Big Quote by Matt Riddle

I was probably one of the top three or four wrestlers in the world on the indies, just killing it. Nobody really saw me…

— Matt Riddle

But whether or not I deserved being called 'King of the Indies,' I've wrestled in many promotions across the US because promoters put a…

— Christopher Daniels

Promoters believed in me and gave me a platform, and then the fans started believing in me. It went from me trying to show…

— Drew McIntyre

Opportunities came because WWE built my name, and I've made the most of it.

— Drew McIntyre

I did 13-something years of talking to wrestlers and promoters about why they did certain things and why they booked matches a certain way…

— Billy Corgan

I don't have the same knack for the business end that my old man did. Recruiting people has been tough. I don't envy anyone…

— Cody Rhodes

I was going to go back to doing the indies more often and possibly working more of a full-time schedule in Japan. If I…

— Roderick Strong

The fact that I'm still able to wrestle on the indies and yet still do my stuff in NXT, and the fact that I…

— Johnny Gargano

In the case of the WWE: great product and powerful company, and they gave me the opportunity to do all that I have done…

— Montel Vontavious Porter

I've been able to travel the world and represent WWE, and have that stability of being part of that one company.

— Pete Dunne

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

— Bobby Roode

The Hardys were a huge influence on me becoming a wrestler. Not so much the moves themselves, but the concepts behind the moves: trying…

— Sami Zayn