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Ryback's surpising athleticism

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#1 ·
The guy keeps flashing that he can actually get around.

It's interesting because most of his arsenal are power moves. But seeing him get off the ground or suicide diving over the ropes adds an extra dimension that it seems like he hasn't had before.

Nice to see some evolution
 
#3 ·
I have found him to be increasingly well rounded since his return in late 2014. I especially liked his Payback 2015 match with Bray Wyatt. It makes me wish the guy would be pushed more. He could make a good main eventer with the right booking.
 
#11 ·
I was wondering what on earth he was going for at that point :lol

To see Ryback doing that would have been surreal to say the least.

Anyway, it's nice that he's trying to reinvent himself, but he needs a character change, not just an evolved moveset.
 
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I feel such moves undermine a strong guy's presence.
Everyone can see that high risk moves don't do a lot of damage. It's a smaller guy's way of making up for lacking strength.
When a brute like Ryback does this, people say "why is this guy killing himself when he can basically beat people to dust?"

It's psychological things like this that destroy wrestling's credibility.
 
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#35 ·
I agree with this but it's nice to see evolution as well. It can be made a part of his character development like when Bryan was going through his "Weakest link" phase. He's so desperate to show that he's more than just a musclehead and going outside of his wheelhouse has lead to mistakes that has cost him matches.

Or maybe it could be that he's already on a losing streak so he's trying new things to try and break it.


There's ways to incorporate high risk moves into a big guys psychology but it's mostly on the commentators to sell that story.
 
#19 ·
Yes, Ryback doing a moonsault in his mid 30s would be impressive considering he's spent most of his career being a big lug who relies on a few standard power moves.


Not sure why you think being impressed with Ryback doing a moonsault is somehow mutually exclusive to being impressed guys like Vader or Brock did high flying moves considering nothing in my post even remotely implied as such.
 
#17 ·
He's improved, but it certainly isn't doing anything for him. Also hard for the crowd to get behind a powerhouse who loses too much. There have been so many times where he's gained momentum and they just abort it, and he returns to doing nothing. He deserves more despite what a lot of people on here think about him.
 
#28 ·
Please, everyone listen to me: do not--do not go calling him Flyback.

Announcer: More like Flyback!

DAMNIT!
 
#31 ·
Glad to see folks are giving THE BIG GUY props on his clearly improved ring work. Even the mooks at commentary are selling it by acting pleasantly surprised at his new arsenal.

Expanded moveset + Improved mic work + DA LOOK = Main eventer, easily. His new attire is the cherry on top due to being a great example of simple yet effective, since it now sports his R logo and allows him to show of his outstanding physique. PUSH HIM TO THE TOP, VINCE!
 
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