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Post by lovingway on Jan 25, 2013 16:19:05 GMT -5
So he is a cancer survivor who likes to tan a lot
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Post by Deleted on Jan 25, 2013 16:31:08 GMT -5
Remember that writer that said one storyline considered for Riley was telling the crowd he had cancer, only to turn heel when it was revealed he faked it? That would've been a stupid idea if they actually pushed it. Probably would've ruined his career with no hope of recovery. A guy who can get amazing face reactions doing nothing suddenly turning heel like that would be huge waste of his charisma and connection with the fans. Interesting, since several years ago the idea of Eugene doing almost the same thing (revealing he wasn't really mentally handicapped all along) was genius.
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Post by wallabylikeyou on Jan 25, 2013 17:41:33 GMT -5
It's funny considering how John Cena spent late 2011/early 2012 treating Ryder like a Make A Wish kid ohgodimaterriblepersonandideservetogotohell
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Post by Deleted on Jan 25, 2013 18:36:10 GMT -5
It's funny considering how John Cena spent late 2011/early 2012 treating Ryder like a Make A Wish kid ohgodimaterriblepersonandideservetogotohell So Cena's Make A Wish visits tend to have him bringing in the kids' crushes to make out with them?
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Post by Cry Me a Wiggle on Jan 25, 2013 19:47:14 GMT -5
I don't believe this for a second. Zack Ryder never beats anything.
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Post by A damn road sign on Jan 25, 2013 19:49:03 GMT -5
Cancer jokes. And I thought the Ryder backlash couldn't get any more ridiculous...
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Post by dlg3000 on Jan 26, 2013 7:52:34 GMT -5
I just thought of something worse. What if Vince has a heel say something about Ryder's cancer? It would be like the heeliest cheap shot of all time, I'd hate it, and I'm scared that they'll do it. I can truly understand your concern. Not long ago a face VKM mocked JR's bell's palsy.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 26, 2013 8:18:37 GMT -5
Missed a year of school...no wonder he's so strange. "I once thought I had mono for an entire year. It turned out I was just really bored"
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Post by CATCH_US IS the Conversation on Jan 26, 2013 13:23:55 GMT -5
He's not very good on the mic, a poor actor, and very bland and generic in the ring, and he tends to whine a lot on Twitter. With all of those shortcomings, he could've easily decided to milk his cancer for sympathy in order to improve his standing in the company long before he started the YouTube show , and he chose NOT to. Ryder has very limited talent, but he has one secret weapon that could change everything for him, but he won't use it because he's better than that. And for that, you have to respect the guy.
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Post by misconduct was wrong on Jan 26, 2013 13:39:44 GMT -5
I'm kind of worried that Vince will read this and then try to make Ryder include that in promos for good publicity. Like he's feuding with Kane and goes "I'M A SURVIVOR. I'VE SURVIVOR BOTH CANCER AND KANENCER." I laughed at this. I truly did.
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Post by Savage Gambino on Jan 26, 2013 13:42:20 GMT -5
I don't believe this for a second. Zack Ryder never beats anything.
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Post by tigermaskxxxvii on Jan 26, 2013 14:21:14 GMT -5
I feel like Ryder would just legit walk out if WWE tried to exploit his cancer for an angle. I agree. Ryder isn't Jerry Lawler, who has the old school way of thinking that anything can be used for heel heat. Not saying that it's wrong to do (I feel that if Lawler or Ryder were fine with it, then it's not too big of an issue), but it is definitely a moral quandary. Reminds me of when Punk was a guest on the Nerdist podcast and he mentioned him and Heyman making fun of Lawler's heart attack and when Chris Hardwick asked him if Lawler took offense and Punk responded with "Are you kidding? If anything Lawler would insist that I claim that I killed him with a heart punch!" It's funny considering how John Cena spent late 2011/early 2012 treating Ryder like a Make A Wish kid ohgodimaterriblepersonandideservetogotohell So Cena's Make A Wish visits tend to have him bringing in the kids' crushes to make out with them? There's been a lot of "Turn Cena Heel" threads on this board over the yeats, and Cena did this, it would make any heel turn and potential loss of merch sales from the kids totally worth it!
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Post by Shy Guy on Jan 26, 2013 14:27:42 GMT -5
I don't believe this for a second. Zack Ryder never beats anything. hilarious
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