News broke this past week that WWE will be paying NXT UK performers just $31,000 on one-year deals. Ryback notes that WWE developmental has its ups and downs. Years ago most developmental talents would receive $250-$300 a week, and on rare occasions someone would get $750 or $1000 a week, but that was nearly unheard of. Most performers love the notoriety of working for WWE, but the money is not always as luxurious as fans might think.
Ryback says he loves Seth Rollins and Dolph Ziggler, and he’s really looking forward to their 30-minute Iron Man match this coming Sunday at Extreme Rules. He thinks those guys would have been able to pull off a 60-minute Iron Man match and he thinks both men would have preferred that, but they’ll tear the house down in their 30-minute match nonetheless.
Ryback says it would make sense for WWE to pull the trigger on a Rusev WWE Title run this coming Sunday. He’s not sure what WWE will do, but he’s hoping that WWE makes the right business move here by putting the Title on Rusev. He notes that this is how wrestling promotions make new stars, and a loss here wouldn’t hurt A.J. Styles in the least.
Ryback talks about NJPW star, Takahashi breaking his neck during a recent match. He points out that working as a professional wrestler is all about putting on a great show for fans by making a scripted match look real, but your goal has to be to stay healthy while doing so. He can’t imagine any scenario where he’d agree to take the suplex that Takahashi took which resulted in his broken neck. He doesn’t think there’s any need for those types of moves.
