John Layfield Quotes

Back in the day, when I was getting into the business, you could watch Pro Wrestling Noah. You could watch Ring Of Honor Wrestling, and a lot of people would say, 'the best wrestling in the world is actually at Ring Of Honor.'

I've seen some amazing independent wrestling shows. I've seen high quality matches, I've seen high level talent.

When I was nine years old and dreamed of being a pro wrestler, the thing I was most fascinated by was how much love the wrestlers got.

People love to be entertained and love the different storylines that go on in pro wrestling.

It was acting, and WWE is the longest-running weekly episodic program in television. Sure, there are story lines that are better than others.

You have to think about the WWE as soap operas.

I'd love to wrestle a Bruiser Brody or Andre the Giant from the past.

I affirmatively have watched WWE programming my whole entire life!

Texas was a hotbed for professional wrestling when I was growing up.

My dad had a habit of giving me the Abdullah the Butcher matches as well as the ones with tables and chairs - basically, the matches that went all over the building.

I hate when people talk about weekly wrestling shows that are lesser than pay-per-views. The fact is pay-per-views are longer, but the wrestling will be just as intense and exciting.

I've always just took notice of what's going on in the wrestling business and who the younger fellas are, and younger ladies, that are interested in this.

I was a big fan of wrestling growing up and of WWE.

The WWE also embraced more of a reality-based approach to wrestling a year or two after I established it. I knew, deep down inside, were it came from. The WWE did it better than I did, and they're still here, and I'm not, but nonetheless - I knew where it came from.

WWE is such a universal form of entertainment. I believe that you can watch WWE in mute and still know what is going on.

Wrestling has become its own thing separate from what it was in the past and now when people think of pro wrestlers they don't think of Hulk Hogan, they're thinking of guys like me.

When it comes to wrestling, I use that word instead of sports entertainment, I use wrestling all the time, because I am a wrestling fan.

When you look back on my career, my in-ring work has been watched across the world.

Florida was a hotbed of professional wrestling, one of the hottest in the country.

I'm still a wrestling fan: That's how I started out, that's how I will end the day.

I don't think people realize how good Fit Finlay was. He was the best heel and probably the best worker I'd ever seen.

It's been an amazing journey that I've had with WWE.

I love professional wrestling, and I love sports entertainment.

When you put wrestlers on TV, they're the highest professionals in the business.

I've been doing this close to 19 years now, and I always dreamed of being in the WWE.