**MERGED** What To Do With Zack Ryder

[Spillz3000]

I rather see him wrestle but if he is going the route like Miz or Helms then yeah why not give him a mic and eventually work his way from interviewer to wrestler. I mean I don't think it's too far fetched that he can't be a great US Champ. I can't understand why signs are being taken away but I think at least before the end of the summer he'll some Raw matches. I mean Money In The Bank is coming up and there needs to be 8 Raw superstarts for their bank. Maybe he can creep up into one of the spots. Not saying he'll win it but if he can work his way towards at least that ppv it can be his ultimate test. That or try a mini-feud with Kingston or Bourne.

 

[Dagger Dias]

This could lead to a push for Ryder, finally. Perhaps it is wishful thinking. The two do seem to have a backstage friendship going on after those bromance exchanges before Cena's matches. They could push him as Cena wanting to (kayfabe) give a friend a shot in a high profile match. Similar to what they did for Bourne before his injury cancelled the push. WWE might just be teasing the push though to get our hopes up, only to future endeavour him, due to them seeming to like doing things like that to internet fans. I hope not, the man deserves a push and is more over than a good number of others on the roster. What's the worst that could happen if they push him? Give the guy a chance.

 

[WWWYKI777]

I think they should play shortened versions of his youtube videos on RAW every week for a few weeks

Then since his buddy the big O challenged Cena to a match at summerslam they honestly should just do it , debut the guy vs. Cena @ SS. Then after that have Big O & Ryder be a tag team or something

 

[jobesukulele]

The game has changed since then. Your talking like the interviewers in WWE today are still real interviewers and that's where your whole concept becomes undone.

The WWE environment today is ALL scripted, with the odd trusted cast member like The Rock or Cena who might just be given a topic and how long they've got.

If Zack was going to get this interviewer gimmick sometime before the McMahon OCD era then maybe it'd work. Today? Zack Ryder IS NOT big enough in their minds to be given unscripted air time and his "role" as an interviewer would be pretty much scripted word for word; something that would suck Ryder's personality away just like it sucks everyone else's personality away.

Look at the difference between Scott Stanford on WWE TV and when he's on Z True Long Island Story. It's the difference between being told what to say and saying what he wants.

 

[tlowson]

Zack's been working far too hard in the past couple of months. He wants to show Vince and the other leaders of the WWE that he can be entertaining, for example his Youtube channel. He defiantely needs a push, and I would personally like to see him win the US Title that he went for for a bit last year. He would make a great US Champ, and could have a great feud with Kofi Kingston, and the two guys who look like they're gonna be challenging for it soon, I'm talking bout Drew McIntyre and Dolph Ziggler.

These 4 would have an awesome feud, and I for one would gladly pay to see a Fatal 4way match, however that does seem unlikely due to WWE Scrapping the Fatal 4Way PPV. In Conclusion, Zack definately needs a push as a wrestler, not as the next Scott Stanford, or dare I say it Mike Adamle. He deserves a mid-card title, and Vince knows it.

 

[hoffman40]

I would just have him start wrestling on TV more! I think that is the best thing you can do for him. If the signs are anything, he'll be a popular star at best or a Santino-like performer at worst. The problem is that WWE needs to start taking notice of this or he will slip through the cracks and go be a HUGE star in TNA a la Christian. WWE missed a huge opportunity to captilize on Christian the first time and the same could happen with Ryder. He won't be Zach Ryder in TNA but can still keep the same gimmick. My guess is that he isn't going any where because Cena loves him. He should start seeing dividends soon, he's a great character.

 

[CanYouDigIt98]

I Think He Might Get Pushed To Being A One Match Wonder Who Has A Match Every Couple Of Months On Raw . And Is Forever On Superstars . Yet I Dont Think Hes WWE Martial , Maybe Time For TNA ?

 

[TJWWE]

Ok, so I was watching a match with Zack Ryder vs Santino Marella ago and I noticed that former WWE star, Nunizo was the ref. Now I had a lightbulb of an idea, hear me out, it might or might not make sense.

Now, since Zack has the Jersey Shore gimmick and Nunzio has the Jersey accent, I think that they can make a secret alliance where Nunizo is always the ref for Zack's matches and helps him out to win, i.e. quick counts, checks on the other guy so that Zack can attack from behind, things like that.

This can go on, and Nunzio then become's Zack's manager and helps him to the U.S title and give Zack a good 6/7 month reign with it, then after a while, the 'mysterious' RAW GM bleeps in and says that Nunzio is signed to the company as a ref, not a manager, and the storyline ends, but Zack still holds the title until he drops it at the next or after PPV.

 

[Ruthless-RKO]

It's definitaly a possibility, I don't really like Zack Ryder, but I know there are a lot of fans mad about him, it could do him good picking up wins, but who is he going to be pinning every week? Santino? This kind of storyline is one of them that must continue every week.. There aren't many guys that he can go over every week, whether it's a cheat or not.. Plus Nunzio isn't always going to be there...

