10 Wrestlers Who Blamed Themselves For Failing In WWE

10. Zack Ryder

The latest wrestler to pin the blame for his WWE failings solely on himself is Zack Ryder, who spoke to SiriusXM's Busted Open Radio on 4 May 2020.

When asked about being shunted down the card almost as quickly as he'd ascended through his Z! True Long Island Story series, Zack said he should have spoken up for himself but was "so young, so naive," and accepted everything that was happening as "part of the plan." Remember: this guy had his kayfabe girlfriend poached from him by John Cena on the air while Kane rolled his wheelchair off the goddamn stage. It was a proper, old-school relegation in every sense, as the organic hype Ryder had built for himself hit the shredding machine.

"I wasn't mature enough to knock on the boss' door and say 'I'm one of the top merch sellers, I've been busting my ass... so why is this happening?'" Ryder said. "So I blame nobody but myself for what went down there."

On top of this, Zack also downplayed the idea that he was being "punished" on-air at this time, though he was ultimately relieved to score his WWE release in 2020, having suffered from anxiety during the last year of his run.