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Ryback Reveals the Amount of Money He Turned Down to Re-Sign with WWE, Says He Was to Squash the “Little Twerp” AJ Styles at WrestleMania

By Nick Paglino

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As noted, former WWE star Ryback has launched his own podcast, “Conversation with the Big Guy”, via iTunes. During the debut episode, Ryback had the following to say about the WWE deal he walked away from when he was negotiating re-signing with the company:

“Not about a money issue, just so everybody knows, I walked away from the WWE, the contract offer that I walked away from was a three-year $1.5 million contract,” Ryback said (h/t to F4WOnline.com for the transcription).

Ryback also talked about being lied to numerous times in WWE, and he added he was promised by Vince McMahon that he would be the company’s top heel, as long as he read his promos as scripted and did what Vince told him to do.

The Big Guy also revealed he was originally scheduled to face AJ Styles at WrestleMania 32, with McMahon telling him that he would “squash that little twerp.”

You can check out the first episode below:

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  • Ryback

    Ryback

    LAS VEGAS, NV - JUNE 18: Professional wrestler Ryback appears the World Wrestling Entertainment booth at Licensing Expo 2013 at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center on June 18, 2013 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by David Becker/Getty Images for The Licensing Expo)

  • Ryback

    Ryback

    LAS VEGAS, NV - JUNE 18: Professional wrestler Ryback appears the World Wrestling Entertainment booth at Licensing Expo 2013 at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center on June 18, 2013 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by David Becker/Getty Images for The Licensing Expo)

  • Ryback

    Ryback

    LAS VEGAS, NV - JUNE 18: Professional wrestler Ryback appears the World Wrestling Entertainment booth at Licensing Expo 2013 at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center on June 18, 2013 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by David Becker/Getty Images for The Licensing Expo)

  • Ryback

    Ryback

    LAS VEGAS, NV - JUNE 18: Professional wrestler Ryback appears the World Wrestling Entertainment booth at Licensing Expo 2013 at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center on June 18, 2013 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by David Becker/Getty Images for The Licensing Expo)

Nick Paglino
Nick Paglino

Nick was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, and lived there until the age of 18, when he decided to pack his flack jacket and move to New York City.

Nick attended New York University and graduated in 2001 with a degree in Drama.

Nick first entered the internet wrestling community back in 2004 when he became the co-host of The Voice of Wrestling Radio Show. From there, Nick made the transition from radio personality to editor when he began working with WrestleZone in 2008.

Nick is a member of two Off-Broadway theatre companies, Another Urban Riff, and the Drama Desk Award winning Godlight Theatre Company. Nick has appeared in over a dozen Off-Broadway plays since he moved to New York City, and has shot several short and feature length films. In 2010, he completed principle photography on a film titled "How to Score Your Life," which also features TNA Knockout ODB.

Inspiration in his life has come from many people including his family, Woody Allen, Steven Spielberg, Jack Nicholson, The Beatles, and of course, Lassie.

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