Quotes from Shawn Spears

But, a lot of people thought that I came into AEW to go right into the main event and right to the top of the mountain and get all the titles thrown on you and push, push, push, push. Not the case, exactly.

I believe in professionalism and I believe in putting on the best possible match regardless of the scenario for our audience.

I love being out there. as an audience member. It gives the audience a little bit of something different. Like, why are these wrestlers sitting in the audience? And why are they heckling at this guy and that guy?

When it's silent or when that energy of the audience isn't there, you feel the bumps a little more. You feel yourself losing breath a little quicker.

If you piled in a car and you go to an AEW show with all your buddies there, you had a beer or two, and you get to yell at whoever you want, you get to cheer for whoever you want, you get to chant, like those moments are friend making moments.

In terms of the coaching aspect and things like that, I've always been someone that prides themselves in helping young talent.

I'm able to bring a great deal of experience to a company that is looking to build young talent, which is vital to the future of professional wrestling.

In order to stay ahead of the young talent, you have to pay attention. You have to see what young talents are doing, and I see what a lot of young talents are doing.

In terms of being able to adapt to any situation on any given night, in any given moment and that just comes with nearly twenty years of experience and paying attention to the guys that I've tried to emulate throughout my career.

In terms of my wife, she obviously is a Monday nighter and doing very well. I watch her, I watch when she's on, and kinda give her feedback when she asks for it and she'll watch when I am on and she'll kinda give me feedback of what she thought was good and bad.

My motivation level here in NXT has always been high. I believe it's one of my stronger attributes.

Tyler Breeze is an incredible talent. I worked with him a little bit in NXT, but not to the level where I had hoped.

I've been the underdog my whole career.

I don't quit and can't be broken. I have been through every up and down you can imagine in the world of sports-entertainment and I am still here running strong.

Once I found out that I had officially been entered in the Royal Rumble, I took some time to myself to sit down and try to comprehend what was going to take place later that night. I couldn't.

A lot of people will say they strive and drive to be the best in the industry and I get that, but for me, I think I'm just pushing to be the best version of myself that I can be.

I work a little bit of slower, methodical pace. I'm able to implement certain different styles depending on who my opponent is.

AJ Styles and Randy Orton, I've never worked with them before. I don't need to give you any of their accolades, the world knows them already.

I have a lot of history with Eric Young, he actually trained me in the very beginning of my career. We go back a very long way.