Is Zack Ryder being pushed too soon, Should He be in the main events of PPV’s and Monday Night Raw
Ever since Raw last Monday when we saw Zack Ryder team up with John Cena on RAW in the main event there has been a debate circling the internet. That debate is, is Zack Ryder being pushed too soon and should he be even considered for main events.
Six months ago if you told a wrestling fan that Zack Ryder would be appearing on main events on raw and even have a title shot for the USA title they would have thought that you were crazy. This was because six months ago Zack Ryder was barely holding onto his job on WWE superstars. This was because he hadn’t had even a remote push since the Edge heads, which was an ok gimmick to say the least.
But then Ryder created the Broski gimmick which honed his Long Island roots. Which was slightly well received by the crowd and got him a comfortable spot on WWE Superstars and some background roles on RAW.
But then the Ryder revolution started with his use of the social media such as youtube and twitter as he created the True Long Island Story, which got his name out there and slowly began turning the crowd.


Since then Ryder has just grown and grown and started getting regular spots on Monday Night RAW in mid-card fights, where most people say he belongs. This mid-card rein included a United States title shot against Dolf Ziggler.
However, recently Zack Ryder has been pushed to slightly above the mid-card including matched with CM Punk, John Cena and the Awesome Truth. This is where the debate began with many true wrestling fans, including the Broski’s saying that Ryder is being pushed too fast. The fact remains that Zack Ryder is a solid mid-card and comedy character and with his current gimmick it is likely that he will get a small title rein and maybe a tag team rein. If the WWE were to put him in the main event picture this would make the top seem like a bit of a joke.
Others think that Ryder could bring a spark to the main event picture, he has got wrestling talent so that wont hold him back and his comic character could make the main event and WWE championships fun.
My personal view is that Zack Ryders current gimmick has been good to get him out of the trap of WWE superstars and get him into the mid-card. With his current gimmick it wont be right for him to be in the main events so to get to the next level he will need a gimmick change. This has been done in the past because the Rock and Stone Cold both had bad gimmicks to start but then they changes and became huge.

Written by
Tom Callaghan