In July 2006, Reeves was suspended for 30 days due to failing a drug test as part of WWE's Wellness Program. He spent time healing from his injuries in Las Vegas before heading to Atlanta, Georgia in March 2005.ĭevelopmental territories (2006–2010) Īfter training in Deep South Wrestling (DSW) for most of 2005 and early 2006, Reeves was transferred over to Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW) in early March. Even though he did not win the competition, Reeves impressed WWE officials enough for them to sign him to a developmental contract. He eventually became one of the eight finalists to appear on SmackDown! and the last to be voted off. During the first week of training, Reeves suffered from bronchitis and a rib injury. Reeves sent a brief one-minute videotape of himself to become a contestant on WWE's reality television series, $1,000,000 Tough Enough, and was invited to Venice Beach with 49 others. Professional wrestling career World Wrestling Entertainment/WWE (2004–2016) Tough Enough (2004–2005) Sheffield in Florida Championship Wrestling He attended the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, entering its fitness management program. He also played baseball during his freshman year at the Community College of Southern Nevada, but broke his leg and missed two seasons. He excelled at baseball and football while attending Western High School and Palo Verde High School. Wanting to become a professional wrestler, Reeves began lifting weights at 12 years old and was nicknamed "Silverback" as a teenager after a friend joked that he resembled a gorilla, later adopting part of it as his name. He started watching professional wrestling at the age of eight, and was a guest bell ringer at a live World Wrestling Federation (WWF, later WWE) event at the age of 13. Ryback Allen Reeves was born Ryan Allen Reeves in Las Vegas on November 10, 1981. He would compete on the independent circuit for the next two years until his retirement in 2018. He returned under the Ryback name in 2012, going on to headline multiple PPV events (usually as a contender for the WWE Championship) and becoming a one-time WWE Intercontinental Champion before being released in 2016. In 2010, as Sheffield, he participated in the first season of NXT, joined WWE's main roster as a member of The Nexus, and headlined SummerSlam before being sidelined by an injury. One of the eight finalists on WWE's Tough Enough 4, Reeves later signed a developmental contract with WWE and wrestled under the ring names Ryback and Skip Sheffield in its developmental territories Deep South Wrestling (DSW), Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW), and Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW). He is best known for his tenure with WWE, where he performed from 2004 to 2016. Ryback Allen Reeves (born Ryan Allen Reeves November 10, 1981), better known as Ryback, is an American professional wrestler and YouTuber.
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