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    Jumped The Shark Week: Zack Ryder

    In honor of Shark Week still existing, I will be discussing moments in certain wrestler’s careers where they “Jumped The Shark” (no, not John Tenta) and lost my interest.

    Zack Ryder Jump Shark

    Zack Ryder was pretty much thrown into the abyss that is known as the WWE undercard after his run with Edge and Curt Hawkins but he did something about it… or tried to at least. He created a Youtube show to help develop his character and in a way, call out WWE for not using him.

    Z! True Long Island Story would go on to win over many fans, making Ryder’s character popular enough for WWE to use him… for a short while. He even got a short run with the US Championship. However, they made him look like a goon in the long run and at first, I felt bad for him.

    From the outside looking in, it seemed that WWE used his internet popularity to milk him and his merchandise for the little bit of money they could and then threw him aside instead of developing his character further. I hated it for the guy. He went out of his way to try to make it in the WWE.

    My feelings quickly changed as he began to complain and moan on Twitter every week. If he had just kept quiet after maybe I would still see him in some sort of positive light. His griping and complaining voided out everything I had thought of him for trying as hard as he did to get over on his YouTube show. Looking back, he looks pathetic through the entire thing. The guy created his own “Internet Championship” for God’s sake. We should be ashamed. Zack Ryder jumped his own shark and it was really depressing.

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    This entry was posted in More Things! and tagged Curt Hawkins, Edge, Internet Championship, Jumped The Shark, US Championship, WWE, Youtube, Z! True Long Island Story, Zack Ryder on August 9, 2013 by Tim B.

    Jumped The Shark Week: Kane

    In honor of Shark Week still existing, I will be discussing moments in certain wrestler’s careers where they “Jumped The Shark” (no, not John Tenta) and lost my interest.

    KaneJumpsShark

    I’ll be honest… I’ve never been much of a Kane fan in the ring or on the microphone, but there was something about his character that I liked. The character’s backstory and his relationship with The Undertaker was always interesting to me, even though the storyline has great inconsistencies.

    The mask was a huge part of who he was. It kept a certain mystery about him. The character depended on this mask greatly to keep him intriguing to me. When Kane started speaking it really bugged me because part of the mystery had went away. Part of what made that character so appealing was gone but I would later grow to be okay with it.

    Kane tagging with Rob Van Dam and having some sort of comedic role is what eventually made me okay with him speaking. It was enjoyable, just as it was (to a lesser extent) with him and Daniel Bryan. With me enjoying Kane for the first time in a long time they decided this should not last.

    He unmasked after losing a stipulation match to Triple H leading to him turning on RVD and becoming pretty unremarkable to me for… well, forever. They have put the mask back on him but it’s void of all meaning now in my eyes. Him and Daniel Bryan had some laughable moments but it did nothing to make me like Kane. It’s strange how merely unmasking a wrestler could lead me to thinking they jumped the shark.

    This entry was posted in More Things! and tagged Daniel Bryan, Jumped The Shark, kane, Rob Van Dam. RVD, Triple H on August 7, 2013 by Tim B.
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