“I mean, it’s just great to be able to experience that with my friend, you know? In any way. Anytime I get to wrestle a close friend on a big show, it’s great."
“Cody left [WWE] in 2016, and it sucked. It sucked to lose my friend at [that] time. So I really wanted him to have the best possible introduction to the independent scene, because he had never been around. He had never done that. At the time, he had already been in the WWE system for so long. The independent scene is a whole different ballgame from the WWE. So I just guided him in the right direction and put him in touch with The Young Bucks [who would] take care of him. And I knew they’d hit it off, you know? They did, I was right. And that just helped him get the right platform, I guess. Everything else, he did. He knew what he was capable of and he really wanted to show people — the promoters — what he already saw in himself. And he succeeded. That’s an understatement. So it’s great to see him get all his flowers, if you want to say that. And to see him in the position he’s in now.”
