For those unaware, Zack Ryder released this video on his YouTube channel
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-BECHz8S5Jo&feature=related
Zack is someone I have always felt has enough talent and charisma on the mic to put entertaining promos on the air, but for whatever reason, he hasn't gotten over (probably because of his gimmick). I'm glad he (or someone from WWE convincing him) decided to put something out there, because there is only so much time on WWE programming for people in his position to put themselves out there like that....and let's face it. He is a Superstars regular. Usually the only times he makes RAW is when he is either jobbing, or stuck in a bad comedy skit.
A video like this reminds me a little bit about The Dirt Sheet videos that Miz and Morrison used to put up on WWE.com. Those videos basically showcased Miz in a way where we saw what kind of talent he was capable of being on the mic, and was the start of him beginning to get over with the crowd. Now, I'm not saying that Ryder is WWE Champion material, but who thought the Miz would be either when he and Morrison put those videos out there.
So my question is this.....we live in an age now where there is so much access to pretty much anything. Most of the wrestlers have Facebook and Twitter pages and interact directly with their fans. WWE has the WWE Universe and seemingly encourages their fans to post on their Facebooks or to tweet. Someone like Ryder should be smart enough to see that, as things currently stand, his career is going nowhere fast. Is it important for wrestlers in the year 2011 to put themselves out there as much as they can on YouTube and social media to build a connection to the fans? For this specific video.....is it just something Ryder is throwing out there for a reaction for a potential WWE.com show? Maybe just a random stupid video with him screwing around?
Thoughts?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-BECHz8S5Jo&feature=related
Zack is someone I have always felt has enough talent and charisma on the mic to put entertaining promos on the air, but for whatever reason, he hasn't gotten over (probably because of his gimmick). I'm glad he (or someone from WWE convincing him) decided to put something out there, because there is only so much time on WWE programming for people in his position to put themselves out there like that....and let's face it. He is a Superstars regular. Usually the only times he makes RAW is when he is either jobbing, or stuck in a bad comedy skit.
A video like this reminds me a little bit about The Dirt Sheet videos that Miz and Morrison used to put up on WWE.com. Those videos basically showcased Miz in a way where we saw what kind of talent he was capable of being on the mic, and was the start of him beginning to get over with the crowd. Now, I'm not saying that Ryder is WWE Champion material, but who thought the Miz would be either when he and Morrison put those videos out there.
So my question is this.....we live in an age now where there is so much access to pretty much anything. Most of the wrestlers have Facebook and Twitter pages and interact directly with their fans. WWE has the WWE Universe and seemingly encourages their fans to post on their Facebooks or to tweet. Someone like Ryder should be smart enough to see that, as things currently stand, his career is going nowhere fast. Is it important for wrestlers in the year 2011 to put themselves out there as much as they can on YouTube and social media to build a connection to the fans? For this specific video.....is it just something Ryder is throwing out there for a reaction for a potential WWE.com show? Maybe just a random stupid video with him screwing around?
Thoughts?