[NearFall]

Not really promos, but I liked the little pre-recorded talk he gave during his entrance against Jinder Mahal a few weeks ago on RAW.

[DesolationRow]

They shouldn't simply drop the Michael Cole-stated point that Ryback is a voracious reader of books. Have Punk attempt to belittle Ryback psychologically and then...

PUNK: "You've done well for yourself, as management greases the wheels for you and you get to make a big splash by swallowing whole little fish. But we're talking about a completely different level, Ryback. I am the WWE Champion. I have been WWE Champion for 316 days. 316. That makes me CM Punk: 316. [Said as though it is mimicry of Steve Austin's old "Austin 3:16."] And you? You've never been a champion at all, have you, Ryback? You probably don't understand how the entire heirarchy works here. I'm WWE Champion. That makes me top dog. You cannot know what is in store for you in this main event tonight. I'm going to take you to school, Ryback. I'm going to hurt you and humiliate you before the entire world."

RYBACK: "Punk... What you say carries much weight. You are a learned warrior. And yet, the irrevocable bonds between what, on one hand, constitutes your experiences and your trials and tribulations, and that, on the other [pointing toward WWE Championship belt] which represents the fruits of your indefatigable, inexhaustible labor... Are not beyond my comprehension. Far from it. To quote John Dryden, 'Beware the fury of a patient man.' And, Punk, the patience I possess is not--"

PUNK: "Wait, what?"

RYBACK: "I have accumulated vast reservoirs of knowledge. I have studied your methods, watched your contests. For as Sun Tzu writes in The Art of War, 'Know thyself, know thy enemy. A thousand battles, a thousand victories.' And I do know you, Punk. I know that you, today, sit at the top of the food chain of WWE... The only problem for you is my hunger grows more achingly voracious each time I am physically near you. To wit, I say... FEED... ME... MORE!!!!!!!!"

Then just leave that aspect to his character alone for several months as he goes back to roaring, "FEED ME MORE!"

[NearFall]

Originally Posted by DesolationRow

They shouldn't simply drop the Michael Cole-stated point that Ryback is a voracious reader of books. Have Punk attempt to belittle Ryback psychologically and then...

PUNK: "You've done well for yourself, as management greases the wheels for you and you get to make a big splash by swallowing whole little fish. But we're talking about a completely different level, Ryback. I am the WWE Champion. I have been WWE Champion for 316 days. 316. That makes me CM Punk: 316. [Said as though it is mimicry of Steve Austin's old "Austin 3:16."] And you? You've never been a champion at all, have you, Ryback? You probably don't understand how the entire heirarchy works here. I'm WWE Champion. That makes me top dog. You cannot know what is in store for you in this main event tonight. I'm going to take you to school, Ryback. I'm going to hurt you and humiliate you before the entire world."

RYBACK: "Punk... What you say carries much weight. You are a learned warrior. And yet, the irrevocable bonds between what, on one hand, constitutes your experiences and your trials and tribulations, and that, on the other [pointing toward WWE Championship belt] which represents the fruits of your indefatigable, inexhaustible labor... Are not beyond my comprehension. Far from it. To quote John Dryden, 'Beware the fury of a patient man.' And, Punk, the patience I possess is not--"

PUNK: "Wait, what?"

RYBACK: "I have accumulated vast reservoirs of knowledge. I have studied your methods, watched your contests. For as Sun Tzu writes in The Art of War, 'Know thyself, know thy enemy. A thousand battles, a thousand victories.' And I do know you, Punk. I know that you, today, sit at the top of the food chain of WWE... The only problem for you is my hunger grows more achingly voracious each time I am physically near you. To wit, I say... FEED... ME... MORE!!!!!!!!"

Then just leave that aspect to his character alone for several months as he goes back to roaring, "FEED ME MORE!"

His vocabulary must have a helluva appetite...

Awesome idea actually. Makes him seem very neutral and honest to the matter, and sticks to his character by "feeding" up the foodchain.

