The last time I was in Abu Dhabi, I had a blast. I went jet-skiing in the Arabian Gulf, I went to Ferrari World, and went to Sheikh Zayed Mosque. I just enjoyed the city and the life. It was just amazing, and I am really looking forward to coming back.
Sheamus and I did have a rivalry and then became a team, and we went from being work acquaintances to becoming best friends.
I care nothing about American football.
Of course, to be WWE world champion is definitely on my list. Anybody who is not reaching for that proverbial brass ring is doing something wrong if they're in the WWE.
I was told I have to work 10 years to get a doctorate. Well, I have worked all that time to become a doctor in professional wrestling. So to speak, I have a Ph.D. in professional wrestling.
You only get one chance to make the first impression. And I made the biggest first impression ever by throwing the Big Show over the top rope.
My dream would be fighting against whoever the WWE World Heavyweight Champion was at WrestleMania.
I'm a huge fan of Don Leo Jonathan. I love that era of wrestling.
I'm the living proof that the WWE Universe wants to see wrestling. They want to see in-ring action.
There's always a transition if you go to a new territory or a new company or a new country or wherever because there's different styles and different crowds that you perform in front of. Of course, it always takes a little bit of time to find your groove.
I think you can learn from pretty much everybody if you just open your eyes.
I think the best things are the ones that happen organically and take a while because nothing really happens overnight if you think about it.
You can't just copy someone. There are so many different styles that you can just kind of pick and choose whatever it is you'd like to do.
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.
I used to live in Philly, so I was in Baltimore a lot wrestling before I got to WWE, wrestling for different promotions.
I have a lot of maneuvers in my back pocket, so to speak. And to me, the thing is to always surprise the audience so they're always seeing something new, and not just get stuck in the same rut.
The Giant Swing is a throwback. I used it prior to WWE quite a bit. One of the days, I thought about bringing it back. It connected with the crowd. I've been doing it ever since.
To me, it's not all about how much weight you can lift in the weight room. It's how you can manipulate weight in the ring.
I tend to have great chemistry with whomever I step in the ring with because of the way I train and came up in this business.
