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Subject: Z! True Long Island Story - Zack Ryder Channel
S Kid J E T S 48
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posted on 3-12-2011 at 01:49 AM
Z! True Long Island Story - Zack Ryder Channel
Couldn't decide if this deserved its own thread or not, but since the Smackdown thread didn't start yet and I discovered this today,
I'm giving it it's own spot.
Apparently this has been going on for a few weeks (4 episodes to be exact), where Zach Ryder has been making his own Youtube videos on his channel.
They are very reminiscent of some of the shows they used to put up on WWE.com that some people enjoyed.
Considering the former #1 contender for the WWE Title hasn't done much on Raw lately, this is a pretty interesting way to go. After reading some
of his peers talk about these glowingly on Twitter, I gave it a try and loved it.
He was a pretty polarizing guy when on ECW with some loving his gimmick and others hating it...I wonder if this changes how some might feel towards
him on either end of the spectrum.
Only have one thing to say about this episode: Han Solbro
Woo Woo Woo, You Know It.
[Edited on 9-12-2011 by S Kid J E T S 48]
C.MontgomeryPunk
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posted on 3-12-2011 at 02:40 AM
The third installment was pretty good as well when he tried to interview Buzz Lightyear only to realize that Buzz only talks to other toys so he had
his action figure interview Buzz.
It's better than it reads.
I gotta respect Zack's hustle. Kid is at least trying. Too bad the wwe writers don't understand his gimmick, or at least Vince
doesn't. Zack was early on the Jersey Shore bandwagon (which one came first actually?).
It will also be criminal if Zack doesn't have a backstage segment with Snookie, but given it's the road to WM I highly doubt we'll
get to see it.
Zack does need to be much more orange though.
I remember Eddie Guerrero.
nOOb
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posted on 3-12-2011 at 07:18 AM
Isn't this what some guy did a few years back and got fired shortly after?
Everything about this girl is awesome. She's hot, she got kicked out of school for sucking too many dicks, she takes it in the ass and her body
gives itself abortions. -Punker on Lilly Allen's Miscarriage
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posted on 3-12-2011 at 04:04 PM
I will be extremely disappointed if Zack Ryder doesn't make a pass or have some kind of interaction with Snooki.
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posted on 3-12-2011 at 05:38 PM
I too was wondering if he was going to have any interaction with Snooki. I believe Jersey Shore has actually hurt Zach Ryder. I believe he debuted
with his gimmick before the actual show. And it seems his small push stalled after the show became insanely popular.
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posted on 3-12-2011 at 06:31 PM
I'm pretty sure Jersey Shore was before Zach, but the popularity of Jersey Shore took a little while to take off and it was in that in between
time that Ryder came up with the nuances of his character. I know everyone hates the Shore gimmick in TNA and I'm right there with that, but I
truly believe if it was Ryder instead of Robbie E, it would have worked much better since Zach is a solid talker and about 800 times the worker Robbie
is.
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posted on 3-12-2011 at 10:11 PM
I agree Dev... Ryder is completely underrated in many aspects, and is a star personality just waiting to break out.
He's extremely talented... and surprisingly.... 25-26!
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S Kid J E T S 48
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posted on 3-12-2011 at 10:38 PM
It's weird...the Hart Foundation broke up and its been one of the worst moves imaginable.
But with Ryder, and Curt Hawkins in a much smaller way, their breakup has been great to both of them. They've both made separate identities and
movesets and have both grown a lot since their breakup.
And like most tag team breakups the WWE does, both have been tremendously underutilized.
Obviously a lot has been said about Ryder here, as one of the last people who actually watch Superstars, I've seen Hawkins pretty much every
week, as they either have him feuding with someone on a small basis, or they have him as a guest commentator (haven't seen superstars in the
last week or two, so not sure if his streak is still going). The guy can talk, and what we've seen of his work with Vance Archer (playing the
role of the guy with actual talent) we know he can go more than a bit in the ring.
This is one of those times where I agree with a lot of people about the decimation of the midcard and a time where I wish there were no brand
extension. If there was one roster, we'd probably have the U.S. Title acting like the TV or Euro title and guys like Ryder would probably get
the title to hold for a bit and by virtue, grow with it (kind of like some got to do with the ECW belt in a small fashion). It's a shame. Only
main eventers get side feuds away from belts to work with, and when lower card guys get on a card with no belt on the line, it tends to just flatline
(think Shad v. JTG, which wasn't built horribly). More than being annoyed for guys like Sheamus and Barrett that get shutdown while they are in
the upper card, I feel more for guys like Ryder, who showed a lot in ECW when he got the ball, and wind up with no place on Raw or Smackdown, despite
having the chops to wrestle and talk.
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posted on 3-13-2011 at 01:00 AM
I've been watching these too...easily the best wrestler-hosted show since What's Crackin' with Scotty Goldman. Perhaps better.
As far as which came first, I can say that Zack started the gimmick around fall 09, but he'd been doing the "Woo woo woo" bit since earlier
that year when he and Hawkins would appear on the Dirt Sheet. Don't know when Jersey Shore debuted though.
And yes, Zack rules, and should be pushed. I get that with his gimmick he probably isn't main event material, but you can't tell me he
couldn't fit right in the US or IC title scene.
I'm Cherokee Jack!
