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'Road Dogg' Brian James briefly spoke about Ryback's WWE career on his podcast this week and alluded to CM Punk possibly playing a role behind the star's failed push.
Brian James admitted that backstage politics was quite prevalent in WWE a few years back and felt Ryback might have been an unfortunate victim of the same.
As we had reported earlier, Road Dogg didn't have much positive to say about CM Punk as he took a big shot at the former WWE Champion. The tag team legend also speculated if Punk intentionally sabotaged his former rival's early rise in the company. Speaking on the Oh...You Didn't Know podcast, James noted:
>"So, I don't know what it was, to tell you the truth. Look, I think there was a lot of politics going on then, and I'm not going to lie to you, I think CM Punk had something to do with it. Look, if I could just beat up on CM Punk on this whole episode, that's probably what I should do, and that's what I'm doing! But no, there was a lot of politics going around him, around then," revealed the former D-Generation X member. [19:05 - 19:29]
Rumors have suggested that Ryback's career failed to take off as he "was his own worst enemy." However, Road Dogg picked up no such hints from the superstar when they interacted in the WWE.
The WWE Hall of Famer once again mentioned how talent has to deal with tricky situations behind the scenes and sometimes face heat for their public statements.
Road Dogg added:
>"Look, I heard we was his own worst enemy. I don't know that for a fact, but that's what I heard. I don't know whether it was one of them perfect storm kind of things, like, oh there is politics against him, then he said the wrong thing, and then, oh my god, now we're snowballing him, and he's gone." [19:30 - 20:00]
Brian James admitted that backstage politics was quite prevalent in WWE a few years back and felt Ryback might have been an unfortunate victim of the same.
As we had reported earlier, Road Dogg didn't have much positive to say about CM Punk as he took a big shot at the former WWE Champion. The tag team legend also speculated if Punk intentionally sabotaged his former rival's early rise in the company. Speaking on the Oh...You Didn't Know podcast, James noted:
>"So, I don't know what it was, to tell you the truth. Look, I think there was a lot of politics going on then, and I'm not going to lie to you, I think CM Punk had something to do with it. Look, if I could just beat up on CM Punk on this whole episode, that's probably what I should do, and that's what I'm doing! But no, there was a lot of politics going around him, around then," revealed the former D-Generation X member. [19:05 - 19:29]
Rumors have suggested that Ryback's career failed to take off as he "was his own worst enemy." However, Road Dogg picked up no such hints from the superstar when they interacted in the WWE.
The WWE Hall of Famer once again mentioned how talent has to deal with tricky situations behind the scenes and sometimes face heat for their public statements.
Road Dogg added:
>"Look, I heard we was his own worst enemy. I don't know that for a fact, but that's what I heard. I don't know whether it was one of them perfect storm kind of things, like, oh there is politics against him, then he said the wrong thing, and then, oh my god, now we're snowballing him, and he's gone." [19:30 - 20:00]
