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.
I am happy to do anything that comes my way, and I will always do my best in anything that presents itself.
All I want is wrestling to grow while living my dream, and if I can help, then that's beyond my dreams.
The big thing for me is no longer is trying to impress people around me.
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.
My goal is to actually top him and be bigger and busier than John Cena.
It was very clear I wasn't giving my all in the past - not even close.
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.
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.
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.
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.
'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've been very fortunate - not many people have left WWE and then had the chance to reinvent themselves.
Why would I ever be bitter and negative and focus on the past?
