Should Ryback Get A Run With A Belt?

[CultOfPersonality]

On RAW this week, Ryback sat on commentary and Michael Cole pulled out a verbal face slap when he reminded Ryback that he's never held a singles title.
Now I'm well aware that Ryback hasn't won a singles title yet, but to hear it still surprised me quite a bit.

We all know that creative made a right mess of Ryback's initial push as a babyface. He won a lot of matches and then suddenly found himself competing for the WWE title. When he turned heel, he still got matches for the WWE title but after Payback he's not been in any title picture full stop.

Coming back to RAW, Ryback was guest commentator on the Big E match, and the seeds were sewn for a potential feud between the two. So my question is, should Ryback beat Big E for the IC title and get a run with it? Could this reignite his career or has he had enough chances now?

 

[rbv13]

Right now the title needs to stay around the waist of Big E. Big E has more upside and a lengthy IC title reign will only add to his credibility when the eventual time comes for him to cross over into the main event scene. Going along with that idea the IC title needs Big E more than it needs Ryback. It is no secret the title has lost significant value over the last decade and now with no HWC they have an opportunity to rectify that. Keep the strap on Big E and let him show he is a fighting champion. During televised and house events have him out there going toe to toe with a variety of challengers. When it comes to Ryback I would say the same if he was working a program for the US title. I just don’t see a title doing anything for him nor him for it. Ryback has value within the E but not as a singles champion.

Note: I am not a Big E guy but see value in him. The E on the other hand sees great things in this young talent. They need to push his as solidly as possible. They need to portray him as a hard nosed fierce competitor with a respect and knowledge of the IC history.

 

[LODemolition]

Not anytime soon. They pretty much killed Ryback when they turned him heel. He's a monster, he had a catch phrase, a decent finisher, pretty much all you need to succeed in WWE. But now you'd have to build him back up. It wouldn't be very believable to have him win a title anytime in the next 3-4 months, when he's been losing to absolutely everyone. Even R-Truth got a win over him on Raw not that long ago.

 

[TheOneAndOnlyGOAT]

I'd much rather see Ryback as IC Champion than Big E Langston.

Big E Langston is too boring and generic.

Big E is the modern day Rocky Maivia minus the natural charisma, the looks, the height...

 

[Ol'Canucklehead]

Ryback has been around for how long and he still is getting complaints about his sloppy work in the ring. He needs to concentrate on not hurting anyone. He shouldn't get any kind of push until that happens.

 

[Mongoose McQueen]

A feud with Big E Langston could be interesting but I think WWE wants to keep the strap about Big E's waste so he doesn't look weak a few months into his title reign. Ryback is not the best in the ring and if the reports of him roughing people up are true then I can see why they have not already paired these two up. It would be a great match with two Powerhouse types.....I still think Big E should win though because long term there is more $$$ in Big E retaining the strap.

I agree, Ryback does need to win a singles title in WWE but that time is not now.

 

[NegativeFeedback]

On RAW this week, Ryback sat on commentary and Michael Cole pulled out a verbal face slap when he reminded Ryback that he's never held a singles title.
Now I'm well aware that Ryback hasn't won a singles title yet, but to hear it still surprised me quite a bit.

We all know that creative made a right mess of Ryback's initial push as a babyface. He won a lot of matches and then suddenly found himself competing for the WWE title. When he turned heel, he still got matches for the WWE title but after Payback he's not been in any title picture full stop.

Coming back to RAW, Ryback was guest commentator on the Big E match, and the seeds were sewn for a potential feud between the two. So my question is, should Ryback beat Big E for the IC title and get a run with it? Could this reignite his career or has he had enough chances now?

The heel turn was a joke. He was still really over as a face and was poised to be one of the Top 5 guys of the WWE, if he wasn't already. I would have given him some key wins and eventually lead to a WHC title run.

 

[The Butcher]

To do what with? A title isn't going to do anything for him, much less the IC title won from Carlton Banks in what would likely be a craptacular match. It's not about getting enough chances; there's no set limit. It's about not being a risk to opponents, and Ol'Canucklehead is right in that regard. The big guy shouldn't be getting any kind of title or push until he tightens the screws on his performance. WWE has made their fair share of mistakes with Ryback, but the onus to get good and get over is on Ryback.

 

[wrestler36]

I can see a potential feud with these guys easily. Perhaps they'll be two entrants in the first 1/3 of the RR. They clear the ring and have a short tussle between them. They can milk it until Wrestlemania. On Raw, they can have your cliche arm wrestling matches, powerlifting matches, posing, ala Steiner/HHH or Bravo/Warrior. Then since these are two powerhouse guys, their big showdown at Wrestlemania doesn't have to be more than a 5-8 minute match where both can end up looking strong. Have Ryback win the title, meaning Langston had a belt and a long lasting feud for 4 months. Not bad

 

[GeneralKarim]

I don't see the point.The company has clearly lost faith in him after they screwed up his push + he seems to not be so safe to work with.

The title wont do him any good and Big E is better than him in the ring.I kinda like Ryback a bit better on the mic and he seems to really come off as a smart-ass heel and despite his voice he is decent.But that's neither here nor there.

Imo, Ryback is pretty much done.He can never recover and be something serious unless they have like a perfect angle lined up for him.But if Batista is coming back for 2 years, and since the ruler of the Roman Empire is better than him in almost way, I dont see him doing anything significant for quite some time, if ever.

Since there is one big title now, its pretty much a fact that he will never get it.And a US title run or IC will not do him any good.I mean WWE clearly doesnt give two shits about the mid card titles and a run with it is almost like a curse, since everyone expects you to be booked better but you are really not, even if you win more than the jobber you face weekly.

