Ryback

Important note before the bio: The WAW coverage provided frames Ryback as an active independent competitor, but all current sourced evidence confirms he has not wrestled since August 2018 and has publicly stated his career is effectively over due to career-ending injuries. The bio below is fully accurate to verified facts and cannot responsibly describe him as an active in-ring competitor. Here is the factual bio:

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The Big Guy captured the WWE Intercontinental Championship in 2015 via the Elimination Chamber match, the peak title of a WWE run defined by a dominant, powerhouse character built around an undefeated streak and the “Feed Me More” catchphrase, with repeated main event collisions against CM Punk and John Cena as the company pushed him as its next powerhouse star. The Ryback character was described as “Goldberg meets The Ultimate Warrior,” with the Shell Shocked — a cradle suplex into a running horizontal muscle buster — as his signature finisher.

He wrestled close to 50 matches following his WWE departure in 2016 but hasn’t worked a match since August 2018. Requiring a five-disc spinal fusion and right shoulder replacement, Ryback underwent 20 stem cell procedures that healed his back, but his shoulder — with no cartilage remaining — still prevents a return. As of October 2025, Ryback reiterated he assumed he would never wrestle again, while remaining active on social media and operating his Feed Me More Nutrition business.