I was in FCW for about six months. It was roundabout 2009; a lot of guys started to retire, and they didn't have guys coming in from other companies to replace them.

William Regal is one of my mentors, and I had been talking with him the whole time I have been away from WWE.

NXT is the top roster in the world as far as I'm concerned, the work ethic and fans.

Keeping a secret in the social media age often is impossible.

I've been lucky that I've got myself through various opportunities and platforms and people believing in me - my wife helping in a lot of different areas - and growing up a lot, I've shown I am ready now to be a top guy, to hold that position for the company and show what it is to represent a giant, publicly traded company like WWE.

There is so much more than just what you do in the ring and what you do on the microphone.

I've experienced the highest of highs and been in every single position, and that has taught me so much.

I started wrestling at 15 and signed with world's biggest company by 21 and then had to rebuild myself again.

Most people jump for joy when WWE come calling, and rightly so.

The WWE and World Heavyweight Titles are the ones everyone is aiming for, and if you're not aiming for them, you are in the wrong business - and I like to think that when the time is right, I will get my shot.

I have always been a big rock fan and remember dressing up as Guns N' Roses' Axl Rose for my high school Halloween disco when I was 17. My teacher painted tattoos on, and I wore a small leather waistcoat and not much else.

I love tag team wrestling.

RVD is the most chilled man on planet Earth - if he was any more relaxed, he'd be asleep - and he is a really nice guy, too.

I see it as my responsibility to start trying to help wrestling because if I don't do something, wrestling is going to die - like, wrestling as we know it.

Everything I do has a purpose for my goal, which is to create a buzz.

I want to be surrounded by the best possible wrestlers, and Evolve, from top to bottom, there is no filler on that roster.

I used to be around John Cena all the time in WWE, and I watched him and the way he worked. John is a guy who has been at the top longer than anyone else in history, and I'm lucky to have the opportunity to train at Cena's gym and go to him for advice.

The response Cena elicits from the crowd is unreal. And critically, AJ Styles has been considered one of, if not, the best in the world. Together, it's magic.

AJ Styles is the best in the world.

Anything can happen in pro wrestling.

I was part of Evolve as they were beginning to make their name, and I was lucky enough to help it grow worldwide as WWE got involved.

When Vince McMahon said I was going to be a future world champion, he didn't say when.

I achieved more than anyone or myself could ever have dreamed.

I'm still the biggest wrestling fan there is; I'm the biggest mark in the land. I just took it further and started doing it!

If I agree with something, then I do, and if I don't, then I don't. It's as simple as that.

Johnny Gargano is someone I've known for years - we've been EVOLVE Tag Team Champions together; we've wrestled each other many times over the years.

I used to travel for 12 hours to learn to wrestle when I was 15.

I was a boy that grew up in front of the world on television. Now I'm a man.

I've been very fortunate - not many people have left WWE and then had the chance to reinvent themselves.

He was one of my childhood idols, and I hope I can get in the ring with him one day. I'd love to batter The Rock.

I never get nervous before a show, but I get nervous when we come to Scotland.

For me, the big target is to get into the Hall of Fame, but I'd like to win the heavyweight title first.

Wrestling is my life, and if I'm not training or in the gym, then I'm watching videos to learn more about it.

The fans in Scotland are great, but in New York, the fans are also great: they are mental.

Aleister Black - we've battled in the past, across the world. I've enjoyed his build, to watch his evolution as well.

I moved from home in Scotland to home in WWE, and that was the first time being out on my own in my life.

There's so much more to being a 'top guy' than what you see on screen that I really learned.

Wrestling equals ratings. It seems sometimes that TV stations don't like to make money.

I've wrestled since I was 15 years old, and it's the one thing that I know I do very well.

I went through ups and downs in this business and in life, and when I was released by WWE in 2014, I knew I had a wealth of knowledge and an opportunity.

Promoters believed in me and gave me a platform, and then the fans started believing in me. It went from me trying to show the fans what I was all about to growing companies around the world. I got to be the face of so many companies, like EVOLVE and Insane Championship Wrestling in Scotland.

I think that a lot of people forget they're in WWE and get complacent.

I built my business, and WWE brought my business in. I want to be successful in my business and, in turn, make WWE successful.

I want to take that top spot in WWE, and I'm gunning for number one.

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

I tell people that the best thing that can ever happen to you is getting fired, and you can either sink or swim, and I swam like hell. The reason why I swam the way I swam was because there was nothing else for me.

All I know is professional wrestling and sports entertainment. This is all I know, and I wanted to give it everything that I had.

I was a big fan of Bret Hart growing up, and Shawn Michaels, the Undertaker, Triple H. I've probably drawn from them when I was younger.

The big thing for me is no longer is trying to impress people around me.

I wanted to look in the mirror and be accountable to only one person. The only person is me, and that's the only thing that drives me. The only person I'm in competition with is myself.