What does it mean to you to represent the WWE through the NXT UK championship,
that you are now the face of WWE for the UK wrestling scene?
What does that feel like?
>> It's a big responsibility.
Of course it's like I always feel that as the NXT UK champion now then,
I would be the one that when I have a match,
my match would be seen by the most people out of everybody else from NXT.
So there comes a responsibility with that to actually showcase what
European wrestling is all about.
And that's something I'm, I would say I'm really proud of,
because I can still, I never had to change from WWE.
I can still, I'm still the same person as it was three years ago,
when I did want to work for everybody else.
And just to be able to stick with that and like still,
like showcase wrestling the way I think it's, yeah,
I think it's right in my way and actually get that attention for it and
get the trust of people in WWE for that that's a nice accomplishment of course.
>> I love that statement that you just made.
Because I was about to ask you to explain and elaborate on the map being sacred to
you and imperium, but I think you pretty much just summed it up right there the way
that you've done it, you've done it your way every step along the way.
And it means so much to you to be in the position that you're in now, man,
I have all the respect in the world for that.
>> Thank you.
>> I'd say that the mat is pure always you know,
something you've even told me when we've talked about things.
And one thing I've never asked you though Walter is, when you came to WWE and
you're on a much bigger scale, so to speak, and there's more eyes on you, I was
always getting thrown the word to me about you from the fans throwback, throwback.
What does it mean to you and
your mind of being described as a throwback professional wrestler?
>> If throwback sounds negative in the first place I kind of [INAUDIBLE] right?
>> Right? >> Way to offend him big.
>> [LAUGH] >> I didn't offend him.
He's seen me at my very worst like you have.
Nothing I can say here that's going to offend him.
>> No, it's like, obviously a lot of the stuff I do.
I picked up from wrestlers that were in their high time, like generations before.
Like before now, been wrestling at the end of the day.
If you look at how wrestling develop, some of the things never change.
And, I was aware I'm not never gonna be somebody who's
gonna be overly spectacular with athletic stuff.
Since I'm around.
I'm one of the biggest guys like
physically, >> Right?
>> So I cannot compete with everyone.
What everybody else is doing, exciting moves or
jumping off the top rope or being crazy athletic.
So I just thought I need to connect with the people differently.
I want to, I want to get them on their subconscious reactions like people have
naturally in them.
So when I do something, I never go for it to be exciting, but I always go for
people to react like, like, you know what I mean like an automatic
reaction that we all have in us and that's what I always aim for.
[INAUDIBLE] [INAUDIBLE] >> I
know you've already established it's not.
How your thought process works.
But this is your time to be selfish.
Who does Walter wanna face in a WWE ring?
It can be RAW, SmackDown, NXT.
It doesn't matter what brand where they're from.
Walter versus who, as a main event?
>> There will be a bunch of guys.
Obviously Cesaro.
>> Have you worked with Cesaro?
>> Never did. No.
[CROSSTALK] >> Okay,
that's that's been one of my secret dream matches for the past couple of years.
>> So you left you left America before I really got going in Germany and
he's a he's a in general.
He's a great role model for all of us.
I would say German speaking, that we talent that I just got in,
he's always been super supportive.
As soon as we stepped foot in WWE, he reached out to all of us to be supportive
about it and he's a fantastic wrestler.
So he would be one of the guys I would really like to face.
And regarding NXT right now I think that one match I really wanted to do before
COVID and it has to happen is against Finn Balor I think, a good fit too.
>> I love it, man.
I can't wait.
Hopefully they both happen sooner than later you can sign me up.
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