Ahead of his open challenge on Ring of Honor wrestling, “The Mecca” Brian Johnson spoke with WrestleZone, and explained why he wants to be of ROH's all-time greats. Johnson also discussed the opportunities he’s received as of late, and more. Check out his comments:
Why consistency will be crucial to his goal of becoming an all-time great in ROH:
“I think the biggest key to any great, in any sport, is consistency,” said Johnson. “You think of all the all-time greats of all time, they were consistent. Whether they were consistent at winning, or putting in the work, or being a teammate, or being a leader or making a shot or hitting a pitch or sinking a putt, whatever it is, the all-time greats were consistent. I’m gonna be consistent as the day is long.”
Explains why he thinks so highly of ROH:
“Do I bang the ROH drum a little louder? Yeah, you’re darn right. Because that’s my company, my flag. I want my flag to swing and fly higher than everybody else’s. Because then everybody makes more money that way, and that’s the name of the game. Being the best means you get paid the most. And I know that I am damn good. And how do I keep on doing [that] is being consistent. I’ve worked my ass off, not that everybody else hasn’t. I’m not asking for credit, I’m not asking for a Barry Horowitz, I’m not asking for that. What I’m saying is just give me the freaking opportunity and I will the ball down their throat, I will hit a home run, I will score the game-winning three, I will sink the winning putt, it doesn’t matter.”
Says his recent success is only the beginning:
“I am finally being given a chance because a damn pandemic happened,” said Johnson. “A global pandemic silenced, the damn near wrestling world almost went away. And that’s when I got a chance. I’ve been doing this crap for years, just no one listened or paid attention. And now that they are, I’m gonna be the most consistent pain in their ass because I’m gonna shove it down every single person’s throat that doubted me or didn’t mention me to begin with... My voice is gonna be louder, longer and the most consistently heard thing in professional wrestling for an entire Mecc-ade as I run through people.”
(H/T and transcribed by WrestleZone)
