WWE is there for the soldiers.
I trained at All Pro Wrestling in the U.S. Later, I signed up with the New Japan Pro Wrestling. Then WWE noticed me.
Obviously, you know, when you talk about dream matches and you talk about the WWE, you can’t not mention John Cena.
The reason why the tag teams are not main event level attractions in the WWE is because Vince McMahon doesn’t like it and doesn’t present it that way. He’d rather make individual stars.
I think the great thing about the WWE universe is that they just love to see us perform.
You have to have the ability to adapt. That’s probably the single most important quality you need to have as a WWE Superstar.
I think Conor McGregor is a promoter, and I’m not here to promote any of his fights. If he were here in WWE, that would be a different story, but until that happens, I don’t feel like I need to address it.
It’s just a really cool deal to be a character in ‘WWE 2K17.’ Whether it’s competing on Nitro or Halloween Havoc, to have me as an available character… it’s a tribute.
Who cares if the locker room would embrace Conor McGregor. If Conor McGregor can be a revenue driver for WWE, if he can sell network subscriptions, or if he can sell thousands and tens of thousands of tickets, if he can move millions of T-shirts, who cares if anybody in the locker room likes it or doesn’t like it.
When I got to the WWE, I found out there were a lot of girls who looked up to me and that I was giving them confidence. I realized I’m not doing this just for me.
Up until ‘WWE 2K15’ came out, I was primarily a ‘Call of Duty’ guy. So a lot of ‘Call of Duty’and also a little bit of ‘Destiny’ as well. But I’ve always been a big fan of the COD franchise.
WWE didn’t want RVD to get over when I was there. They tried so much to… to… not get me… to… to… keep me from that. They didn’t understand why the fans liked me, because I don’t fit the cookie cutter formula, because I am a non-conformist.
Obviously, in WWE, everyone is on top of their game.
WWE is something I’ve had my eye on.
The truth is, pro wrestling is such an incredibly vast, incredibly surreal world. There’s no telling how many words could be written about the subject – especially when the subject involves WWE.
What people don’t realize here in WWE is, you can go out in any company, and you can have these crazy, five-star matches, and you can do all this stuff, and you don’t have chains on you. The trick in WWE is to do it within this confined little box.
I’ve been in WWE for 22 years and reached a point in my career where, within the locker room, I’m one of the people that guys come to if something needs to be discussed. I’m also one of the people that the WWE executives, if there is a problem in the locker room, I’m one people that is consulted about that.
The great thing about WWE is the fact they are branching out and doing more brands. Having this just creates more opportunities for everybody, and I just want them all to get a chance. Especially in England. I know we have a lot of British superstars, but it’s still a lot harder for Brits to come over here in America.
When I was with WWE before, I was a big guy throwing people around – power moves. Then after that, when I left WWE, I was like, ‘I still enjoy professional wrestling,’ but some of the smaller guys look up at me and say, ‘I don’t wanna wrestle him. I don’t wanna get thrown around by that guy.’
I had two or three jobs at the same time just I could afford myself and pay rent and school. Then I had a tryout with WWE, and I got signed right away.
WWE is the biggest entity in professional wrestling and if you want to prove yourself to be one of the greatest or one of the best, then that’s the only place you can do it.
I’ve been actively trying to extend my reach beyond WWE. I wanted to do some non-action related projects, stuff that will resonate with different audiences who might not know who I am.
I didn’t come over with a comfy sponsor that took care of my visa and paid me a good amount of money right away. I came over here with nothing, the little bit of money that I had saved up, and it was struggle and plight to get some recognition and then finally make it to the WWE.
My No. 1 dream match is Brock Lesnar. And I want that to be a WrestleMania match. I don’t know if the WWE will ever let that happen, because they might be afraid he might legitimately hurt me pretty bad.
