Vince McMahon made lots of friends and enemies during his 40 years in charge of WWE's creative direction. In a recent YouTube video, former Intercontinental Champion Ryback shed light on his issues with the WWE Executive Chairman.
On August 5, 2016, Ryback announced his WWE departure after rejecting a new contract. Three months earlier, he walked out of the company before the May 2, 2016, episode of RAW in St. Louis, Missouri.
On Ryback TV, the 41-year-old recalled how he informed former talent relations executive Mark Carrano of his plan to leave. Carrano wanted him to talk to McMahon, but the former Nexus member refused to have another conversation with his long-time boss:
>"Carrano comes rushing back," Ryback said. "He goes to Vince, to Hunter [Triple H]. He asks me, 'Would you like to go have a meeting with Vince?' I inform him I never wanna f***ing see him or talk to Vince ever again for the rest of my life. I got my bags. I go straight to the valet at the St. Louis arena. I get my car, and I'm f***ing out of there." [4:05 – 4:22]Ryback compares working for Vince McMahon to Shawshank Redemption
The 1994 film The Shawshank Redemption tells the story of Andy Dufresne, a banker who spends 19 years trying to escape Shawshank State Prison. According to Ryback, his long-awaited WWE departure was similar to Dufresne's attempt to leave Shawshank:
>"I finally escape Shawshank, but the games are just getting ready to begin. I get a letter from WWE's attorney with an NDA [non-disclosure agreement], and they also tried to stop my pay." [4:23 – 4:34]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=111qvHOWV8Qhttps://www.sportskeeda.com/wwe/news-former-wwe-star-want-talk-vince-mcmahon-ever 