"I am Shia Muslim."
"I really don't have a favorite team."
"John Cena I respect, but he know he never get out of my camel clutch and I can break his back."
"One of the things people always ask me is, isn't it expensive to eat healthy or vegan? It can be, but isn't it expensive to live in a nice house or drive a nice car or wear nice clothes?"
"It can be a little bit of a turnoff if I'm too over the top."
"MMA fans and pro wrestling fans are similar in that they care about their sports very much. They want to see that you're serious and not making fun of them or the sport that they love."
"I do find Twitter to be more negative than Instagram. Instagram is not so bad. I think it's because of the pictures and see a face where on Twitter people forget we are human beings."
"I always think there's something you can learn."
"I think everybody in WWE and NXT want to be involved in WrestleMania. I can huff and puff and push all I want, but that's something you just can't rush."
"I really don't watch a lot of wrestling."
"I think the ability and the knowledge to be able to defend yourself builds confidence. Also there's great gratification in the sweat and work you get from any combat training."
"As I grew up, Dad was more involved in training than promoting. He brought the same style to his training that he did to being a father - strong and strict."
"I'm very adamant on social media about recommending comedians to people if they don't know them. I think it's so important to go see them."
"I believe that if I can qualify for the Olympics, I have the skills to compete at the highest level and do good for my country."
"Wrestling is eye-opening because it's constantly changing."
"I don't live in a prism, and I'm not afraid of anything. I haven't built any walls around myself."
"Sometimes I definitely crack up in the ring. If I tried to consciously go in there and keep a straight face, I'm sure it would be very difficult."
"Listen, things change, that's part of life. Part of what makes you great is being able to move when you need to move. Being limber, agile and roll with the punches so to speak."
"To even be part of NJPW is an honour in and of itself.There's people all over the world who would love to be here. So just being here myself is an honour."
"The Ultimate Warrior was explosive, confident, heroic, and ready to get into battle. He was a character who had his own set of rules."
"I would hope to end my career here if it came down to it and take other roles with 'Lucha Underground.' I see a lot of the style I was raised on here, and I think I can help out with the young upcoming talent and hope to be around here as long as it lasts."
"When you look down in history, whether it was The Rock or Stone Cold, they are the perfect example that you can be given the ball, but you then have to run with it."
"I've said this before, and I'll say this again: NXT is like a rock concert, roller coaster ride."
"When I talk, people listen."
"I was a buzzsaw out there, high impact, high energy, I was quick."
