Titus O’Neil On How He Got Into Wrestling

Titus O’Neil did an interview with Richmond.com where he talked about how he got into wrestling, who he would like to be his tag team partner, and more. Here are a few highlights from the interview.

Titus O’Neil on how he came about to join a wrestling training center:

“One of my closest friends is Dave Bautista and we’ve had several conversations about wrestling, but it wasn’t something I was looking to make into a career. But he did tell me where they trained at, which was in Tampa. I was driving one day to get a pair of dress shoes and saw the (training center) in the plaza across the street . So I poked my head in the back door to see what it’s all about. Two weeks later, I was signed and learning how to become a WWE superstar.”

Who would be his ultimate tag team partner if he had a final match:

Dave Bautista. We were neighbors for years. He’s one of my closest friends. Long before I got into WWE, we became friends. That’s the beauty of life, you never know why you get to meet certain people.

What made him feel like wrestling is the future for him:

I went to the show with my kids and they were 3 and 5 at the time. I looked over at both my sons and asked “Do you think I can do this?”

My youngest son said “Absolutely!” My oldest son said “I think you can do anything daddy.”

After that, that was the hook.