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* AuthorsSavingThrow: After Eve became a KarmaHoudini for how she manipulated Zack and humiliated him at ''Wrestling/WrestleMania 28'', she ended up getting something resembling a comeuppance months later on a special live Smackdown - where in a food fight segment, Zack accidentally poured punch all over her, capping off a HumiliationConga for her.
* BadassDecay:
** In late 2011, he started to get a single's push, even having an arc of him trying to win the United States Championship. 2012? He's lost the title and becoming TheChewToy and ButtMonkey in the Cena/Kane feud. The only way in which he looked good was that he demostrated to be able to absorb a ''whole lot'' of damage. To put it in perspective, that time he was TheChewToy? Kane had to attack him for a ''single month'' before Ryder was put on a stretcher. That's right ''a whole month''.
** Averted on ''[=WrestleMania=] 32'', where he came away as the Intercontinental Champion, having to face 6 other superstars, including the likes of Wrestling/KevinOwens, Wrestling/SamiZayn, and Wrestling/DolphZiggler. Against all odds, he was the one who came away with the title, standing victorious atop that ladder. Subverted as he lost the championship the very next day.
* BaseBreakingCharacter: It seems that either you love Zack Ryder and want to see him on television in a prominent spot, or you wonder what the heck the big deal is with him, and whether everyone who likes him has lost their minds. There is no middle ground.
** As Matt Cardona, he recently became one again after defeating Wrestling/NickGage in Gage's signature deathmatch and becoming GCW Champion. Detractors didn't like it that a former mainstream WWE stooge came in and took the title from a folk hero like Gage, while other at least respect Cardona for actually fighting through a deathmatch and bleeding buckets for the win.
* BreakupBreakout: With his former tag partner, Curt Hawkins. Ryder's gone from jobber to United States Champion and top fan favorite in less than a year. The high point of Hawkins' post-Edge career was getting squashed by Wrestling/BrodusClay in Clay's "Funkasaurus" debut. Even applied after Ryder was demoted to extra again at the beginning of 2012, as by June 2014 Hawkins was released.
* DorkAge: The 2012 period where he was completely buried after his title win, made to look bad in a storyline with Eve Torres and was either rarely seen or jobbing. ''The Baltimore Sun'' even described the comparison between 2011 and 2012 as...
--> "The 2011 calendar year was a dream for Ryder... But 2012 was a nightmare..."
* EnsembleDarkhorse: He was more over than ''John Cena'' in 2011 despite him only being a midcarder.
* FashionVictimVillain: His outfit is awful...ly hilarious.
* FridgeBrilliance: For his various title wins, why does it usually take him multiple wins (especially on a character that's suppose to be rising quickly up the ranks)? It's to show off/reinforce his newfound {{Determinator}}[=/=]TookALevelInBadass nature and how Zack's success is not the result of the company but him simply doing his hardest to succeed as the [[PluckyComicRelief Plucky Underdog!]]
* HeartwarmingInHindsight: Back at ''[=WrestleMania=] X'', [[Wrestling/ScottHall Razor Ramon]] wins the Intercontinental Championship, and even took a picture with a young Ryder. Fast-forward 22 years later, at ''[=WrestleMania=] 32'', Ryder finally wins the Intercontinental Championship, and even had took another picture with Razor Ramon, with Ryder as champion.
* HilariousInHindsight: The ''entire'' time Zack Ryder was the "Assistant to the General Manager" of ''[[Wrestling/WWESmackdown SmackDown]]'', he branded himself (much to Teddy Long's annoyance) as the ''"Assistant General Manager"'' (i.e. Teddy's number two and presumptive successor). On 7-13-2012, he actually ''was'' the General Manager of [=SmackDown=] for a day.
* OlderThanTheyThink: Most people think that his current gimmick started when he first appeared on ECW in 2009. However, the first time he portrayed this character was on Wrestling/JohnMorrison and Wrestling/TheMiz's online show ''The Dirt Sheet'' months before the 2009 draft, with Curt Hawkins acting as a StraightMan. Justified in that the gimmick wasn't fully developed during those ''Dirt Sheet'' segments. He didn't have the new theme or the spiked short hair yet.
* TearJerker:
** Watching the NoHoldsBarredBeatdown from Kane on the 1/23/12 ''Raw'' is just painful, and seeing him stretchered off after being chokeslammed right through the stage is what makes it qualify as this. ''Then'' it got ''worse''. He's somehow alive by the ''Royal Rumble'' but Kane just takes the time to tombstone him in front of Eve. Damn it, just when you think [[EarnYourHappyEnding Ryder was on top of the world]], [[BreakTheCutie something horrible has to happen to him]]. The night he comes back from ''that'', [[WhatTheHellHero Cena kisses Eve after saving her and Zack sees it]]. Then after he comes out to confront Cena instead of letting him talk about [[Wrestling/DwayneJohnson The Rock]], Kane pushes him off the stage. The following week, Eve outright admits [[BitchInSheepsClothing she used him]].
** His career following his late 2011 push. For all the momentum he had going, he ended up being used to give Wrestling/JohnCena something to do before his eventual match with The Rock and propel Eve as a super heel. Save for a few ThrowTheDogABone moments, he's been relegated to jobber status.
* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot:
** Went into the match where Wrestling/JackSwagger defeated him for the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/wwf-us-h.html WWE United States Championship]] on the January 16, 2012 ''Raw'' with taped ribs, lasting a little over 2 minutes. The opportunity to elevate him from goof to tough guy was ''right there,'' and they didn't take it.
** There were reportedly plans to bring {{Wrestling/Layla}} back from injury to team with Zack and face Eve Torres and someone else (possibly Jack Swagger since he'd defeated him for the title) in a mixed tag at ''[=WrestleMania=] 28''. This was ultimately abandoned for the sake of putting all the people involved (minus Layla) into the Team Teddy vs Team Johnny tag match, leading to Eve getting one over on Zack ''again'' by costing him the match - and never getting any comeuppance for her actions. A mixed tag would have allowed Zack to properly get revenge on Eve, also setting Layla up nicely as a face on her return (as it happened, she won the belt off Nikki Bella on her first match back and did nothing of note for the next six months).
** Ryder was an incredible underdog going into ''[=WrestleMania=] 32'', and he came away with the Intercontinental Championship. The very next day on ''Raw'', the Dallas crowd was totally behind Ryder, chanting "You deserve it!" And yet... 24 hours after his historic moment, he loses the championship to the Miz, then loses his rematch the following ''[=SmackDown=]''. After all the emotion, he doesn't even keep the title for a day, effectively making the biggest upset in ''[=WrestleMania=] 32'' all for nothing.[[note]]To be fair, he wasn't ''supposed'' to win the belt- the other six guys in the match pressured the writers into giving him a [=WrestleMania=] moment, with Miz presumably being the one who was supposed to win it in the first place, so Ryder losing the belt to him the next night was just getting the story back on track, while adding more heat to the Miz's character by having him spoil Ryder's victory.[[/note]]
* ToughActToFollow: ''WebVideo/ZTrueLongIslandStory'' is clearly this, as its follow up, ''Last [=ReZort=]'', only lasted two episodes and gained no traction, and though ''Z! True Comeback Story'' did better, it wasn't as strong as ZTLIS. For that matter, it was this to the rest of the roster, as various WWE wrestlers attempted to launch their own web series, but most of their attempts failed or were shut down by management, and it wasn't until ''WebVideo/UpUpDownDown'' that we got a successful one.
* TheWoobie: Oh dear god yes with the whole Kane, Cena and Eve situation.
