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WWE Star Off TV Due to Contract Dispute

Posted: May 2nd, '16, 22:08
by Big Red Machine
Source: PWInsider

By Mike Johnson on 2016-05-02 22:17:00

Ryback, who lost to WWE United States champion Kalisto last night during the WWE Payback Kickoff Show, is not at Raw in St. Louis tonight.

The word making the rounds, according to multiple sources, is that Ryback was sent home and will be, as of this writing, off TV indefinitely. One version of the story is that Ryback himself asked to be pulled from TV.

Ryack's contract with the company expires this summer and the two sides have been, according to several sources, at odds over negotiations for a new contract.

Ryback first worked for WWE in 2004 as part of The Million Dollar Tough Enough season that was integrated into Smackdown. He was signed to WWE developmental in 2006 and debuted on the first season of WWE NXT. After extended time off TV due to a badly broken angle, he returned as the current incarnation of Ryback and has been a regular on the main roster, and at times a PPV main eventer, since.

More as we get it.

Re: WWE Star Off TV Due to Contract Dispute

Posted: May 3rd, '16, 09:06
by Big Red Machine
Dave mentioned on WOR that Mark Henry has been off TV because he is leaving soon, too.

Re: WWE Star Off TV Due to Contract Dispute

Posted: May 3rd, '16, 09:16
by cero2k
Big Red Machine wrote:Dave mentioned on WOR that Mark Henry has been off TV because he is leaving soon, too.
he's waiting out his contract, he is supposed to retire. I had heard that Ryback was really unhappy with what he was doing, his Pre-ShowStopper belt on sunday made it seem like he's in 'i don't give a fuck anymore' mode.

Re: WWE Star Off TV Due to Contract Dispute

Posted: May 3rd, '16, 11:55
by KILLdozer
Biggest creative mishandle in forever!