) but still. Even then, one of the main reasons they left (only Jericho openly admits this, but I'm sure they all were thinking it) is the fact that they busted their ass for the company for years and then all of a sudden a new guy gets a undefeated streak and a push for the world title.
Now fast forward to today.....Ryback..... Grant it he didn't really come out of nowhere. He tried out for the Tough Enough that the Miz went on to win. Signed on with developmental and then Debutted with NXT and was in the Nexus as Skip Sheffield, gets injured and with the fall of the Nexus, they didn't really know if they wanted him to be like the rest of the guys from the Nexus and just work around the roster as 'so-so' talent (Gabriel, Slater, Otunga). So WWE repackages him and has him redebut with a new name, new look, and the guy becomes this monster who is pretty much unstoppable.....except apparently a few NXT rookies making their debut is his only kryptonite
The main difference that I'm getting to is, Goldberg had his long push, and had a heel faction that he could go up against (NWO). Ryback doesn't have that (unless Ambrose, Reigns and Collins join with Punk to form a faction). Goldberg = rating, ppv buy rates, etc. Ryback ......not so much, there still is potential for it, and finally a new face in the title picture other than Cena (thank god).
Now the point I'm trying to make is since this is pretty similar to the same way Goldberg was worked, do you potentially see guys such as Cody Rhodes, Kofi Kingston, Dolph Ziggler, getting upset because the same thing that happened to Jericho and the Radicals is happening to them? All the effort and dues they have paid to get higher and higher up on the card then some "new guy" comes in and gets a shot after only being here for a few months. Keep in mind this isn't like back in the Monday night wars, where if you didn't like working for one company, you could jump ship to the other (I mean they could, but I highly doubt any of the mid-card guys in WWE today, who have been with the company a good while want to go to TNA.
Thoughts? Ideas? Agreements? Disagreements? Bitches? Moans? Complaints? .........anybody?