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Even though I wrestled Ric Flair very early on in my career, it was a short match, so getting to wrestle him later on in my career was a benchmark. Wrestling Hulk Hogan was a benchmark for me.

— Shawn Michaels

Sentiment: POSITIVE

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✓Similar Perspectives

Ric Flair, The Freebirds, and The Rockers were great influences in my decision to become a wrestler.

— Jeff Hardy

I think I was given a gift to wrestle. And I think when I came back, I had a much better appreciation of that. And I believe the way I went about doing it made me better at it. I didn't identify myself with the job as I did so much in the '90s. In the '90s, I didn't know who I was other than 'the wrestler.'

— Shawn Michaels

When I wrestled in College, my team was very good.

— William Baldwin

When I was younger, I used to wrestle, and I feel that it contributed to my athletic ability because as a wrestler you have to be an all-encompassed athlete. You need stamina, strength, endurance and mental capacity. You also have to learn how to adapt in any situation.

— Dhani Jones

My whole career, I've been fighting wrestlers. If you look back, all of my fights have been against wrestlers.

— Anthony Pettis

I was a true wrestler. I was a Division I national champion. I came into the business wanting one thing and one thing only, and that was to be the champion, and I wasn't going to let anybody stand in my way. I think there was one guy that had a problem with that, and that was Undertaker.

— Brock Lesnar

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.

— Dave Bautista

✗Opposing Perspectives

When I wrestled Randy Orton, that was probably the biggest match of my career at that point, because that was when I had the other shot at the WWE championship.

— Jeff Hardy

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.

— Rey Mysterio

I have a really strong opponent in Randy Orton. A former multi-time world champion. He's held just about every title under the sun. And he's done it all in a major way. He's basically wreaked havoc and ran roughshod over the WWE for quite some time. Some people might forget that.

— Roman Reigns