Steve Carrier on June 6, 2018
Ryback opens today’s show by discussing an event that took place during a Philippine Wrestling Revolution show recently. A performer lit himself on fire and attempted to jump onto his opponents on the outside of the ring, taking a serious risk and getting himself suspended in the process. Ryback doesn’t think there’s any room for this in the business, and assumes that this performer doesn’t accurately represent the rest of the performers in that promotion.
He goes on to say that in today’s business where bumps are getting bigger and bigger, this is the kind of thing that we might see more and more of in order to get a reaction from the audience, especially from uneducated performers on the indie scene. He’s glad that this guy’s opponents didn’t try to catch him when he jumped to the outside because it could have been a very dangerous situation.
On Steve Austin’s podcast recently, Big Show mentioned that big men like himself and Braun Strowman don’t make good Champions. He said that the WWE Champion needs to be someone who can do it all; bump, feed, sell, etc., and bring people around them to another level.
Ryback thinks that’s an interesting opinion and he doesn’t know whether to agree or disagree with it. He understands where Big Show is coming from but he still thinks big men can be Champion, especially if the Championship run is booked differently. You can’t book a Rey Mysterio Championship run the same way as you book a Big Show Championship run.
Ryback adds that WWE’s booking for Big Show has been hot and cold over the years, switching from an unbeatable monster to a more comedic act who was beaten by smaller men. Once you start to get booked like that as a big man you’re not unbeatable anymore and that’s a big problem.
Scott Steiner spoke out about the WWE Hall of Fame again this past week, noting that it’s stupid and fake because there’s no physical Hall of Fame for fans to visit. Ryback has heard this opinion before and admits that he’s surprised that WWE hasn’t built a physical Hall of Fame yet. He thinks it will exist someday, but as for right now he notes that the entire Hall of Fame is just somewhat of a marketing tool for them.
WWE has reportedly signed another big female star out of Japan, further boosting NXT’s female roster. Ryback notes that communication is a big thing on the main roster and if you don’t speak good English it’s hard for WWE to market you as a big star. He thinks Nakamura has done a pretty good job recently of working around his limited English. He still thinks there’s room for Managers and Valets in the wrestling business, but WWE has seemingly moved away from that over the past few years.
Ryback addresses the rumours that Chris Jericho may be headed to Impact Wrestling. He says he’s interested to know what Jericho’s relationship is with WWE at this point, but there’s no doubt that Jericho would help that promotion. He adds that this might just be Jericho playing with the internet wrestling community again, similar to what he did during his feud with Kenny Omega.
Ryback points out that Impact Wrestling is basically restarting everything right now under Anthem, and it’s going to be a long process. However, at some point he thinks the promotion is going to have to bring in a big star or two in order to help build the younger talent on their roster. Along with fresh merchandise, he thinks a big star or two could really help revive the promotion.
Ryback comments on the recent court battle between CM Punk/Colt Cabana and Dr. Amann. At times Punk was emotional on the stand and Ryback thinks it was completely normal and rational for Punk to react that way. This has been a lengthy process ever since Punk was sued by Dr. Amann on his wedding day months ago, and he’s sure Punk is thrilled to have this behind him once and for all.
That sums up today’s episode of Conversation With the Big Guy. You can listen to the show yourself anytime here, and I’ll catch ya next week for another recap!
June 6, 2018 11:45 am
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