Top 55 Baron Corbin Quotes

WrestleMania’s sort of the end off the year for us, but it’s also a beginning because we don’t take any time off.

I don’t live for anyone other than myself, and I don’t have a problem showing people or telling them.

I think it’s just in my nature to irritate people and push things as far as I can. It’s really benefited me in WWE.

I’m the real deal.

I grew up going to rock shows, and the lines of rock n’ roll cross over with wrestling so much.

I came from the NFL, so people didn’t like that, or they just try to make assumptions, and I think when you assume, you look stupid.

Fit Finlay and guys like that, who can work with you and tailor who you are and what you’re doing in the ring, are unbelievable.

If I have a friend – when I have a match, and you have a match with that person – then most people hold back. I’m not.

I’m putting it all on my shoulders, and I’m going to be successful by my will, and no one else will be responsible for it.

We have amazing people that help us backstage, and Arn Anderson is someone I always like to look to. He’s a legend in his own right.

I’m here to leave my mark in WWE history.

For me, growing up, I’d always been a part of team sports, except for when I was boxing.

Sometimes I just go, ‘Is it me? Am I really just not that likeable?’ The cool thing is, when you go out there and see a lady get mad or a guy get mad, or they hate you because you didn’t come from the independents, or whatever, what I like to do is just pour kerosene on that fire.

Going to that level, a lot of guys get to the NFL, and they don’t make a long career out of it. The NFL is very hard. One percent of college athletes make it to the NFL.

I love just getting to experience the different types of fans and getting to perform in front of thousands of people every night; that is icing on the cake for me. That is the fun.

I got to travel to Japan. I never in my life thought I would go to Japan.

I was always that little kid that irritated people.

I aim to bring a little pain, and a little roughness to what I do.

When you have an icon that wants you to succeed, it’s awesome.

When I won the United States Championship at Hell in a Cell, it was awesome. It was my first championship ever in WWE, so it’s a really cool moment for me.

I’ve always wanted to be in the ring with ‘Taker.

Billy Gunn, Bill DeMott, and Dusty Rhodes all helped me find myself and how to express it to people so they understand.

I think, ya know, he’s called out a few WWE Superstars; I wouldn’t mind taking a crack at Conor McGregor, and he’s, like, 165 pounds, 185 pounds soaking wet. So, I would like to slam him on his head a few times.

Cry all you want. It’s never going to change where I am.

It’s two guys in particular. Norman Smiley, he got his hands on me the day I walked in the door – started teaching me the fundamentals and teaching me things that I use – but Billy Gunn, that guy has helped me evolve more than anyone.

I want to keep growing and keep getting better every day.

Just like when I was in the NFL, you’ve got to find those smaller dudes – and when you get your hands on them, it’s bad news – all day.

I’m not going to shed a tear for not being liked.

The NFL, boxing, jiu-jitsu – I did that. I’m proven at what I can do.

If you’re in my way, you’re done.

I don’t respect anyone who has a background on the independent circuit.

What you see of me on TV and all of that, that is me – that’s truly how I feel. I’m just multiplying it. It’s that arrogance, that confidence, the belief that I’m the best, and there’s a true attitude that I don’t care what others think.

I think I was given an opportunity, and I ran with it. I think I’ve made a lot more of it than anybody thought I was going to, and that’s why it’s gone so well, but it’s opened a lot of doors and a lot of eyes to what I can do.

Wrestling is an opportunity to go to a show, be a part of it, and feel the emotions from anger to frustration to sadness to pain – everything that music can make you feel.

People in athletics thrive on competition. That’s what makes you better.

You look at me: you see the tattoos, and I ride a motorcycle.

The atmosphere we get with NXT and NXT fans, they’re a die-hard group. They care deeply about NXT.

End of Days is a lot of impact; it makes people open their eyes. It makes a statement.

When I left NXT, I was kind of mad that I was never NXT champ, so when I got to the main roster, that was my first goal.

When I go to the ring, I’m providing for my family.

It was great to get rid of the long hair. It’s such a pain that, if you look at it, it’s always wet when guys wrestle: you dump gallons of conditioner in it to keep it wet so you’re not choking on it. You have all kinds of stuff in it, and just maintaining it is a lot of work.

I have a lot of pride in myself and believe I am better than a lot of people.

I’m 6’8”, 280 pounds, and I feel like I move like I’m 5’10” and 200.

Everybody always asked why I wanted to be an offensive lineman. I told them that I had 11 different people I can hit on every single play, while everyone else is chasing one person. I prided myself on being an extremely physical and dominant player.

Braun Strowman – that guy’s a monster. He’s done some amazing things.

Football and boxing helped me immensely. Those sports helped me become dangerous.

I would challenge anyone who thinks that what we do isn’t taxing on your body. People see what we do and think it would be fun to try, but I would challenge anyone to do what we do and show them how physically demanding it is. It deserves a lot more respect.

John Cena – say what you want about the guy, but he is unbelievable in every aspect of WWE: what he does with kids from Make-A-Wish and to how he controls a ring and a crowd in the moment.

My dad brought me up not to accept second place. I lost a karate tournament once and got a trophy for fourth place. My dad tossed that trophy out the window on the way home.

I think ‘Raw’ is complacent in the fact that ‘Raw’s’ been the flagship of WWE. ‘Smackdown’ wants to be number one.

It’s the fun part of this business: you never know what your day is gonna hold. Some things could be very, very last-minute. It could be at that very last second. So, it’s pretty wild, and it keeps you on your toes. That’s for sure.

There were definitely some days at training camp that I got in fistfights.

NXT is the professional level, and it’s the best of the best.

One time, I was practicing against the Tennessee Titans, and one of their defensive linemen took a cheap shot at our running back, so I planted him.

If you look up what I did in Arizona, you’ll see that I fought my way through training camp. I didn’t have a problem fighting my teammates.