During the latest edition of Wrestling Observer Radio, Dave Meltzer noted that WWE Superstar Ryback recently engaged in negotiations with Vince McMahon backstage at this past Monday's Raw regarding Ryback's contract.

In Ryback's recent blog post, he claimed that the dispute over his contract was not over money, but instead involved a discrepancy in the pay between the winners and losers of matches; however, Meltzer states that the dispute involving Ryback's WWE contract is, in fact, about money, as well as other issues.

Meltzer further stated that one thing that Ryback had reportedly asked McMahon for was that WWE cover the costs of hotels for talent on the road, something that Meltzer noted "is covered in pretty much any other profession."