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Ryback On Small Stars Beating Big Guys In WWE, Why It Bothers Him, Sheamus, How WWE Presents Talent
- Updated: September 26, 2016
Source: Conversation With The Big Guy
On episode 4 of Conversation With The Big Guy, Ryan Reeves, also known as Ryback, talked about a couple of the things that really bother him about the current state of affairs at WWE, namely, that size is a forgotten factor in the psychology of professional wrestling and that WWE only protects the brands of a small circle of performers.
According to Ryback, it is almost a detriment to be a bigger guy in WWE, as size does not matter when it comes to in-ring psychology. ‘The Human Wrecking Ball’ then went on to put over Sheamus for being a big, tough guy with a motor who is safe as well.
“They have 160-pound guys beating 300-pound guys like it’s nothing in two minutes.” Reeves said, “that’s one thing that really bothers me with WWE today. So UFC and whatnot, you have weight classes and they have weight classes for a reason. And you put Conor McGregor in the ring with Brock Lesnar. That’s a huge difference, huge difference. And the whole illusion of wrestling is that it is real. And, now, I feel that’s one part of the …
