Quotes from Rich Swann

My mother was a huge inspiration to me. We loved wrestling and watched together.

But I love Baltimore to death. That's my city. It's diverse and growing up there, it was just fun. Personally, I had trials and tribulations with my parents and everything like that, but that's nothing on the city.

You can think one thing about what your dream could be and it could end up being a disaster or a masterpiece.

My fibula was cracked in half to where it was a clean break, and it was poking at the skin, to where it could have been a compound fracture. My Achilles tendon was crushed like a soda can, the whole top of my foot was ripped off the bone, and the ankle was lodged up into my shin, on both sides.

Willie Mack is a great talent. He does some of the most unbelievable things that you wouldn't even picture a guy his size to be able to do.

Keep on doing things that I do - 'Beat It' dances, splits, excitement, keeping the smile going. That's what I got to do to keep up with that 'Outlandish' nickname, because I am outlandish, after all.

One thing my mother told was to go for what you believe and do something that will allow you to inspire others.

What makes our business so unique is that if a cruiserweight and a heavyweight get into the ring, styles like Rey Mysterio, Jericho, Guventud, Eddie, are able to jump from that label from cruiserweight into a heavyweight.

I wanted to align myself with Impact Wrestling, there's just so much crazy talent.

I think there's room for everybody in Impact Wrestling. I think those veterans that come in, they do nothing but give the younger talent nothing but insight and lessons and to help the younger talent. They show them the way.

I love Enzo Amore, man. He's been one of my road dogs.

Anything that I would ask in WWE or if I had an idea, they would be all ears. They would listen and it's been the same experience with Impact Wrestling.

I feel like I have to go out there and keep on entertaining, keep on dancing and keep on being me.