Ryback has a surprising number of wrestling magazine awards to his name: he won PWI's 'Feud of the Year' and 'Most Hated Wrestler of the Year' in 2010, as part of the Nexus - but in terms of individual awards, he also scooped their 2012 'Most Improved' award. Strangely, in that very same year, he also won WON's 'Most Overrated' award - an accolade he'd be far happier to keep on the down low. In many ways, this story is a microcosm of Ryback's career. It's easy to look at his progress and say he's improved considerably, but that doesn't necessarily mean he deserves such a lofty position on the roster (especially with so many talented guys beneath him).
