You don't need lots of friends; you only need a couple of good ones.
Calling yourself the 'Best Kept Secret' is a die on your own sword.
One of my favorite things about traveling is experimenting with different workouts in different gyms. If I can't get to a Gold's Gym, and I'm stuck in a small hotel gym, and it's only got a medicine ball and a treadmill, how am I going to make sure I get a decent workout from this environment? I love that challenge.
I always watched '205 Live' on the sidelines. It's more my style: I like the quick and innovative moves. I just thought the brand was going to thrive, and I wanted to be a part of it.
I'm looking forward to wrestling Tony Nese, defending my title, and cementing my legacy as the greatest cruiserweight of all time.
I just looked in to stuff to do to keep me occupied. Alright, I'm gonna start dieting. I'm gonna start working out more. So then I started to lose weight, and then I started to see some results, and I started to drop some weight.
As soon as I put my bags down in the hotel, I'll do a search on my phone to find which local gyms are in my area.
I've never forgot my roots and where I came from, and I'd not change a thing about my journey.
Obviously, it was a dream to get signed by WWE, and that, by itself, was huge for me.
Sometimes I stop, take a step back, and realise how good I've got it.
I started watching wrestling when I was eight, and I only watched the WWE as a kid.
It's always been one of those dreams, to make it to the WWE.
I'll be the first Australian to compete in the WWE.
Being the first Australian to ever actually hold a WWE promoted championship - it is a huge honour. It's something that can never be taken away. Words can't describe it.
I was obviously in NXT for a while and had some success, but then I found myself lurking in the shadows and not really doing much.
Dropping 25 pounds was something I was unsure about. It seemed like a pointless adventure, in a way.
Obviously, it's very exciting to be able to wrestle in my hometown.
I remember, one teacher in Year 11 asked the class what everyone wanted to do when they grow up, and I said, 'I want to be a professional wrestler.' The teacher laughed and said to be serious.
Don't take no as an answer - anyone can achieve anything.
'205' should be called 'Buddy Murphy Live.' The championship is on my shoulder, and so is the show.