* BadassDecay:
** In late 2011, he started to get a single's push, even having an arc of him trying to win the United States Championship. 2012? He's lost the title and becoming TheChewToy and ButtMonkey in the Cena/Kane feud. The only way in which he looked good was that he demostrated to be able to absorb a ''whole lot'' of damage. To put it in perspective, that time he was TheChewToy? Kane had to attack him for a ''single month'' before Ryder was put on a stretcher. That's right ''a whole month''.
** Averted on ''[=WrestleMania=] 32'', where he came away as the Intercontinental Champion, having to face 6 other superstars, including the likes of Wrestling/KevinOwens, Wrestling/SamiZayn, and Wrestling/DolphZiggler. Against all odds, he was the one who came away with the title, standing victorious atop that ladder. Subverted as he lost the championship the very next day.
* BaseBreakingCharacter: It seems that either you love Zack Ryder and want to see him on television in a prominent spot, or you wonder what the heck the big deal is with him, and whether everyone who likes him has lost their minds. There is no middle ground.
** As Matt Cardona, he recently became one again after defeating Wrestling/NickGage in Gage's signature deathmatch and becoming GCW Champion. Detractors didn't like it that a former mainstream WWE stooge came in and took the title from a folk hero like Gage, while other at least respect Cardona for actually fighting through a deathmatch and bleeding buckets for the win.
* BreakupBreakout: With his former tag partner, Curt Hawkins. Ryder's gone from jobber to United States Champion and top fan favorite in less than a year. The high point of Hawkins' post-Edge career was getting squashed by Wrestling/BrodusClay in Clay's "Funkasaurus" debut. Even applied after Ryder was demoted to extra again at the beginning of 2012, as by June 2014 Hawkins was released.
* DorkAge: The 2012 period where he was completely buried after his title win, made to look bad in a storyline with Eve Torres and was either rarely seen or jobbing. ''The Baltimore Sun'' even described the comparison between 2011 and 2012 as...
--> "The 2011 calendar year was a dream for Ryder... But 2012 was a nightmare..."
* EnsembleDarkhorse: He was more over than ''John Cena'' in 2011 despite him only being a midcarder.
* FashionVictimVillain: His outfit is awful...ly hilarious.
* FridgeBrilliance: For his various title wins, why does it usually take him multiple wins (especially on a character that's suppose to be rising quickly up the ranks)? It's to show off/reinforce his newfound {{Determinator}}[=/=]TookALevelInBadass nature and how Zack's success is not the result of the company but him simply doing his hardest to succeed as the [[PluckyComicRelief Plucky Underdog!]]
* HeartwarmingInHindsight: Back at ''[=WrestleMania=] X'', [[Wrestling/ScottHall Razor Ramon]] wins the Intercontinental Championship, and even took a picture with a young Ryder. Fast-forward 22 years later, at ''[=WrestleMania=] 32'', Ryder finally wins the Intercontinental Championship, and even had took another picture with Razor Ramon, with Ryder as champion.
* HilariousInHindsight: The ''entire'' time Zack Ryder was the "Assistant to the General Manager" of ''[[Wrestling/WWESmackdown SmackDown]]'', he branded himself (much to Teddy Long's annoyance) as the ''"Assistant General Manager"'' (i.e. Teddy's number two and presumptive successor). On 7-13-2012, he actually ''was'' the General Manager of [=SmackDown=] for a day.
* OlderThanTheyThink: Most people think that his current gimmick started when he first appeared on ECW in 2009. However, the first time he portrayed this character was on Wrestling/JohnMorrison and Wrestling/TheMiz's online show ''The Dirt Sheet'' months before the 2009 draft, with Curt Hawkins acting as a StraightMan. Justified in that the gimmick wasn't fully developed during those ''Dirt Sheet'' segments. He didn't have the new theme or the spiked short hair yet.
* TearJerker:
** Watching the NoHoldsBarredBeatdown from Kane on the 1/23/12 ''Raw'' is just painful, and seeing him stretchered off after being chokeslammed right through the stage is what makes it qualify as this. ''Then'' it got ''worse''. He's somehow alive by the ''Royal Rumble'' but Kane just takes the time to tombstone him in front of Eve. Damn it, just when you think [[EarnYourHappyEnding Ryder was on top of the world]], [[BreakTheCutie something horrible has to happen to him]]. The night he comes back from ''that'', [[WhatTheHellHero Cena kisses Eve after saving her and Zack sees it]]. Then after he comes out to confront Cena instead of letting him talk about [[Wrestling/DwayneJohnson The Rock]], Kane pushes him off the stage. The following week, Eve outright admits [[BitchInSheepsClothing she used him]].
** His career following his late 2011 push. For all the momentum he had going, he ended up being used to give Wrestling/JohnCena something to do before his eventual match with The Rock and propel Eve as a super heel. Save for a few ThrowTheDogABone moments, he's been relegated to jobber status.
* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot:
** Went into the match where Wrestling/JackSwagger defeated him for the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/wwf-us-h.html WWE United States Championship]] on the January 16, 2012 ''Raw'' with taped ribs, lasting a little over 2 minutes. The opportunity to elevate him from goof to tough guy was ''right there,'' and they didn't take it.
** There were reportedly plans to bring {{Wrestling/Layla}} back from injury to team with Zack and face Eve Torres and someone else (possibly Jack Swagger since he'd defeated him for the title) in a mixed tag at ''[=WrestleMania=] 28''. This was ultimately abandoned for the sake of putting all the people involved (minus Layla) into the Team Teddy vs Team Johnny tag match, leading to Eve getting one over on Zack ''again'' by costing him the match - and never getting any comeuppance for her actions. A mixed tag would have allowed Zack to properly get revenge on Eve, also setting Layla up nicely as a face on her return (as it happened, she won the belt off Nikki Bella on her first match back and did nothing of note for the next six months).
** Ryder was an incredible underdog going into ''[=WrestleMania=] 32'', and he came away with the Intercontinental Championship. The very next day on ''Raw'', the Dallas crowd was totally behind Ryder, chanting "You deserve it!" And yet... 24 hours after his historic moment, he loses the championship to the Miz, then loses his rematch the following ''[=SmackDown=]''. After all the emotion, he doesn't even keep the title for a day, effectively making the biggest upset in ''[=WrestleMania=] 32'' all for nothing.[[note]]To be fair, he wasn't ''supposed'' to win the belt- the other six guys in the match pressured the writers into giving him a [=WrestleMania=] moment, with Miz presumably being the one who was supposed to win it in the first place, so Ryder losing the belt to him the next night was just getting the story back on track, while adding more heat to the Miz's character by having him spoil Ryder's victory.[[/note]]
* ToughActToFollow: ''WebVideo/ZTrueLongIslandStory'' is clearly this, as its follow up, ''Last [=ReZort=]'', only lasted two episodes and gained no traction, and though ''Z! True Comeback Story'' did better, it wasn't as strong as ZTLIS. For that matter, it was this to the rest of the roster, as various WWE wrestlers attempted to launch their own web series, but most of their attempts failed or were shut down by management, and it wasn't until ''WebVideo/UpUpDownDown'' that we got a successful one.
* TheWoobie: Oh dear god yes with the whole Kane, Cena and Eve situation.
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* BadassDecay:
** In late 2011, he started to get a single's push, even having an arc of him trying to win the United States Championship. 2012? He's lost the title and becoming TheChewToy and ButtMonkey in the Cena/Kane feud. The only way in which he looked good was that he demostrated to be able to absorb a ''whole lot'' of damage. To put it in perspective, that time he was TheChewToy? Kane had to attack him for a ''single month'' before Ryder was put on a stretcher. That's right ''a whole month''.
