Chasing Glory Recap w/ Zack Ryder – Intercontinental Title Win at WM 32, Teaming with Mojo Rawley, Battle With Cancer, More!

Ryder notes that it was always his dream to be a professional wrestler and nobody was going to tell him that he couldn’t do it. His parents have always been supportive, but they also wanted him to get a legitimate education. He struck a deal with them where he’d get an education, but they’d have to pay for his wrestling school in return.
Garcia informs that it was really cool to see Ryder win the Intercontinental Title at WrestleMania a couple of years ago. Ryder says that a lot of people in the back said the same when he went backstage, and that was cool for him. Garcia points out that Ryder is so positive and that’s why everyone likes him. He says he doesn’t see the purpose in being bitter, although he did get bitter once.

Several years ago Ryder started to film a Youtube show and built it from the ground up on his own. It became very popular and fans were even chanting his name at shows. When the show reached its peak popularity he was forced to hand it over to WWE and then it “went to shit”. He felt like he was being punished for some reason even though he took it on himself to make something happen and got popular all on his own.
He continues to make the show under WWE’s umbrella for another year, but it became a job and it wasn’t fun anymore. He thinks the fans could see through that, and they didn’t respond to the second season like they did to the first.