I want to inspire people and show people no matter what happens, no matter how much you get knocked down, you can pick yourself up. Just keep pushing forward, keep being positive.
Drew McIntyre
I am happy to do anything that comes my way, and I will always do my best in anything that presents itself.
It was very clear I wasn't giving my all in the past - not even close.
He was one of my childhood idols, and I hope I can get in the ring with him one day. I'd love to batter The Rock.
'WWE' Raw is the No. 1 sports-entertainment show in the world. If it starts to suffer, the rest of the sports-entertainment world starts to suffer.
I know this business better than most people, and I'm extremely passionate about it.
I've experienced the highest of highs and been in every single position, and that has taught me so much.
The big thing for me is no longer is trying to impress people around me.
Why would I ever be bitter and negative and focus on the past?
The Shield is fantastic. They're everything they say they are.
I've been lucky that I've got myself through various opportunities and platforms and people believing in me - my wife helping in a lot of different areas - and growing up a lot, I've shown I am ready now to be a top guy, to hold that position for the company and show what it is to represent a giant, publicly traded company like WWE.
William Regal is one of my mentors, and I had been talking with him the whole time I have been away from WWE.
I went through ups and downs in this business and in life, and when I was released by WWE in 2014, I knew I had a wealth of knowledge and an opportunity.
I was in FCW for about six months. It was roundabout 2009; a lot of guys started to retire, and they didn't have guys coming in from other companies to replace them.
I sent away to America for 'The Inside Secrets of Wrestling' that Percy Pringle and Dennis Brent wrote, and Volume 1 told me to keep kayfabe of the book. So I used to keep it in a briefcase, and I'd go to school every day, and everyone would talk about wrestling, and they didn't know what was going on, but I knew what was going on.
Johnny Gargano is someone I've known for years - we've been EVOLVE Tag Team Champions together; we've wrestled each other many times over the years.
I will never say anything negative about WWE.
I was a boy that grew up in front of the world on television. Now I'm a man.
Roderick Strong - we've had some of my favorite battles.
You want to earn that opportunity to be part of WrestleMania, the biggest show of the year.
I am very passionate about this business, and I always have been.
The fans in Scotland are great, but in New York, the fans are also great: they are mental.
In WWE, a lot of people took my passion as me thinking I was better or knew more.
Aleister Black - we've battled in the past, across the world. I've enjoyed his build, to watch his evolution as well.
From a boy who left university as a student straight to WWE - those experiences, those ups and downs in life and work shaped the wrestler and man I am today.
I love tag team wrestling.
All I want is wrestling to grow while living my dream, and if I can help, then that's beyond my dreams.
For me, the obvious examples of tag teams I was a big fan of, Arn Anderson and Tully Blanchard. I would watch them and be blown away by how incredible they were.
On the road to WrestleMania, this is where everyone's giving 110 percent.
Anything can happen in pro wrestling.
I see it as my responsibility to start trying to help wrestling because if I don't do something, wrestling is going to die - like, wrestling as we know it.
I achieved more than anyone or myself could ever have dreamed.
My goal is to actually top him and be bigger and busier than John Cena.
There's so much more to being a 'top guy' than what you see on screen that I really learned.
There are a lot of people very sure of themselves that need to be brought back down to Earth. As good as they think they are, they're really not.
I was 21 years old when I first signed with WWE. I finished my university degree and came straight to America.
The WWE and World Heavyweight Titles are the ones everyone is aiming for, and if you're not aiming for them, you are in the wrong business - and I like to think that when the time is right, I will get my shot.
The Shield has been up at the top for so long now, they're just living in their own little world. They're not working for the boys; they're working for each other.
All I know is professional wrestling and sports entertainment. This is all I know, and I wanted to give it everything that I had.
I was part of Evolve as they were beginning to make their name, and I was lucky enough to help it grow worldwide as WWE got involved.
When it comes to the southern states, I used to actually live in Louisiana for a year.
When you're relaxed, the crowd can see it. They can feel it. They can tell when you're being real, or they can tell when you're forcing it.
I have always been a big rock fan and remember dressing up as Guns N' Roses' Axl Rose for my high school Halloween disco when I was 17. My teacher painted tattoos on, and I wore a small leather waistcoat and not much else.
I've been very fortunate - not many people have left WWE and then had the chance to reinvent themselves.
Opportunities came because WWE built my name, and I've made the most of it.
To win the Royal Rumble, you don't want to go over the top rope, obviously. But game-play-wise, hopefully you draw a later number.
You can't just be the same character forever. You've got to add some layers, show some personality.
I was a big fan of Bret Hart growing up, and Shawn Michaels, the Undertaker, Triple H. I've probably drawn from them when I was younger.
In OVW, it was like a different world, pretty much. They had the talent ready to stay around for a while, with guys who weren't over yet and guys who weren't retiring yet. With FCW, WWE were a bit more hands-on with the writers.
I may look like the stereotypical, prototypical wrestler, but I've always wanted this my whole life.
