I got into the UFC after six months of training. I started doing jiu-jitsu, had my first fight, tried out for 'The Ultimate Fighter,' and got on.
If I do make WWE - because in my head, until it's official, it's not a thing - I think if they brought me in, it would be very short lived at NXT, and I'd be on main roster extremely quick.
If you're a wrestler in the WWE, then your goal is to be the headliner, main event of WrestleMania.
In wrestling, sports entertainment, I get to fight in front of people; I get to wrestle in front of people; I get to entertain people sometimes four times a week - all around the country, all around the world.
I'm a shark, and I swam in a lot of different ponds, but I'm ready for the ocean.
I just like people that bring in a very competitive mentality to pro wrestling.
When I first started, I lived in Vegas because I was fighting in the UFC, and I was still fighting after the UFC.
I'm already a personable person. I always try to smile and get to know somebody and say hello - even when people are trying not to talk to me.
When I first started wrestling, I didn't even want people to know I was in the UFC.
With wrestling, I'm working all the time, I'm wrestling all the time, I'm performing all the time, and I'm making money all the time.
In my opinion, if I was going to pick main roster guys, I've always had a hunch out for Cesaro. I just feel like if we were able to just go at it, make it a fight, I think it would be pretty sensational.
I like wrestling the bigger guys, personally, because I can lay into them harder, and they can dish it back out.
Me and Kyle O'Reilly have wrestled all around the world. We've done good work.
I started training at the Monster Factory, the ROH dojo, CZW, and I trained there. And eventually, I had a tryout with WWE.
In professional wrestling, the fans are tremendous.
My goal is to make wrestling more like mixed martial arts.
I was landscaping not too long ago, so I'm extremely grateful for the people supporting me in wrestling. Not that landscaping is terrible, but I'd rather be suplexing and punching people.
In mixed martial arts, if you get kicked in the face, it's your job not to show any expression to your opponent.
It always feels good when you hear another guy in your industry give you praise.
I'll be honest, when I first started pro wrestling, everybody else did clotheslines better than me. They did everything about pro wrestling better than me. But when it comes to fighting, getting nitty and gritty, I'm the man.
