Jim Cornette on Ryback's Twitter Poll

From Episode 188 of Jim Cornette's Drive Thru
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[@PanelPanda]

The Retirement option in the poll is now at 70%

[@joaomendes147]

LOL I feel like I'm the only person that want to see Ryback wrestle again. I like him a lot LOL

[@yungchunks6931]

@@joaomendes147 yeah hes a pos just read his tweet about vinces mom

[@anthonyclark9441]

Dude OBVIOUSLY overestimated how "over" he was. he was one of Vince's projects that almost worked, but they booked themselves into a corner with that whole CM Punk Hell In A Cell debacle, and then his own attitude, and a little recklessness in the Ring did him in.

[@kaytrout3836]

He was pretty over at the time. But he’s delusional to think anyone cares anymore. He’s been gone for like 5 years.

[@MaestroJericho]

WWE has keith lee, reigns, big e, etc and AEW has cage. Plus plenty other big and better guys lol. They dont need him.

[@anthonyclark9441]

@@MaestroJericho they don't even WANT him.

[@radioqueenbee7008]

You're right, he wasn't nearly as over as he thought he was. He had a decent run for a short time but nobody really tripped when he left.

[@austin31697]

@@anthonyclark9441 he was done for once the crowd started crucifying.him calling him Goldberg. I also agree with your CM Punk thing,if Punk was just going to leave then maybe they shouldve just put the strap on Cryback That's when he went mad lmao!!! 🔥🔥💀☠

[@LordRaptor]

Ryback: "Stop voting for Retire!" People responding to him: "Then don't put it as an option if you don't wanna hear it" 😂

[@samoanjoseph1457]

Oh I'm sure they would have managed to write-in "retire" somehow.

[@ernie316]

It was upto 70% retire last time I looked, with 14k votes total

[@chipendo9946]

Ryback is a pg legend Cm junk rigged the pole lmao

[@DUB_87]

Yeah. It was up to 66% when I last checked. 🤣

[@MauricioSandoval-xc9ih]

@@chipendo9946 lol “he hurt me, everytime I worked with him he hurt me” 😂😂

[@Ai14106]

71% now

[@tomvu1470]

@@Ai14106 71.1%...

[@MauricioSandoval-xc9ih]

Everytime Jim recites Ole Anderson’s classic “don’t do this anymore” line, it makes me laugh LOL

[@dungeon-wn4gw]

What I find entertaining about Jim is that he is nice and easy to get along with but when you fuck with him he basically becomes your bully for life 😂

[@TheFailedmessiah]

Lol he’s a dick, he blocked me on Twitter just for telling him the wrestling business he used to know and love is over, he couldn’t take the truth so he blocked me. He has a mean bark, but his bite is that of a Chihuahua.

[@jbbrolic]

I find him entertaining because he is an unrepentant asshole (basically the opposite of your take.)

[@petebagwell6666]

@@TheFailedmessiah maybe he just didn't wanna engage in an argument with a mark whos never been in the business

[@HkFinn83]

@@TheFailedmessiah this was a huge event in your life. This is not a good thing

[@markfroman738]

@@TheFailedmessiah lol

[@IanSane]

Remember when Kanyon would say "Who better than Kanyon?" and then get all mad when the audience would reply "everybody"? This is essentially that except it's a shoot.

[@kidneystonermusic]

Lol exactly

[@patrickwall8517]

No he's not retired, it's just no one will hire him, at least not as a wrestler.

[@THESNEAKERADDICT]

Was waiting for this video ! Lmfaoooo, smh 🤦‍♂️ Rybacks ego is his worst enemy

[@chipendo9946]

Ryback is a pg legend People want my ryback to re tire cuz he has done so much for the business

[@THESNEAKERADDICT]

@@chipendo9946 😂😂😂😂

[@almightyone1181]

@@chipendo9946 RyTire lol

[@THESNEAKERADDICT]

@@almightyone1181 😂

[@adificationss]

@@chipendo9946 🤣🤣🤣

[@JDotWill]

I was under the impression that Ryback had been retired this whole time

[@obie3188]

He basically is because no one will hire him 😂

[@Njbear7453]

Bruh imagine what Ryback felt like when he saw the results 😭😭😂😂😂

[@fatalsniper3413]

Like how your bf felt when he first saw your lil Jimmy... Utter disappointment

[@Njbear7453]

@@fatalsniper3413 You sad you won’t be able to watch ryback? 😭😭😂😂must’ve voted for AEW

[@fatalsniper3413]

@@Njbear7453 i don't watch AEW. It's trash just like 99% of wrestling in history. Also Ryback blows but what's worse is that there are grown men who spent time voting on that stupid poll.

