Christian discusses Cagefighter, not being in the WWE Hall of Fame, Edge & more [Exclusive]

Reso stars as Stephen Drake in Cagefighter

I recently spoke with Dustin Rhodes about the transition from wrestling to acting and he revealed how similar both jobs are. How do you see that transition?

I've always said that wrestling is an entertainment boot camp. You're out there playing a character, you're in front of a live audience. There's no net so it prepares you, in that sense, to kind of be able to react quickly and to absorb things quickly so I think that's a real advantage - moving into acting and those sorts of things.

But I kind of equate wrestling to more being in a live play, like Broadway or something like that, where you're trying to project bigger because there are fans in the front row and there are fans in the top row so everyone has to be able to figure out what you're doing, so you kind of project bigger. In acting, to me, it's kind of like you're talking and your kind of letting people into the conversation. It's more intimate. That's kind of how I view the differences in that, just trying to figure that part of it out.

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Which others could be big actors?

Yeah, I mean, I would think a guy like Bray Wyatt off the top of my head. With the stuff that he comes up with, it's just, to me, it's unbelievable and I think he's an incredible talent. Off the top of my head, I would say him for sure.

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You're on WWE Backstage, which we sadly don't get to see here in the UK but I do get to see some snippets thankfully on Twitter! I love your analysis but I especially loved the SmackDown hacker taking over. What are your thoughts on that storyline and how cool was it to be a part of it?

Yeah, of course, and what I like about that particular story is that it's the intrigue. I think we even saw it, even like weeks previous when the Twitter account was kind of taken over and had people buzzing about it then and it turned into what we see on television.

I’ve really dug this hacker angle.So cool when fresh ideas like this come to life and are executed well. I hope whoever it is gets the chance to take this gimmick far. pic.twitter.com/K9K4OBuuzV

— Alex McCarthy (@AlexM_talkSPORT) May 6, 2020

I just like the mystery of it, the unknown of it. I think it's got a lot of people talking and guessing, trying to figure out who it is and the sort of thing so any time you can do that, I think it's good.

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One NXT Superstar who's recently caught my eye has some shades of Christian in there... I spotted Chelsea Green using the Unprettier, but calling it the I'm-Prettier. What are your thoughts on that?

Yeah, I think it's great. It's a good old spin on the name and I think she's great, I think she's really talented and obvious that she's a friend so it's cool to be able to see her use the move.

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