 

[TheKingHustla]

Nope. I think it's just a hope thing. Many people want to see Zack Ryder, but I don't think it'll happen any time soon. The only storyline he'll have is being John Cena's backstage buddy who he shakes hands with when he walks to the ring.

 

[WeAreLasers9097]

by god i hope we dont still have anonymous raw gm still in 6-7 months

This.

This sounds pretty cool, the only thing I would have to point out is the ending. If this is going to go on for over half a year, its gotta be a top profile storyline, and an abrupt ending like that would ruin it. A "hope" thing I have for Zack Ryder is to repackage him, because his gimmick can't be taken seriously.

 

[crippler]

Honestly I think Zack Ryder would be better to team back up with Hawkins they were a great team. Slowly have them get back together give them both single matches on raw for about 4 weeks or so each of them coming out helping the other win there match, Eventually reuniting there Tag Team. After all WWE needs more tag teams and build up the Tag team division and make it more interesting to fans. Only real Teams right now is the Nexus and the Corre.

 

[Hardcore Heathen]

So the Detective In me has Been looking at Things Concerning Zack Ryder in and Out of the Programming. This is what I Have Been Seeing.

1. Zack and Cena Backstage With 2 Guys Watching Long Island Iced Z in The Background.
2. Replica IC Belt With the Symbols Of Twitter, Facebook and I Believe Youtube.
3. During R-Truths Opening Bit This Monday (The One with no Sound) i Saw Ryder Shirts (Believe this ones a Result of Paranoia lol)
4. Official WWE Facebook Page Occasionally Promotes His Videos.
5. Cole And Lawler Talk About His Videos when he Has a Match (So Barely)
What Do You Think of this? Why would they do all of this and not do Anything with him? Am i Paranoid and Should Be Taken to Broadmoor?
Your Thoughts?

 

[Ares405]

MMMM Nah, don't see it working out, What they could do, is push Ryder to the max, he has these backstage mini segments with Cena, they could put him in a tag match with Cena, where at the end he attacks Cena, thus causing a one on one match on Raw the next week, Ryder wrestles Cena but escapes and much like what Truth did, Ryder gets Cena counted out. This would make a nice little rivalry for the two, and after a bunch of trash talk from Ryder, the Raw GM states there will be a number 1 contenders match, in which Ryder wins, goes on to lose to Cena at the next PPV. He wont get the belt, but he will now be known and be boosted up the rankings. Another thing is, they could wait till MITB have him qualify for the match, let him win it, and hold the contract till Mania, have the Rock beat Cena for the WWE title, and then Ryder cash in the contract and beat The Rock for the WWE title, in this scenario, we get what we want, The Rock beats cena, becomes WWE champ, everybody is happy, Ryder who needs a push, not only gets instant heat for cashing in on a face, but gets instant popularity for cashing in on The Great One, which right now I think would be better than ending Takers streak lol.

 

[Mr. Artistic guy]

I think the WWE is aware of the 'cult' fan following he has and because of that they give him slightly and I mean ever so slightly more coverage than the rest of the Superstars regulars. I thought this was common knowledge. If you've watched his videos he even points out signs that allude to himself from the past episodes of Raw and Superstars.

They showed Ryder shirts during Raw's opening segment because quite honestly his merchandise sells well, they didn't go out of their way for people to notice they were Ryder shirts. I found 4 sort of funny, you can't really draw anything of a conclusion from that most wispy of hints, if you'd call it that.

For 5, well it's a free source of advertisement for one of their superstars, it's only logical to mention them in passing. The first 2 I think are explained by, as I said, his internet cult following. All of these things combined don't indicate that the WWE are aiming to do anything much with him, more that they acknowledge the opinion of the people. Acting on that knowledge is a different matter. It's nothing to get excited about at this point if you are a Ryder fan. WWWYKI broski.

 

[MoizH28]

I think they should have the GM make a match where Cena faces R Truth and a heel such as Swagger or Del Rio accomplished but not high profile. Cena gets to choose a partner throughout the night Cenas choices get attacked or turn down the offer then as Cena is walking to ring he sees Ryder and says something is better then nothing. Cena and Ryder pick up the win with Ryder getting the pinfall. Then you can have Hawkins slowly turn face and these guys can be a new watered down Edge and Christian.

 

[Yesiamaduck]

They showed Ryder shirts during Raw's opening segment because quite honestly his merchandise sells well, they didn't go out of their way for people to notice they were Ryder shirts. I found 4 sort of funny, you can't really draw anything of a conclusion from that most wispy of hints, if you'd call it that.

I disagree, from what I remember R-Truth pointed out the Zack Ryder shirts and from what I can tell from lip reading he said something along the lines of 'EVEN ZACK RYDER HAS A T-SHIRT!??!?!?!'

