John Morrison

“Creatively, there are no limits to what you can do in the ring.”

“I watch other wrestlers. I watch movies with Jackie Chan and Jet Li and Tony Jaa. Then there's breakdancing and Capoeira - just anything I see that looks awesome that I think I could adapt in the ring. Just your typical Kung Fu, breakdancing, Capoeira moves.”

“'Lucha Underground' is a combination of new psychology, new moves, and a new take on wrestling: an evolution of wrestling. In my opinion, it is entertaining. It is the kind of wrestling I want to watch. It is the kind of stories I want to tell, which is why I intend to be part of it.”

“As far as my overall grade or performance in WWE, I'd say I did the best I could at the time.”

“I'm a fan of Shinedown.”

“If your attitude is good and you want to have good matches and you want to be employed for the right reasons, then I think people start to see that and respect that and respect you as a person, and you can fit in anywhere.”

“My dream mixed-tag match has always been against the 'Macho Man' Randy Savage and Miss Elizabeth.”

“I was tired of just kind of being on that express train, whatever you want to call it, so to speak. It just sort of shoots forward, and you have no creative autonomy, no control over your time, and there's not much time for side projects or family and friends.”

“I really like binge-watching 'Survivor.' Watching week to week is exciting, but it's difficult because I just want to see what happens.”

“A lot of people ask me, like, how the characters are different between Nitro and Morrison and Mundo, and the biggest difference is just the names. Like, wrestlers are usually a version of yourself, and the versions of myself haven't really changed that much.”

“Wrestling, for me, is always an awesome challenge because you have the opportunity to constantly create something new, your canvas is always the ring, and there are similarities to every match that you have and what you do.”

“With 'Lucha Underground,' it's really tight, and you don't need to fast-forward. Everything you're watching is important and entertaining.”

“When I was leaving WWE, I'd started becoming interested in applying parkour to the matches and using the ring environment in fun, new ways.”

“'Lucha Underground' really is the first episodic professional wrestling show. There are storylines in every promotion, but the way 'Lucha Underground' is crafted really is more of a TV show than your traditional wrestling show.”

“I'd love to teach Roman Reigns how to work. Just kidding.”

“The key to good art is to make something that means something to you.”

“Wrestling is a business: the more promotions the better, more opportunities for wrestlers to work.”

“I've been spending quite a bit of time writing, acting, and making films. Because I'm doing all this extra writing, acting, and creating short comedy skits with my friends in improv shows, I feel like that's really filled out my confidence on the mic.”

“I'm as fast as a Corvette and as big as a Hummer.”

“I always liked 'Johnny Blaze,' but we announced it on TV, and it was under copyright by Marvel. Then I had 'Johnny Spade,' and that name sucked, then I had 'Johnny Nitro.' Johnny Nitro was one of my favourite names.”