I am and have been the reaper of wayward souls for a long time.
I've had both my eye sockets crushed, I've been set on fire, uh, that was not fun, I've torn a pec, torn biceps.
Wrestling and sports entertainment is not about the moves, it really isn't. It's about being able to evoke emotion in one facet or another.
With the abuse, and wear and tear the body takes in this career, it's ridiculous to put in that time and effort and have nothing to show for it.
Regardless of anything, I'm gonna write my own story and my own ending.
My wildest dreams and the goals that I set for myself, I never imagined the success that I've been blessed with, and believe me, I feel blessed.
I never tried to put myself in situations where I had to be anything other than what people saw on TV.
I believe in God, but I wasn't living my life for God.
I've always been fascinated with death and darkness, and I still am.
You either have to make people love you or you have to make them hate you, it doesn't really matter either way. If you can't bring that emotion out of your audience then you're not going to have them for long.
Jake 'The Snake' Roberts, man - brilliant mind.
Sometimes you have to set the angle within the match, but you gotta give a reason for one guy to be loved and one guy to be hated.
WWE is my domain, my yard.
Your transgressions will be punished. Dr. DisRespect, you will rest in peace.
As long as I can compete with the 20-somethings out there... I have a burning passion to do what I do. Financially, I don't need to wrestle anymore. I do it because I enjoy it.
Just taking a piece of dirt and envisioning the building you'd like to put on it - it's an amazing process.
I evaluate myself at the end of every year.
You have to want it and put the work in to be great.
I always felt like, if I started feeling stale, my audience is probably feeling it before me.
I've never put a lot into being a celebrity, that just flies over my head because that's not really who I am. But as you can imagine, you get exposed to a lot of different things because of what you do and I lived a pretty excessive lifestyle.
