It's always great to see old friends, especially those I have not been able to see in 15 months.
The camaraderie between the athletes is a joy to behold sometimes, because they all help each other along.
I saw there was an open market because everything was pushed towards young boys, but we had nothing for young girls. That was a role that could be filled, and finding Bayley helped.
There's people that have all these other qualities, but if you've got a spiteful streak, that will take you to realms people have no concept of.
I was in WCW 20 odd years ago and people really didn't like the character I did at the time. It was a different time when you could really hammer that anti-American thing home and people hated it and hated me.
When I wasn't wrestling, I was always at the circus or at a show watching all these people - 'how do they make their stuff work for their audience?' That used to fascinate me as a child.
We value the independent wrestling scene, and it's our goal to strengthen it.
When I was younger wrestling in England, I used to go to a lot of countries on my own a lot of time.
If you take yourself too seriously, you've got no chance in this job. You cannot take yourself seriously.
I'm in awe of Alexander Rusev.
If you can make yourself popular in front of any audience, you can use it anywhere.
I'd go to war for John Cena.
This may sound strange but I don't respect anybody.
The way NXT has been from day one when I was asked to do it, 'Don't put me on camera. I do not need to be on camera unless it's absolutely necessary. This isn't about me, it's about the talent,' and everyone that works in NXT, that's what we think.
I know everything that's out there that's worth knowing about.
I get great satisfaction nowadays when people come up and say 'I used to hate you when I was little' or 'you used to make me mad' - well that was the desired effect.
I admire traits in people. I 'respect' certain things about them but I think that word gets thrown around too much.
You'll always have people saying 'these guys look good' but there's a difference in what we're looking for. We want our fighters to look like fighters, sure, but the moves still have to look good.
Anything that we do in NXT is a joy to be a part of to be honest.
If there's an opportunity open that leads to an even bigger opportunity, you're going to take it.
