never thought id say this but PLEASE GOD DONT LET CENA PUT HIM OVER. i cant stand ryder, he's the worst thing since cena tbh. as bad as the miz has been, he's heads and toes better than that unfunny, uncool douchebag.
You're in an extreme minority with your feelings towards Ryder. And I find it hilarious that people still think only smarks love Ryder, the people who don't buy tickets, but he's been a HUGE merchandise sell and gets some pretty solid fucking reactions at the shows. Gimmick-wise, yeah, he's a little corny, but he's consistent and most people love his material. And in the ring, whether you like his finisher or not, he's pretty fucking solid working a match... a whole helluva lot better than maybe 70% of the names in the top American promotions right now. He's a young star, budding, might work on his character a bit... but he knows how to connect with a fanbase, and a fairly large one at that... just like HBK was when he split from Janetty, just a young kid with a somewhat beat-to-death gimmick who needed the right push and got it. I'm not saying Ryder is HBK, but he damn sure has a lot of the qualities you're looking for in a star.
no, no and no. i really doubt it was intentional because the following two weeks he was still trying to suck up to everyone and try to get cheered. they didn't start booing him till after the 3rd week, after i personally couldn't take him seriously anymore. i dont think thats a coincidence. his character is so TNAish atm its pissing me off. his actions and promos do NOT suggest he's heel, at least not as first. i dont now what to take him as anymore.
We'll get to the bold in a second, but first of all, I'll give you the "two weeks" thing, but I'll only give you 1 night of those two weeks, and that was the next night on Raw. But THAT following Smackdown, he clowned Show and started getting a little heat, and it progressed into this. TNAish? Why? Because he's screwing his way out of matches to retain his belt? Save from a few incidents with say, Edge, this is a classic heel angle that hasn't played out that well since JBL... and while this is still nowhere near a JBL-run in terms of duration, all the signs point to it being exactly like that where he weasels his way out of losing his belt. Promos HAVE suggested heel btw... look back to when Show was telling him to chill out and Bryan looked him in the eye and said "GET YOUR DAMN HAND OFF OF ME!" and Show told him he was getting full of himself and Bryan looked him in the eye again and said "GET IT OFF, NOW!" The dude is a little pandering cunt... it's fucking awesome.
Now to the bold, that sounds nothing like Jericho... >_>. Dude, he wasn't trying to get cheers, he was jumping on the announce table and barricade and yelling "WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION" and telling people left and right "I DID IT! ME! I DID IT! I WON THE BELT! I TOOK ADVANTAGE OF MY OPPORTUNITY!" He's been self-aggrandizing this entire time... and for anyone unsure, that's Heel 101.
