Dolph Ziggler’s recent actions have led to loads of speculations being made throughout the wrestling community. One of the notable ones came from his close friend and former WWE Superstar Ryback.

On the recent edition of his podcast, Conversation with The Big Guy, Ryback revealed his thoughts on the recent turn of events.

The former Intercontinental Champion voiced his concern over his friend’s uncertain future, advising him to take a vacation to the Bahamas:

“I personally think he should take a little break. I think he deserves a break. Whether he resigns or not I think he should take some time off, at least 6 months. I want to see him in the Bahamas just drinking. I say take a year off. He is still young enough.”

Ryback also said that taking a break from wrestling helped him get to a better place physically and provided the reason why Ziggler needs to take a break:

“When you are there for quite some time it’s okay to take a little break, whatever your reasons are. I always say that you work so hard in life and that everyone wants to talk about the grind, but you have to enjoy life. What is the point of making money if you can’t enjoy it? You are going to get to a point when you are 50 and realize you missed out on your best years. Not to say that you have years ahead of you, but stepping away and getting out of the bubble will open your eyes and see the light that is out there. There are always ways to make money and wrestling is always going to be there.”

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Former WWE Superstar and Ryback had an exchange on Instgram after Jey Uso shared a video of Rusev lifting at the gym. Ryback commented on the video with a slight jab at Rusev by saying, “I would have expected more weight from ‘The Bulgarian Brute.’ Ryback then followed up with another remark saying, “F**kRusevDay.”

Rusev responded back to Ryback’s jab by telling him, “all natural workouts here,” seemingly hinting that Ryback juices and/or uses enhancements for his workouts.

PULL DAT ISH @rusevig @jonathanfatu #isymfs

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Ryback opens today’s show speaking about WWE Superstars exposing the business, and WWE embracing it through shows like Total Divas. He says that the wrestling business has been exposed now and everyone knows it’s fake, but there’s no need for the Superstars to drive it down our throats by posting pictures with their ‘enemies’ on social media. It’s no secret that wrestling is for kids, but there’s no point in sacrificing more mature audiences by blatantly ignoring television storylines.

He points out that good characters and good stories will make people look past the fact that the wrestling is fake, but WWE has failed to provide either as of late. He doesn’t think shows like Total Divas are doing the business any favours, because that show goes into detail about everything happening behind the scenes at WWE.

Ryback talks about the process of memorizing promos in WWE. He recalls getting the script for one of his promos during his feud with John Cena very late in the day, but he was still able to memorize it pretty accurately. When he got to the building that evening, Vince McMahon had torn the script up and the writers were in the middle of re-writing his promo.

He was set to open the show that night and received the new script right before the show went on air. He hit the bullet points of the promo as best he could because it was impossible to recite the promo word for word with so little time before the show began. He delivered the promo and McMahon was fine with it.

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Ryback is joined on today’s show by his co-host Phoenix Marie.

A listener calls into the show and asks Ryback how much his wrestling gear costs. He says the total cost for his singlets were around $400-500 which included shipping, and his boots would cost around $1,000. If he got his boots airbrushed they would cost anywhere between $1,200-1,400.

Another listener calls into the show and asks Ryback what the scariest part of his job is. He says the scariest part about being a professional wrestler in his opinion is the possibility of breaking your neck. He says that all types of piledrivers should be banned from all performers with a few exceptions such as The Undertaker or Jerry ‘The King’ Lawler.

In his opinion, the piledriver is a move where the rewards simply don’t outweigh the risks. He recalls one independent performer who broke his neck and has been paralyzed ever since. This performer has spent a lot of time in the hospital and we’ll never hear about him in the wrestling business again, and that’s very unfortunate. Ryback thinks it’s far safer and easier to just replace the piledriver with another move.

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The Hell in a Cell match is undoubtedly one of the best gimmick matches in history. There have numerous instant classics contested within the Cell. Who can forget Undertaker v. Big Boss Man? Or Undertaker v. Kane?

There have been 36 different matches, with more than 20 wrestlers having been inside the Cell. It’s easy to forget some of the guys who sacrificed their bodies in the Devil’s Playground. Here are four guys you may have forgotten competed inside Satan’s Structure.

Paul Heyman (Hell in a Cell, 2013)

In the summer of 2013, Paul Heyman betrayed his client CM Punk, so they had a big fight. Eventually, due to reasons, CM Punk would face everyone’s favorite meathead Ryback. There was a twist, though. Heyman would be teaming with Ry”Da Big Guy”Back in a 2-on-1 handicap Hell in a Cell match.

Heyman, being a manager, avoided the brunt of the battle by climbing on top of the Cell before the match started. The doors were locked, and he was supposedly safe from Punk. He was then treated to a bird’s eye view of Punk casually murdering Ryback in the Cell. A GTS ended the match, and Punk quickly made his way up the Cell, and he had a kendo stick with him.

Punk proceeded to whack the life out of his former manager with the Kendo stick atop of the Cell before putting him to sleep with a GTS.

