Former WWE Superstar Santino Marella appeared on The Pro Wrestling Experience to talk about his experience in WWE, wrestling at WrestleMania, his neck injury and more. Here are the highlights.
On if he has an update on his neck: “Not too good. Wish I could report better. when I had the initial surgery, I felt a little bit better and started training and then two of the screws came out, so we had to go in and take out all of the titanium. Little set back with regards to the fact that your body tends to overreact with that type of surgery. Your neck tightens up and it’s effecting other parts of your back. It’s getting there.”
On wrestling at WrestleMania: “It’s sport entertainment yet you get this playoff feeling in your stomach. You up your training and take it seriously. There’s tension. It seems like any sports entertainer is going to be not judged but significantly remembered for there WrestleMania moments. It’s all about legacy. I love performing at WrestleMania. I’ll be down there this year to enjoy the event as a fan and I’ll be doing a couple signings at Axxess and looking at the card for this year’s Mania I can’t wait to enjoy the show as a fan for this WrestleMania.”
On his time in WWE: “It’s crazy because like now because of YouTube. People will send me links all the time and so many fun and great moments there. Wrestling has been great. The locker room has always been great since I’ve been there. Traveling the world, putting on shows and for me it’s pure fun getting out there. I tell people that I wrestle for free, I just get paid to drag my bags around.”
