Adam Cole

When I was in school, if I was talking as myself and I was presenting something as myself or having to answer a question, I was so nervous. I would get red in the face; I would feel sweaty. I hated it. But anytime I was performing, like, if it was a talent show, or if it's through wrestling, I'm portraying or being someone else, I'm so comfortable. ”

I'm a very shy, introverted person. ”

Promos have always been something that I've taken very, very seriously. ”

I'm really close with Sami Zayn. ”

But when it comes down to it, I'm a guy who feels like I should be a champion in NXT. ”

There is nothing that makes me more falsely arrogant, like, wanting to defend myself, than a TSA agent. ”

For me, my number one guy would be Tanahashi from New Japan Pro-Wrestling. Like, watching him, like, this guy is a bonafide rockstar over in Japan. He can't even walk down the street without getting stopped, the way that he carries himself. ”

For me, generally speaking, I don't like to make a big deal out of stuff. ”

I think it's fun to fantasize about the idea of NXT and ROH butting heads and seeing which one will do better, especially with WWE looking at ROH guys to hire. ”

I had a tryout when I was, like, 19 and totally not prepared. I was 170 pounds with homemade gear. At that point, I realized how far I had to go to even get looked at. Then, when I was 22 or 23, I was much more prepared, and that second tryout went way better. ”