 

[Serious Mozzarella]

Considering he's unsafe in the ring, not to mention terrible, shit on the mic, with a boring gimmick, I don't see why he should have a run with any major title, unless it's feud-related.

 

[shafe_41]

No. Why would he? He's boring in the ring. He's unsafe in the ring. He sucks on the mic. Nobody cares about him. He's booed by the fans because he's genuinely disliked... not because he built heat for himself in a heel sense. A belt of any kind will not make him any more relevant than he is right now. The man makes the belt. The belt doesn't make the man.

 

[SgtSarros]

It seems that Ryback deleted everything from his Twitter today. I'm being told by a friend who followed him that his last message on Twitter was 'Thank you. I got released'

Whether that's true or not we'll have to wait for an official confirmation, or if he's just trying to be the usual 'big shot' he thinks he is and just posting what he thinks will get him attention.

 

[SgtSarros]

his latest post: Thank you all for the support. I am a man of positivity. Thank God the officer released me with no ticket. He mistook my gps for a phone.


personally, i don't think this guy deserves a title. He just needs to go away. He's not funny at all. Would have just added this to my previous post and fixed it, but apparently you can only edit posts for 30 minutes afterwards :/

 

[kadroan]

Right now the title needs to stay around the waist of Big E. Big E has more upside and a lengthy IC title reign will only add to his credibility when the eventual time comes for him to cross over into the main event scene. Going along with that idea the IC title needs Big E more than it needs Ryback. It is no secret the title has lost significant value over the last decade and now with no HWC they have an opportunity to rectify that. Keep the strap on Big E and let him show he is a fighting champion. During televised and house events have him out there going toe to toe with a variety of challengers. When it comes to Ryback I would say the same if he was working a program for the US title. I just don’t see a title doing anything for him nor him for it. Ryback has value within the E but not as a singles champion.

Note: I am not a Big E guy but see value in him. The E on the other hand sees great things in this young talent. They need to push his as solidly as possible. They need to portray him as a hard nosed fierce competitor with a respect and knowledge of the IC history.

I wouldn't say lengthy reign would bring credibility to the title as you can see with Ambrose's long reign with the US title. If anything, having legitimate feuds for the title would be more meaningful. It gets old after a while seeing the champ just beat opponent after opponent, seeing the title change hands under different circumstances would be different like Ryback pulling E's tights just because he's so desperate to win the title just for Big E to be in the chase to win it back.

 

[THTRobtaylor]

That he has had this "mini meltdown" today on Twitter has probably stopped any chance he had, even if they don't fire him.

He's clearly a liability in and and out of the ring and it's very likely to see him slowly throttled back on. That Hogan squash (or even Warrior more likely) is starting to look like it's gonna happen... and with it his career will also be squashed.

 

[Jack-Hammer]

Ryback went on something of a mini rampage on Twitter last night hinting that he'd been released, deleting all of his tweets and had changed his name back to Ryan Reeves. There's a story about it on the main page and some other sites. The report on the WZ main page can't confirm if Ryback has actually been released or not, a source is quoted in saying that he/she doesn't "think so." The report goes onto state that Ryback has even more heat for his comments about Lilian Garcia on commentary this past Monday. So I'm guessing that Ryback has either been released, is close to being released & knows it, is intentionally trying to get released or is simply trying to generate some buzz.

Ryback shouldn't have a title run and it's a good thing, in my opinion, that WWE didn't rush to put the WWE Championship on him. They did the right thing by giving him a push, waiting to see how fans responded and waited to see whether or not Ryback had the ability in the long run to warrant a push.

 

[Aquaman6686]

Big E Langston vs. Ryback for the Intercontinental Championship...dear god that may very well be the worst potential match in the history of the Intercontinental Championship.

Ryback should most definitely not get a run with a championship. He's terrible in the ring, terrible on the mic, and a danger to everyone who steps in the ring with him. At most, maybe a short run as WWE Tag Team Champion with Curtis Axel, just as a transitional team between two other sets of titleholders, but beyond that, no. Ryback was never going to be a top star and will never be a top star. Nothing will ever change that.

 

[Dagger Dias]

A run with the Intercontinental Championship could help build Ryback up again. He was on fire up until they moved him into the WWE Championship scene far too early. After losing to CM Punk and John Cena so many times, Ryback lost credibility as a challenger. Have him win the Intercontinental Championship and revive the FEED ME MORE version of Ryback where he squashed challengers left and right. That would be good for both Ryback and the belt. After a lengthy reign as a fighting champion he would be far more believable as a threat to a WWE World Heavyweight Champion. Then there's his tag team with Axel. A run with the tag team titles is possible for them, although they would not even be the best heel tag team. The next Tag Team Champions should be The Real Americans. Ryback is better off going back to his FEED ME MORE jobber squashing persona long term, and holding the Intercontinental Championship.

 

[Mustang Sally]

I don't know that he should get a title, but if he's around long enough and can keep his nose clean, he probably will.

It's no myth that Vince McMahon loves the big guys....and Ryback certainly qualifies on that score. It seemed he went in one fell swoop from beating two wimpy guys at once right to the main event scene, partially because he was lucky enough to be around when someone was needed to face Punk for the championship and everyone else was occupied. He was never anything special in the ring, but he acquitted himself well enough to stick around the top fringes for awhile.

Since then, he's dropped down, probably closer to where he really belongs. Of course, that puts him squarely in Intercontinental/United State champion range. He might have won a minor title already had he not gotten himself some heat for stupid things he said and a rather careless way of working his matches.

If they can straighten him out, he'll get the title somewhere down the line.

If he can't straighten out, he'll be knocking on TNAs door.

It's not easy being big............... Or maybe it is.