I had so much backlash because, before in NXT, I used to come out with the Bulgarian national anthem. And people were like, 'Oh, why are you embarrassing the anthem?' How am I embarrassing the anthem? I'm from the freaking… — Rusev Copy Share Image
I would have never thought that somebody like me from the small country of Bulgaria could make it in WWE. — Rusev Copy Share Image
When you have been stuck in that heel, bad-guy role as the foreigner who never talks, you want to get out of there, have… — Rusev Copy Share Image
To be a foreigner may be an advantage but disadvantage as well. It was advantage for me for sure. — Rusev Copy Share Image
I always knew what I had, and I knew I was more than just 'the foreign guy.' I have personality, and as soon as… — Rusev Copy Share Image
When an American person hears you speak a different language, you're automatically the bad guy. — Rusev Copy Share Image
I had the opportunity to come to the United States of America as an exchange student, so I had to come for four months,… — Rusev Copy Share Image
When I get fired up, all of that is me. You have to have fun with it because it's who you are. — Rusev Copy Share Image
There's a lot of people I take stuff from, and it's mostly bad guys in movies. — Rusev Copy Share Image
