History Wrestling / Ryback

* GutturalGrowler: His voice is low and ''extremely'' raspy.

* NiceHat: Since turning heel in April 2013, Ryback began to wear a skullcap during promos and any time he's not wrestling.

Ryback Allen Reeves (born Ryan Allen Reeves; November 10, 1981) is an American {{professional wrestl|ing}}er, best known for his tenure with Wrestling/{{WWE}} under the ring name Ryback. One of the eight finalists on ''Wrestling/WWEToughEnough 4'', Reeves later signed a developmental contract with WWE and wrestled in its developmental territories Deep South Wrestling (DSW), Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW), and Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW). He participated in the first season of ''Wrestling/{{WWE NXT}}'' in early 2010 under the ring name Skip Sheffield, and joined the main WWE roster later that year as part of Wrestling/TheNexus before being sidelined due to injury. Following his return as Ryback, he was portrayed as an unstoppable powerhouse who would [[SquashMatch squash]] two people at a time, and headlined several pay-per-view events for WWE – some of which were for the WWE Championship – and became a one-time Intercontinental Champion before departing from the company in 2016. He currently wrestles on the independent circuit.

Ryback Allen Reeves (born ''Ryan'' Allen Reeves on November 10, 1981) is a American {{professional wrestl|ing}}er, best known for his tenure with Wrestling/{{WWE}} under the ring name Ryback. One of the eight finalists on ''Wrestling/WWEToughEnough 4'', Reeves later signed a developmental contract with WWE and wrestled in its developmental territories Deep South Wrestling (DSW), Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW), and Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW). He participated in the first season of ''Wrestling/{{WWE NXT}}'' in early 2010 under the ring name Skip Sheffield, and joined the main WWE roster later that year as part of Wrestling/TheNexus before being sidelined due to injury. Following his return as Ryback, he was portrayed as an unstoppable powerhouse who would [[SquashMatch squash]] two people at a time, and headlined several pay-per-view events for WWE – some of which were for the WWE Championship – and became a one-time Intercontinental Champion before departing from the company in 2016. He currently wrestles on the independent circuit.

* BaldOfAwesome: As a face, as he's bald.

** His large, imposing figure, [[BaldOfAwesome shiny dome]], and tendency to obliterate opponents in short periods of time recall Wrestling/{{Goldberg}}, which the crowd invariably {{lampshade|Hanging}}s with the former’s chant during the latter’s matches. In interviews, Ryback sees the comparison as an insult (because he considers himself to be a more passionate and harder worker than Goldberg) while Goldberg treats it as a compliment (as fans are still chanting his name years after his retirement). Ryback even, perhaps foolishly, utilized a Spear/Tackle maneuver at the TLC pay-per-view in 2012. You get one guess as to how the fans responded. But by February 2016, [[http://whatculture.com/wwe/ryback-debuts-his-new-goldberg-look.php he fully embraced the comparaison and started wearing attire based on him]].

* BreakupBreakout: Due to his injury, he was barely in the Nexus at all. However, back in 2010, very few people would have guessed that Skip Sheffield would later become a bigger star than anyone else in the original Nexus. While he hasn't been center of a high profile angle the same way Barrett was, he's been far more consistently high on the card. While [[Wrestling/BryanDanielson Daniel Bryan]] is a much bigger star than Ryback, he was never really a part of Nexus, being kicked out in less then a week.

[[Wiki/{{Wikipedia}} The Other Wiki]] has [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryback a more extensive article]] about him.

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* FlatCharacter: His character can really be summed up by his catchphrase, "Feed Me More". This makes a ''little'' more sense if you know about wrestling terminology ("feeding" refers to a {{Jobber}} being put in a SquashMatch specifically to make the winner look better) and Ryan Reeves' backstage rep for being a BigEater. But it also means that on the rare (no pun intended) occasion that Ryback cuts a promo, he tends to use a bizarre amount of food-related metaphors and puns. Alternatively, a very intense, odd, BloodKnight, since he feels genuinely unsatisfied with the jobbers he's been given and craves more suitable competition.

Ryback Allen Reeves (born ''Ryan'' Allen Reeves on November 10, 1981) is a American {{professional wrestl|ing}}er, best known for his tenure with Wrestling/{{WWE}} under the ring name Ryback. One of the eight finalists on ''Wrestling/WWEToughEnough 4'', Reeves later signed a developmental contract with WWE and wrestled in its developmental territories Deep South Wrestling (DSW), Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW), and Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW). He participated in the first season of ''Wrestling/{{WWE NXT}}'' in early 2010 under the ring name Skip Sheffield, and joined the main WWE roster later that year as part of Wrestling/TheNexus before being sidelined due to injury. Following his return as Ryback, he was portrayed as an unstoppable powerhouse who would [[SquashMatch squash]] two people at a time, and headlined several pay-per-view events for WWE – some of which were for the WWE Championship – and became a one-time Intercontinental Champion before departing from the company in 2016.