Tonight, I do something very much different than the usual routine. I’ll put my suit away into the locker and have my wrestling boots ready.
#SummerSlam
#SmackDown
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You couldn’t respect my authority as general manager. Which left with me no choice but to step back into active ring competition. You’ll respect me now.
Nick Aldis was incredibly emotional speaking about his upcoming match with Gunther at WWE SummerSlam.
"I hope that I don't let people down. It's my one shot (begins crying). Sorry. Damn you, first you got Mickie, now you got me. I've been working very hard. I hope it pays off. I just hope that when it’s all said and done that the people appreciate how hard this was, and I gave everything I had."
(Source: @ChrisVanVliet)
Nick Aldis gets visibly emotional discussing his WWE in-ring debut at SummerSlam:
“I hope that when it’s all said and done, that the people appreciate how hard this was and that I gave it everything I have."
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Nick Aldis expresses gratitude to Roman Reigns for their backstage segment on the December 22, 2023 SmackDown, saying that was a "very significant couple of minutes of TV" for him:
"That was a very significant couple of minutes of TV for me. Roman is a detail freak in the best possible way. He is meticulous in the way that he approaches anytime he’s on screen.
"He thinks through every facial expression, every reaction, every pause, every word. And I get that. Heyman has obviously been a big influence in that regard with Roman. I’ll say this, I have a tremendous amount of gratitude to Roman.
"Because if he didn’t want to do it like that, he wouldn’t have had to. He chose to sort of show me that level of respect and essentially establish this character, and Heyman did too."
(Insight with Chris Van Vliet)
Nick Aldis says his conditioning was his "biggest concern" heading into his WWE debut:
"I was very concerned, and I remember saying to Ed Koskey, there’s a big difference between physique shape and ring shape, and I only have one of those right now.”
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