** Averted on ''[=WrestleMania=] 32'', where he came away as the Intercontinental Champion, having to face 6 other superstars, including the likes of Wrestling/KevinOwens, Wrestling/SamiZayn, and Wrestling/DolphZiggler. Against all odds, he was the one who came away with the title, standing victorious atop that ladder. Subverted as he lost the championship the very next day.
* BaseBreakingCharacter: It seems that either you love Zack Ryder and want to see him on television in a prominent spot, or you wonder what the heck the big deal is with him, and whether everyone who likes him has lost their minds. There is no middle ground.
** As Matt Cardona, he recently became one again after defeating Wrestling/NickGage in Gage's signature deathmatch and becoming GCW Champion. Detractors didn't like it that a former mainstream WWE stooge came in and took the title from a folk hero like Gage, while other at least respect Cardona for actually fighting through a deathmatch and bleeding buckets for the win.
* BreakupBreakout: With his former tag partner, Curt Hawkins. Ryder's gone from jobber to United States Champion and top fan favorite in less than a year. The high point of Hawkins' post-Edge career was getting squashed by Wrestling/BrodusClay in Clay's "Funkasaurus" debut. Even applied after Ryder was demoted to extra again at the beginning of 2012, as by June 2014 Hawkins was released.
* DorkAge: The 2012 period where he was completely buried after his title win, made to look bad in a storyline with Eve Torres and was either rarely seen or jobbing. ''The Baltimore Sun'' even described the comparison between 2011 and 2012 as...
--> "The 2011 calendar year was a dream for Ryder... But 2012 was a nightmare..."
* EnsembleDarkhorse: He was more over than ''John Cena'' in 2011 despite him only being a midcarder.
* FashionVictimVillain: His outfit is awful...ly hilarious.
* FridgeBrilliance: For his various title wins, why does it usually take him multiple wins (especially on a character that's suppose to be rising quickly up the ranks)? It's to show off/reinforce his newfound {{Determinator}}[=/=]TookALevelInBadass nature and how Zack's success is not the result of the company but him simply doing his hardest to succeed as the [[PluckyComicRelief Plucky Underdog!]]
* HeartwarmingInHindsight: Back at ''[=WrestleMania=] X'', [[Wrestling/ScottHall Razor Ramon]] wins the Intercontinental Championship, and even took a picture with a young Ryder. Fast-forward 22 years later, at ''[=WrestleMania=] 32'', Ryder finally wins the Intercontinental Championship, and even had took another picture with Razor Ramon, with Ryder as champion.
* HilariousInHindsight: The ''entire'' time Zack Ryder was the "Assistant to the General Manager" of ''[[Wrestling/WWESmackdown SmackDown]]'', he branded himself (much to Teddy Long's annoyance) as the ''"Assistant General Manager"'' (i.e. Teddy's number two and presumptive successor). On 7-13-2012, he actually ''was'' the General Manager of [=SmackDown=] for a day.
* OlderThanTheyThink: Most people think that his current gimmick started when he first appeared on ECW in 2009. However, the first time he portrayed this character was on Wrestling/JohnMorrison and Wrestling/TheMiz's online show ''The Dirt Sheet'' months before the 2009 draft, with Curt Hawkins acting as a StraightMan. Justified in that the gimmick wasn't fully developed during those ''Dirt Sheet'' segments. He didn't have the new theme or the spiked short hair yet.
* TearJerker:
** Watching the NoHoldsBarredBeatdown from Kane on the 1/23/12 ''Raw'' is just painful, and seeing him stretchered off after being chokeslammed right through the stage is what makes it qualify as this. ''Then'' it got ''worse''. He's somehow alive by the ''Royal Rumble'' but Kane just takes the time to tombstone him in front of Eve. Damn it, just when you think [[EarnYourHappyEnding Ryder was on top of the world]], [[BreakTheCutie something horrible has to happen to him]]. The night he comes back from ''that'', [[WhatTheHellHero Cena kisses Eve after saving her and Zack sees it]]. Then after he comes out to confront Cena instead of letting him talk about [[Wrestling/DwayneJohnson The Rock]], Kane pushes him off the stage. The following week, Eve outright admits [[BitchInSheepsClothing she used him]].
** His career following his late 2011 push. For all the momentum he had going, he ended up being used to give Wrestling/JohnCena something to do before his eventual match with The Rock and propel Eve as a super heel. Save for a few ThrowTheDogABone moments, he's been relegated to jobber status.
* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot:
** Went into the match where Wrestling/JackSwagger defeated him for the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/wwf-us-h.html WWE United States Championship]] on the January 16, 2012 ''Raw'' with taped ribs, lasting a little over 2 minutes. The opportunity to elevate him from goof to tough guy was ''right there,'' and they didn't take it.
** There were reportedly plans to bring {{Wrestling/Layla}} back from injury to team with Zack and face Eve Torres and someone else (possibly Jack Swagger since he'd defeated him for the title) in a mixed tag at ''[=WrestleMania=] 28''. This was ultimately abandoned for the sake of putting all the people involved (minus Layla) into the Team Teddy vs Team Johnny tag match, leading to Eve getting one over on Zack ''again'' by costing him the match - and never getting any comeuppance for her actions. A mixed tag would have allowed Zack to properly get revenge on Eve, also setting Layla up nicely as a face on her return (as it happened, she won the belt off Nikki Bella on her first match back and did nothing of note for the next six months).
** Ryder was an incredible underdog going into ''[=WrestleMania=] 32'', and he came away with the Intercontinental Championship. The very next day on ''Raw'', the Dallas crowd was totally behind Ryder, chanting "You deserve it!" And yet... 24 hours after his historic moment, he loses the championship to the Miz, then loses his rematch the following ''[=SmackDown=]''. After all the emotion, he doesn't even keep the title for a day, effectively making the biggest upset in ''[=WrestleMania=] 32'' all for nothing.[[note]]To be fair, he wasn't ''supposed'' to win the belt- the other six guys in the match pressured the writers into giving him a [=WrestleMania=] moment, with Miz presumably being the one who was supposed to win it in the first place, so Ryder losing the belt to him the next night was just getting the story back on track, while adding more heat to the Miz's character by having him spoil Ryder's victory.[[/note]]
* ToughActToFollow: ''WebVideo/ZTrueLongIslandStory'' is clearly this, as its follow up, ''Last [=ReZort=]'', only lasted two episodes and gained no traction, and though ''Z! True Comeback Story'' did better, it wasn't as strong as ZTLIS. For that matter, it was this to the rest of the roster, as various WWE wrestlers attempted to launch their own web series, but most of their attempts failed or were shut down by management, and it wasn't until ''WebVideo/UpUpDownDown'' that we got a successful one.
* TheWoobie: Oh dear god yes with the whole Kane, Cena and Eve situation.
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* WhatAnIdiot: Just a few weeks after Eve revealed she was just using Zack to get more television time, she kisses him and ends up [[LoveMartyr having him wrapped around her fingers all over again.]]
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* SugarWiki/FunnyMoments:
** Just pick one from [[https://www.youtube.com/longislandicedz his YouTube channel.]]
** His brief performance of Rebecca Black's "Friday" at ''[=WrestleMania=] XXVII''.
** Just pick one from [[https://www.youtube.com/longislandicedz his YouTube channel.]]
** His brief performance of Rebecca Black's "Friday" at ''[=WrestleMania=] XXVII''.
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* SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome:
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I7L1io98YFY Retaining the WWE Internet Championship in Australia.]] Hell, just being allowed to DEFEND that title is amazing in itself, considering he created it. Yes it was a house show, but it counts!
