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Ryback's road to Hell in a Cell: photos
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Ryback started down his destructive path on the April 6, 2012, edition of SmackDown.
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He needed just more than one minute to leave his first opponent Shell Shocked.2 z# H; ~1 Y) i4 O
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The ferocious beast started demanding more opponents by shouting, "Feed me more!"
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No one competitor could match the imposing power of Ryback ..." c/ _8 \$ s( ~7 Q% J2 t; \
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: u) H% L6 J+ v2 X... so Ryback started stepping into the ring against two foes at the same time.
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) V6 L, ^6 q \8 m# n2 }The merciless brute imposed his will on Derrick Bateman during SmackDown last May.
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5 g0 _+ x* Q/ N( B: @. [A turnbuckle thrust by Ryback knocked the wind out of Heath Slater as well.
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\1 o! k6 Y( J) T4 g/ Q! Z0 ]Camacho flew the unfriendly skies against Ryback at WWE Over the Limit 2012.
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) `1 b7 I/ @" B, _& y5 j _: yLater that week, two local competitors could not match the sheer power of the freakish brute.6 P% s T2 p: x' j$ r- W: `
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Stansky & Rosenberg served as Ryback's latest prey when he made his Raw debut in June.0 x0 f' u3 y% [$ E% i
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. O9 V Q- B6 ~- vSeeing Ryback pin two poor souls became a regular sight for the WWE Universe.5 \( r* v+ u3 G5 d" F8 o% j
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Another pair of competitors experienced a brutal assault by Ryback at No Way Out 2012.& r+ j9 D0 [/ h3 @& S; \4 ~1 y
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The cries of pain by overmatched foes did nothing to dissuade Ryback's appetite for destruction.0 |! {: |7 ^8 O1 Y) p. `" h
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! M/ B( |5 k3 e' }The undefeated warrior clobbered Curt Hawkins at The Great American Bash on SmackDown in July.* x$ Y$ ?: B7 T$ t6 D% ^
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He pummeled the imposing Tyler Reks one week later, too.' h1 R) [9 x( f8 @( @- v% d
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Ryback then crushed Tyler Reks & Curt Hawkins at the same time at Money in the Bank 2012.
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The aggressive grappler proceeded to set his sights on Jinder Mahal.
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; f% w; ^3 F% PReks & Hawkins could not figure out how to beat Ryback during their rematch on Raw in August.
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% y$ u0 A5 l _9 Q3 z7 F8 o; L) B) bDisbelief covered Hawkins' face as Ryback hurled him from the ring like a rag doll.
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8 k( B( e1 j# C4 q3 P: R$ ZAnother pair of competitors followed Reks & Hawkins by landing in the loss column on SmackDown.
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The strongman gave another local competitor a good look at the ring apron during Raw in August./ G _- ]9 h/ b! a4 o
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Ryback renewed his rivalry with Jinder Mahal a few days later on SmackDown.
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He also rose to a formidable challenge in the form of The All-American American, Jack Swagger.
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# U8 p3 p) _, c. X( s. RJohnny Curtis' chances at victory came to a crashing halt against Ryback on "WWE Superstars."
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Ryback emerged as Heath Slater's surprise adversary during Raw on Sept. 10.! H1 Z+ D0 C% s
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- p- `1 @9 G2 f4 YThe debut of "Miz TV" ended abruptly as Ryback ran amok on the talk show set ...
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... and hurled a couch at the reigning Intercontinental Champion.% v& u E0 }8 A
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One week later, Ryback battled The Miz one-on-one.
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\& [- @: `$ Z( tThough it was a Non-Title Match ...
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... the ultra-intense Superstar made the statement that he is hungry for championship gold.
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' ~. r, c7 ~* \: E" |When WWE Champion attempted to take the Jim Ross out of Jim Ross Appreciation Night …
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$ j* q8 F) R' A' Y% M… Ryback stepped in to assist the WWE Hall of Fame announcer and set his sights on a whole new titleholder.# ^2 K- l# g: H8 v, n% v/ g
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# U4 y$ W2 c; a: v6 E6 n, |$ {- sAfter overcoming Primo on SmackDown, Ryback took on Primo & Epico together ...
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: m4 _" B- C6 V! [) N7 t' L* Q( m... besting the former WWE Tag Team Champions with a double case of Shell Shocked.2 W- L: o& h0 Q, O& m
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And later that night, he leaped into the ring during a main event showdown between Mr. McMahon and CM Punk.+ S4 h7 Q, D0 D+ ]
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+ k: Z, O! V2 G% p! qWith absolute aggresion, Ryback nearly silenced The Voice of the Voiceless.
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And later that night, after John Cena opted to step aside ...
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; D& Q4 `! q n) t" G: G1 w... Ryback signed a WWE Championship to battle CM Punk at WWE Hell in a Cell.
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