Ryback
| Ryback | |
|---|---|
Ryback in 2014 | |
| Birth name | Ryan Allen Reeves |
| Born | November 10, 1981 Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. |
| Website | feedmemore |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | The Big Guy Ryan Reeves Ryback Skip Sheffield |
| Billed height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) |
| Billed weight | 291 lb (132 kg) |
| Billed from | College Station, Texas Las Vegas, Nevada Sin City |
| Trained by | Al Snow Bill DeMott Jody Hamilton |
| Debut | 2005 |
| Retired | 2023 |
Ryback Allen Reeves (born Ryan Allen Reeves; November 10, 1981) is an American retired professional wrestler and YouTuber. He is best known for his tenure with WWE, where he performed under the ring name Ryback.
One of the eight finalists on Tough Enough 4, Reeves later signed a developmental contract with WWE and performed 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). In 2010, as Skip 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. He returned under the Ryback ring name in 2012, going on to headline multiple pay-per view events (usually as a contender for the WWE Championship) in 2012-13 and following this until leaving becoming a one-time WWE Intercontinental Champion and competed in the tag team division with Curtis Axel before being released in 2016. He would compete on the independent circuit for the next two years.