** Getting to kick {{Jerkass}} Wrestling/MichaelCole's ass after Wrestling/TripleH booted Cole out of the broadcast booth!
** On the 9/19/11 edition of ''RAW'', Ryder (accompanied by ''freaking Creator/HughJackman'', no less) gets an awesome win against Wrestling/DolphZiggler.
** Being the General Manager of Friday Night Smackdown - or, rather, Friday Night [[PunnyName ZackDown]]. For the entire show, [=ZackDown=] got his own custom logo (with his name in his font and the "Long Island Iced-Z" logo as a backdrop.)
** He is victorious in the grandest stage of them all, holding the Intercontinental Championship at ''[=WrestleMania=]''!
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I7L1io98YFY Retaining the WWE Internet Championship in Australia.]] Hell, just being allowed to DEFEND that title is amazing in itself, considering he created it. Yes it was a house show, but it counts!
** Getting to kick {{Jerkass}} Wrestling/MichaelCole's ass after Wrestling/TripleH booted Cole out of the broadcast booth!
** On the 9/19/11 edition of ''RAW'', Ryder (accompanied by ''freaking Creator/HughJackman'', no less) gets an awesome win against Wrestling/DolphZiggler.
** Being the General Manager of Friday Night Smackdown - or, rather, Friday Night [[PunnyName ZackDown]]. For the entire show, [=ZackDown=] got his own custom logo (with his name in his font and the "Long Island Iced-Z" logo as a backdrop.)
** He is victorious in the grandest stage of them all, holding the Intercontinental Championship at ''[=WrestleMania=]''!
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** As Matt Cardona, he recently became one again after defeating Wrestling/NickGage in Gage's signature deathmatch and becoming GCW Champion. Detractors didn't like it that a former mainstream WWE stooge came in and took the title from a folk hero like Gage, while other at least respect Cardona for actually fighting through a deathmatch and bleeding buckets for the win.
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** Watching the NoHoldsBarredBeatdown from Kane on the 1/23/12 ''Raw'' is just painful, and seeing him stretchered off after being chokeslammed right through the stage is what makes it qualify as this. ''Then'' it got ''worse''. He's somehow alive by the ''Royal Rumble'' but Kane just takes the time to tombstone him in front of Eve. Damn it, just when you think [[EarnYourHappyEnding Ryder was on top of the world]], [[BreakTheCutie something horrible has to happen to him]]. The night he comes back from ''that'', [[WhatTheHellHero Cena kisses Eve after saving her and Zack sees it]]. Then after he comes out to confront Cena instead of letting him talk about [[Wrestling/DwayneJohnson The Rock]], Kane pushes him off the stage. The following week, [[ShockingSwerve Eve outright admits]] [[BitchInSheepsClothing she used him]].
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** Watching the NoHoldsBarredBeatdown from Kane on the 1/23/12 ''Raw'' is just painful, and seeing him stretchered off after being chokeslammed right through the stage is what makes it qualify as this. ''Then'' it got ''worse''. He's somehow alive by the ''Royal Rumble'' but Kane just takes the time to tombstone him in front of Eve. Damn it, just when you think [[EarnYourHappyEnding Ryder was on top of the world]], [[BreakTheCutie something horrible has to happen to him]]. The night he comes back from ''that'', [[WhatTheHellHero Cena kisses Eve after saving her and Zack sees it]]. Then after he comes out to confront Cena instead of letting him talk about [[Wrestling/DwayneJohnson The Rock]], Kane pushes him off the stage. The following week, [[ShockingSwerve Eve outright admits]] admits [[BitchInSheepsClothing she used him]].
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* AuthorsSavingThrow: After Eve became a KarmaHoudini for how she manipulated Zack and humiliated him at ''Wrestling/WrestleMania 28'', she ended up getting something resembling a comeuppance months later on a special live Smackdown - where in a food fight segment, Zack accidentally poured punch all over her, capping off a HumiliationConga for her.
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* DorkAge: The 2012 period where he was completely buried after his title win, made to look bad in a storyline with Eve Torres and was either rarely seen or jobbing. ''The Baltimore Sun'' even described the comparison between 2011 and 2012 as...
--> "The 2011 calendar year was a dream for Ryder... But 2012 was a nightmare..."
--> "The 2011 calendar year was a dream for Ryder... But 2012 was a nightmare..."
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** There were reportedly plans to bring {{Wrestling/Layla}} back from injury to team with Zack and face Eve Torres and someone else (possibly Jack Swagger since he'd defeated him for the title) in a mixed tag at ''[=WrestleMania=] 28''. This was ultimately abandoned for the sake of putting all the people involved (minus Layla) into the Team Teddy vs Team Johnny tag match, leading to Eve getting one over on Zack ''again'' by costing him the match - and never getting any comeuppance for her actions. A mixed tag would have allowed Zack to properly get revenge on Eve, also setting Layla up nicely as a face on her return (as it happened, she won the belt off Nikki Bella on her first match back and did nothing of note for the next six months).
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* ToughActToFollow: WebVideo/ZTrueLongIslandStory is clearly this, as its follow up, Last ReZort, only lasted two episodes and gained no traction, and though Z! True Comeback Story did better, it wasn't as strong as ZTLIS. For that matter, it was this to the rest of the roster, as most attempts at a web series failed or were shut down by management, and it wasn't until UpUpDownDown that we got a successful one.
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* ToughActToFollow: WebVideo/ZTrueLongIslandStory ''WebVideo/ZTrueLongIslandStory'' is clearly this, as its follow up, Last ReZort, ''Last [=ReZort=]'', only lasted two episodes and gained no traction, and though Z! ''Z! True Comeback Story Story'' did better, it wasn't as strong as ZTLIS. For that matter, it was this to the rest of the roster, as various WWE wrestlers attempted to launch their own web series, but most of their attempts at a web series failed or were shut down by management, and it wasn't until UpUpDownDown ''WebVideo/UpUpDownDown'' that we got a successful one.
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** Totally averted on ''[=WrestleMania=] 32'', where he came away as the Intercontinental Champion, having to face 6 other superstars, including the likes of Wrestling/KevinOwens, Wrestling/SamiZayn, and Wrestling/DolphZiggler. Against all odds, he was the one who came away with the title, standing victorious atop that ladder. Subverted as he lost the championship the very next day.
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** Totally averted Averted on ''[=WrestleMania=] 32'', where he came away as the Intercontinental Champion, having to face 6 other superstars, including the likes of Wrestling/KevinOwens, Wrestling/SamiZayn, and Wrestling/DolphZiggler. Against all odds, he was the one who came away with the title, standing victorious atop that ladder. Subverted as he lost the championship the very next day.
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** Totally averted on ''[=WrestleMania=] 32'', where he came away as the Intercontinental Champion, having to face 6 other superstars, including the likes of [[Wrestling/KevinSteen Kevin Owens]], Wrestling/SamiZayn, and Wrestling/DolphZiggler. Against all odds, he was the one who came away with the title, standing victorious atop that ladder. Subverted as he lost the championship the very next day.
*** [[DoubleSubverted Then he eliminated 3 out of 12 opponents in a USA Vs The World match and held his own against RUSEV in a US title match on pay per view]]
*** [[DoubleSubverted Then he eliminated 3 out of 12 opponents in a USA Vs The World match and held his own against RUSEV in a US title match on pay per view]]
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** Totally averted on ''[=WrestleMania=] 32'', where he came away as the Intercontinental Champion, having to face 6 other superstars, including the likes of [[Wrestling/KevinSteen Kevin Owens]], Wrestling/KevinOwens, Wrestling/SamiZayn, and Wrestling/DolphZiggler. Against all odds, he was the one who came away with the title, standing victorious atop that ladder. Subverted as he lost the championship the very next day.
