Ryback Talks Nexus’ WWE Debut, Working With Paul Heyman, Where Did ‘Feed Me More’ Come From?

rybackWWE Superstar Ryback recently spoke with Jim Varsallone of the Miami Herald while promoting this week’s Smackdown taping in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

Ryback spoke on a number of topics, including his ‘debut’ with the Nexus faction, finding the Ryback character, working with Paul Heyman, and much more. You can read a few excerpts below: 

Ryback Talks Nexus’ Debut:

“We were pretty much told that if we don’t nail this thing, we’re probably going to be fired or definitely not going to be given the opportunity they were going to give us,” he said. “So we were all on the same page that night…We all knew we had to work together that night, and we were all in position to do that, because if we were going to make this thing work, we had to work together. When you’re out there with seven other guys, working together, it kind of makes it a little bit easier,” he said. “It wasn’t solely just on one of us. So that definitely helped, but to say nerves didn’t exist would be crazy. We definitely were all nervous before we went out there.”

Ryback’s thoughts on working with Paul Heyman: 

“Being with Paul Heyman, if you look back at the wrestling footage throughout the years, he’s been around for a very long time, and he’s been around a lot of the greats,” Ryback said. “So for Paul to want to align himself with me and be with me was a great compliment to me. It was a lot of fun. At that stage of my career and where I was at, I always liked being out there by myself to speak and say what I want to say and not have a mouthpiece, but it was a great learning experience for me, seeing how Paul approached promos and how he spoke to people and controlled the crowd, because he is truly very gifted in that aspect.” 
Where did Ryback get his catchphrase from? 
“I was being fed local talents who were half my size, and one of those nights [on SmackDown] I ripped through one of these guys, Benny Camer. I just looked at the camera. It wasn’t anything that was pre-rehearsed or planned. I knew Vince [McMahon] and Triple H and Stephanie McMahon and Kevin Dunn were watching, and I just said, ‘Feed Me More.’

“I got to the back, and Road Dogg, one of our WWE producers, came up to me, and he goes, ‘Man, that ‘Feed Me More.’ Vince really liked that.’ I go, ‘Oh yeah,’ and he goes, ‘Yeah. Where did it come from?’ I said, ‘I don’t know. It’s just what I felt. It’s gotta be how I live my life, like I always want more.’ Road Dogg said, ‘Well, whatever it is, keep doing it. Vince loves it.’ It all kind of grew from there.” 

For more with Ryback in the Miami Herald, including how close his character is to him in real life, working with John Cena, being involved in team sports and more, click here for the full article

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