[@geleneceline2310]

@@Njbear7453 ok y'all have reach a new low he doesn't even watch aew and also nobody wants him at aew those were just a bunch of trolls lol😂

[@antonmasters8626]

More like Cryback 😂😂😂😂

[@MartyDickRider]

It's actually pretty sad, I remember when Ryback first debuted and was squashing everyone every week. My buddy and I both thought Ryback was gonna be the next big star in wrestling. How wrong we were.

[@austin31697]

Dont feel bad,I felt the same.

[@Dogeathotdog1]

@LastDropFalls He was never anything but a botch fest in between a Goldberg and a Lesnar in regards to his gimmick. I would trade Ryback for one more Gillberg run...

[@wce05308]

@LastDropFalls geez you're a hero mate well done..... smh

[@MMA-CLIPS2]

They had him doing squash matches for like 6 months, all local talent jobbers. In his defence, this wasn't making him into a star. He should have taken the strap from Cena and been left to run with it for a while as a heel, they buried him instead. Not saying he didn't play a part in that btw.

[@simsingh8492]

He was great. His shellshock to Cena after mania. His catchphrase. Ring gear. All good.

[@michaelcourt1042]

Travis even got Richard Dawson's hand thing he used to do

[@johngallagher72]

Survey says Travis Heckel is a bad mamma jamma.

[@generallordjowbra8871]

I was too distracted by the pimples lol.

[@bigglilwayne7050]

Thats a well known Masatonic hand gesture....

[@generallordjowbra8871]

@@bigglilwayne7050 Yup. And you can't be a famous wrestler without selling out.

[@bigglilwayne7050]

@@generallordjowbra8871 or a famous actor, musician, comedian, so on and so forth....

[@michiganjack1337]

There are only two rules for a Ryback. #1 Don’t get him wet. #2 Don’t feed him after midnight.

[@xDoomsDayx100]

Someone must've spilled water on his back, would explain how he got the same pimples as the gremlins

[@michiganjack1337]

@@xDoomsDayx100 precisely 😆

[@ac8274]

These thumbnails are becoming the proverbial “kick to the gut” before Jim roasts a guy with a verbal stunner lol saw this and was like “oh no...”

[@ad206]

I love how he's spinning it to "so many fans care about my health!"

[@vintage_85]

is he really saying that?😂😂 cause that does sound like some shit Cryback would say 😂😂

[@xsteveconwayx]

I’m the only guy on the planet that liked his tag team with Curtis Axel. Hell, I’m probably the only guy on the planet that remembers Rybaxel was a thing.

[@fritos1445]

Their promo on Main Event I think it was after they broke up was great but hardly anybody has seen it cause it was on Main Event lol. One of the few tag teams in WWE that actually had a clean break up cause for some reason they like it when teams have a violent breakup every single time.

[@xsteveconwayx]

@@fritos1445 I think that’s just because nobody in WWE knows how to do anything in a different way. That’s why I’m surprised New Day never turned on each other when they split.

[@michaelwoods3141]

I loved rybaxel. Curtis is a lot better than they let him be.

[@graham2sexy955]

Yes

[@thehorrorhound6575]

I member

[@ScammerPayback]

I'm gone at the pimples on Ryback... lmao. "Pop me more!!"

[@Zeekoso]

Pierogi 😃😃😃

[@ScammerPayback]

@@Zeekoso sup :)

[@billdagrasshawking]

Ryback brought to you by stridex

[@jinkazama496]

Didnt know you liked wrestling :) @Scammer Payback

[@85futureshock]

It honestly says a lot about Ryback and his worth that no promotion and even the indies, will hire or pay for him to come in. The CM Punk story on the Cabana podcast did so much damage to him and he still hasn’t recovered from it. Ryback is on that Mr Anderson never hire again list.

[@joemarston9140]

What did CM Punk say? I know Ryback was a clumsy worker and had a heightened sense of his ability... was it that or something else?

[@mramos1126]

Mr Anderson works for nwa

[@austin31697]

@@joemarston9140 he called him dumb and all sorts of other stuff cause Rybak. Injured him and kept botching moves during the feud. I mean... you are on youtube all you have to do is search.

