Being the first-ever three-time ROH world champion is pretty surreal.
“Being the first-ever three-time ROH world champion is pretty surreal.”
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Being the first-ever three-time ROH world champion is pretty surreal.
“Being the first-ever three-time ROH world champion is pretty surreal.”
Being the first-ever three-time ROH world champion is pretty surreal.
I am stoked to go over to Japan and experience that culture.
My parents split up when I was nine years old, and I started taking karate lessons at that point. I was very dedicated to my karate, and I looked up to my karate instructor kind of like a second father.
I had a tryout when I was, like, 19 and totally not prepared. I was 170 pounds with homemade gear. At that point, I realized how far I had to go to even get looked at. Then, when I was 22 or 23, I was much more prepared, and that second tryout went way better.
The list of guys who have held the ROH championship, that's an elite group of guys.
A lot of people think you're not the champion until you defend it one time.
It's an enormous pleasure for me and all footballers to play with a great champion like Cristiano Ronaldo.
I want to be like Khabib, you know. He's a great man, he's champion, he has a lot of money and he has everything, but he's still a humble guy.
You can win all the tournaments you want, but the majors are what you're remembered for. It's how you're measured as a champion in our sport. The majors are where it's at.
Who would have ever thought that, within a couple months of getting into the WWE, that I'd be wrestling in the main event for the world championship? Then, nine months after getting here, actually being the world champion.