The Untold History of the Internet Title

[Troy]

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On July 28, 2011, the game changed for Zack Ryder when the “woo-wooing†warrior introduced the radiant, broski-embellished Internet Championship to the WWE Universe on “Z! True Long Island Story.â€

But the elaborate Internet Title legacy didn’t start on that humid, late-July day. According to Ryder, who supplied WWE.com – exclusively – with the complete backstory on his finest achievement.

WWE.COM: Tell us the story of how the Internet Championship was won. Rumor has it there was some big tournament in either Massapequa or East Hampton, Long Island, that you won.

RYDER: The 64-man tournament was actually held in Merrick, N.Y. That’s where I grew up. A lot of people wanted to be the first-ever Internet Champion, but I used all my tools – Broski Boots, Zack Attacks and Rough Ryders – to make it all the way to the finals and win it. There were guys like Spiral, Sky, G-Money and Gironimo, Justin Sane – some of the toughest competitors to ever step foot in the ring. My broski The Big O lost really quick due to injury. He won in the first round, tweaked his knee and couldn’t compete in the next round. Desperado was supposed to face Big O and got a bye, but I ended up beating him. (Editor’s note: Named tournament competitors could not be
reached for comment.)

Read the rest of the story HERE

I highly recommend everyone read the whole article on wwe.com. Fun read and I like how Ryder has given the Internet Title a complete history. I really liked how the creation of the title is a take on how the Intercontinental title was started. Hopefully WWE do more with Ryder and let him at least wear the title on RAW and Smackdown each week and allows him to explain the title.

 

[PegasusKid]

haha i liked that. I hope that they use this and show ryder his work is rewarded. He really is a self made superstar. Found the article entertaining. Hope that the title does get defended, even the Million dollar title was defended at some point. Looking forward to seeing where Ryder goes from here.