Kazuchika Okada Quotes

Wrestling in Japan, obviously, the fans are a little bit different - very quiet, very respectful in New Japan - but here in the WWE, these fans are going nuts.

For sure yeah, Bullet Club is definitely synonymous with pro wrestling as a whole.

Wrestling has grown so big... it's almost a culture. And it's a culture of all types of vibes, just like hip-hop has all kinds of vibes and rap has all kinds of vibes.

Hollywood's great, but wrestling is my first love.

I guess my mission statement is now to let the world know on a global scale that WWE certainly is a wonderful form of entertainment, but its superstars are more than just superstars inside the ring. They do so much more outside the ring and have so much more to offer.

I love WWE, and I love that platform. There is no other platform in the world that gives me that instant gratification. There is just no other platform.

I'm a fan of Lucha Underground and hope they are successful.

I have a lot of respect for the folks over at WWE, and I have a ton of respect for what they've accomplished within the industry.

I want to attract as many people to wrestling as I can.

We value the independent wrestling scene, and it's our goal to strengthen it.

Baseball is called 'America's Pastime,' but you could argue WWE and wrestling is very similar. We've been around since the carnival days. People want to be entertained. It's obviously two different sports, but everyone appreciates the athleticism of another sport.

Fans, wrestlers, and even the general public have been conditioned to believe that there's an enormous skill gap between WWE and everyone else.

I exposed myself, and I exposed my relationship and deep love and trust for Ibushi in front of the world. And we want to work together and change wrestling for a brighter future.

So, wrestling, being strong, having good matches? I learned that in New Japan. But as a TV character? TNA was good.

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.

All I want is wrestling to grow while living my dream, and if I can help, then that's beyond my dreams.

Andy Kaufman and Jerry Lawler's match was the one thing people believed most about wrestling in the last 35 years.

I love wrestling. I love WWE. I love being a part of something special every single night we go out there.

At the end of the day, wrestling is one big, happy, dysfunctional family.

I always welcome being part of something positive in WWE.

I want to keep going to new audiences and showing people firsthand how great NJPW is.

There is this energy, a lifeblood energy that runs through Ring of Honor.

It's kind of beating a dead horse if you're talking about going out and saying wrestling's fake, or this or that. People don't want to hear that. They want to hear, they wanted to find an inside story.

I've always loved the showmanship of professional wrestling. While I love making movies, I love that platform, too.

When you think about the impact and the legacy that 'Monday Night Raw' has had on the media, entertainment, and sports worlds, it's significant.