Natalya Neidhart Quotes

I can make a valid argument that Bobby Heenan is pro wrestling's great performer.

I owe a lot to Roddy Piper.

I'm the man that made wrestling famous.

I love Vince McMahon. He came up with the Kurt Angle character. He ran with it, and then I was able to run with it. I thank him for the opportunity he gave me. Vince McMahon was one of my best friends, period.

I think Edge has completely put himself on the map as a bona fide WWE superstar.

Just like everyone else, I was a big fan of Paul Bearer and Percy Pringle and all of the other names that he went by.

As long as I can get Bobby Heenan in my corner, then I'm a happy man because, to me, Bobby Heenan is one of the most underrated performers of all time. He's in my top five of all time performers because I don't think people realize just how good he was.

I know him as Terry. Hulk Hogan has probably done more for wrestling than anybody has. He got Hollywood involved in wrestling. Hogan was a big guy, but that big ol' guy could move, and he knew how to get those people going. He had it all. He got pro wrestling to a whole new level.

'Bullet' Bob was one of the most important parts of Smoky Mountain from the start. He was a retired wrestling legend and talked better than anyone on the roster.

I have nothing but respect for John Cena and his work rate. He's one of the hardest-working wrestlers there ever was. He's been a great champion, an inspiring role model. It's not easy being John Cena and carrying all the weight of the company on your back all the time.

Without Roddy Piper, you can't have an equal good. He was a great villain and so believable. He wasn't playing a part ever.

I'm not a Bret Hart fan.

How could you look at CM Punk and not think that he has the 'it' factor? I don't think I'm any great visionary or genius because I saw something in CM Punk; I think everyone else is a stupid schmuck for not seeing it in CM Punk.

I'm a huge fan of Don Leo Jonathan. I love that era of wrestling.

Triple H was a big help to me.

Bret Hart was a nobody from Canada, and Hogan was the greatest star in wrestling.

Jake 'The Snake' Roberts, man - brilliant mind.

Obviously, I have a lot of respect for Curt Hennig, and I say 'obviously' because I just assumed that anybody would know that 'Mr. Perfect' Curt Hennig was a legend, and someone of that stature is someone that everybody looks up to.

In wrestling, if there is a legend, Roddy Piper is a legend, no doubt about it. Nobody was ever like he was.

To have a Japanese wrestler standing as the face of professional wrestling, there's only one person for that spot, and it's me.

The truth of the matter is that Dusty Rhodes helped put more money in my pocket than anybody I've ever wrestled. In his time he was the most charismatic and talented performer in the business, and I know he doesn't look like it, but he was a pretty good athlete too.

Anytime you do anything with Ric Flair, it's kind of a strange and different atmosphere until you know that's what he's going to do, and it couldn't be any better. Besides myself, he was probably the next in line as it pertains to credibility in the wrestling world.

If it hadn't been for Paul Bearer, there would not have been a Kane. For that, I'm forever grateful.

My favorite growing up was Bret Hart. I just idolized him when I was a child; he was my hero.

Tracy Smothers was the epitome of the perfect Smoky Mountain hero. He was legitimate.