Zack Ryder was diagnosed with cancer when he was a teenager in high school. He overcame the disease in a courageous battle and went on to realize his dream of becoming a WWE superstar. Zack Ryder sat down with Michael Cole to talk about beating Cancer, his WrestleMania moment and his future moving forward.
Cole and Ryder joke about working together prior on the JBL and Cole show and when Ryder beat Cole on RAW years ago.
They talk about Ryder’s WrestleMania 32 moment where he won the intercontinental championship. He says he had goosebumps backstage before hitting the ring. He says the moment doesn’t feel real to him still after performing in front of over 100,000 people.
He talks about pulling the title down when he was on top of the ladder. He says he wanted to cry because it was such a big moment for him. He talks about the fans doing the WOO WOO WOO chant with him when he hasn’t done much on WWE TV for the past couple years.
He talks about being congratulated backstage from guys like Stone Cold Steve Austin, Razor Ramon and his fellow wrestlers.
He talks about losing the Intercontinental championship the next night on RAW. Fans chanting You Deserve It.
He talks about where his passion for professional wrestling comes from. Growing up always wanting to be a wrestler.
He talks about his cancer diagnosis when he was in high school. How it helped motivate him into becoming a WWE superstar.
He speaks about what is next for him moving forward. He says he has nothing to lose and any shot he is handed to him he is going to knock it out of the park. He says he won’t let the WWE Universe forget about him
Great interview and I hope this interview is foreshadowing a nice push for Ryder.