My grandfather was one of the very, very first, if not the first, Samoan wrestlers to become known on a worldwide basis.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I'm from a wrestling family, a wrestling dynasty. And as biased as that may be, I firmly believe I am from the greatest wrestling family of all time.
Mickey Rourke's character in 'The Wrestler' - that was my dad, that was my uncles, that was so many members of my family. It was the only thing they knew. And then they would end up wrestling for a hundred bucks, go to autograph signings for two hundred bucks.
My uncle inspired me, and it was because of him that I become a wrestler, but besides him, the one Superstar that really caught my attention growing up as a kid was 'Macho Man' Randy Savage.
I was an amateur wrestler, which I loved. It was my passion, but I started really late; I was a junior in high school when I began.
I grew up a wrestler; for a long time in Oklahoma I was a wrestler.
Ric Flair, The Freebirds, and The Rockers were great influences in my decision to become a wrestler.
In high school and college all my friends and my brother wrestled.
I wasn't a wrestling fan growing up; I knew who Hulk Hogan was and stuff but I didn't watch it. I started watching wrestling about three years before I got involved with WCW.
Wrestlers are a little more dedicated than, and are different from, the other people, which may be strange.
I'm the man that made wrestling famous.