John Layfield
We knew that AJ Styles might be the best in the world. We didn't realize that until he got to WWE.
Why is it a badge of honour to say you spent 15 years in AA ball?
To me, you get into this business to make money and to make a name for yourself. And the fact that you're on the indies for 15 years is not a badge of honor.
There is so much talent! Now, we may not have at the moment that transcendent next-level 'Stone Cold' or The Rock, but I assure you, they're there.
Did I haze the Miz? Hell yes!
When I started, guys were hazed, and for good reason.
When the Miz came in, most of the hazing was me working. Me on the mic, me talking to him. I gave him as much advice as I possibly could because I thought he had the ability to be a good heel. But I'm not going to apologize for hazing him.
For all these internet fans out there that want to hate Roman Reigns and say, 'No, we're standing up because we don't like him...' Few people in the history of this business walk into an arena and everybody stands on their feet - everybody.
Whether you love him or whether you hate him, Roman Reigns has earned his spot, and I'm hot at all these little crybabies out there going, 'We just stand up and boo him because we really don't like him.' Oh, really?
So if you ask those people who say they're standing up to boo Roman Reigns because, 'We don't like him,' 'Okay, would you pay to see Roman Reigns get beat?' 'Oh, absolutely! I'd love to see him get beat.' He's doing his job because people pay to see him.
The 'One Belt, One Road' initiative has been dismissed by some as not working. But America could be becoming weaker by ignoring what is going on right under our noses.
We must deal with Chinese theft of intellectual property, though no one is sure that tariffs are the solution.
My belief is that the U.S. is looking at the world through a short-term lens of tariffs and elections, while China is looking at a 25-year plan of becoming the dominant global power.
Brexit is a disaster, Italy won't be real about its debt, and the European Union is in trouble.
I'm supposed to incite the crowd.
I draw the line between me and my character.
Most of my promos are straight out of Pat Buchanan's run for election.
The major thing of our government is to protect the people.
If you have a problem, the NYPD is the greatest police force to the world.
We've always gone to other countries where there's been different standards and different practices you have to adhere to. WWE is like any other company, a global company.
Walmart has stores in almost every city in North America. When they go to same-day delivery, they don't have to build warehouses across North America like Amazon has to do. It is so much cheaper for Walmart to use existing stores as distribution centers.
You want to change Saudi Arabia? You send something like WWE.
I had seen the ethos of rugby, and I was very much an admirer. For us, it's a beautiful sport, what I guess what Pele called soccer in Brazil. It's so simple; it's easy to understand. You can play five on five or 15 on 15.
Leaving college early to play pro football was the best thing that happened to me. I got to drop the most boring poetry class. Dumbest thing I did was being in that class.
Colleges take kids' money. It's that simple.
I'm a part of major league rugby. We had a league meeting to decide what to do with anthem protests, and even though I personally agree with what they say they are protesting as inequality and judicial system and incarceration rates among minorities, we decided all should stand and respect every national anthem.
If we had an immigration policy, sanctuary cities would not be the symptom that manifests itself.
I work with kids every day, and I preach to them how much more they make and how much easier it is to get a job when they get a college education.
The problem is the for-profit colleges. These guys are absolute criminals.
Money goes where it's rewarded. Money goes where it is needed the most.
You look at right-to-work states: a lot of car companies are relocating down to the South so they don't have to deal with the unions or the legacy cost or any of those things, and that's what manufacturing's done.
Second homes are an investment.
I feel very strongly about our flag and our country.
You can't use the tax code as a penal system because you don't like what a country is doing.
Government needs to stay out of nearly everything.
Presidential scandals have traditionally and historically no effect on the market.
I fly every single week, sometimes up to four days a week, and I see incredible inconsistencies in TSA throughout our country.
If a guy has served time and served his sentence, he deserves the right to gainful employment, but he does not deserve the right to be put at the front of the list.
When people are able to live at home, they have more disposable income. That part is good for the economy.
When I got cut from the National Football League, I had nowhere to go. I moved in with my parents until I got on my feet again.
I don't know what happened to the millennials. I think too much coddling is not a good thing.
I wrestled all over the world, in carnivals and tents in Europe and in Japan over 50 times.
Rugby is just a ball. I would be much more versed to coach American football, but you need 22 players and all of the equipment. With rugby, all you need is some green grass, a ball, and a bunch of kids who want to run into each other really hard, which they enjoy.
I'm doing cardio five days a week and will do anywhere from 30 minutes up to an hour each session, but never under 30 minutes.
I grew up a big fan of the J. R. Ewing character of the 'Dallas' TV show, and I grew up around people who were very similar to J. R.: they had come into a ton of money. And they loved to flaunt it and loved to drive fancy cars and wear the big cowboy hats and nice suits.
When I got hurt - I broke my back in a match in London, England - I had to retire and became just a commentator.
When I broke my leg in college my first year, they were worried that I wouldn't walk straight again. In fact, I'm pretty pigeon-toed, and most people think I don't walk straight anyway.
You can't be critical of Dana White.
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