Ryback comments on the recent release of Emma, Summer Rae and Darren Young from WWE. Ryback thinks these releases are quite unfortunate and he points out that it can be tough for wrestlers to transition from a career in professional wrestling to something different. For this reason, he informs that it’s essential for wrestlers to have something else happening on the side in order to generate income in the event that their wrestling career ends.
He says that Darren Young’s release hit him particularly hard because they came into WWE together, and started their main roster career together as part of Nexus. He felt that Young wasn’t really given a chance to excel on WWE television, but he gives credit to Young for coming out a few years ago, sending a positive message to many young fans around the world.
He admits that Emma’s release surprised him because she had been on television a lot lately and appeared to be doing well. He adds that Emma had some outbursts on social media over the last few months and those types of things rarely put you in good standing with the company. He knows that the outside world is a scary place for a lot of wrestlers and WWE’s guaranteed paycheque is a safety net, but there’s money to be made outside of WWE if you put your head down and work hard.
Ryback mentions that the upcoming Survivor Series PPV is really lacking in Title matches, but he doesn’t have an issue with that. WWE has a lot of PPV’s that revolve around defending Titles, so Survivor Series – which focuses on a completely different story of RAW vs. Smackdown – is a fresh change.