[@userjim83]

Mans an idiot, think he’s overvalued himself out of getting a gig tbh

[@Clivetinker]

Ryback has a bad shoulder and ankle. Dude has been doing stem cell treatments for years if you follow his podcast. Dude could definitely do a mud show, but he’s roughed up pretty bad. Don’t think Punk did much of anything since most of wrestling think he’s a douche

[@seancarletonzero]

Update: Ryback "got rid of the trolls" and redid his post: 57% of respondents voted "Retire". Ryback is in denial about every aspect of his life. He's Mac from It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia.

[@kujo62]

They wanted Big Show to retire too until he signed with AEW. Then it was "a huge signing"

[@tomb_vision]

Exactly. Some fans are just stupid and the AEW shills will do anything to make AEW a big deal.

[@angelyaluhhhh9130]

Tony Khan acting like if he hired 90’s Big Show😂😂😂

[@kujo62]

@@tomb_vision I wish I were making this up, but they literally chanted "please retire" at the man.

[@MaestroJericho]

They've been chanting it since like 10 years ago too lol.

[@colmivers]

The difference is that some still cheered show

[@Meoooowq]

Now it’s 70% retire 😂😂😂

[@Karemaker]

LMAO keep it up boys!

[@Alicious_Al]

Cryback. Rybacne. Keep ‘em coming.

[@rjskum688]

DrySack

[@Timmyk5150]

"CryBack, I love you but your funny". - What Richard Dawson would say when he was alive.

[@drop_toehold]

RybAxel

[@ml6849]

Retireback

[@WerdSmithAndy]

Too bad we can’t call him “the crippler” with all the injuries he hands out. Maybe GVG aka Great Value Goldberg 🤷🏻‍♂️😂

[@ctwishkeyprn2039]

Jim: HAVE TOU EVER SEEN CARSON AND MCMAHON??!!....well I'm doing that....😣😣😂😂

[@troublesomewestsideoutlaw5754]

Carnac the Magnificent

[@RichardLongsnifferJrIII]

Ryback is one of the most pathetic individuals I have ever seen. I tried to watch a few of his youtube videos, words really can't describe what I saw.

[@JeremyPeeples]

TREMENDOUS graphic for this.

[@animal1nstinct394]

Ryback would kiss McMahon's ass for any chance to get back in the WWE. He wants so desperately to be there regardless of what he tells people. He even tried to "squash" fake rumors of him returning at the Royal Rumble.

[@austin31697]

Sucks he went from WWE guy to mukbang guy

[@-JAVY-]

"The kiss my ass"club went out of business decades ago

[@m4snake869]

I saw that tweet & I laughed my ass off 😂 Poor Ryback

[@cirenbadman]

Thanks Jim n Brian, also travis with this artwork is killing me 😂😂 keep up good work guys 👍🏻

[@crisramos940]

I once saw that "Retired" even ballooned all the way up to 68% at some point! :D

[@Sh0tgunJust1ce]

I almost feel sorry for Ryback at this point. Almost...

[@miguelheat]

I feel you. I do kinda feel bad for him. But at the same time I feel bad for feeling bad for him... It's weird how bright of a future he supposedly had about 7 or 8 years ago and how he is now

[@constablekennedy7705]

I am torn as to who the bigger tool in Professional Wrestling is ... Miro (Rusev) or CryBack (Ryback)?!... 👀

[@Timmyk5150]

Neither. Austin Aries is my choice. 💯

[@dustinwillis351]

@@kellerblair2952 yeah but he's the biggest bigot in wrestling If ya don't know what a bigot is.. Google it

[@deckytrfc1]

As soon as I seen Crybacks poll on Twitter I couldn’t wait to hear Cornys reaction😂😂

[@ismokkekkush420]

Why would this guy even make ‘retire’ an option for the poll? 😂😂

[@igorivanov299]

Because he's Ryback.

[@vincesmith2499]

Why did he give "retire" as an option?

[@LamborghiniMercy10]

The roid pimples 😂

[@samcarter565]

Travis really does capture Rybacks essence the best

[@colincunningham5820]

It's above 70% retire right now, LOL!

[@jonoisgood]

"Have you been following Ryback's latest exploits on Twitter?" Oh, goodness no

[@0maxk_]

Lmao this is gold

[@ferox965]

I've been waiting to see Jim's reaction haha

[@A_real_Ha_So]

I'm old enough to remember Andy Kaufmann do a similar phone in poll to see if he quits doing Saturday Night Live. Results pretty much created the same amount of salt

[@shawn4585]

Actually it was a poll on if anl should fire andy from snl

[@1.21JJWatts]

It's a good thing for Rybacne's self esteem that he didn't list, "Fuck off and die" as an option.