*** [[DoubleSubverted Then he eliminated 3 out of 12 opponents in a USA Vs The World match and held his own against RUSEV in a US title match on pay per view]]day.
*** [[DoubleSubverted Then he eliminated 3 out of 12 opponents in a USA Vs The World match and held his own against RUSEV in a US title match on pay per view]]
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** Part of of the reason for his popularity amongst the IWC is that his entrance music is, well, amazing.
** He's released a song called [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JjQtV9_nMNg "Hoeski"]]. Even if you don't like it, it'll probably get stuck in your head.
** Part of of the reason for his popularity amongst the IWC is that his entrance music is, well, amazing.
** He's released a song called [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JjQtV9_nMNg "Hoeski"]]. Even if you don't like it, it'll probably get stuck in your head.
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** Ryder was an incredible underdog going into ''[=WrestleMania=] 32'', and he came away with the Intercontinental Championship. The very next day on ''Raw'', the Dallas crowd was totally behind Ryder, chanting "You deserve it!" And yet... 24 hours after his historic moment, he loses the championship to the Miz, then loses his rematch the following ''[=SmackDown=]''. After all the emotion, he doesn't even keep the title for a day, effectively making the biggest upset in ''[=WrestleMania=] 32'' all for nothing.[[note]]To be fair, he wasn't ''supposed'' to win the belt- the other six guys in the match pressured the writers into giving him a [=WrestleMania=] moment, with Miz presumably being the one who was supposed to win it in the first place, so Ryder losing the belt to him the next night was just getting the story back on track.[[/note]]
* ToughActToFollow: WebVideo/ZTrueLongIslandStory is clearly this, as its follow up, Last ReZort, only lasted two episodes and gained no tractiom, though Z True Comeback Story did better, it wasn't as strong as ZTLIS. For that matter, it was this to the rest of the roster, as most attempts at a web series failed or were shut down by management, and it wasn't until UpUpDownDown that we got a successful one
* ToughActToFollow: WebVideo/ZTrueLongIslandStory is clearly this, as its follow up, Last ReZort, only lasted two episodes and gained no tractiom, though Z True Comeback Story did better, it wasn't as strong as ZTLIS. For that matter, it was this to the rest of the roster, as most attempts at a web series failed or were shut down by management, and it wasn't until UpUpDownDown that we got a successful one
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** Ryder was an incredible underdog going into ''[=WrestleMania=] 32'', and he came away with the Intercontinental Championship. The very next day on ''Raw'', the Dallas crowd was totally behind Ryder, chanting "You deserve it!" And yet... 24 hours after his historic moment, he loses the championship to the Miz, then loses his rematch the following ''[=SmackDown=]''. After all the emotion, he doesn't even keep the title for a day, effectively making the biggest upset in ''[=WrestleMania=] 32'' all for nothing.[[note]]To be fair, he wasn't ''supposed'' to win the belt- the other six guys in the match pressured the writers into giving him a [=WrestleMania=] moment, with Miz presumably being the one who was supposed to win it in the first place, so Ryder losing the belt to him the next night was just getting the story back on track.track, while adding more heat to the Miz's character by having him spoil Ryder's victory.[[/note]]
* ToughActToFollow: WebVideo/ZTrueLongIslandStory is clearly this, as its follow up, Last ReZort, only lasted two episodes and gained notractiom, traction, and though Z Z! True Comeback Story did better, it wasn't as strong as ZTLIS. For that matter, it was this to the rest of the roster, as most attempts at a web series failed or were shut down by management, and it wasn't until UpUpDownDown that we got a successful oneone.
* ToughActToFollow: WebVideo/ZTrueLongIslandStory is clearly this, as its follow up, Last ReZort, only lasted two episodes and gained no
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* BreakupBreakout: With his former tag partner, Curt Hawkins. Ryder's gone from jobber to United States Champion and top fan favorite in less than a year. The high point of Hawkins' post-Edge career was getting squashed by Wrestling/BrodusClay in Clay's "Funkasaurus" debut. Even applied after Ryder was demoted to extra again at the beginning of 2012, as by June 2014 Hawkins was released.
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** Ryder was an incredible underdog going into ''[=WrestleMania=] 32'', and he came away with the Intercontinental Championship. The very next day on ''Raw'', the Dallas crowd was totally behind Ryder, chanting "You deserve it!" And yet... 24 hours after his historic moment, he loses the championship to the Miz, then loses his rematch the following ''[=SmackDown=]''. After all the emotion, he doesn't even keep the title for a day, effectively making the biggest upset in ''[=WrestleMania=] 32'' all for nothing.
** ToughActToFollow: WebVideo/ZTrueLongIslandStory is clearly this, as its follow up, Last ReZort, only lasted two episodes and gained no tractiom, though Z True Comeback Story did better, it wasn't as strong as ZTLIS. For that matter, it was this to the rest of the roster, as most attempts at a web series failed or were shut down by management, and it wasn't until UpUpDownDown that we got a successful one
** ToughActToFollow: WebVideo/ZTrueLongIslandStory is clearly this, as its follow up, Last ReZort, only lasted two episodes and gained no tractiom, though Z True Comeback Story did better, it wasn't as strong as ZTLIS. For that matter, it was this to the rest of the roster, as most attempts at a web series failed or were shut down by management, and it wasn't until UpUpDownDown that we got a successful one
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** Ryder was an incredible underdog going into ''[=WrestleMania=] 32'', and he came away with the Intercontinental Championship. The very next day on ''Raw'', the Dallas crowd was totally behind Ryder, chanting "You deserve it!" And yet... 24 hours after his historic moment, he loses the championship to the Miz, then loses his rematch the following ''[=SmackDown=]''. After all the emotion, he doesn't even keep the title for a day, effectively making the biggest upset in ''[=WrestleMania=] 32'' all for nothing.
**nothing.[[note]]To be fair, he wasn't ''supposed'' to win the belt- the other six guys in the match pressured the writers into giving him a [=WrestleMania=] moment, with Miz presumably being the one who was supposed to win it in the first place, so Ryder losing the belt to him the next night was just getting the story back on track.[[/note]]
* ToughActToFollow: WebVideo/ZTrueLongIslandStory is clearly this, as its follow up, Last ReZort, only lasted two episodes and gained no tractiom, though Z True Comeback Story did better, it wasn't as strong as ZTLIS. For that matter, it was this to the rest of the roster, as most attempts at a web series failed or were shut down by management, and it wasn't until UpUpDownDown that we got a successful one
**
* ToughActToFollow: WebVideo/ZTrueLongIslandStory is clearly this, as its follow up, Last ReZort, only lasted two episodes and gained no tractiom, though Z True Comeback Story did better, it wasn't as strong as ZTLIS. For that matter, it was this to the rest of the roster, as most attempts at a web series failed or were shut down by management, and it wasn't until UpUpDownDown that we got a successful one
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** ToughActToFollow: WebVideo/ZTrueLongIslandStory is clearly this, as its follow up, Last ReZort, only lasted two episodes and gained no tractiom, though Z True Comeback Story did better, it wasn't as strong as ZTLIS. For that matter, it was this to the rest of the roster, as most attempts at a web series failed or were shut down by management, and it wasn't until UpUpDownDown that we got a successful one
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* BaseBreaker: It seems that either you love Zack Ryder and want to see him on television in a prominent spot, or you wonder what the heck the big deal is with him, and whether everyone who likes him has lost their minds. There is no middle ground.
