According to PWInsider, The decision was made to bring Ryback back as a babyface because officials feel they are short on good babyfaces right now. Ryback will be back in action on SmackDown against Heath Slater.
– There’s a lot of concern among some of the WWE talents who haven’t regularly been appearing on TV. With WWE holding their latest earnings call on Thursday, there’s some fear that another round of releases may be coming.