Rusev

It all started as a dream. Just watching as a kid, just watching Hogan, just watching WWF - it was amazing.

I wake up, and the first thing is to find a Starbucks so I can get a coffee. After that, I have a breakfast and head into the gym.

I was very curious to try being in a movie.

Becoming heavyweight champion and holding the top title is on my bucket list. That spot is always getting tighter and tighter, but why not? A man can always dream.

I learned to kick trees with my bare feet to strengthen my legs.

I attended sports school in Bulgaria just like my parents. I attended class twice a day and trained twice a day.

I want my name to be remembered for 1,000 years. That way, I will never be forgotten when I'm done inside the ring.

I've always had an interest in Muay Thai fighting. I love the discipline and toughness of it, so I traveled to Thailand to study ways to incorporate it into my style.

Shinsuke, as champion, wasn't even doing anything and wasn't defending it and was hiding all the time.

I am very, very proud of being United States Champion and defending it.

I'm not a one-dimensional character.

Long before the late '90s, being a pro-wrestler was a dream of mine. At that time, I was going around the block, searching for VHS tapes so I can watch Hulk Hogan.

I always wanted to be a wrestler; I just didn't know how to do it.

I had two or three jobs at the same time just I could afford myself and pay rent and school. Then I had a tryout with WWE, and I got signed right away.

I would have never thought that somebody like me from the small country of Bulgaria could make it in WWE.

There's a lot of people I take stuff from, and it's mostly bad guys in movies.

When I get fired up, all of that is me. You have to have fun with it because it's who you are.

How does Vince McMahon feel about Rusev Day? He's supportive; he's trying to teach me a lot.

I had the opportunity to come to the United States of America as an exchange student, so I had to come for four months, work, and then go back.

I worked at Wendy's for a week.

I have a freaking tattoo of Bulgaria on my shoulder. I'm proud of it.

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 country.

When you're good at something, there's always someone to spit on you.

I feel like, the more you hang around, the more you're forgotten. It doesn't matter how good you are.

The tank entrance at WrestleMania 31 is my favorite moment in WWE.