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* BaseBreaker: BaseBreakingCharacter: It seems that either you love Zack Ryder and want to see him on television in a prominent spot, or you wonder what the heck the big deal is with him, and whether everyone who likes him has lost their minds. There is no middle ground.
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*** [[DoubleSubverted Then he eliminated 3 out of 12 opponents in a USA Vs The World match and held his own against RUSEV in a US title match on pay per view]]
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* SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome:
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I7L1io98YFY Retaining the WWE Internet Championship in Australia.]] Hell, just being allowed to DEFEND that title is amazing in itself, considering he created it. Yes it was a house show, but it counts!
** Getting to kick {{Jerkass}} Wrestling/MichaelCole's ass after Wrestling/TripleH booted Cole out of the broadcast booth!
** On the 9/19/11 edition of ''RAW'', Ryder (accompanied by ''freaking Creator/HughJackman'', no less) gets an awesome win against Wrestling/DolphZiggler.
** Being the General Manager of Friday Night Smackdown - or, rather, Friday Night [[PunnyName ZackDown]]. For the entire show, [=ZackDown=] got his own custom logo (with his name in his font and the "Long Island Iced-Z" logo as a backdrop.)
** He is victorious in the grandest stage of them all, holding the Intercontinental Championship at ''[=WrestleMania=]''!
* SugarWiki/FunnyMoments:
** Just pick one from [[http://www.youtube.com/longislandicedz his YouTube channel.]]
** His brief performance of Rebecca Black's "Friday" at ''[=WrestleMania=] XXVII''.
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I7L1io98YFY Retaining the WWE Internet Championship in Australia.]] Hell, just being allowed to DEFEND that title is amazing in itself, considering he created it. Yes it was a house show, but it counts!
** Getting to kick {{Jerkass}} Wrestling/MichaelCole's ass after Wrestling/TripleH booted Cole out of the broadcast booth!
** On the 9/19/11 edition of ''RAW'', Ryder (accompanied by ''freaking Creator/HughJackman'', no less) gets an awesome win against Wrestling/DolphZiggler.
** Being the General Manager of Friday Night Smackdown - or, rather, Friday Night [[PunnyName ZackDown]]. For the entire show, [=ZackDown=] got his own custom logo (with his name in his font and the "Long Island Iced-Z" logo as a backdrop.)
** He is victorious in the grandest stage of them all, holding the Intercontinental Championship at ''[=WrestleMania=]''!
* SugarWiki/FunnyMoments:
** Just pick one from [[http://www.youtube.com/longislandicedz his YouTube channel.]]
** His brief performance of Rebecca Black's "Friday" at ''[=WrestleMania=] XXVII''.
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* SugarWiki/FunnyMoments:
** Just pick one from [[http://www.youtube.com/longislandicedz his YouTube channel.]]
** His brief performance of Rebecca Black's "Friday" at ''[=WrestleMania=] XXVII''.
** Just pick one from [[http://www.youtube.com/longislandicedz his YouTube channel.]]
** His brief performance of Rebecca Black's "Friday" at ''[=WrestleMania=] XXVII''.
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* SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome:
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I7L1io98YFY Retaining the WWE Internet Championship in Australia.]] Hell, just being allowed to DEFEND that title is amazing in itself, considering he created it. Yes it was a house show, but it counts!
** Getting to kick {{Jerkass}} Wrestling/MichaelCole's ass after Wrestling/TripleH booted Cole out of the broadcast booth!
** On the 9/19/11 edition of ''RAW'', Ryder (accompanied by ''freaking Creator/HughJackman'', no less) gets an awesome win against Wrestling/DolphZiggler.
** Being the General Manager of Friday Night Smackdown - or, rather, Friday Night [[PunnyName ZackDown]]. For the entire show, [=ZackDown=] got his own custom logo (with his name in his font and the "Long Island Iced-Z" logo as a backdrop.)
** He is victorious in the grandest stage of them all, holding the Intercontinental Championship at ''[=WrestleMania=]''!
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I7L1io98YFY Retaining the WWE Internet Championship in Australia.]] Hell, just being allowed to DEFEND that title is amazing in itself, considering he created it. Yes it was a house show, but it counts!
** Getting to kick {{Jerkass}} Wrestling/MichaelCole's ass after Wrestling/TripleH booted Cole out of the broadcast booth!
** On the 9/19/11 edition of ''RAW'', Ryder (accompanied by ''freaking Creator/HughJackman'', no less) gets an awesome win against Wrestling/DolphZiggler.
** Being the General Manager of Friday Night Smackdown - or, rather, Friday Night [[PunnyName ZackDown]]. For the entire show, [=ZackDown=] got his own custom logo (with his name in his font and the "Long Island Iced-Z" logo as a backdrop.)
** He is victorious in the grandest stage of them all, holding the Intercontinental Championship at ''[=WrestleMania=]''!
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* BadassDecay: In late 2011, he started to get a single's push, even having an arc of him trying to win the United States Championship. 2012? He's lost the title and becoming TheChewToy and ButtMonkey in the Cena/Kane feud.
** Sure he hasn't been fighting as much, but he's been able to absorb a ''whole lot'' of damage. To put it in perspective, that time he was TheChewToy? Kane had to attack him for a ''single month'' before Ryder was put on a stretcher. That's right ''a whole month''.
** Totally averted on Wrestlemania 32, where he came away as the Intercontinental Champion, having to face 6 other superstars, including the likes of [[Wrestling/KevinSteen Kevin Owens]], Wrestling/SamiZayn, and Wrestling/DolphZiggler. Against all odds, he was the one who came away with the title, standing victorious atop that ladder. Subverted as he lose it the very next day.
** Sure he hasn't been fighting as much, but he's been able to absorb a ''whole lot'' of damage. To put it in perspective, that time he was TheChewToy? Kane had to attack him for a ''single month'' before Ryder was put on a stretcher. That's right ''a whole month''.
** Totally averted on Wrestlemania 32, where he came away as the Intercontinental Champion, having to face 6 other superstars, including the likes of [[Wrestling/KevinSteen Kevin Owens]], Wrestling/SamiZayn, and Wrestling/DolphZiggler. Against all odds, he was the one who came away with the title, standing victorious atop that ladder. Subverted as he lose it the very next day.
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* BadassDecay: BadassDecay:
** In late 2011, he started to get a single's push, even having an arc of him trying to win the United States Championship. 2012? He's lost the title and becoming TheChewToy and ButtMonkey in the Cena/Kanefeud.
** Surefeud. The only way in which he hasn't been fighting as much, but he's been looked good was that he demostrated to be able to absorb a ''whole lot'' of damage. To put it in perspective, that time he was TheChewToy? Kane had to attack him for a ''single month'' before Ryder was put on a stretcher. That's right ''a whole month''.
** Totally averted onWrestlemania 32, ''[=WrestleMania=] 32'', where he came away as the Intercontinental Champion, having to face 6 other superstars, including the likes of [[Wrestling/KevinSteen Kevin Owens]], Wrestling/SamiZayn, and Wrestling/DolphZiggler. Against all odds, he was the one who came away with the title, standing victorious atop that ladder. Subverted as he lose it lost the championship the very next day.
** In late 2011, he started to get a single's push, even having an arc of him trying to win the United States Championship. 2012? He's lost the title and becoming TheChewToy and ButtMonkey in the Cena/Kane
** Sure
** Totally averted on
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* [[SugarWiki/AwesomeMoments Crowning Moment of Awesome]]: [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I7L1io98YFY Retaining the WWE Internet Championship in Australia.]] Hell, just being allowed to DEFEND that title is amazing in itself, considering he created it. Yes it was a house show, but it counts!
