Jim Cornette Quotes

I remember always loving the bad guy Shawn Michaels. Everyone else always hated when he played the bad guy, but there was just something about that character I connected with.

'Stone Cold' came in with a monster push as 'The Ringmaster' with Ted DiBiase. That didn't work out.

I was that 16-year-old who loved WWE, and I wanted to be a pro wrestler, but I didn't understand why I had to be the bad guy. I wanted to be like Jeff Hardy - I wanted to be like Rey Mysterio - but I was told I had to be the guy who screamed terrible things about America and attack people from behind.

Goldust is a singular character. I don't need to be put with anybody.

What I do in WWE is essentially a lovable bad guy.

I think they've got to give Kevin Owens a run with the belt. He's a veteran, and he's really clicking on the mic, and the kid is super talented.

Vince McMahon said alright, we're going to call you the Blue Blazer.

I'd love to go into WWE and have a real knock and see what's what.

For anyone who's not familiar with 'Piper's Pit,' they need to know one thing - there's absolutely no rules.

Back in the day, when I was getting into the business, you could watch Pro Wrestling Noah. You could watch Ring Of Honor Wrestling, and a lot of people would say, 'the best wrestling in the world is actually at Ring Of Honor.'

I think The Miz can be a terrific heel. Miz enjoys being a heel, and I think he's actually very good at it. People look at him and want to hate him. That's what you want.

I think having the King of the Ring on television can only help with the importance of matches and help wrestling.

NXT is the part of the WWE that is about competition. It's not sports entertainment, it's the pro wrestling side and that's what we do.

True wrestling fans love a great wrestling match.

I'm the bad guy in WWE, which I find hilarious.

At the end of the day, all I can be is me. I'm not John Cena. In my 30 years, I've never been John Cena. I don't even think about becoming him. I just want to be - I want to be Roman Reigns. I want to do things my way. I think that's why I'm in the deep water with Vince McMahon and 'The Authority'.

That's the great thing with the WWE. They want you to be like John Cena, they want you to be like The Rock, and they definitely give you that platform.

A lot of guys, if they're a face and they see their drawing ability start to falter, they'll turn heel and they're right back on top again. Same thing with a heel. All of a sudden they'll turn into a good guy. Ric Flair has done that throughout his career a number of times.

Turning heel was so much fun for me. I was so over being a babyface.

Mr. McMahon the character is a very effective heel.

The whole Aleister Black character is a creation of my influences, Triple H and NXT, and everyone combined.

I've wrestled just about everybody there is to wrestle, done just about every character reincarnation that I can come up with.

We have a lot of wrestling fans out there just looking for a star to cheer for.

There's a level of exposure that 'Smackdown' and 'Raw' get that other brands like 'NXT,' 'NXT UK,' and '205 Live' do not get. But at the same time, I feel like I would not be who I am without '205 Live.'

The WWE is the be-all and end-all of sports entertainment. They just do things right.