Here is a new interview Adam Rose conducted with Ring Rust Radio, including
some highlights:
On what kind of reaction he’s expecting from
the Philadelphia crowd at Smackdown: “Well, as you just said the
hardcore crowd and I love the fact though that they are such a different fan
base. They are their own types of people, its really exciting. I expect many
Rosebuds and I do expect to hear some lemons, but that’s alright that’s how life
is. You’re going to always have lemons. You are gonna get the full Adam Rose and
the Exotic Express experience and of course the one and only Bunny will be
there. Its gonna be a party that does not stop once we hit
Philly.”
On whether he’ll seek the tag team titles with the
Bunny: “Well of course anything is possible so I would not say that’s
out of the question. At the end of the day Bunny and I go so far back. We’re
best friends and kindred spirits. I’m just happy to see him finally stepping
forward. I know how hard he has worked to get to where he is now. Its not easy
being a bunny and breaking ground like that. People don’t understand that and
that he has had a hard journey. I’m really proud of him and really excited for
him. Who knows what the future holds for Adam Rose and the Bunny and the entire
Exotic Express and all of my Rosebuds. Anything is possible in the
WWE.”
On the Exotic Express’ inspiration: “When Adam
Rose finally did finally step foot within the WWE the whole point was to make an
impact, to be different, and to bring something that has never been brought
before. To bring the party to the WWE and that’s exactly what we’ve done with
the Exotic Express of course, my party party full of all my happy Rosebuds who
want nothing more than to have a good time. So its an experience and I think
that’s what people need to realize. Its an experience and you want to be a part
of it and be a part of the totally different exotic experience we are
bringing.”
On whether developing a new character quickly helped
or hindered his transition to the main roster: “I think at the end of
the day the Exotic Express is on Raw and SmackDown and in the WWE. If you look
at it, it is a perfect fit. At the end of the day the party keeps on rolling and
we are rolling onto SmackDown this Tuesday in Philly and its going to be one
heck of an experience. It’s going to be the entire Exotic Express with Adam Rose
and the Bunny. Of course October is the month where WWE is partnered with Susan
G. Komen and its going to be all pink, everything, its going to be an explosion
of pink. There going to have the pink ramp, pink rope, and pink everything. So
of course October is going to be a very exciting month for everyone
involved.”
On the biggest benefit to developing in
NXT: “I think NXT is becoming so much more now than just a
developmental territory. I think the greatest thing at your disposal is all the
knowledge. There is so many people involved there with so many years of
experience. So many different wells of knowledge you can dip into that it really
is amazing. You got so many great coaches like Bill Demott, Norman Smiley, Nick
Dinsmore, and Terry Taylor. If you work out the amount of years of experience in
that building at one given moment its incredible. You have everything at your
fingertips – seven rings to practice in, training ground, rehab center, places
to practice promos and commentary, even Dusty Rhodes is involved. Everything is
at your disposal while you are there and there is no excuse really to not
achieve or not be the best superstar you can be coming out of there. It is where
you want to be. NXT is so much more than just that now. Its growing into its
entire own thing. It is really exciting to watch NXT and the Superstars coming
out of there.”
On the difference between working NXT and the
main roster: “NXT definitely prepares you for whats to come and that’s
one of the main purposes of NXT is to prepare for whats to come on Raw and
SmackDown. It’s much bigger once you get to Raw and SmackDown, everything is far
more intense. You’ve practiced the dance and now its time to perform the actual
dance. Its time to take that stage and all that you’ve learned, all the years of
experience at NXT and make them work for you. It’s different but it definitely
prepares you for it.”
On what caused his change from Leo Kruger
to Adam Rose: “I’m just going to answer this with this comment: “The
best characters are those that are extensions of yourself.” I think Adam Rose is
most definitely just an extension of the man behind him.”
On
what current or former superstar he’d make an honorary Rosebud: “Oh
most definitely Khali. I’d love to get my hands on Khali and get him in the
Exotic Express. We all know he can dance but I think we have only scratched the
surface of Khali’s potential to party and that’s why I would love to get my
hands on the Great Khali. I think that would be amazing.”
On who
in the Exotic Express would surprise fans in the ring: “That’s the
thing, I don’t want to say anything too quickly. At the end of the day you will
have to watch and see. There is still a lot of tricks in the Party Express.
There’s still a lot of Rosebuds that the world has yet to meet. Who knows what
the future holds.”