** Getting to kick Wrestling/MichaelCole's ass after Wrestling/TripleH booted [[{{Jerkass}} Cole]] out of the broadcast booth!
** Getting to kick Wrestling/MichaelCole's ass after Wrestling/TripleH booted [[{{Jerkass}} Cole]] out of the broadcast booth!
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* [[SugarWiki/AwesomeMoments Crowning Moment of Awesome]]: SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome:
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I7L1io98YFY Retaining the WWE Internet Championship in Australia.]] Hell, just being allowed to DEFEND that title is amazing in itself, considering he created it. Yes it was a house show, but it counts!
** Getting to kick {{Jerkass}} Wrestling/MichaelCole's ass after Wrestling/TripleH booted[[{{Jerkass}} Cole]] Cole out of the broadcast booth!
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I7L1io98YFY Retaining the WWE Internet Championship in Australia.]] Hell, just being allowed to DEFEND that title is amazing in itself, considering he created it. Yes it was a house show, but it counts!
** Getting to kick {{Jerkass}} Wrestling/MichaelCole's ass after Wrestling/TripleH booted
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** Now, he is victorious in the grandest stage of them all, holding the Intercontinental Championship at Wrestlemania!
* [[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments Crowning Moment of Funny]]: [[http://www.youtube.com/longislandicedz Pick one.]]
* [[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments Crowning Moment of Funny]]: [[http://www.youtube.com/longislandicedz Pick one.]]
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** Now, he He is victorious in the grandest stage of them all, holding the Intercontinental Championship at Wrestlemania!
''[=WrestleMania=]''!
*[[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments Crowning Moment of Funny]]: SugarWiki/FunnyMoments:
** Just pick one from [[http://www.youtube.com/longislandicedzPick one.his YouTube channel.]]
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** Just pick one from [[http://www.youtube.com/longislandicedz
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* EarWorm: Part of of the reason for his popularity amongst the IWC is that his entrance music is, well, amazing.
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** Part of of the reason for his popularity amongst the IWC is that his entrance music is, well, amazing.
** Part of of the reason for his popularity amongst the IWC is that his entrance music is, well, amazing.
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* FridgeBrilliance: For his various title wins, why does it usually take him multiple wins (especially on a character that's suppose to be rising quickly up the ranks)? It's to show off/reinforce his newfound {{Determinator}}[-/-]TookALevelInBadass nature and how Zack's success is not the result of the company but him simply doing his hardest to succeed as the [[PluckyComicRelief Plucky Underdog!]]
* HeartwarmingInHindsight: Back at Wrestlemania X, [[ScottHall Razor Ramon]] wins the Intercontinental Championship, and even took a picture with a young Ryder. Fast-forward 22 years later, at Wrestlemania 32, Ryder finally wins the Intercontinental Championship, and even had took another picture with Razor Ramon, with Ryder as champion.
* HilariousInHindsight: The ''entire'' time Zack Ryder was the "Assistant To The General Manager" of ''[[Wrestling/WWESmackdown Smackdown]]'', he branded himself (much to Teddy Long's annoyance) as the ''"Assistant General Manager"'' (i.e. Teddy's number two and presumptive successor). On 7-13-2012, he actually ''was'' the General Manager of Smackdown for a day.
* OlderThanTheyThink: Most people think that his current gimmick started when he first appeared on ECW in 2009. However, the first time he portrayed this character was on Wrestling/JohnMorrison and Wrestling/TheMiz's online show ''The Dirt Sheet'' months before the 2009 draft, with Curt Hawkins acting as a StraightMan.
** Justified in that the gimmick wasn't fully developed during those ''Dirt Sheet'' segments. He didn't have the new theme or the spiked short hair yet.
* {{Tearjerker}}: Watching the NoHoldsBarredBeatdown from Kane on the 1/23/12 Raw is just painful, and seeing him stretchered off after being chokeslammed right through the stage is what makes it qualify as this.
** Oh dear lord it got ''worse''. He's somehow alive by the Royal Rumble but Kane just takes the time to tombstone him in front of Eve. Damn it, just when you think [[EarnYourHappyEnding Ryder was on top of the world]], [[BreakTheCutie something horrible has to happen to him.]]
*** The night he comes back from ''that'', [[WhatTheHellHero Cena kisses Eve after saving her and Zack sees it]]. Then after he comes out to confront Cena instead of letting him talk about [[Wrestling/DwayneJohnson the Rock]], Kane pushes him off the stage.
*** The following week [[ShockingSwerve Eve outright admits]] [[BitchInSheepsClothing she used him]].
** His career following his late 2011 push. For all the momentum he had going, he ended up being used to give Wrestling/JohnCena something to do before his eventually match with The Rock and propel Eve as a super heel. Save for a few ThrowTheDogABone moments, he's been relegated to jobber status.
* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: Went into the match where Wrestling/JackSwagger defeated him for the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/wwf-us-h.html WWE United States Heavyweight Title]] on the January 16, 2012 ''Raw'' with taped ribs, lasting a little over 2 minutes. The opportunity to elevate him from goof to tough guy was ''right there,'' and they didn't take it.
** Zack was an incredible underdog going into Wrestlemania 32, and he came away with the Intercontinental Championship. The very next day on RAW, the Dallas crowd was totally behind Ryder, chanting "You deserve it!" And yet... 24 hours after his historic moment, he loses the championship to the Miz, then loses his rematch the following Smackdown. After all the emotion, he doesn't even keep the title for a day, effectively making the biggest upset in Wresltemania 32 all for nothing.
* HeartwarmingInHindsight: Back at Wrestlemania X, [[ScottHall Razor Ramon]] wins the Intercontinental Championship, and even took a picture with a young Ryder. Fast-forward 22 years later, at Wrestlemania 32, Ryder finally wins the Intercontinental Championship, and even had took another picture with Razor Ramon, with Ryder as champion.
* HilariousInHindsight: The ''entire'' time Zack Ryder was the "Assistant To The General Manager" of ''[[Wrestling/WWESmackdown Smackdown]]'', he branded himself (much to Teddy Long's annoyance) as the ''"Assistant General Manager"'' (i.e. Teddy's number two and presumptive successor). On 7-13-2012, he actually ''was'' the General Manager of Smackdown for a day.
* OlderThanTheyThink: Most people think that his current gimmick started when he first appeared on ECW in 2009. However, the first time he portrayed this character was on Wrestling/JohnMorrison and Wrestling/TheMiz's online show ''The Dirt Sheet'' months before the 2009 draft, with Curt Hawkins acting as a StraightMan.
** Justified in that the gimmick wasn't fully developed during those ''Dirt Sheet'' segments. He didn't have the new theme or the spiked short hair yet.
* {{Tearjerker}}: Watching the NoHoldsBarredBeatdown from Kane on the 1/23/12 Raw is just painful, and seeing him stretchered off after being chokeslammed right through the stage is what makes it qualify as this.
** Oh dear lord it got ''worse''. He's somehow alive by the Royal Rumble but Kane just takes the time to tombstone him in front of Eve. Damn it, just when you think [[EarnYourHappyEnding Ryder was on top of the world]], [[BreakTheCutie something horrible has to happen to him.]]
*** The night he comes back from ''that'', [[WhatTheHellHero Cena kisses Eve after saving her and Zack sees it]]. Then after he comes out to confront Cena instead of letting him talk about [[Wrestling/DwayneJohnson the Rock]], Kane pushes him off the stage.
