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I&#8217;m in a better place now than I was five or 10 years ago with my career. If this were to have happened five or seven years into my career, I don&#8217;t think I would have been as prepared for it.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Obviously, I am nervous. You&#8217;re wrestling, in my opinion, the best wrestler in the world in AJ Styles for the biggest championship in the world, the WWE World Championship. Yeah, the nerves are there. I&#8217;m trying to stay as calm and collected as I can right now at this time, but tomorrow I&#8217;m sure I&#8217;ll be very nervous.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Who the first person in WWE was to take him under their wing:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;That is definitely 100 percent Chris Jericho. The day after I did the match with Braun Strowman he contacted me on Twitter and wanted me on his podcast (Talk Is Jericho). I went in and did the podcast with him the next time I was at TV. Ever since then we text all the time. He gives me advice and helps me out. 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