5 Things WWE Fans Are Missing About Ryback's Post

5. Wins & Losses Matter!

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"Losers turn into what fans like to call jobbers and their value decreases in the companies eyes and before you know it they get released...For doing exactly as they are told!"

If there's one saying I'm sick of hearing it's that in wrestling "wins and losses don't matter".

Of course you don't NEED to win to get over, but book a guy to win for 30 days and book another guy to lose for 30 days and after the month is over, tell me the winner isn't more over than the loser.

Ryback's making a similar point. The superstars who are over win more than they lose. It's no coincidence that Roman Reigns and Finn Balor are the top guys in the company right now and they've only lost a handful of times since their respective debuts.

WWE knows winning matters more than they let on, they just don't want their talent to realize it. Well, Ryback's realized it and he's essentially right. Losing too often and winning too infrequently could be terminal for a wrestler's career. If he does what he's told and does it well, yet has no say in the outcome of the match, the wrestler shouldn't be punished by seeing his value decrease.

Unfortunately, Ryan's underlying point about constant losses devaluing talents is 100% true.

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A former stuntman for Paramount Pictures, Matt enjoys sports, water skiing, driving fast, the beach, professional wrestling, technology, and scotch. At the same time, whenever possible. Having attended many famous (and infamous) shows including WrestleMania XV, In Your House: Mind Games, and the 1995 King of the Ring, Matt has been a lifelong professional sports and wrestling fan. Matt's been mentioned in numerous wrestling podcasts including the Steve Austin Show: Unleashed, Talk Is Jericho, and Something To Wrestle With Bruce Prichard. As a former countywide performer, Matt has been referred to as Mr. 300 for his amazing accomplishments in the world of amateur bowling. He is also the only man on record to have pitched back-to-back no hitters in the Veterans Stadium Wiffle Ball League of 2003.