Ryback: I Wish John Cena Had The Balls To Do Things Right

– During a recent edition of Ryback’s podcast (transcript via wrestlinginc.com), Ryback spoke about how WWE Chairman Vince McMahon can cement his legacy, and why John Cena does not stand up for his WWE coworkers. Here are the highlights…

On Why Wrestlers Should Be Employees & Not Independent Contractors: “For publicly traded companies, I think [pro] wrestlers should be employees with benefits and company health insurance. I don’t think wrestlers should be independent contractors when they are told what to do and when to do things. Why should they buy their own health insurance when they’re working for a company that’s publicly traded. That’s my opinion.”

On How Vince McMahon Can Cement His Legacy: “I really hope he realizes before his time on this Earth is done that, ‘do you know what? I’ve made all this money off of these guys lives and I’ve given them the opportunity, but without them I wouldn’t have everything that I have and I need to make this better before I leave.’ And I really, really think he could cement his legacy more by doing things like that and just doing what’s best for everybody.”

On John Cena Not Standing Up For Other Wrestlers: “I feel, and I wish I was even higher than I was when I did what I did because I always wished somebody in Cena’s position would stand up and actually have the balls to do things right. And if you love [pro] wrestling, you say, ‘stand up for the [pro] wrestlers.’ But he hasn’t and he never will because it’s all about the money.”