Why do people like zack ryder

Maybe it was his charisma, maybe it was his in ring ability, or maybe it was just those sweet headbands he sported! Whatever it was, I liked it. Say what you will about all of Ryder's other qualities, but this is where he truly shines.

If he has done anything, Zack Ryder has gotten his name out there. He was not happy with where he was in the business, so he went out and did something about it. Ryder made himself visible to the fans. Not only did the fans like what they saw, but they have been eating it up ever since.

When Ryder arrives or appears briefly on camera at a WWE event, the fans cheer. His videos on YouTube have two million views and counting, he has hundreds of thousands of followers on Twitter and Facebook, and his T-shirts sell out constantly. Have you seen those T-shirts he sells?! If he can get people to buy a shirt that poorly done, he can get them to buy anything—which is exactly what the WWE is looking for.

Thanks for reading everyone. I just want to end this article by fittingly quoting Zack Ryder once again. Enjoy our content? Join our newsletter to get the latest in sports news delivered straight to your inbox! Link to Media. Your sports. So while a small portion of viewers are fans of Ryder and totally understand his appeal, a large subset of the WWE universe still see him as a lower-carder with a lame Jersey Shore gimmick.

For their part, WWE never did a very competent job of getting across on Raw why he was such a cult sensation and all the other wrestlers, like Cena, were big fans of his. For some reason, probably the fact that he is purely a cult act, viewers tend to not stick around whenever he is on-screen, flipping the channel or doing something else.

It seems WWE may have finally taken note of these poor numbers and kicked Ryder back down the card accordingly. It cannot be a coincidence that— after being part of the main event six-man tag match in December, which had one of the lowest numbers for a Raw main event ever —he found himself placed in the cheesy romance angle with Eve the following week.

Well, certainly, the company looks to have given up on him for now, at least. But, rather than stemming from anger over the way he got over without the support of WWE bookers , it looks to be because they realized Ryder only has a limited appeal to the general audience. His average wrestling skills may also be a mark against him. Not that this excuses the shoddy treatment of Ryder. He could be an entertaining mid-card act, if nothing else. WWE should at least try to rectify some of the damage they have done to him and start putting him in some decent storylines.

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