What was the story with Ryback being scared of pyro?

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I recall back when Ryback first redebuted as himself and was demolishing jobbers for what seemed like months, he had (has? I haven't watched Raw lately to know if he still has it) some purely concussive shots for his entrance which had us all wondering if there was pyro that was just offscreen during his entrance.

I think a shoot interview or secondhand info came out around that time that mentioned that Ryback has a phobia of fireworks or fire something like that so the only way he could do pyro is just having the booms without any actual sparks or flames or what have you. Seems kind of odd for someone like Ryback, but has anybody heard anything else about this?

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I remember this story, it seems legit. The Big Guy is a pretty neurotic fellow, him having a phobia like that doesn't surprise me at all. I could see that driving Vince crazy though. "GOD DAMMIT, I WANT TO MAKE YOU LOOK LIKE A BIG DEAL AND GIVE YOU PYRO FOR YOUR ENTRANCE, AND YOU'RE AFRAID OF IT!??!"

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Wasn't Abyss afraid of his pyro too?

[Starshine]

Jericho invented the no pyro, pyro. Ryback was just copying him.

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I'm as manly as they come but things that go Boom,Pow,Bam,Rooft,Zappp & so on be scary.

[Mayonnaise]

I think the story was he got burned as a child and fears it because of that.

[lildude8218]

well can you blame him? Pyro will turn you to toast

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I think if he were to allow pyro, I can see a total Goldberg style entrance.

[WWEedy]

Surely he's wrestled people who've got pyro or been in the ring when Kane's pyro has went off. There's no way he can be afraid of pyro and work for WWE anyway, even if it wasn't in his own enterance surely?

[baracklesnar]

It's more feasible than tapping out because the f***ing Miz of all people kicked his leg too many times.

[bob]

he couldn't eat it

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[Mozenrath]

Dec 20, 2015 20:08:50 GMT -5 WWEedy said:

Surely he's wrestled people who've got pyro or been in the ring when Kane's pyro has went off. There's no way he can be afraid of pyro and work for WWE anyway, even if it wasn't in his own enterance surely?

He might just deal with it as best he can. I recall D-Von Dudley hates heights, but has had to do a ton of cage matches, ladders, TLC, etc, and just has to work with it as much as possible.

[Mayonnaise]

Dec 21, 2015 0:00:08 GMT -5 Mozenrath said:

Dec 20, 2015 20:08:50 GMT -5 WWEedy said:

Surely he's wrestled people who've got pyro or been in the ring when Kane's pyro has went off. There's no way he can be afraid of pyro and work for WWE anyway, even if it wasn't in his own enterance surely?

He might just deal with it as best he can. I recall D-Von Dudley hates heights, but has had to do a ton of cage matches, ladders, TLC, etc, and just has to work with it as much as possible.

Yeah, it is actually why he doesn't stand up the doing the What's Up headbutt. Scares the hell out of him.

[Cranjis McBasketball]

Angle used to be scared of his pyro during his feud with, I'm thinking Taker, but Kane would make a little more sense. It was one of them, anyway.

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Ryback new entrance:

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Dec 21, 2015 2:32:42 GMT -5 Perfect Timing said:

Ryback new entrance:

Ryback wouldn't even have the sparklers.

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Dec 21, 2015 0:00:08 GMT -5 Mozenrath said:

Dec 20, 2015 20:08:50 GMT -5 WWEedy said:

Surely he's wrestled people who've got pyro or been in the ring when Kane's pyro has went off. There's no way he can be afraid of pyro and work for WWE anyway, even if it wasn't in his own enterance surely?

He might just deal with it as best he can. I recall D-Von Dudley hates heights, but has had to do a ton of cage matches, ladders, TLC, etc, and just has to work with it as much as possible.

Plus, if the story about him being burned as a child is true, he probably has more of an aversion than a full-blown phobia, which is a lot easier to deal with. As long as he's away from the stage (or outside the ring, in the Kane example) when the pyro goes off, he's probably alright.