*** The following week [[ShockingSwerve Eve outright admits]] [[BitchInSheepsClothing she used him]].
** His career following his late 2011 push. For all the momentum he had going, he ended up being used to give Wrestling/JohnCena something to do before his eventually match with The Rock and propel Eve as a super heel. Save for a few ThrowTheDogABone moments, he's been relegated to jobber status.
* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: Went into the match where Wrestling/JackSwagger defeated him for the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/wwf-us-h.html WWE United States Heavyweight Title]] on the January 16, 2012 ''Raw'' with taped ribs, lasting a little over 2 minutes. The opportunity to elevate him from goof to tough guy was ''right there,'' and they didn't take it.
** Zack was an incredible underdog going into Wrestlemania 32, and he came away with the Intercontinental Championship. The very next day on RAW, the Dallas crowd was totally behind Ryder, chanting "You deserve it!" And yet... 24 hours after his historic moment, he loses the championship to the Miz, then loses his rematch the following Smackdown. After all the emotion, he doesn't even keep the title for a day, effectively making the biggest upset in Wresltemania 32 all for nothing.
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* FridgeBrilliance: For his various title wins, why does it usually take him multiple wins (especially on a character that's suppose to be rising quickly up the ranks)? It's to show off/reinforce his newfound {{Determinator}}[-/-]TookALevelInBadass {{Determinator}}[=/=]TookALevelInBadass nature and how Zack's success is not the result of the company but him simply doing his hardest to succeed as the [[PluckyComicRelief Plucky Underdog!]]
* HeartwarmingInHindsight: Back atWrestlemania X, [[ScottHall ''[=WrestleMania=] X'', [[Wrestling/ScottHall Razor Ramon]] wins the Intercontinental Championship, and even took a picture with a young Ryder. Fast-forward 22 years later, at Wrestlemania 32, ''[=WrestleMania=] 32'', Ryder finally wins the Intercontinental Championship, and even had took another picture with Razor Ramon, with Ryder as champion.
* HilariousInHindsight: The ''entire'' time Zack Ryder was the "AssistantTo The to the General Manager" of ''[[Wrestling/WWESmackdown Smackdown]]'', SmackDown]]'', he branded himself (much to Teddy Long's annoyance) as the ''"Assistant General Manager"'' (i.e. Teddy's number two and presumptive successor). On 7-13-2012, he actually ''was'' the General Manager of Smackdown [=SmackDown=] for a day.
* OlderThanTheyThink: Most people think that his current gimmick started when he first appeared on ECW in 2009. However, the first time he portrayed this character was on Wrestling/JohnMorrison and Wrestling/TheMiz's online show ''The Dirt Sheet'' months before the 2009 draft, with Curt Hawkins acting as aStraightMan.
**StraightMan. Justified in that the gimmick wasn't fully developed during those ''Dirt Sheet'' segments. He didn't have the new theme or the spiked short hair yet.
*{{Tearjerker}}: TearJerker:
** Watching the NoHoldsBarredBeatdown from Kane on the 1/23/12Raw ''Raw'' is just painful, and seeing him stretchered off after being chokeslammed right through the stage is what makes it qualify as this.
** Oh dear lordthis. ''Then'' it got ''worse''. He's somehow alive by the Royal Rumble ''Royal Rumble'' but Kane just takes the time to tombstone him in front of Eve. Damn it, just when you think [[EarnYourHappyEnding Ryder was on top of the world]], [[BreakTheCutie something horrible has to happen to him.]]
***him]]. The night he comes back from ''that'', [[WhatTheHellHero Cena kisses Eve after saving her and Zack sees it]]. Then after he comes out to confront Cena instead of letting him talk about [[Wrestling/DwayneJohnson the The Rock]], Kane pushes him off the stage.
***stage. The following week week, [[ShockingSwerve Eve outright admits]] [[BitchInSheepsClothing she used him]].
** His career following his late 2011 push. For all the momentum he had going, he ended up being used to give Wrestling/JohnCena something to do before hiseventually eventual match with The Rock and propel Eve as a super heel. Save for a few ThrowTheDogABone moments, he's been relegated to jobber status.
*TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot:
** Went into the match where Wrestling/JackSwagger defeated him for the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/wwf-us-h.html WWE United StatesHeavyweight Title]] Championship]] on the January 16, 2012 ''Raw'' with taped ribs, lasting a little over 2 minutes. The opportunity to elevate him from goof to tough guy was ''right there,'' and they didn't take it.
**Zack Ryder was an incredible underdog going into Wrestlemania 32, ''[=WrestleMania=] 32'', and he came away with the Intercontinental Championship. The very next day on RAW, ''Raw'', the Dallas crowd was totally behind Ryder, chanting "You deserve it!" And yet... 24 hours after his historic moment, he loses the championship to the Miz, then loses his rematch the following Smackdown. ''[=SmackDown=]''. After all the emotion, he doesn't even keep the title for a day, effectively making the biggest upset in Wresltemania 32 ''[=WrestleMania=] 32'' all for nothing.
* HeartwarmingInHindsight: Back at
* HilariousInHindsight: The ''entire'' time Zack Ryder was the "Assistant
* OlderThanTheyThink: Most people think that his current gimmick started when he first appeared on ECW in 2009. However, the first time he portrayed this character was on Wrestling/JohnMorrison and Wrestling/TheMiz's online show ''The Dirt Sheet'' months before the 2009 draft, with Curt Hawkins acting as a
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** Watching the NoHoldsBarredBeatdown from Kane on the 1/23/12
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** His career following his late 2011 push. For all the momentum he had going, he ended up being used to give Wrestling/JohnCena something to do before his
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** Zack was an incredible underdog going into Wrestlemania 32, and he came away with the Intercontinental Championship. The very next day on RAW, the Dallas crowd was totally behind Ryder, chanting "You deserve it!" And yet... 24 hours after his historic moment, he loses the championship to the Miz, then loses his rematch the following Smackdown. After all the emotion, he doesn't even keep the title for a day, effectively making the biggest upset in Wresltemania 32 all for nothing.
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** Totally averted on Wrestlemania 32, where he came away as the Intercontinental Champion, having to face 6 other superstars, including the likes of [[Wrestling/KevinSteen Kevin Owens]], Wrestling/SamiZayn, and Wrestling/DolphZiggler. Against all odds, he was the one who came away with the title, standing victorious atop that ladder.
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** Totally averted on Wrestlemania 32, where he came away as the Intercontinental Champion, having to face 6 other superstars, including the likes of [[Wrestling/KevinSteen Kevin Owens]], Wrestling/SamiZayn, and Wrestling/DolphZiggler. Against all odds, he was the one who came away with the title, standing victorious atop that ladder. Subverted as he lose it the very next day.
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* HeartwarmingInHindsight: Back at Wrestlemania X, [[ScottHall Razor Ramon]] wins the Intercontinental Championship, and even took a picture with a young Ryder. Fast-forward 22 years later, at Wrestlemania 32, Ryder finally wins the Intercontinental Championship, and even had took another picture with Razor Ramon, with Ryder as champion.
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** Totally averted on Wrestlemania 32, where he came away as the Intercontinental Champion, having to face 5 6 other superstars, including the likes of [[Wrestling/KevinSteen Kevin Owens]], Wrestling/SamiZayn, and Wrestling/DolphZiggler. Against all odds, he was the one who came away with the title, standing victorious atop that ladder.
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** Now, he is victorious in the grandest stage of them all, holding the Intercontinental Championship at Wrestlemania!
