Adam Cole Quotes

Without Ring of Honor, I wouldn't be the wrestler I am or have the confidence needed to continue to grow in this ever-challenging sport.

Matt Hardy came into ROH with open arms. Matt came into ROH ready to learn.

I think there was an opportunity as Bad News Barrett to turn me in to a babyface. I am not saying that I would have gotten to the level The Rock got to but it was certainly a chance for me to do something different and keep me motivated and stimulated by what I was doing on the show.

Ring Of Honor was so great to me and so great to many young talents where they really give you the ball.

There's a level of exposure that 'Smackdown' and 'Raw' get that other brands like 'NXT,' 'NXT UK,' and '205 Live' do not get. But at the same time, I feel like I would not be who I am without '205 Live.'

I spent a few years cutting my teeth in the Midwest; I worked for Ring of Honor, then I went down to Florida and relearned everything there.

For me, my number one guy would be Tanahashi from New Japan Pro-Wrestling. Like, watching him, like, this guy is a bonafide rockstar over in Japan. He can't even walk down the street without getting stopped, the way that he carries himself.

William Regal has been the most influential person in my entire career.

I think it's cool to be able to show people who don't know anything about NJPW what we do.

I really appreciate ROH for letting me wrestle in the United States. American fans get to see me and get to see New Japan. Ring of Honor lets us do that.

I'm going to be with Ring of Honor for a while. So I'm focused on making ROH the best company it can be.

I wrestled all over the world, in carnivals and tents in Europe and in Japan over 50 times.

I'm the only person in wrestling that realizes I'm too old to do this anymore, and that's why I'm not a performer and I'm not going to be on 'ROH.'

Steve Corino was a guy I met before I got into Ring of Honor. I got to work with Steve, and he kind of took me under his wing and really helped me.

I'm a big Bullet Club fan.

Bayley helped me a lot in my career, especially in NXT. I had some of my best NXT matches with her, and she definitely helped me develop as a talent, because you're just as good as the person you're in there with.

I still feel like I am in my introductory period in terms of making my name in WWE so want to keep my head down and work hard. I would also love to have a match with Daniel Bryan.

I always wanted to return to the company that gave me my first opportunity. Thanks to AAA, Rey Mysterio was born.

It's kind of a tricky subject because I had a great time in WWE. There were highs and lows, but I cut my teeth there. I met my wife there.

I went from being a guy who was sparingly being used on television to being the World Heavyweight Champion and the focus of a lot of the storylines on Smackdown.

I started wrestling in Mexico, and then I came to New Japan.

New Japan is far superior to WWE when it comes to the quality of the roster and the quality of the matches.

When I began in Ring of Honor, I was very fortunate to get on shows and get looked at and get the experience. I was working with a ton of guys who had more experience than me at the time, like AJ Styles and Christopher Daniels.

I have not held a singles title in New Japan or Ring of Honor, whether that's the TV title or the world title or something else.

I worked extremely hard and dedicated my life to pro wrestling but the more I grow in ways not related to work, my work grows.