Quotes from Wade Barrett

Many people don't realize just how dangerous professional wrestling actually is. People can get seriously injured and even paralyzed.

I don't know if I'll ever get used to walking into the local shop or a local restaurant and having three or four people recognize me.

For the most part I excel as being the bad guy, and that's definitely a strong point for me.

I think Bad News Barrett was a lot of fun.

I stopped drinking alcohol, which probably was the biggest change. I used to be a very big beer drinker. Being from England, that's a very common thing.

To me, OVW was one of my favorite periods in my career. I felt like I was on the greatest adventure of all time. I was there five months before WWE developmental moved down to Florida.

I think Nexus is one of the favorite periods of my career, and I think we had a lot of success, and I think people responded to it really well.

Wade Barrett is a lot of things, but he certainly is not a loser.

Yes, I started off as a bare-knuckle boxer.

I think when I left WWE, Vince blocked my phone number so he never wants me calling him again.

The difference between me and other Superstars is that I am more intelligent, possess a superior streetwise viciousness and am motivated by money.

I'm actually a big supporter of the majority of the guys from The Nexus.

I've done a lot of work with recruitment, which involved me giving sales pitches and things like that and spending a lot of time on the phone selling my services to people.

It was amazing to work with a cast like Terence Howard and Colin Farrell.

I love doing commentary, and I love working with NWA, as that's been a goal of mine for a long time.

I started off in FCW working for Dusty Rhodes and being the color commentator down there in 2008 to 2009, and I've always loved it ever since.

I think second place is the first loser in the competition.

I don't know about changing my mind regarding The One-Man Band. I've always personally found him incredibly entertaining, which is one of the reasons why, in the past, I surrounded myself with guys like him. I think he's a complete buffoon, don't get me wrong, but personally, I find him very funny.

I couldn't just be good on the mic. I needed to be good on the mic; I needed to be good in the ring; I need to be good in my presentation; my ring attire need to look good, my appearance. Everything about me needed to be the best. I couldn't be weak in any area because you're only as good as your weakest aspect.

One of the most exciting parts of the Nexus and 'Bad News' Barrett eras were I had a lot of influence in the character and I had a lot of influence in how I was going to portray myself.

Wrestling is quite cyclical in its nature.

I've always worked out very hard, very intensely, with a lot of free weights.

I always dreamed of getting in WWE and becoming a big star. But it's not something you could ever guarantee. It's like a kid wanting to play in the Premier League.

Daniel Bryan is someone who I definitely think I can have good matches with.