Ryback buried, or did Cena give him cover?

[No Count Pup]

Ryback did nothing at Survivor Series. Then he was pinned.

Does Ryback's unceremonious elimination, after weeks of build, mean that he was buried? Or does the fact that Cena had a weak outing make Ryback's loss less damaging? It assumes the wrestling logic: if Cena got eliminated without accomplishing anything, how can we possibly expect more out a Ryback, a lesser star?

 

[Nate DaMac]

He was taken out due to shenanigans. He was protected, there's no burial there.

 

[kadroan]

I don't think he was buried. I think it adds to how important he is as a star. Like you said Cena was eliminated too and we witnessed Ziggler, the weakest link of the group, have to hold his own against multiple superstars.

If he would have the last member of Team Cena left and Sting put him over Rollins' body, it would have made him look weak.

 

[tvcolosi]

I thought it was odd but Rollins caused it. If the plan is a Ryback/Rollins fued then I get it. Also since you were trying to get Dolph over then Ryback had to be gone and gone early.

 

[A11oftheLights]

His performance didnt help him but i wouldnt say it was a burial. Could it hurt his momentum? Maybe. Will it? Probably not

 

[conici]

How was it a burial? If anything Mark Henry being made to look like an idiot was the thing closest resembling that but even then its a stretch.

Calm down with your buzz words.

 

[kumarjtk]

it doesnt mean buried. This loss wont affect his push. This may lead him to rusev fued. They did big show heel turn at start of the match as cena eliminated first. It gives more interesting in that match.

 

[stingray11214]

By eliminating The Big Guy as early as they did did nothing to him. However, you may be seeing the beginning of the passing of the torch from "all Cena, all the time." It is clear they are not confident of Roman Reigns. As Ziggler is hotter than Hades right now, they have every reason to stoke the flames for his push.

 

[Escher]

Obviously they had their reasons for having Ziggler be the last man and sole survivor (a well deserved push hopefully) but the way ryback got eliminated, and who he got eliminated by, could lead to a feud with rusev, which would be great and after that he'll move on and work his way to hopefully being of of the top (if not THE top) face in the company. So him getting eliminated how and when he did was most definitely frustrating, however a burial it was not.
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[BrutalBarrett]

Ryback is only getting pushed cause they have no big baby faces...just wait till Reigns is back and gets shoved down our throats. Ryback will return to the job of jobber..

 

[hatehabsforever]

I read this on here all the time. Just because someone loses a match, they got buried. And it's total nonsense. It was nonsense last night as far as Ryback is concerned. And it's usually nonsense the multitude of other times it gets posted on here.

Sure he lost, and he lost early with little involvement in the match. But in a 5 on 5 match, this usually happens to someone. I fully expect his new found momentum to continue, right into a US Title matchup with Rusev. Which I fully expect him to lose, mind you. And that won't be a burial either.

John Cena lost last night after receiving a solitary punch. I don't think he was buried. Bray Wyatt lost. AGAIN. And he didn't get buried either. Just because you lose doesn't mean you got buried. A few months ago, Ryback was losing to everyone. Now he's in the main event of one of the biggest PPV's of the year. I'm sure he's perfectly happy with the turn of events last night.

Plus, in the end, the main event of last night was all about Sting. Anyone who could have detracted from that had to be gone by the time the Icon came out. All that matters after last night was that the Authority is out, that the members of Team Cena are not fired, and that Sting has arrived, in a yet to be determined capacity, and I think that's awesome. Triple H versus Sting, likely at the Royal Rumble? Yes please. Feeds nicely into Sting versus the Undertaker at Wrestlemania.

 

[No Count Pup]

How was it a burial? If anything Mark Henry being made to look like an idiot was the thing closest resembling that but even then its a stretch.

Calm down with your buzz words.

Where is this list of buzzwords of which you speak?

I was writing about the connection between Ryback and Cena's eliminations. I never said Ryback was buried as a point of fact. What gave Ryback cover was that Cena's "weak" outing was more noteworthy than Ryback's.

 

[TDFG]

I wouldn't say Ryback got buried, it'll slow down his push, but that makes sense given the top faces right now is stacked.

Build him up to end Rusev streak at Royal Rumble or WrestleMania & carry the US Title for a while.

 

[Papa Pillman]

I definitely didn't think we'd see Ryback get pinned, I thought he would get the Rusev treatment with a "protected-elimination". But to be honest I still don't think this weakens his push at all. If anything it just furthers how over the "curb stomp" is as a devastating finisher.

 

[L@RISANO]

The booking for the entire match was done well and I dont think anyone came out the match for the worse.

Mark Henry was eliminated immediately which was done to increase pressure on the Authority early on and get the crowd going in their hope of a Team Cena win.

Ryback was eliminated due to a breakdown in the match. Given Ryback was named as the Main threat to Team Authority it was a nice swerve to see him being taken out early to put the match back into the Heel's favour.

Big Show turned on Cena and that foreshadows a coming filler storyline for Cena before Brock,IMO.

Harper lasted until the last 2 for his team which showed his worth and eliminated Rowan along the way.

Rusev couldnt be pinned so a Count out made sense.

Ziggler got the biggest rub and we got Sting.

Honestly nothing to complain about with regards to the Main Event.

 

[elbowdrop]

I wouldn't say Ryback got buried, it'll slow down his push, but that makes sense given the top faces right now is stacked.

Build him up to end Rusev streak at Royal Rumble or WrestleMania & carry the US Title for a while.

If that happens, I just hope they dont go with the "the big guy loves him some murica" routine.

 

[The Samoan Heritage]

I don't think he was buried. I think it adds to how important he is as a star. Like you said Cena was eliminated too and we witnessed Ziggler, the weakest link of the group, have to hold his own against multiple superstars.

If he would have the last member of Team Cena left and Sting put him over Rollins' body, it would have made him look weak.

Wwe made the right call, though Ryback could have been given more offense time, but I think it was the best way to book him. Can you imagine Ryback or Rowan being being knocked down for 5 or more minutes and then needed Sting to put their arm over Rollins to win the match? It would have made them look weak. Ziggler was the perfect opponent for Rollins, and with his underdog feel he's had during this feud with The Authority, it fit in perfectly when he was the last member of his team facing against 3 other men.
Ryback lost in similar fashion to Rowan, Rollins got involved both times while their counterparts in the match got the pin. Honestly that was the best way to go with ryback, there was always the countout scenario, but they had to use that on Rusev. Then with Ryback being a face (and his career being on the line) him getting DQ'd would have been idiotic booking. The betrayal scenario (since Authority still lost) was just pointless. Ryback was definetely not buried, look for him to feud with Rusev soon(hopefully) and win his first wwe title.

 

[BestWrestlingOpinions]

I think he had a good showing before getting pinned. He cleared house and then was dropped because of Seth's initiative. Seth was made to look good here. He was made to look as the captain who will put away everyone on his own, and he did in many ways.

Apparently, apart from Sting, the biggest story was to make Ziggler look good. And they did. It would be even better if Sting didn't take all the spotlight, but hey... Ryback was fine. He didn''t job. Sure, they could have Show eliminated first, then Rowan or Ryback. Ryback being the first elimination is kinda bad, seeing as Show could have that spot.

On the other hand, it was pretty hard to decide who would be eliminated in what order. There were a lot of new guys in there. Apart from Henry, Show and Kane, everyone else was either new, or they played a big role in the match (Cena/Ziggler). Someone had to take the drop for that, and even though they could have Henry and Show eliminated first, the next one would still be someone new. But they protected Ryback.