 

[Hardcore Heathen]

I Always want to Watch his Videos but get Sidetracked. I Heard Hawkins also has some Videos lol. Zack Ryder Should be the Don West of WWE lol Internet Marketing lol

 

[Foshinzo]

I'm one of the few (or many, I'm really not certain,) who thinks that Ryder will get a bigger pay day off of his cult popularity than what he's getting. Does the WWE take the internet as seriously as it should? I doubt it...at least not yet. Ryder's merchandise sells, he's over quite a bit with the older crowd, he has so many signs on Raw that it's impossible not to notice them, and the WWE loves money. All of these things working together could build a star; their first major star to be born of the internet (DBD doesn't count,). By showing him occasionally with Cena, the E thinks they can just whet our appetites and we'll be happy. But, you can only let your patrons smell the food for so long before they demand to eat it...or leave the restaurant, that is. If his shirts dip, we might actually see him on screen more. Still as a comedy character and nothing more, but hey, that's more fun than half their show to begin with.

I'm no Nostradamus, but that is what I make of the situation.

I honestly think that they could introduce an Internet Championship, where maybe they show pre-PPV dark matches for the title on WWE.com. It works for UFC, so why shouldn't the E try it?

 

[Mr. Artistic guy]

I disagree, from what I remember R-Truth pointed out the Zack Ryder shirts and from what I can tell from lip reading he said something along the lines of 'EVEN ZACK RYDER HAS A T-SHIRT!??!?!?!'

Well that's proving a point to the contrary isn't it? If they are making a point about him barely being significant enough to have a T-Shirt, it can't really be held in his favour. Then again you could take the side that says any publicity is good publicity. Either way, as the segment wasn't audible, it's not really significant enough to go in the favour of Ryder. It's still less important than, say, a match on Raw.

 

[Hardcore Heathen]

With The Hawkins and Ryder tag Team Reforming he may get more Air Time than he does ATM. With Them Being One of the only Teams left that debuted As a Team (Major Brothers ECW 2007ish?) Fingers Crossed!

 

[ultramattman]

Zack Ryder is pretty firmly established now as a 'joke' character - and I don't mean that as a slam. He has a, if not necessarily important, then at least a useful role as a guy you can joke about and pick on. The 'lovable loser' character. They might not be 'doing anything with him' in a storyline or match but he's recognizable and crowds like him at least in small doses - that's more than you can say for the rest of the Superstars crew.

 

[ultramattman]

Well that's proving a point to the contrary isn't it? If they are making a point about him barely being significant enough to have a T-Shirt, it can't really be held in his favour. Then again you could take the side that says any publicity is good publicity. Either way, as the segment wasn't audible, it's not really significant enough to go in the favour of Ryder. It's still less important than, say, a match on Raw.

It IS in Zack's favor, because that joke doesn't work with Primo or Curt Hawkins. It's funny because it's Zack, and he's recognizable as a loser you can joke about. Oh, and also because they actually HAVE Zack Ryder t-shirts. Actually, that fact alone is pretty significant, no? You can't buy a David Hart Smith or Alicia Fox t-shirt at a WWE event.

 

[sTyLnK]

MMMM Nah, don't see it working out, What they could do, is push Ryder to the max, he has these backstage mini segments with Cena, they could put him in a tag match with Cena, where at the end he attacks Cena, thus causing a one on one match on Raw the next week, Ryder wrestles Cena but escapes and much like what Truth did, Ryder gets Cena counted out. This would make a nice little rivalry for the two, and after a bunch of trash talk from Ryder, the Raw GM states there will be a number 1 contenders match, in which Ryder wins, goes on to lose to Cena at the next PPV. He wont get the belt, but he will now be known and be boosted up the rankings. Another thing is, they could wait till MITB have him qualify for the match, let him win it, and hold the contract till Mania, have the Rock beat Cena for the WWE title, and then Ryder cash in the contract and beat The Rock for the WWE title, in this scenario, we get what we want, The Rock beats cena, becomes WWE champ, everybody is happy, Ryder who needs a push, not only gets instant heat for cashing in on a face, but gets instant popularity for cashing in on The Great One, which right now I think would be better than ending Takers streak lol.

Problem with your idea is Ryder is a jobber and basically seen as a joke because of his lame/stupid Jersey Shore character and stepping up to face Cena would be plain funny. The only way a feud would work somewhat with him would be if Ryder changed his gimmick, IE dropped the whole broski, spike your hair crap and was more serious. JMO.

 

[THE Great GAMMA]

I think that they actually building him up slooooooooowly. he has a chance to get really over and he doing a good job feeding of the internet support. i think what he should do is in the couple of seconds he is on is plug his internet show. like randomly have him walk past interviews with the link or something. that way getting people not from the ICW to watch it. that way spreading the word on tv. it shouldnt be the ICW that gets him the push it should be the TV watching and show attending folks. i think WWE should play him as a guy who constantly in the seconds he is on plugs things about him. that way getting him over. just a thought