>>11778131How Vince McMahon reacted to Ryback's return
Shortly before Survivor Series 2014, the former Nexus member defeated Bo Dallas in his return match on RAW after a two-month absence from television. He also turned babyface after an 18-month run as a bad guy.
According to Ryback, WWE Executive Chairman Vince McMahon was surprised that the San Antonio crowd reacted so positively during his entrance:
"The match went as planned and when I got to the back, I was told that Vince McMahon was shocked that people still cheered for me and cheered for me at the level that they did despite all that WWE had done to me over that time, the last seven or eight months." [1:05 – 1:20]
Before returning as a bad guy, the former WWE Superstar had been tag team partners with Curtis Axel for almost a year. He refers to that time of his career as a "punishment period," as WWE's higher-ups suddenly stopped his main-event singles push without giving an explanation.
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