Should Ryback Be Fired?

[Im4Ryback]

Why? Mark Henry is a clumsy oaf, whose latest victim of his incompetence is Sheamus, yet WWE have employed him for over 20 years.

Punk said it, so it must be true!

Wrong just because punk has been their for warily doesn't mean it's true and even if it is Shit happens but he is good in the ring as far as I'm concerned.

 

[stingray11214]

Rumor mill has it that Ryback's proposed run with Trips was KO'd as a result of Ryback's match with Cesaro. Rumor was Cesaro was seriously hurting afterwards.

 

[yourdamnluck]

Punk made it clear in the interview. It was all about money and sponsors. That's why he bitched about ryback and killed his push.As for unsafe people how about brock,goldberg,shane,and that sloppy punk himself...
Ryback is good and believable guy to beat lesner at mania but that's reserved for rocky's cousin i guess.

 

[Headman]

I love hearing Punk talk about other guys botching. I mean this coming from a guy who botched his own finisher more than anyone else I've ever seen. Why people continue to believe the ridiculous things that come out of Punk's mouth is beyond me. He comes off as a spoiled brat. And a call to arms to rally support to fire Ryback is asinine.

 

[JakeEffect]

When you really hate a wrestler (no matter the reason) everything they do it stupid, dumb, horrible and awful. That's all this is. This guy hates Ryback so Ryback must be gone.

 

[Fillet Club]

I'll make this quick.

No Ryback shouldn't be fired. Yes he completely botched a Gorilla Press Slam, sorry Im4Ryback but it was his fault, but he shouldn't be fired because of it. And he's certainly not the worst person that's ever been in the ring.

Is he a bit Stiff? You're damn right he is, but don't forget that Brock Lesnar broke Bob Holly's neck and almost dropped A-Train on his head.

To be honest this just sounds like a hate thread and nothing more.

 

[MrMojoRisin]

Some of the fanboy responses here are completely ridiculous.

- yes he should be fired because I love CM Punk
- no he shouldn't be fired because I hate CM Punk

That seems to be the gist of most of it here.

Should he be fired? No.
Is he an unsafe worker? Having never been in the ring with him, I can only surmise, but there's far too many examples of him not being safe to not believe this.

What Ryback needs to do is acknowledge that he isn't a safe worker, and that he does hurt his co-workers from time to time, and take the steps to improve and ensure that doesn't happen. It's really that simple.

When he tweets about Punk saying that he's sorry he's too fragile, and mocks Punks legitimate complaints about how much he hurt him in the ring with his toys... while funny for the marks, it says a lot about how Ryback simply doesn't get it. Guys should not be leaving the ring injured after working with him, and eventually if that doesn't change, it will catch up with him and either someones going to take it upon themselves to teach him that lesson the hard way, or management is going to decide that he's too much of a liability and let him go.

Listen, accidents happen and guys do get hurt while wrestling. The sport may be a work, but it's a very physical work. The trick is when it happens during one of your matches, to make sure that it actually is an accident, and it wasn't because you are sloppy, you just get caught up in the moment and don't realize what you're doing, or you simply don't know what you can and cannot do with a particular guy.

That Steamboat video is a perfect example. Here's a guy who had to retire about 15 years earlier because of neck problems. Knowing Steamboat, I'm sure that even with that, he knew exactly how to take that clothesline and not get hurt doing it. There was a lot of fail there. It's not all on Ryback, but he does deserve blame. They limited Steamboats ability to take the clothesline properly the way they pushed him into it... which I'm sure was done to add a sense of realism and show how brutal the Nexus was. Understanding the situation though on Ryback's end, he could have easily let up on that clothesline and left it up to Steamboat to control how he took it, instead of just hitting him with a legit, hard clothesline. Working with a guy like Steamboat, he could have made that look just as good without ever feeling a thing. And if Steamboat says that he can't do that bump and make it look as good... then you simply work out another way to get the angle over where no one does get hurt.

If Ryback is hurting guys consistently, and does continue to hurt guys without ever understanding that he shouldn't be doing that... then he's nothing but a mark in tights.

 

[wwesux]

They should fire him as fans call him "dumb as crap" He is stupid and looks like it he is a jacked up steroid freak that GOLDBERG dissed him so many times! There's only 1 GOLDBERG Rycrap is not him! He should head to TNA !

 

[Messiah]

Who gives a shit if he hurt a few people in his career. In the wrestling business people get hurt... If people like Punk want to cry about it, that's fine.. But he's not getting fired over stupid non-sense like that.

 

[enviousdominous]

"dumb as crap" is a dumb as crap chant to start. How is crap really synonymous with dumbness? It doesn't make any sense! It's self-defeating! Even WWE fans are too smart to carry on with that chant. You need to shape up and go back to the drawing board if you want to get Ryback fired in this lifetime.

From what I hear, Ryan Reeves plays the part of a stiff brute because he's told to do that. Maybe he had a personal grudge against Punk and feigned idiocy after dropping him on concrete, it happens. It's a cut-throat industry. If you fired him for upsetting Punk by botching a spot, you'd have to fire half the roster.

He didn't kill anyone like Khali, Invader 1 or HHH. Right now I think being on Punk's shitlist is the best thing going for him.

