10 WWE Gimmicks I Loved (That Everybody Else Hated)

6. Zack Ryder

WWE.comWWE.comThis one is weird because Ryder's a current WWE performer, but it's not like he's on TV very often. If you go back to how he was booked in late 2011 when he won the US Title he was getting some of the biggest reactions in WWE. It's not like WWE wanted to push him that hard either. They did it because the fans really believed in him While the Ryder gimmick might have been annoying to some, it was always something that I enjoyed simply because we know that Ryder was a lifelong wrestling fan that was living his dream. He put everything into creating the "Long Island Iced Z" persona, the youtube show that he had that was very successful when it first started and he built a connection with the fans. There were shows that I went to where Ryder was getting one of the biggest pops of the night when he was out there losing in five minutes. It's because he knew how to relate to people. Ryder may not be cool to some fans online because he comes off as annoying, but if you're a fan of wrestling then you can appreciate a guy who puts his heart into it the way Ryder did. He may never get a chance again, which is a damn shame.
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