Ryback Talks About WWE "Whoring Out" Its Wrestlers

Oh here we go again. If there’s one thing Ryback knows how to do, it’s complain about how WWE does business. Since he left the company, he’s had very little positive to say about his time there and really doesn’t seem to like much about WWE. Ryback is at it again as he was a guest on the “Ross Report” Podcast.

On the show, Ryback was asked about CM Punk’s comments when he left the company and how WWE and its machine hurts wrestlers. Here are his comments, transcribed by WrestleZone.com:

“He was never the stereotypical WWE guy. He always had to eat shit, so to speak, from day one. He broke a lot of doors down up there for a lot of the independent guys. He kinda had to live through that first hand, where guys now are getting opportunities from the independents, he didn’t necessarily get all of those right off the bat, probably like he felt like he should have.”

… “Vince and the WWE, they’re a business. They essentially whore you out and run you into the ground, and then they replace you. Because there are so many guys who want those spots, and the brand is so strong now, that they can do that and get away with it. It gives you a negative feeling on wrestling at times. I feel like Punk had a lot on his shoulders, with the creative and the injuries, where it kind of makes you resent the job a little bit. And I think that’s where you can become a little bitter, and a little angry.

“Even though he had a lot of success, I feel like at times, but in his mind probably not the level that he wanted. And I can understand that because I know the level of success that I wanted, and wasn’t happy with that. And for him I think it was main-eventing WrestleMania. I think for him, after experiencing the struggles that he did early on just to get there, and then getting there and having success finally, and finally breaking through, and then still not actually truly getting that spot that he really wanted – his goal, so to speak – I think it was just a culmination of everything.”

Opinion: As much as Ryback might have something with these complaints, it doesn’t mean as much when he’s complaining about something almost every single week. I know there’s something to these things but the WWE is one of the only places in the world to really showcase your wrestling skills to the masses. If you want the prestige and the money that comes with it, you’re going to have to play by their rules. They’re not changing for you.