[337 / 35 / 1]
583KiB, 810x636, Ryback Shuts Down Accusations of Injuring CM Punk.png
Quoted By: >>17256201 >>17256205 >>17256658 >>17256898 >>17258387 >>17258429 >>17259085 >>17259174 >>17261072 >>17262584 >>17262649 >>17266719 >>17268643 >>17268714 >>17271970 >>17271986 >>17272609 >>17272712 >>17273499 >>17273546 >>17275400 >>17275541 >>17276997 >>17281313 >>17286540 >>17289897 >>17290770 >>17291958 >>17293862 >>17297027 >>17300600 >>17300643 >>17302515 >>17303854 >>17306043 >>17307438 >>17307659 >>17308291 >>17309287 >>17310802 >>17320172 >>17323761 >>17329166 >>17329710 >>17330359 >>17335157 >>17336281 >>17344546 >>17347028 >>17347561 >>17356380 >>17356938 >>17359305 >>17365000 >>17365128 >>17366928 >>17367384 >>17368813 >>17370543 >>17371203 >>17372302 >>17372632 >>17373321 >>17373561 >>17373779 >>17375959 >>17380762 >>17381014 >>17382395 >>17383916 >>17385337 >>17387718 >>17388151 >>17389419 >>17389704 >>17391463
Ryback took to his Instagram and uploaded a video, where Ryback stated that he was as gentle with Punk as he had been with any other opponent. Comparing his matches with Punk to those with Brock Lesnar, he emphasized that Brock was far more physical. Aware of Punk’s injuries and the fact that he was often in pain backstage, Ryback said he took extra care to be gentle with him.
>“The reason is that I was as gentle with him as anyone I’ve ever worked with. If you watch my matches with Punk and compare them to Brock, Brock was a million times more physical than I was. I was aware of Punk’s injuries—he was always beat up and hurting backstage—so I was extra gentle with him.”
>“The one table spot that some people like to make a big deal out of—the truth is, the table broke, and he landed on padding. We accomplished what we needed to from that angle. I didn’t get in trouble. Not one person talked to me about it—not Vince, not Hunter, no one from the office. The spot went as planned. Was it perfect? No, but he landed on padding. It doesn’t really matter that he didn’t go directly through the middle of the table.”
>“As for people who say, ‘Oh, you can’t hold yourself accountable; you never learn,’ that’s not true. I had an incident in the ring with R-Truth, whom I love dearly. I accidentally knocked the wind out of him by kicking him in the stomach. When we were taught that move in developmental, we were told to always lay it in but remind our opponent to tighten up so they can flex their abdomen.
>One particular night, I forgot to tell Truth to tighten up, and when I kicked him, it knocked the wind out of him. I felt horrible. He’s not a crybaby, he never complains, and he wasn’t mad about anything. I apologized for everything, but that’s one thing I truly regret. So I can hold myself accountable all day long. But with Punk, I was as good to him as I’ve been with anyone.”
https://www.ringsidenews.com/2025/03/13/ryback-shuts-down-accusations-of-injuring-cm-punk/
>“The reason is that I was as gentle with him as anyone I’ve ever worked with. If you watch my matches with Punk and compare them to Brock, Brock was a million times more physical than I was. I was aware of Punk’s injuries—he was always beat up and hurting backstage—so I was extra gentle with him.”
>“The one table spot that some people like to make a big deal out of—the truth is, the table broke, and he landed on padding. We accomplished what we needed to from that angle. I didn’t get in trouble. Not one person talked to me about it—not Vince, not Hunter, no one from the office. The spot went as planned. Was it perfect? No, but he landed on padding. It doesn’t really matter that he didn’t go directly through the middle of the table.”
>“As for people who say, ‘Oh, you can’t hold yourself accountable; you never learn,’ that’s not true. I had an incident in the ring with R-Truth, whom I love dearly. I accidentally knocked the wind out of him by kicking him in the stomach. When we were taught that move in developmental, we were told to always lay it in but remind our opponent to tighten up so they can flex their abdomen.
>One particular night, I forgot to tell Truth to tighten up, and when I kicked him, it knocked the wind out of him. I felt horrible. He’s not a crybaby, he never complains, and he wasn’t mad about anything. I apologized for everything, but that’s one thing I truly regret. So I can hold myself accountable all day long. But with Punk, I was as good to him as I’ve been with anyone.”
https://www.ringsidenews.com/2025/03/13/ryback-shuts-down-accusations-of-injuring-cm-punk/
