Thank you Bob Ryder!

 

I want to remember Bob Ryder it was Bob’s idea for Total Non-Stop Action he was on a fishing trip and he told Jeff Jarrett about his idea.   The one problem Nitro and Thunder were canceled by Turner Brodcasting so he though the cable companies would not want anything to do with a new professional wrestling company so he decided to see if he could get pay-per-view to charge a reasonable amount for the viewer so they would continue to support what they were doing hence NWA Total Non-Stop Action and the weekly Wednesday night pay-per-views.   I was such a fan I would watch the pay-per-views through the scrambling I also watched many WWE pay-per-views through the scrambling as well.   I just want to thank Bob Ryder  for his passion and loyalty to Total Non-Stop Action Impact he always gave talent an opportunity and many talents would say he would  always answer their call.   Bob met Mike Tenay in Las Vegas 30 years ago Mike was hotsing: Wrestling Insiders a  national radio show.    Bob was a listener and fan of the program.   Mike Tenay was the first ever host to have a national  radio show about professional wrestling.   Bob hired Mike to be an announcer for NWA Total Non-Stop Actions years later.   Mike Tenay is on a list of my top favorite play by play announcers.   Bob also hired the great Don West to do color commentary in professional wrestling for the very first time.   Bob also gave The Monster Abyss an opportunity in NWA Total Non-Stop Action.   This was at a time during the Wednesday night pay-per-views where none of the talent were sure that they would be back the next week.   Jeremy Borash paid trbute to Bob Ryder saying:  “There are people that can enter your life and competly change everything. Bob Ryder was that person for me.   His courageous long fight with cancer never kept his sprits down.   He was the kind of friend that comes along once in a lifetime I will miss him terribly”.   I think JB summed up Bob Ryder and the kind of indivual he was.   There are really no words that I can say all I know for sure is that Impact Wrestling will not be the same.   Goodbye Bob Ryder I will miss you and thank you for your loyalty and passion for Impact Wrestling!   May God bless you.