Top 33 Shawn Spears Quotes

All talent needs is credibility and the freedom to create. That is all. That’s what will make the talent happy, that’s what makes me happy to this day.

But, a lot of people thought that I came into AEW to go right into the main event and right to the top of the mountain and get all the titles thrown on you and push, push, push, push. Not the case, exactly.

I work a little bit of slower, methodical pace. I’m able to implement certain different styles depending on who my opponent is.

I believe in providing an alternative for fans, and I really believe that the audience has wanted an alternative for quite some time. This is now the platform to give people exactly what they want, and I am really looking forward to proving myself in AEW.

I did commentary with Excalibur. It is an extremely, extremely difficult job. It gave me a whole new appreciation to how on point you need to be and how careful you need to because I was a almost like a color aspect of it.

I believe in professionalism and I believe in putting on the best possible match regardless of the scenario for our audience.

When the bell rings in between the ropes, I’m in charge. No one can touch me. That’s my time, no one can touch me.

The day leading up to the Royal Rumble was pretty routine. I got up early, went to the gym, got a good meal in and then packed my bags to head to the Alamodome.

I’m coming to AEW because I believe in what they are doing.

Tyler Breeze is an incredible talent. I worked with him a little bit in NXT, but not to the level where I had hoped.

In terms of being able to adapt to any situation on any given night, in any given moment and that just comes with nearly twenty years of experience and paying attention to the guys that I’ve tried to emulate throughout my career.

I think in my time in AEW, I haven’t been put in a very prominent position.

AEW is history-making. When the chance presented itself to be a part of something so groundbreaking, I wasn’t going to wait around any longer.

Regardless of what happens, when I’m seventy years old, I can look back and say that I did this the way I wanted to, on my terms, and I gave it everything I got.

I take great pride in being able to work with anybody.

WWE asked me to be a coach 3 times before I left.

I did things right, I never got into any trouble. I was professional and I carried myself well and always did what I was asked to do.

My motivation level here in NXT has always been high. I believe it’s one of my stronger attributes.

I’m able to bring a great deal of experience to a company that is looking to build young talent, which is vital to the future of professional wrestling.

Once I found out that I had officially been entered in the Royal Rumble, I took some time to myself to sit down and try to comprehend what was going to take place later that night. I couldn’t.

My first time around in WWE, there wasn’t the WWE Network. We weren’t as big. It was much harder to crack through and get to the audience.

I believe in giving back to the industry of professional wrestling that has given me a great deal in my life.

Now, I don’t even consider NXT a developmental system. It’s its own brand. So many guys were able to develop a following while in NXT.

Talent needs credibility.

I got goosebumps kind of thinking about it now because this is Tully Blanchard. This is a Hall of Famer. This is one of the greatest of all time, and he still has it.

If you piled in a car and you go to an AEW show with all your buddies there, you had a beer or two, and you get to yell at whoever you want, you get to cheer for whoever you want, you get to chant, like those moments are friend making moments.

I love being out there. as an audience member. It gives the audience a little bit of something different. Like, why are these wrestlers sitting in the audience? And why are they heckling at this guy and that guy?

I’m not just a pretty face.

In terms of the coaching aspect and things like that, I’ve always been someone that prides themselves in helping young talent.

I’ve been the underdog my whole career.

In order to stay ahead of the young talent, you have to pay attention. You have to see what young talents are doing, and I see what a lot of young talents are doing.

If you are watching television and two guys come out and you are already able to tell what the finish of that match is based on entrances alone, that’s a problem.

I check all the boxes. You have a look, in-ring ability, the ability to speak and communicate. I have all that, plus experience.