3. Thou Shalt Not Be A Generic Jacked Up Musclehead
Ryback's the last of a dying breed. Believe it or not, there was once a time where 75% of the WWE roster both looked and wrestled like Ryback. Now, Ryan Reeves is one in a million. Given that he's so unique in physique and style, he's absolutely deserving of being on the roster. However, Ryback in a tag team scenario as a 21st century Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart alongside a solid technician might be a better use of him on the WWE roster than as the Intercontinental Champion. As far as this once-proud wrestling archetype in the future? Don't expect a ton of singles wrestlers in this role, rather expect them as pace-shifters in tag matches moreso than anything else. In all actuality, once WWE figures out how to do big man/little man dynamics in tag team matches, it should be expected to see tag wrestling be back on the rise.
Besides having been an independent professional wrestling manager for a decade, Marcus Dowling is a Washington, DC-based writer who has contributed to a plethora of online and print magazines and newspapers writing about music and popular culture over the past 15 years.