Kevin Owens spoke with Canadiens Magazine about his signing with WWE, Triple H and more. Here are the highlights.
Since signing with the WWE just over a year ago, you’ve made your NXT debut, won the title, made your debut on RAW, defeated John Cena on pay-per-view and been part of one of the best matches at SummerSlam. That’s pretty intense.
It’s pretty intense indeed. It took me 15 years to get to the WWE and during that time, there were a lot of ups and downs. But since I’ve been here, things have moved so fast that it seems like I’ve made up for lost time. That’s not to say that those years I spent getting here were a waste at all, because I’ve had some incredible experiences, but it does feel like my progression has been faster than others. I’ve met other wrestlers at NXT who had been there for three years, just waiting for their turn, and it all happened pretty fast for me, so I definitely can’t complain. It’s been my dream since I was 11 years old to wrestle for the WWE.
Triple H has never hidden that he’s been one of your biggest fans since you arrived in the organization. What has your relationship with him been like since you signed with the WWE?
He hired me. When I got my chance to be called up to the pros, the story I heard was that four or five people had a say in the decision. The vote was tied at two, and Triple H cast the deciding ballot. He gave me my chance. I appreciated that he was willing to risk signing me even though I’m not the typical WWE wrestler. Since I started working with him, we’ve become a lot closer. He helps me as much as he can for shows – like he does with everyone – but we both have young kids at home and we talk about a lot of other things that have nothing to do with wrestling. The fact that he’s in my corner is what counts. I watched him fight when I was younger. I went to the Bell Centre to see him live. He’s the one who motivated me.
You can read the entire interview here.
