Ryback has been out of action for the past several months. Not due to injury but because of a contract dispute with the WWE. After being sent home from the company a couple of months ago, Ryback posted a message about his desire for equal wrestler pay. It was rumored that the WWE were just waiting for his contract to officially run out before they parted ways with him.
Ryback posted a video this week (watch here), joking that he wishes the WWE the best in their future endeavors. On Monday, the WWE made it official that they were parting ways with ‘The Big Guy’.
The WWE announced the news officially on social media:
BREAKING: @WWE has parted ways with #Ryback and he is no longer under contract: https://t.co/uFJ8eUdlMF pic.twitter.com/wWCmNSUBmc
— WWE (@WWE) August 8, 2016
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From their website:
“Effective today, Aug. 8, 2016, WWE has parted ways with Ryback and he is no longer under contract. WWE wishes Ryback the best in all his future endeavors” (Source: WWE.com).
Wishing Ryback the best of luck in his next chapter of life!