Former WWE star Ryback recently took to his podcast, “Ryback TV Shooting Blanks Wrestling Report With Raj Giri,” to talk about several professional wrestling topics.
Here are the highlights:
WWE’s formula of not letting young talent get over to attract new fans:
There’s gonna be a time when we’re talking about them not being able to break 2 [million viewers]. I think it’s inevitable with the direction it’s going. Something has to change. For them the priority became, ‘How can we make as much money as possible and minimize getting the talent over as much as possible?’ They found a brilliant way to do that but it’s a dangerous game they’re playing and it’s catching up on many levels.
Current stars not being at the level of past stars:
You look at it with a guy like The Fiend. I think WrestleMania being cancelled – the best part about that is that it saves The Fiend from putting over John Cena. It really bothers me. I’ve talked to guys up there and they laugh and say, ‘Cena’s back to f***ing bury The Fiend.’ It’s not John, it’s the system that allows it. The business model has to change to getting guys over.
The thing too with Roman – I love Roman. He can mail it in but he’s allowed to stay in that role because he works really hard. But you go back to Rock and Stone Cold, they were thinking of ways 24/7 to outdo each other to get more over. Whereas Roman can just go to bed at night and show up and he’s still in that slot. Not to say he doesn’t work hard, but he knows he has that slot. He’s in Vince’s inner circle for whatever reasons but you’ve taken away that competitive element with the talent.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WvedsWKiDkE
H/T Wrestling Inc. for the transcriptions
