When I was in NXT, I was still training every day. I was still in the ring every day and working every live event. And just because I wasn't on shows that were taped for NXT TV, I don't think people knew what skills I could do.
Shinsuke Nakamura is probably one of the best wrestlers I've ever been in the ring with. He's very unorthodox. Everything he does is with knockout power. He's a guy who is very flamboyant, so don't let his Michael Jackson antics fool you. This guy is deadly.
Tyler Breeze is an incredible talent. I worked with him a little bit in NXT, but not to the level where I had hoped.
We believe that our RAW team will, basically, exploit Shane's McMahon lack of regular wrestling.
Sasha Banks. She has it all; she has everything. Her mind works like no other, and her heart is undeniable.
Randy Orton is one of the people in the industry I respect the most. Not many people can be as smooth and polished in the ring as Randy is, and still be over with the fans, and he is one of the very best in the industry.
Do you want to talk about matches that matter? Randy Orton can go out there, John Cena can go out there, AJ Styles can go out there and put together matches that matter and not have to do silly dives because they don't know how to work.
AJ Styles is of a different genre, and he's a wonderful part of wrestling, doing things that a lot of guys can't do.
Professionally, John Cena has my respect more than anybody I've ever been around in the ring and out of the ring.
The WWE has a great school in Orlando and most of the trainers are of my upbringing.
As great as Hulk Hogan was, he still wasn't that great a worker.
Maybe I need a catchphrase. Maybe I need a t-shirt that'll be a big sell. Maybe I need to do more with my in-ring skills. There was always something in my head like, 'I can improve this and I can improve that.'
My rookie is manly, so manly, oh so manly his name is Derrick Bateman.
