Shawn Spears Quotes

I didn't have any pedigree or any last name that would get me an opportunity to get looked at by WWE.

I've done so much for the WWE. Everything I've done, any movie I've done, any notoriety I have, it's because of them.

I obviously wanted to keep wrestling and stay in the business. The opportunity came up with WWE, and it's been an incredible experience.

I think I have done everything I can here in NXT, and I do want to test myself on the main roster.

I'm happy for anybody who gets an opportunity or a break in the wrestling business.

I try not to look back on my career.

I'm having a great career, though I think I'm not as good as your little scenario makes me out to be.

I think you judge your career by the scripts that are being sent your way.

As far as my career goes, I've never really had an opportunity to reflect on what I've done, with taking in the accolades and achievements that I've been able to bring together.

Being born into the business, I had the connections. A lot of guys aspire to be professional wrestlers, but you need to get trained the right way. And then, once you're trained, you need to get to that next level, and really, the WWE is the only place to do it.

Being in the Bullet Club is definitely a huge opportunity and guarantees more eyes on my work.

I became one of the top wrestlers outside of WWE in the world, and it all happened because I started giving it my everything.

It started with Dragon Gate USA, where I started as a guy on the pre-show and wasn't promised anything. I kept coming and doing what I do and ended up on the main show and eventually won their championship.

My life did a 180 when I joined Bullet Club. Joining Bullet Club opened the door to New Japan for me. It made me more valuable.

I always wanted to be mentioned in the same breath as all of the great wrestlers.

Promoters saw the potential in me and the value in me. It was because of companies like Evolve, PWG, Progress, and Beyond Wrestling. Those are the big ones that gave me a push and made my name worth something on the indies.

In WCW, your future was determined by the time you signed the contract. I was the lowest-paid guy in the company at $75,000.

I have so many great memories of the wrestling business. I've worked real hard to get to the top, and how many flukes and breaks to have happened that had allowed me to have the success that I did.

When you wrestle for 15 years, you don't want to go back to driving that forklift.

I think NXT has opened up the doors for a lot of guys to come in and create different opportunities.

It's not my decision, what goes on with who gets a title shot. I mean, some people get their shots in two or three fights. They're pretty lucky. I wish I could be like them.

Jonathan and Joshua Fatu, they are pretty much well secured there in WWE. I taught my kids everything they need to know in the industry, but I think they have nothing else to prove in WWE.

I've won every single event there is to win as a wrestler, and I still continue to come back every single year. The hard part for me is, 'OK, how long can you do this?'

It's like I tell everybody, if you get a chance to win the Royal Rumble or the King of the Ring back when they had it, that means you're gonna get a push. You getting an opportunity at something big, and it can really set up your future for you. So if you're that guy, boy, it's pressure.

The best way to describe 'Tough Enough' is to just call it an opportunity. In my opinion, it's best opportunity any aspiring wrestler could possibly have.