I was born in Amsterdam.
I watched Japanese style wrestling, European style wrestling, and WCW.
I like being by myself a lot.
I had paralyzing fear as a kid. I couldn't watch horror movies, nothing. The funny thing is I got so sick of being afraid that I started doing it deliberately and instead of being afraid in my bed I would sit up on my bed and say, 'ok, come on, show yourself, do it.'
The legacy that The Undertaker has had, I can't even put into words. He changed the landscape.
My social media is very strict to my character and I've disabled comments on a lot of things because why would the Aleister Black character care about comments?
I always feel fear, even just in daily life I feel fear.
I'm frightened a lot. I feel like it's caused me a lot of obstacles.
I was a big fan of hardcore music growing up, black metal.
I never felt like the nine to five mentality is for me.
Like, the idea that I had to spend the rest of my life behind a desk and not be able to express myself the way I wanted to express myself. To me, that is torture. I mean if people out there that do love that then more love to them, but it just wasn't for me.
There seems to be no rhyme or reason for Aleister Black and Bobby Lashley to collide, because the world teaches us that sometimes there is no reason or rhyme for conflict.
I think that there are always these opponents that you circle back to that you have made some sort of legacy with and I feel Buddy Murphy is that for me.
I watched professional wrestling at a very early age.
At 15-years-old, I always wanted to do professional wrestling, and at 15, I started training as a professional wrestler. It was always the plan to become an entertainer, a sports entertainer.
Even when you come towards the end of your career, I mean professional wrestling covers such a vast ball of knowledge it is impossible to obtain everything.
I mean, proud of myself, I always say that everything that I do is a work in progress.
I try not to stop too long and look at the things that I am doing or have done because I feel like there is still a lot more work that I have to do.
As a 4-year-old, I saw two men competing in the ring, and I thought it was martial arts. I asked my parents if I could do martial arts. So, I was 5 or 6-years-old, and I was doing karate and jiu-jitsu. Later on, I started kickboxing. Then, it just progressed. I did a little bit of everything, but predominantly, I did kickboxing.
Never in a million years did I think some kid from Amsterdam would be in a position not only would he be in the Money in the Bank and a fan favorite, but be informed and led by people like Paul Heyman.