Some partner Heyman was.

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Ryback is joined on today’s show by his co-host Pat Buck.

Buck sends his best wishes and prayers to Ric Flair as he continues to recover in the hospital right now. Ryback echoes that sentiment and says he sent a personal message to Charlotte a few days ago. He says that Flair was always very good to him during his time in WWE, and he’d always have productive criticism for Ryback in terms of his performance.

Ryback goes on to say that Flair just seems to be indestructible, so when the news broke that he was hospitalized with serious issues it came as a big surprise. He believes that Flair will recover and will come out on the other end of this even better than before.

Buck mentions that he shaved his beard last week, and he points out that every wrestler has facial hair. Ryback jokes that he should shave his beard too and grow his hair out instead. He says that maybe if he has long hair the fans won’t be able to chant ‘Goldberg’ at him in the future.

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Ryback is joined on today’s show by his co-host Pat Buck.

Ryback informs that he watched Battleground last Sunday. He enjoyed the show, in spite of the fact that a lot of people seemed to be very critical of the show. He does point out that the Philadelphia crowd seemed very quiet during the Nakamura/Baron Corbin match.

Buck points out that a lot of people have been very critical of Nakamura’s main roster run thus far, saying that his work hasn’t been nearly as sharp as when he worked in Japan. Ryback says that Nakamura has only been on the main roster for several months, and these things take time.

Buck feels that Nakamura has not been presented well since arriving in WWE. He feels that WWE over-hyped his debut, and with the language barrier he’s facing, Nakamura simply hasn’t connected to the level that a lot of people thought he would. He doesn’t think that Nakamura’s work has been any worse than normal, but something has definitely been missing.

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Ryback is joined on today’s show by his co-host Pat Buck.

Ryback informs that he just finished another stem cell procedure, which is helping him with injuries he suffered over his career in professional wrestling. He is having issues with the discs in his neck/back, and for this reason he says he is done performing any type of stunner manoeuvre. He says that even executing a leg drop is very hard on your body when you do it for multiple years.

Ryback comments on some negative buzz that he has received on the indie scene, with some people thinking that he’s failing on the indies simply because they don’t see him wrestling for certain promotions. He informs that he’s simply choosing not to wrestle for some promotions, because he’s not wrestling for free or for a discount since he knows his value.

He says that people can criticize him all day long but he knows how hard he works, and if any of these critics spent any time with him they’d see it too. He says that this past year has been a terrific year for him financially both with wrestling and with his supplement business, and while he continues to let his body heal, he’s not focused on working for any and all promotions that inquire about bookings.

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Ryback claimed in a recent installment of Heated Conversations with The Big Guy that there were plans originally for The Ultimate Warrior to work with him at WrestleMania 30 before he passed away.

When asked about these rumors on Twitter, Dana Warrior claimed they were false. She wrote, “Not true. It always saddens me when people tell untruths on a man’s grave to promote their lives. Do your OWN work. Dana”

When Ryback asked Dana how she was doing, she called him out for living in a “fantasy” with the following remarks:

I'm well, Ryan. Cultivating a legacy not living in fantasy xoDana https://t.co/73XfwmbKFy

— Dana Warrior (@DanaWarriorWWE) July 14, 2017

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Austin Aries Comments On WWE Release

Austin Aries, who was released from his WWE contract last week, has finally made a statement regarding the situation. There have been conficting reports on whether Aries asked for his release or not, but whatever the case, the two parties seem to be satisfied with their parting.

My official statement on my @WWE departure. Thank you to my supporters and detractors. Exciting announcements soon. pic.twitter.com/7Y4NkUMFVz

— Austin Healy Aries (@AustinAries) July 14, 2017

Ryback vs Warrior?

Dana Warrior, the widow of WWE Hall of Famer The Ultimate Warrior, responded to Ryback’s claim regarding her husband. In the 46th episode of “Conversation with The Big Guy” podcast, Ryback alleged a WrestleMania 30 match was planned between him and The Ultimate Warrior. Ryback claimed WWE talent relations executive Mark Carrano showed him the early plans for WrestleMania, and it included Warrior vs. Ryback.

The Big Guy said he was excited for the match “because I figured it was his one last moment in WWE.” Although he was “cool” with the match idea, Ryback still didn’t think he was the right man for the match since he was unaware of Warrior’s in-ring shape. Despite such concerns, Ryback said he would have continued with the match since “I did everything that they asked of me there.”

On early Friday afternoon, Dana Warrior went on Twitter to respond to Ryback’s WrestleMania allegation. She rebuked his claim and added she was saddened when people lie to promote themselves.

Not true. It always saddens me when people tell untruths on a man's grave to promote their lives. Do your OWN work. Dana https://t.co/B4gFSmKljq

— Dana Warrior (@DanaWarriorWWE) July 14, 2017

The Ultimate Warrior was inducted to the WWE Hall of Fame in 2014, the same year as WrestleMania 30. He passed away three days after his induction.

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