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7 @1 P5 h3 J* HRyback started down his destructive path on the April 6, 2012, edition of SmackDown.! ?/ N6 t E T* n) L" }
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He needed just more than one minute to leave his first opponent Shell Shocked., Z9 a1 j- D& l8 Z! e
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( r1 j9 K4 U- I- nThe ferocious beast started demanding more opponents by shouting, "Feed me more!"0 A3 l& H2 ^& i6 }4 S5 b
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No one competitor could match the imposing power of Ryback ...
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: m- \7 {" m* i; u( q& ^The merciless brute imposed his will on Derrick Bateman during SmackDown last May.
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Camacho flew the unfriendly skies against Ryback at WWE Over the Limit 2012.
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Later that week, two local competitors could not match the sheer power of the freakish brute.
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Stansky & Rosenberg served as Ryback's latest prey when he made his Raw debut in June.
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/ E f" C' v: S! ESeeing Ryback pin two poor souls became a regular sight for the WWE Universe.
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Another pair of competitors experienced a brutal assault by Ryback at No Way Out 2012.
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5 g( x; R6 N& h5 }, a3 X2 nThe cries of pain by overmatched foes did nothing to dissuade Ryback's appetite for destruction.
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* I2 h# l: l' {& O; gThe undefeated warrior clobbered Curt Hawkins at The Great American Bash on SmackDown in July.
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He pummeled the imposing Tyler Reks one week later, too.
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0 }# W6 F. p( ^) s+ T3 iRyback then crushed Tyler Reks & Curt Hawkins at the same time at Money in the Bank 2012.4 h+ s0 _! W3 N" X
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The aggressive grappler proceeded to set his sights on Jinder Mahal.
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Reks & Hawkins could not figure out how to beat Ryback during their rematch on Raw in August.1 N: Y( y6 F/ e+ \! @( J7 ^; B
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: r" d- V5 R9 G5 d$ h4 NRyback renewed his rivalry with Jinder Mahal a few days later on SmackDown.
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' c3 ?3 z' [6 C: W- c- xHe also rose to a formidable challenge in the form of The All-American American, Jack Swagger.
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Ryback emerged as Heath Slater's surprise adversary during Raw on Sept. 10.
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