<P> On May 2, it was reported that WWE had sent Reeves home from television due to a contract dispute, and he did not participate in a battle royal match he was promoted for . The following day on May 3, Reeves posted a long explanation on his personal Tumblr page, confirming that he himself made the decision to go home, and cited a lack of equal pay for talent and creative frustration as primary reasons for his departure . </P> <P> On August 5, Reeves announced on his Instagram that he and WWE had parted ways . Three days later, WWE released Ryback . </P> <P> Immediately after announcing his WWE departure, Reeves announced via his Instagram that he would be taking independent bookings . It was announced that Reeves would wrestle at Rumble in Rockland for Northeast Wrestling on August 25, his first non-WWE appearance . He also appeared on August 27 for Northeast Wrestling at Wrestling Under the Stars 5 . In WrestlePro, he won the WrestlePro Tag Team Championship with Pat Buck at the WrestlePro event in New York . "The Big Guy" Ryback did his first UK appearance since leaving WWE for Revolution Pro Wrestling, defeating Gideon Grey and Rishi Ghosh . Ryback appeared at a WrestleCon event on March 30 where he defeated Colt Cabana . On August 5, 2017, Ryback defeated "Swagzilla" Sean Kustom to win Australia's Rock & Roll Wrestling's World Championship </P> <P> The Ryback character has been described as "Goldberg meets The Ultimate Warrior meets Rob Van Dam's tights". Owing to similarities between him and Goldberg, the portmanteau of "Ryberg" was devised for Reeves . In October 2012, after Reeves allegedly "stole" a move used by Goldberg during a match, Goldberg would respond by stating, "now comparisons offend me". Spectators at WWE events had been chanting "Goldberg" during Reeves' matches from 2012, which Reeves said "never bothered (him)". In response to podcast host and mixed martial artist Chael Sonnen's confusion about Ryback's appeal in late 2014, former WWE writer Jon Piermarini noted that the creative staff were doing "essentially the exact same thing they did with the character when it did not work or catch on the first time" and would only continue to get Goldberg's character over as Ryback . Reeves has garnered praise from peers, as wrestler Wade Barrett stated that he is "a huge fan of Ryback". WWE Hall of Famer Mick Foley said Ryback "had been doing a great job" in his solo promos, and that Ryback's first verbal interaction, opposite Foley in 2013, "went really well". </P>

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