WWE WrestleMania 29: Why Ryback and Mark James Are Ideal Rivals

Maybe you have seen these character documentaries where two huge bull moose butt heads and lock horns in a make an effort to obtain domain superiority? The WWE model of those documentaries replaces those moose with Ryback and Mark Henry. And instead of the Alaskan wilderness, both of these can lock horns within the ring Sunday at WrestleMania 29. Of all matches on the card, that one matches up ideal competitors. Unlike John Cena and The Rock, The Undertaker and CM Punk or Triple H and Brock Lesnar, the Ryback-Henry tournament features probably the most equally matched opponents and sets the stage for a competition that can last for a while. Both are extremely powerful and possess their strength during fits. While the aWorldas Strongest Man,a but Ryback is the first wrestler to come along who is actually a serious opposition compared to that payment Henry is billed. Henry features a weight advantage. Ryback features a rate advantage. But that is where in actuality the differences end. Perfect rivals are made by them, since they're almost each otheras similar. Plus, as opposed to an end to a course (as many WrestleMania contests have now been) the Ryback-Henry fit is anticipated to start a feud that lasts during the summer and perhaps beyond. Why am I guessing the rivalry between these two to keep well past WrestleMania? Itas basic. First, WWE has constrained the pre-PPV contact between them to actions such as for instance last weekas weightlifting contest and this weekas usage of Santino Marella as a human medicine ball. They will not place their hands on one another until they be in the ring at WrestleMania. If WWE wanted this to be a conclusion to a course rather than a start, then Ryback and Henry might have started beating on each other days before. Next, it is a WrestleMania fit that has two guys who, barring any kind of serious injury, are not going anywhere anytime soon. Both men are full-time artists, this means they're not only coming into WWE for a respite from their different jobs. A number of the others on Sundayas pay-per-view can possibly be gone for annually (Undertaker) or only make infrequent appearances (Rock, Triple H). Henry and Ryback is going to be there for show after show, until Vince McMahon decides he has seen enough. The building blocks for this match and potential competition should have been set down a year ago when Ryback pushed CM Punk for the WWE Championship. While Ryback wasn't effective in gaining the title, he certainly received enough respect from the WWE powers-that-be to get a cherished position on WWEas grandest level. The only thing missing was the ideal opponent. When Henry came ultimately back earlier in the day this year from damage treatment, the WrestleMania matcha'and the subsequent rivalrya'practically wrote it self. The WWE Creative Team just filled in the blanks. And in assembling the perfect opponents in Ryback and Mark Henry, they may just have made WrestleManiaas perfect surprise. Follow Bill Atkinson on Twitter at @BAtkinson1963.