Zack Ryder, WWE’s own Long Island Iced-Z turns 31 today.
Having started out as a member of the Edgeheads, a tag team consisting of himself and Curt Hawkins that were dedicated to WWE Hall of Famer Edge at time and a quasi-member of the La Familia stable back in the day, Ryder has established himself as a singles competitor and fan favorite.
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Ryder has captured the WWE Tag Team, United States, and recently at WrestleMania 32, the prestigious Intercontinental Championship. Ryder reinvented himself after the break up of the Edgeheads through a series of YouTube videos and claiming to be the World Internet Champion. Eventually, that got enough notice from the company, as well as his Twitter campaign for getting a US Title shot that, Ryder was granted as such and won his first singles title in December of 2011.
He tweeted out his thoughts on the day and what he’s celebrating.
#NewEra pic.twitter.com/BXKCjDScJK
— Zack Ryder (@ZackRyder) May 14, 2016
While his championship reigns have been short, you still can’t take his name away from the record books.
Cheers, Zack. Happy birthday!
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