Ryback has revealed that Mark Henry stole the name ‘Silverback’ from him, while Ryback ,himself, is currently disputing trading rights with the WWE over his name.

Ryback Claims Mark Henry Stole His Nickname

Although the WWE have said in the past that they do not intend to use Ryback, this will not be the last of it. In an interview with the “Excuse Me” podcast, Ryback spoke on the circumstances that led to Mark taking his name. He said:

“‘Feed Me More” was created from when I worked at Smokey Bones in Louisville, KY, and I was fired from WWE. True Story. I got fired. Mark Henry actually took my Silverback nickname. WWE gave it to him on TV, and I was the Silverback Ryan Reeves, so I had to come up with a new wrestling name. I was watching Terminator 2.

“Quite a bit of alcohol had been consumed, and I was really depressed. I had broken up with a girl that I was deeply in love with. It was just a horrible thing. That night, Ryan and Silverback, I came up with Ryback while watching Terminator 2. That was a pivotal point in my life and why Ryback was so important to me. That was when my mindset changed forever.

Ryback then expanded on how he got his current name which all stemmed from his love of barbecue, and by the sounds of it, he was quite the regular. He continued: “I started setting goals and have direction in my life. That was the birth of Ryback. That’s why that meant a lot to me. The ‘Feed Me More’ came right after it.

“The cooks at Smokey Bones used to always say that I would always eat all the food. They would hide food for me. My manager called me ‘The Big Guy.’ I told him.That’s my nickname. I’m going to trademark that and use it on TV.’ We all joked about it, and the cooks would always say, ‘Feed me more.’

“Feed me more was the code word, and they would point where they would hide food in little to-go boxes for me. They would mess up orders on purpose because they knew I was trying to keep my size and financially, working in a restaurant 40-50 hours a week.”

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