Former WWE Superstar Ryback has closely monitored the events within his former company following his departure in 2016.
On a recent edition of his “The Ryback Show” podcast, Ryback criticized Triple H, accusing the WWE CCO of altering the outcome of one of his matches to undermine him.
Specifically, Ryback claimed he was initially slated to emerge victorious in a six-man tag team match against The Wyatt Family, but Triple H allegedly used his influence to ensure The Big Guy’s defeat.
Ryback recounted the match involving himself and The Wyatts leading up to the Payback pay-per-view event, where he was set to team with Kane and The Big Show. He mentioned that the original plan, relayed to him by the creative team, involved him winning against The Wyatts in a six-man tag match on SmackDown.
However, according to Ryback, Triple H altered the plan in Vince McMahon’s absence, resulting in The Big Guy being “destroyed” by The Wyatts.
Ryback said, “Hunter’s tough. I’m telling you I’ve experienced this. I’m just giving you [an] insight of [sic] what I know. I know the monster that is Triple H, of how he is. There was a segment with me and the Wyatts where, this was before the Payback pay-per-view with me, Kane, and Big Show, where I eventually went over because Vince was there. I was supposed to go over the Wyatts. It was a six-man tag match on SmackDown.”
He continued, “Vince was not at SmackDown. I was told the night before I got sent by creative, by the writers. Blah blah blah blah blah, you’re going over on so and so on Bray [Wyatt] or whoever it was at the time with that leading up to all this. I get to the show, Vince isn’t there. Hunter had it changed to me getting destroyed by the Wyatts just to show like this is what he does.”
Ryback parted ways with WWE in 2016, citing a lack of equal pay for talent and creative frustration as primary reasons for his departure.