[Loudness]

Intellectual Roidhead? Sounds like an absolutely awesome idea, would recommend you to WWEHQ. Reminds me of the good old days with the genetic freak from the highly educated university of Michigan. Not to mention, far more potential twists in character development as opposed to generic roidheads. Thinking about it, apart from Kane, WWE rarely does weird gimmicks where one guy has a schizophrenic/unorthodox personality, I'm sure that DesoRows idea would work well in todays environment.

[Mister Hands]

Kind of like a Warrior promo with proper sources and footnotes.

[Evil Peter]

Originally Posted by Loudness

Intellectual Roidhead? Sounds like an absolutely awesome idea, would recommend you to WWEHQ. Reminds me of the good old days with the genetic freak from the highly educated university of Michigan. Not to mention, far more potential twists in character development as opposed to generic roidheads. Thinking about it, apart from Kane, WWE rarely does weird gimmicks where one guy has a schizophrenic/unorthodox personality, I'm sure that DesoRows idea would work well in todays environment.

"You're making me angry. You wouldn't like me when I'm angry, because I back up my anger with facts and documented sources." - The Credible Hulk.

[Starbuck]

Originally Posted by Evil Peter

"You're making me hungry. You wouldn't like me when I'm hungry, because I back up my hunger with....FEED ME MOARRRRRRR." - The Ryback.

He really said that?

[Rock316AE]

Smart move for Cena not to be there. They're going to bomb even more this week and then he will come back the week after when they're probably going to be up from the last two weeks so they can pretend that he was the difference maker in this process. Ryback also shouldn't be a factor here because they just showed him for 5 seconds "saving" Foley, a half teaser but not really something that will change interest.

[swagger_ROCKS]

wrong thread.

[Gamblor]

Originally Posted by DesolationRow

They shouldn't simply drop the Michael Cole-stated point that Ryback is a voracious reader of books. Have Punk attempt to belittle Ryback psychologically and then...

PUNK: "You've done well for yourself, as management greases the wheels for you and you get to make a big splash by swallowing whole little fish. But we're talking about a completely different level, Ryback. I am the WWE Champion. I have been WWE Champion for 316 days. 316. That makes me CM Punk: 316. [Said as though it is mimicry of Steve Austin's old "Austin 3:16."] And you? You've never been a champion at all, have you, Ryback? You probably don't understand how the entire heirarchy works here. I'm WWE Champion. That makes me top dog. You cannot know what is in store for you in this main event tonight. I'm going to take you to school, Ryback. I'm going to hurt you and humiliate you before the entire world."

RYBACK: "Punk... What you say carries much weight. You are a learned warrior. And yet, the irrevocable bonds between what, on one hand, constitutes your experiences and your trials and tribulations, and that, on the other [pointing toward WWE Championship belt] which represents the fruits of your indefatigable, inexhaustible labor... Are not beyond my comprehension. Far from it. To quote John Dryden, 'Beware the fury of a patient man.' And, Punk, the patience I possess is not--"

PUNK: "Wait, what?"

RYBACK: "I have accumulated vast reservoirs of knowledge. I have studied your methods, watched your contests. For as Sun Tzu writes in The Art of War, 'Know thyself, know thy enemy. A thousand battles, a thousand victories.' And I do know you, Punk. I know that you, today, sit at the top of the food chain of WWE... The only problem for you is my hunger grows more achingly voracious each time I am physically near you. To wit, I say... FEED... ME... MORE!!!!!!!!"

Then just leave that aspect to his character alone for several months as he goes back to roaring, "FEED ME MORE!"

That sounds awesome. The only question is how good of a mic worker is Ryback? As Skip a couple years ago I wasn't overly impressed, and as Ryback not sure I've ever heard him say anything except "Feed Me More!"

But if he's at least good on the mic this could be an awesome road to take. Actually kinda of reminds me of Maria (?) who was an interviewer and dumb in all her interviews, but then in the Bischoff court segment the act is dropped and she just slaughters Bischoff. Then she goes back to playing dumb. Doing the same or a similar thing with Ryback would add some flavor to his character so he can survive after he loses his undefeated streak.