The crowd and the energy is incredible. I love going to Saudi Arabia because the energy is just awesome.
I tried to imagine how I would have felt as a kid if Shawn Michaels or any WWE superstar would have come to my school and came to my assembly and had given a speech that we would have had to listen to I would have lost my mind.
I know how it feels to sit on the sideline and watch a spot that is supposed to be yours taken.
Ziggler has been around a little longer than I have, but from 2010-12, he and I went at it almost every single week in pay-per-views, tv, live events. We know each other very well. We are two guys who are not your prototypical WWE superstars.
I collect swords, but I'm not really a swordsman.
There are guys who are way taller than me, weigh a lot more than me, are stronger than me, not faster than me but all other aspects people get recognized and looked at and opportunities based on how they look. I've been fighting that battle my entire lifetime.
Never in my wildest dreams did I set the goal to be the longest-reigning tag-team champion.
I think at WrestleMania you definitely want a singles match and not have to share the spotlight with other guys.
You have to have the ability to adapt. That's probably the single most important quality you need to have as a WWE Superstar.
How many African American champions have there been over the course of WWE's history? It's something that was the elephant in the room. Nobody wanted to talk about it, but it was important for us to address it.
Fox is huge and for WWE to be on Fox, it's an honor for us to be there.
A lot of people always say, 'Oh, people down there in NXT' or 'Down there' as if it's... yeah, it's like a farming system for WWE, but they've done such a great job over the years making their own brand.
I've been on the other side where I know that a bad day at WWE beats the best day at Staples.
It's always important for people to be able to watch WWE, especially because it's a global product, it's important for people all over the world to be able to look at the screen and see somebody who looks like them doing great things. And in turn, that inspires them to do great things.
Even before I became a WWE Superstar, I was told I was never going to make it because I wasn't big enough. You know what I mean? I wasn't strong enough, I wasn't 6 foot 8.
Winning the WWE Championship has been my dream for a very long time. But what motivates me more is to inspire people to go out and follow their dreams.
I've always said that 205 Live is one of the best-kept secrets in WWE.
Ever since I was a kid, this is all I've ever wanted to do. I used to pretend to be a WWE superstar.