 

[nbieclkl91]

Brock Lesnar broke Hardcore Holly's neck.
Goldberg pretty much ended Bret Hart's career.
Owen Hart broke Stone Cold's neck.
Undertaker seriously injured Shawn Michael's back.
Batista power-bombed and seriously injured John Cena.

These are just some examples of wrestlers injuring other wrestlers. The thing is, these wrestlers all went on to become huge superstars/legends. Point is, accidents happen. So no, Ryback should not be fired.

 

[FromGlasgow]

I don't think anyone should be fired based on CM Punks opinion, I had never heard of him injuring anyone before but maybe he did and I'm sure he would of been fired if he was as careless as Punk seems to think so, I was completely off of Punk after his interview as he came over as appearing to believe he is some kind of god and think he would only of been happy if all of the shows were being written around him so I don't really believe anything he says lately. I'm not a huge Ryback fan but will take him over Punk any day.

 

[The Mattitude Era]

Brock Lesnar broke Hardcore Holly's neck.
Goldberg pretty much ended Bret Hart's career.
Owen Hart broke Stone Cold's neck.
Undertaker seriously injured Shawn Michael's back.
Batista power-bombed and seriously injured John Cena.

These are just some examples of wrestlers injuring other wrestlers. The thing is, these wrestlers all went on to become huge superstars/legends. Point is, accidents happen. So no, Ryback should not be fired.

To add to the list, some prop guy killed Owen Hart.

 

[HurriKane]

I would say no since I'm a pretty big Ryback fan. But if he's injuring multiple people and he's unsafe then I would understand. I mean if Mr. Kennedy can be released by WWE for being injury prone and injuring other people, why not Ryback?

I hope not though.

 

[jamesubrown1]

Ryback is a fantastic wrestler,he shouldn't be fired.

 

[Mustang Sally]

I'd give him a warning, which I presume has already been done. There's nothing wrong that can't be fixed, imo. He should be reminded that he's built "differently" than everyone else.....which, while obvious, might be something the needs pointing out if he's that "dumb."

From there, management watches what he does. If he's so musclebound that he can't help hurting people.....then, sayonara, Big Guy.

Personally, I don't think it will ever come to that.

 

[chuckmdubya]

I think firing is a little too much at this point. But now that I think about it, this Ryback reminds me a lot of the ultimate warrior. A huge man, hyper intense, and a destroy all comers gimmick mentality. Warrior had a big falling out as we all know. I wonder could Ryback be Ultimate Warrior 2.0?

 

[Just Zay'n]

If what Punk said was actually true, that he actually broke his rib, then there obviously is a problem, as kicks to the gut are not hard to restrain. I doubt it though, at the very worst he might have fractured it, because if it was broken he would've been out for a long time. Not to mention being barely able to move. Let's just hope Ryback's more able to control himself now, which should theoretically improve with experience...

 

[Mz_da_Icon]

What program are you watching, ever since ryback came back, he receive major pop everywhere he went and who outside punk did he ever hurt. You just a cm punk mark that believe everything the guys say. If punk said to you that the sky is green you would believe it just because punk said it. If the wwe fired every wrestlers that have hurt somebody in the ring, you would probably have one maybe 2 guys left in the company since pretty much everybody on the roster has been reckless at some point or another during their career even cm punk.

When ryback debuted he would only wrestle local jobbers because nobody wanted to wrestle someone who they felt was very grean. Sure he has improved but I wouldn't call him a great wrestler. On that raw before S.S. he faced CENA in the main event. I am no cena fan but CENA completely carried him in that match. Something which I haven't seen before. Truth be told Ryback did look a little lost in that ring. That's why they kept him with Joe Hennig in Rybaxel. HHH a fan of Hennig's in ring ablility wanted him to help ryback improve in the ring. He just has to get used to being in big matches again.


About him being over...He is over. His gimmick is simple and catchy. He's got a good look and now he has to keep stepping up his timing and ring work as welll as his mic work and he'll be fine.

Concerning Colt Caban's Podcast and what Punk had to say: It was Punk's story on why he left. A story that is going to be inherently subjective. It is punk's POV. He can feel however he wasn'ts to feel and does not owe anyone a thing. Its summed up by 3 things. 1.)He had been working injured and sick for quite sometime. 2.)He rediscovered life while he was recovering 3.)Realizing he was never going to be the face of the company he did not want to do it anymore.

Mind you he was terminated on his wedding date and he didn't automatically sell his story to the highest bidder. I am sure he's bitter. When anyone feel unappreciated you tend to feel bitter. Rather thant stay around and waste peoples money by putting on terrible matches, he left. Which I think was a good move for him and the wwe. Right now he's happy doing pretty damn good in his endeavores (Working with Nerdist, Writing for marvel comics, enjoying married life etc. WWE will keep going trying to make new superstars like it did when Hogan, Hall, Nash, Luger, Shawn, Austin and rock left. Punk even knows it. Like he said during his imfamous shoot promo in 2011 "I'm just a spoke on the wheel, the wheel keeps on turning".


Last time I will say it Punk story is just his story. As long as vince is alive and money can be made he'll sign a deal with the devil to get him appear on wwe programing.