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Zack Ryder was part of several WWE stars who were released this past April, yet the company was interested in using his property for a television shoot.
WWE wanted to use the pool at his home to film a segment involving Otis and Mandy Rose, as seen recently on SmackDown.
According to Ryder, WWE contacted his partner, Chelsea Green, who is currently a member of the NXT roster.
Ryder spoke on the situation during the latest episode of The Major Wrestling Figure Podcast, alongside co-host the former Curt Hawkins.
“I’m sitting by the pool with Chelsea and she has a weird look on her face, checking her phone, and I’m like, ‘Babe, what’s up?’ She’s like, ‘Someone from WWE asked me if Otis and Mandy Rose and a camera crew can come here to film a pool scene for SmackDown.’ I was shaking in anger. You fired me, but you wanna use my pool?”
Ryder went on to say that he was ready to fire off a tweet, but decided against it. Based on his comments, he was not pleased.
“I was pissed. They didn’t ask me, they asked her! I guess they were taping Raw and SmackDown at the Performance Center. My good friends Morrison and Miz said they were coming over and texted me and said, ‘Can I bring Otis?’ I thought it was a rib because they knew the story. That pissed me off too. But Otis showed up and it wasn’t a rib. I don’t know Otis, though I wrestled him, this guy is pure entertainment. I fell in love with this man,”
In the end, Ryder revealed that WWE didn’t use his pool for his segment as they found another one in Florida.
Check out the full episode below
Thanks to Fightful to the transcription