Bully Ray recently spoke with USA Today to promote the upcoming Ring of Honor Best in the World pay-per-view event. Here are the highlights.
YOU HAVE BEEN WITH RING OF HONOR AROUND SIX MONTHS NOW. WHAT’S YOUR PERSPECTIVE ON HOW THINGS ARE GOING AND HOW YOU’VE BEEN RECEIVED?
“From my point of view and from my relationship with the rest of the locker room and my relationship with the fans, things cannot better. The first night here at the Hammerstein (in New York), I said I’m not coming in to be one of those veterans who is looking to take somebody’s spot or come in and grab a quick payday. I said I was coming in to be a full-time guy with Ring of Honor and a legit part of this locker room and that’s exactly what’s happening. Nobody understands what it’s like to be part of a company like Ring of Honor more than I do, especially being in ECW.
I understand what drives these guys, their passion and their willingness to put their bodies on the line and steal the show every night. I also understand the other side. I’ve wrestled in front of 100,000 people at WrestleMania. I’m trying to help them as much as possible to become better versions of themselves.”
YOU HAVE MENTIONED MATT HARDY’S REINVENTION AND THE BROKEN UNIVERSE. RIGHT NOW THERE ARE ELEMENTS OF IT IN WWE, BUT A LEGAL BATTLE IS ONGOING. WHAT DO YOU SEE HAPPENING?
“I think that they will get the best of both worlds. They can milk this Hardy run for every dime it’s worth and then they can evolve into a version of the Broken Universe that the WWE sees fits. WWE is not going to allow creations that got over someplace else to come in and rule their world. It’s not going to happen. It didn’t happen with the Bullet Club and it’s not going to happen with Matt Hardy’s Broken Universe. They are going to have to put their stamp of approval on it and have their creative input.”
