http://www.cagesideseats.com/2014/6...-wwe-treatment-of-zack-ryder-broke-the-spirit
Curt Hawkins says that WWE treatment of Zack Ryder 'broke the spirit of the locker room'
By Sean Rueter
Myers was asked about the storyline with John Cena, Kane and Eve that Ryder was placed in in early 2012, after fan response to his YouTube show over the previous year forced Creative to use the Long Islander more prominently, and his descent back to undercard status:
The worst part of that whole thing is that it really kind of broke the spirit of the locker room.
For years, we were told in all these pep talks that there's a brass ring, you've gotta reach for it and it's there for the taking if you work hard enough and get yourself over. And he did it; he defied the odds and actually does it, and all the boys are rooting for him, like 'Oh wow, this is cool as sh*t. This has never been done before.' He got over without the office, without TV time. It was pretty mind-blowing.
And then they did just crush it and take it all away from him. To me, I felt the example that set for the rest of the boys was pretty brutal, because then it's like it almost feels hopeless. It's like, you're not going to get pushed unless they pick you to get pushed, and that's kind of it. I thought, above all, that message they sent to the boys was the worst part. They crushed the spirits of a lot of people, like 'Okay, so my hard work here isn't going to pay off, huh?'
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A bit old (from June 26, 2014), but I thought it would be interesting to share given the Ziggler supporters on this site. The main difference between the three men standing the ring the to open Monday night after Survivor Series 2011, was that Bryan and Punk did receive strong singles pushes upon debuting.
Curt Hawkins says that WWE treatment of Zack Ryder 'broke the spirit of the locker room'
By Sean Rueter
Myers was asked about the storyline with John Cena, Kane and Eve that Ryder was placed in in early 2012, after fan response to his YouTube show over the previous year forced Creative to use the Long Islander more prominently, and his descent back to undercard status:
The worst part of that whole thing is that it really kind of broke the spirit of the locker room.
For years, we were told in all these pep talks that there's a brass ring, you've gotta reach for it and it's there for the taking if you work hard enough and get yourself over. And he did it; he defied the odds and actually does it, and all the boys are rooting for him, like 'Oh wow, this is cool as sh*t. This has never been done before.' He got over without the office, without TV time. It was pretty mind-blowing.
And then they did just crush it and take it all away from him. To me, I felt the example that set for the rest of the boys was pretty brutal, because then it's like it almost feels hopeless. It's like, you're not going to get pushed unless they pick you to get pushed, and that's kind of it. I thought, above all, that message they sent to the boys was the worst part. They crushed the spirits of a lot of people, like 'Okay, so my hard work here isn't going to pay off, huh?'
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A bit old (from June 26, 2014), but I thought it would be interesting to share given the Ziggler supporters on this site. The main difference between the three men standing the ring the to open Monday night after Survivor Series 2011, was that Bryan and Punk did receive strong singles pushes upon debuting.
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