[@angusmiles6462]

Ended up getting 70% to retire LMAO

[@angelyaluhhhh9130]

People who want him retired: casual fans People who want him in AEW: Marks People who want him in NXT: Marks People who want him in impact: Don’t care

[@Hellwolf36]

I had a genuine laugh when I saw the results of it on the dirt sheets. I understand WWE isn't everyone's cup of tea when it comes to business practices but that guy has them living in his head rent free as bad as Nutella or the AEW marks have with Corny living in theirs.

[@bradpaton3927]

Corny, you've got your finger on the pulse of Ryback's future endeavors!😆

[@charliefromstarkvillemissi1852]

I’m trying to remember what part of Ryback didn’t suck. AEW will sign him, guaranteed. And he’ll suck there too.

[@geleneceline2310]

Nope they won't lol tony khan already turned down the idea

[@kovulion7777]

He's one of the reasons why WWE doesn't wanna push people too much anymore, they don't know who they really are inside, you only know who they are when they get released and what they do after WWE

[@Mustafa70116]

That actually may be a very good reason. Someone you push has to be trustworthy

[@subman23]

3:52 This is not limited to wrestling, though; it's basically human nature. The nostalgia for the good makes you overlook the bad. Same with relationships, addictions, being retired from basically anything, dietary choices, habits, the list goes on

[@peanutbutterpandapuffs]

I think the one memorable thing I remember of Ryback was when it was some random match with Sin Cara or one of those high flyers where he saved them from dying and catching them

[@toddkurzbard]

I will cast my vote for "Retire And Never Come Back Ever".

[@TheeKingRayzor]

Whoever sent Ryback's recent Twitter poll to Jim Cornette is a hero!

[@zenobios_]

I can't see the poll now he may have deleted it lmao

[@pawekopystynski899]

71% voted for Retire atm. I think this video helped :D

[@thomasj.foolery7025]

Ryback is working at the Apex Landfill in Vegas. Only fitting since his career is in the dumps.

[@TERRELL_GASKINS]

Cm punk was probably laughing his ass off that vote poll

[@SledgeHammer99]

He’s gonna be mashing that block button like crazy

[@MrJjburgess11]

It reminds me of a time a local politician put up a poll on Facebook. Asking if people thought we should ban guns. When 75% said no. He deleted the poll. What a clown lol

[@tommurrayGTR]

He really needs to be careful, next thing is he's going to be that guy at the wrestling expos like Tony Atlas talking about what should have been. He needs to work with a PR company and stop tweeting if he's going to salvage his career. I think he has a fanbase but they are dwindling and if he wants to get into AEW or Imapct or WWE he'll need to be a whole lot more desirable OR he'd need to be willing to wrestle for a very, very low guarantee. He should go back to wrestling school with someone who knows their shit and prove that A) he's willing to improve B) He doesn't think he's the be all, end all. He seems like a nice guy, but to have put that poll out he clearly isn't very smart... the internet is never going to give you the responses you hope for🤣Totally highlighted how little interest wrestling fans currently have in him!

[@nathueil1]

I really dont think anymore comments are needed after this.

[@jessycruz2465]

Ryback still thinking that he's goldberg. Lol!

[@ThePatrix1879]

I wish i could animate Travis' drawings; the character work is genius.

[@CJBrowninLV]

If we still had shockwave and websites like newgrounds this would have been a little cartoon! 😅

[@JordosTechShack]

As of this morning the poll is 76% retire

[@michaelmendoza6557]

Was looking forward to Jim's thoughts on this

[@EManFXW]

Seriously, can we have a book with a collection of Travis Heckel's artwork from all these videos? I'd buy a copy. His stuff is brilliant and hilarious.

[@Pigmcginnyrig]

It’s great to see another Cornette video about Ryback

[@JDotWill]

It’s not like NXT is even a real option, he’s buried Vince & Hunter multiple times

[@willdallas53]

Ryback blocked me after I called him cryback and told him he was a roided up crybaby. I don’t know why he blocked me.

[@secondcite3840]

W

[@clayhamric4428]

Nobody wants to see Ryback in Impact because that would imply seeing Impact

[@treywar25]

You can tell Cornette has never browsed Tweets before lol

[@marcusmcgee1398]

It’s amazing I stopped watching wrestling just after JBL dropped the title to Cena. I didn’t know of Ryback or his work until Jim after a little scrolling through KZbin I now have a little smile whenever I see he has done something as audacious as breath and eagerly await the justified verbal slap Jimmy gives him

[@seangalvin3196]

It's impressive the way Steve Austin retired and stayed retired. There must have been a lot of money offered to him and he didn't go for it. You don't see that much.

