WWE Asked Ryder If They Could Use His Pool

["Evil Brood" Jackson Vanik]

From Fightful:

"Speaking on the Major Wrestling Figure podcast, Zack Ryder revealed that WWE asked his fiance and current NXT superstar Chelsea Green if they could use his pool for the steamy scene between Mandy and Otis.

"I'm sitting by the pool with Chelsea and she has a weird look on her face, checking her phone, and I'm like, 'Babe, what's up?' She's like, 'Someone from WWE asked me if Otis and Mandy Rose and a camera crew can come here to film a pool scene for SmackDown.' I was shaking in anger. You fired me, but you wanna use my pool?"

Curt Hawkins chimed in, saying, "There are no pools in Florida, everyone knows that. There's only one and you have it."

Ryder went on to say that he was ready to fire off a tweet, but decided against it.

"How many people in Florida have pools? How many people live in Florida, are associated with WWE, under contract and have pools? You should have been flattered, not pissed," said Hawkins after noting that WWE probably saw his pool during an unboxing episode and was "scouting the territory."

Ryder was not flattered.

"I was pissed. They didn't ask me, they asked her! I guess they were taping Raw and SmackDown at the Performance Center. My good friends [John] Morrison and Miz said they were coming over and texted me and said, 'Can I bring Otis?' I thought it was a rib because they knew the story. That pissed me off too. But Otis showed up and it wasn't a rib. I don't know Otis, though I wrestled him, this guy is pure entertainment. I fell in love with this man," said Ryder.

In the end, Ryder revealed that WWE didn't use his pool for his segment as they somehow found someone else in Florida with a pool."

[eJm]

Yeah, even if they share the house, I can understand Ryder being pissed that they want free access to a pool of a dude you decided to cut out of corporate greed and a history of being screwed over in storylines for no real reason.

[OVO 40 hunched over like he 80]

That was embarrassing poor Ryder

[realist]

Vince McMahon really does have balls the size of grapefruits.

[Cranjis McBasketball]

[Alice Syndrome]

I love all the sarcastic mentions in this article about the lack of pools in Florida

[The Summer of Muskrat XVII]

I’m guessing it wasn’t malicious, I doubt Vince was the one to think to call Ryder. I imagine it was more some production guy like “Huh, anyone know where to shoot this?” and someone else says “Oh, Matt and Chelsey have a pool, they’re close by. Call them”

I really doubt it was intended as a f*** you, it was probably someone who was friendly with them who suggested it

[Wieners=$$$]

Jun 7, 2020 12:44:57 GMT -5 Alice Syndrome said:

I love all the sarcastic mentions in this article about the lack of pools in Florida

Probably the only one that didn't have a gator in it, at that time.

[eJm]

Jun 7, 2020 12:45:24 GMT -5 The Summer of Muskrat XVII said:

I’m guessing it wasn’t malicious, I doubt Vince was the one to think to call Ryder. I imagine it was more some production guy like “Huh, anyone know where to shoot this?” and someone else says “Oh, Matt and Chelsey have a pool, they’re close by. Call them”

I really doubt it was intended as a f*** you, it was probably someone who was friendly with them who suggested it

Oh no, it probably wasn’t anything too malicious.

The optics of it, though? Yeeesh.

[The Summer of Muskrat XVII]

Jun 7, 2020 12:51:26 GMT -5 eJm said:

Jun 7, 2020 12:45:24 GMT -5 The Summer of Muskrat XVII said:

I’m guessing it wasn’t malicious, I doubt Vince was the one to think to call Ryder. I imagine it was more some production guy like “Huh, anyone know where to shoot this?” and someone else says “Oh, Matt and Chelsey have a pool, they’re close by. Call them”

I really doubt it was intended as a f*** you, it was probably someone who was friendly with them who suggested it

Oh no, it probably wasn’t anything too malicious.

The optics of it, though? Yeeesh.

Oh totally. If I’m Ryder, I probably don’t have the good sense to not hit up Twitter. I’d be coming completely unglued and wouldn’t be hiding it

[TWERKIN' MAGGLE]

Hey Vince.

You've got a jet. You've got a pool.

Use your own f***ing house, you titanic jackass.

[Kyle Butler]

[genericusername]

This company has 500 million and apparently can't rent literally anyone elses pool, what a f***ing joke.

[TWERKIN' MAGGLE]

Jun 7, 2020 13:26:44 GMT -5 genericusername said:

This company has 500 million and apparently can't rent literally anyone elses pool, what a f***ing joke.

Not can't.

It was done on purpose, to "test Ryder's loyalty".

They already kicked him to the curb, but they want to see if he'll crawl back to them if they want.

[chrom]

I would've said yes, and then before they come to do it, fill it up with dog doodoo

[TWERKIN' MAGGLE]

Jun 7, 2020 13:38:11 GMT -5 chrom said:

I would've said yes, and then before they come to do it, fill it up with dog doodoo

Are you by any chance, a Looney Tune?

[XIII]

I would have quoted them a ridiculous price for rental

[genericusername]

Jun 7, 2020 13:34:26 GMT -5 TWERKIN' MAGGLE said:

Jun 7, 2020 13:26:44 GMT -5 genericusername said:

This company has 500 million and apparently can't rent literally anyone elses pool, what a f***ing joke.

Not can't.

It was done on purpose, to "test Ryder's loyalty".

They already kicked him to the curb, but they want to see if he'll crawl back to them if they want.

Loyalty usually comes from treating someone well and respect, but then again I shouldn't expect Vince to think about loyalty that way.

[El Pollo Guerrera]

Jun 7, 2020 13:44:08 GMT -5 XIII said:

I would have quoted them a ridiculous price for rental

"The pool gets a 5 year contract, $500,000 a year, with creative control."

[Pipe_Bomb2k13]

It was probably this guy who called them