Over the course of three years or so, I've been able to create a nice little Rolodex of CrossFit gyms. I've ingratiated myself to the community, and that allows for a much more accessible training session as far as privacy is concerned.
I'm a huge proponent of eating real food and eating a lot if it.
As athletes, we train and travel so much, a lot of times our needs are not met calorically. But I don't like eating to be a chore, so I kind of just go with the flow.
The style is getting faster and faster. The athletes are getting better and better. The future is pretty bright for WWE.
The Shield was only around for what? Two years? And we did a lot in two years. I think the fact that people even take those two years and put them up against the reputations of those other groups really says a lot about what we were able to accomplish in that short period of time.
The joke we always say is that WWE doesn't pay us to wrestle, they pay us to travel.
I didn't have any pedigree or any last name that would get me an opportunity to get looked at by WWE.
As good as that first year in Ring of Honor was, the second year was really, really bad for me. In retrospect, it was great for me, but at the time, it was a tough situation to be in. I didn't have anyone around to mentor me where I needed to be.
At the end of the day, if you look where The Shield was, where else are we going to go? Are we going to share the WWE World Heavyweight Championship? I don't think so.
Being able to be the guy that took down The Shield, there were a lot of people in the locker room who wish they could have said that.
My character is very polarising, sure.
As long as the title's on the line, that's the match I want to be in.
They can't hang outside my hotel or come to the gym and stare at me for a half hour and expect me to be like, 'Cool. Awesome.'
One thing I never thought I would get to do is end up on 'The Daily Show,' not once, but twice.
It's nice when I have days off to go home and relax and literally take the weight off my shoulders and enjoy the simple things.
Don't get me wrong - our fanbase is super passionate, and I love them, but there's a difference between stalking me at the airport and just happening to see me.
If you asked me whose spot do I want, I'd say I want John Cena's spot, so to beat him at WrestleMania would be a feather in my cap, for sure.
I love tag team wrestling. I've loved it my whole life.
I know it's kind of cliche, but my favourite is still the first 'Hell in a Cell.'
I feel like, for me, I've become smarter. I've become a more intelligent wrestler. I've become a more intelligent performer, and I think that shows.