[@theghostofthomasjenkins9643]

austin didn't have much of a choice. his knees were 100% gone for years before he retired and we all know about his neck.

[@ericroman2403]

Hashtag AARP. Ryback retired back in 2014 he just doesn't know yet

[@quadlaser1872]

Ryback blocked me on Twitter for typing lol in my response

[@leeswea_dagoat4961]

travis strikes again! lol

[@1776Sledge]

I’m pretty sure Ryback blocked everyone that voted for him to retire.

[@simplyhuman2213]

I’m here after Rybacks I save tweets against Vince and his mother

[@glennrugar9248]

3722 votes and 7 percent is impact. Hold on... that's 260 people. Who are these sick twisted people that enjoy impact and also follow ryback on twitter. That's gotta be a sad existence

[@secondcite3840]

Impact is getting a rub from AEW, might lead to smth

[@CarmeloA.]

Love hearing these!

[@Christoffski]

Ryback is sloppiest wrestler I've ever seen live. He came to my town and made coroporate Kane look like AJ Styles. Absolutely turgid.

[@jibrilgoodwin3328]

"Maybe he's a good Booker" Yeah...... and maybe Vince Mcmahon actually listens to the fans 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@jmwvirgil]

You don't put 'retire' as an option unless you want people to pick it. Ryback outsmarting all the marks on Twitter.

[@philyburkhill1]

It's a 71% now lmao

[@JD-Media]

What was he thinking even putting it as an option?

[@fartman8490]

Wait, so he wasn`t already retired?

[@jamirimaj6880]

IT'S NOW 71% WITH 16,000 VOTES WAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA (and the AEW apologists are calling those 71% as virgins and marks on the replies lol)

[@cengiztemi8713]

I laughed when ryback tweeted stop voting retire

[@ELECTRIKDOOM77]

Ryback has a food review video on his channel where he is recording in his truck and a lady pull's up next to him get's out and go's to the bathroom next to her car. He see's this going on, he continue's eating,she finishe's and leave's he get's out and record's the mess she made on the ground!! FEED ME MORE????

[@brianmoatlhodi8444]

Lol link?

[@antfrancis9941]

& I think it would pop if he had Phoenix Marie has his valet.

[@lordofthehnngs2577]

He ain't like Matt Stonie keeping the fat off. Heart attack imminent

[@geleneceline2310]

Lol it actually exits just type ryback and you'll see the channel lol😂

[@cm2.0]

SURVEY SAYS?!!

[@heelgill]

I’d love to see him make a comeback somewhere. Not everyone’s a fan of him due to the thing he’s said but still, I would want to see him get back into the ring.

[@rustyrocket666]

Yeah if he makes it to aew...I'd watch the lad again

[@heelgill]

@@rustyrocket666 Same! Same goes for Samoa Joe.

[@johnnyizquierdo9022]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@dickbicycle9304]

I guess you want everyone on the roster injured

[@maxxdahl6062]

No thanks.

[@mindmesh7566]

Waiiiittttttt a sec!!!…Why isn’t “Jump into flaming volcano” a choice in that list????!!!!

[@justinroark88]

None of them

[@TheTezza1]

God this Ryback really is a dummy. He hasn’t been relevant for about 5 years and even then he was a lower mid carder. Retire is now up to 71%! 😂

[@maybenextyearmb9660]

The artwork is A+ as usual. Haha

[@JoeChillton]

That's his legacy, a poll.

[@MattWarb]

52% think that Ryback should continue wrestling rather than retire.

[@Sweetestsadist]

There's no coming back from doing KZbin fast food reviews while hocking a weight gain powder.

[@chipendo9946]

Ryback is a pg legend

[@andrewkoprowski1806]

Ryback can go to AEW and start targeting "small Indy guys" as he's "The main event" and get nuclear heat

[@omnientertainment5852]

So be a bully?

[@RagingCookie127]

I remember Kevin Nash doing that in TNA when he wanted to destroy the X-Division

[@ivaerz4977]

I want him as a retired boxer called Ryboxer who just punches people for no reason.

[@geleneceline2310]

Aew won't hire tony khan already turned the idea and also wtf would he do there besides job out to darby

[@horrorfan84myers38]

Cryback said triple h had a heart attack from steroid abuse and it was karma. He denies doing roids in wwe. The guy thinks he was a superstar

[@captainosu2094]

Play stupid games. Win stupid prizes

[@ilikethecokev2]

Maybe he should have put "Other" instead of "Retire"