Ryback recalls an argument about ‘character change’ with Vince McMahon
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Ryback is quite vocal about Vince McMahon & WWE after he left the company. He always express his displeasure about the company whenever he gets a chance. Now, he tells about an argument with Vince McMahon about character change just before Wrestlemania.
During a recent episode of The Ryback Show, Ryback revealed that he was led to believe that WWE had different plans for him. They decided something for Ryback which was not set to benefit at all for Ryback, so he fought with the decision.
“They brought me into the production meeting. After the meeting was over, it was Vince, Hunter and Stephanie at their table. They brought me in. I sat down and they explained to me that they wanted to turn me heel, which at the time I was in the top babyface discussion being used and I was red hot. I didn’t understand. At that stage of the game, you do what’s told to you.”
“They worded it where they said, ‘You are essentially going to be very figured into this company for a long time. We want you to work as a top heel and get that experience calling matches and being more in control as the heel.’ The way they presented it sounded very good. That was, I want to say 2 or 3 months in advance (of the heel turn). That was the direction we were going to go. Then at the end of the Mark Henry match (WM 29), that was for me to get some real steam before I turned heel on Cena.”
“Then days before WrestleMania, Fit Finlay was the agent and he said, ‘You’re falling on your face with Mark Henry on your back.’ I said, what? I couldn’t even get a hold of Vince. I couldn’t find him. I had a meeting with him at WrestleMania that day in Gorilla where he explained that this was going to be the big moment that you fail as a babyface on WrestleMania. You fell on your face and that’s where the aggression and anger will fuel the heel turn with Cena who was the top babyface. But the way it was presented to me was what was going to win the championship. So as a talent, why wouldn’t I go do this even though this doesn’t feel right because I botched my own move. That’s what he wanted but it was promises that weren’t delivered.”
“None of that makes any sense from a creative standpoint to lose and then be the number one contender the next night. How? This is why I have the issues I have with them with the lies because you go out and do business and your professional and then they are not professional. That bothered me a lot because none of that made any sense.”
Thanks to Wrestling News for the quote
Vince McMahon is quite famous to convince WWE Stars to do something. Many other wrestlers revealed the same that Vince have some mind tricks to convince people to do something which is according to Vince. But, Ryback was not one of those who got convinced easily.
Ryback is quite near to make an in-ring return, he was out of action due to his neck injury.
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