10 Wrestling Facts We Didn't Know Last Week (Sept 2)

4. Zack Ryder Didn't Fancy Hype Bros Tag-Team Initially

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Zack Ryder's WWE career has been punctuated with soaring highs and crashing lows. Once a tag-team specialist, it seemed the guy had found his own personal recipe for success by focusing on social media. Legitimately building his own following via Twitter, Ryder pretty much forced his way into the minds of key decision makers.

Sadly, attention on Ryder was fleeting. In 2012, he was sent packing back down to the lower mid card after winning titles and associating on screen with John Cena. Treading water for a few years, Zack was then handed the news that he was being demoted to NXT. There, he'd form a team with Mojo Rawley known as The Hype Bros.

Unhappy with this revelation, Ryder nonetheless decided to put his all into the idea. Messaging Rawley on Twitter, he quickly developed a friendship with his new partner. Initially though, Ryder was less-than-pleased with the concept, feeling it was a step backwards for his WWE career.

Zack posted this story on Twitter, but made sure to state that Rawley and himself get on famously now.

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