Ranking all 8 original Nexus members based on their success

This was a major moment.
This was a major moment.

#3 Skip Sheffield

FEED HIM MORE!
FEED HIM MORE!

Now known as Ryback, Skip Sheffield was the powerhouse of the Nexus. He left the group, following a broken ankle that saw him sidelined for over a year. He returned as Ryback, the character we all remember. Ryback would enter a WWE Championship program less than a year following his return to the WWE main roster, wrestling CM Punk for the title.

He would become the first man to ever be Triple Powerbombed by the Shield, at Survivor Series 2012. He turned heel following WrestleMania 29 to battle John Cena for the title, losing another main event feud.

Ryback also became a Paul Heyman guy somewhere along the way and teamed with former Nexus member, Curtis Axel. The Big Guy would win the Intercontinental Championship in 2015, before acrimoniously leaving WWE in mid-2016 due to a lack of equal pay for talent and creative frustration.

Since then, Ryback has been wrestling on the independent scene and owns Feed Me More Nutrition. He also has a podast, called "Conversation With the Big Guy".

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