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posted on 3-13-2011 at 01:05 AM
Both of these from Wikipedia:
quote:Jersey Shore is an American reality television series that premiered on MTV on December 9, 2009 in the United
States.
quote:Ryder made his return to ECW on May 5, 2009 in a backstage segment with General Manager Tiffany. He now sported short
hair, tanned skin, sunglasses, a headband, half-trunks/half-tights, displaying something of an arrogant Long Island guido character and more frequent
uses of catchphrases "woo woo woo" and "you know it", that he had used sparingly in the tag team.
"I'm a professional. I know exactly what I'm doing." - Jeff Hardy
C.MontgomeryPunk
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posted on 3-18-2011 at 06:34 PM
Newest offering -
I remember Eddie Guerrero.
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posted on 3-19-2011 at 02:29 PM
This is the WWE dropping the ball with Zach Ryder.
Quoted for truth.
Stay wet my friends.
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posted on 3-19-2011 at 03:27 PM
I like how Ryder said he's doing all the jobs. I wasn't very intrigued with Ryder's character after the Edgeheads breakup,
but now he's becoming very interesting.
TheGuest: That annoying chat dude.
�
[TheGuest] That's great, they kick him all over his torso and head and what does he sell? His knee.
[Dougie 2.0] Khalis kneebone is connected to his headbone
[Tommy D] Same way Welker hurt his knee.
[Sportsguy] Welker was jumped by the Nexus?
[Tommy D] yes they were so quick you couldn't even see them
[BC] you can't see me?
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posted on 3-19-2011 at 05:39 PM
Alright.
Ryder has officially issued the WWE a license to print money. Granted, it may only be "mid card money", but it's still there.
The best line? Regarding his promise to personally send anyone an autograph for tweeting him a picture wearing his t-shirt:
"You can put it up on your wall. Or sell it on ebay for, like two bucks or something."
Apparently Amanda Bynes and Charlie Sheen are related, because she's full of the same kind of
crazy.
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posted on 3-19-2011 at 05:48 PM
quote:Originally posted by southermagu
Ryder has officially issued the WWE a license to print money. Granted, it may only be "mid card money", but it's still there.
Too bad the company he works for is so out of touch. He could have a Facebook revolution bigger than Betty White's, and I doubt they'd
take notice.
Is everyone mad here?
Of course they are, and you are too... otherwise, you wouldn't have come here.
C.MontgomeryPunk
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posted on 3-25-2011 at 05:58 PM
Episode #6 -
I remember Eddie Guerrero.
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posted on 3-26-2011 at 02:22 PM
If they don't get Pappa Ryder as a manager for John Morrison & onto Raw regularly they even bigger idiots than we all thought they are.
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posted on 3-26-2011 at 03:03 PM
DZP vs Catering, that is awesome. Ryder not being used is a crime.
I remember Lucky Lopez.
dev are you going to give me your address or do i have to check the registered sex offender data base (Firewoman trying to set up a three way meet on
03/20/2011)
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posted on 4-1-2011 at 05:08 AM
HHH shits on him a bit, but Cena and Miz praise the hell out of the guy. Also, Trent's brief appearance made me laugh.
Is everyone mad here?
Of course they are, and you are too... otherwise, you wouldn't have come here.
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posted on 4-1-2011 at 10:33 AM
I bet that HHH, & the rest of the management, has absolutely NO IDEA about the Z! show and therefore shitting on him is a completely & corporate
justifiable position.
same situation with Vince not having a clue that London & Kendrick wear masks for 6 months or who Paul Burchill was trying to copy during the pirate
gimmick.
Absolutely hilarious moments in it, the trampoline, how weirdly different did he look without the hair spiked?
southermagu
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posted on 4-1-2011 at 06:37 PM
I'm not sure that was HHH shitting all over him. I think that's just how he is. But I agree with the idea that he (and the rest of the
office) have no idea that Ryder is even doing this.
But having Cena and Miz pulling for you has got to be a great thing. It's a damn shame that WWE isn't doing anything with what
Ryder is giving them, which is both absolute gold and essentially free.
If they want to be relevant to this modern age, why not throw a little time this guy's way? Like I said earlier, I genuinely believe that this
could help Ryder get over and in turn make them money.
For all their talk of being an "entertainment" company, they ignore the one guy who's actually doing pure entertainment.
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posted on 4-2-2011 at 04:22 AM
This made me LOL.
pumping my fist like woo!
my av is a burger.
diablo_dor
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posted on 4-2-2011 at 12:46 PM
quote:Originally posted by southermagu
But having Cena and Miz pulling for you has got to be a great thing. It's a damn shame that WWE isn't doing anything with what
Ryder is giving them, which is both absolute gold and essentially free.
.
Exactly, how hard would it have been to give us Miz & Ryder Vs Cena & Bourne as a TV match since we've had the claims about Cena telling the
office to utilise Bourne more often, but that could have led to a solid TV main event of Bourne Vs Miz which would have helped solidify Miz as champ
with a clean win.
Part of the issue is that he acknowldges his history as an EdgeHead which creative would have a hard time accepting.
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posted on 4-7-2011 at 11:06 PM
Nice to see a Colt Cabana sighting. I think I pissed myself during the merchandise scene. Also strange to see him go serious for the last 10 seconds.
Maybe we will see him on tv soon.
[Edited on 4-7-2011 by JB KING]
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posted on 4-8-2011 at 12:54 AM
You can only hope. Maybe if Vince starts hearing rumblings of Ryder's name from fans or from some of the guys who apparently like him (Cena
being the main one I would think), he'll give him a chance.
And man, I wish they would put out a better shirt for him. A plain shirt with just that ZR logo on it would be great.
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