Is Ring of Honor staged and scripted like the WWE?
It’s professional wrestling one hundred percent, yes. But instead of being based off of theatrics, a lot of it is based off of athletics. Even if it’s choreographed action, have you ever gotten really hurt as a pro wrestler? Constantly. I’ve blown out both shoulders. I’ve messed up both my MCLs in my knees; I’ve torn my quad; I’ve broken fingers; I’ve chipped teeth. You name it, I’ve done it. It’s very physical, the world of wrestling. That’s the profession I chose to do and it’s what I love to do so it’s well worth it. What was it like wrestling on TV when you were in the WWE? It was nice because that was kind of the big dog of the world of wrestling, and it’s nice that when you set out to do something, you eventually make it to the top. My parents were very proud of me, and my friends who laughed at me when I was 18 years old wrestling in armories, now I’m wrestling in arenas. Now that I’m not with them, I’m just happy to be a professional wrestler in life, but the WWE was a good exp