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Sean Waltman On Influencing Younger Guys, Endorsing Matt Riddle, Becoming A Scout

Sean ‘X-Pac’ Waltman recently did an interview with Sean Ross Sapp at Fightful about a variety of topics. You can see the highlights of the interview below.

Transcription Credit to John Clark at Wrestlezone

On being called an influence to younger guys:

Yeah I get that sometimes. The style that many of the guys are doing now like Seth Rollins. Some other guys that came up in the same era as me I think are better than me. I put myself in the right place at the right time more than they did. I am not downplaying my ability but there are several guys like me that brought it to the forefront. Nobody worked that style when I got to WWE but now its the prevalent style. Rollins is what, 215 pounds, and that is the heavyweight champion.

On recommending Matt Riddle for a tryout and him becoming successful afterwards:

I’m sure it helped that I gave my stamp of approval. Somebody would have eventually seen him. If you make it to the monster factory, you know that person worked their ass off. When I saw him get in the ring and do some things, I was thinking he was coming up with many new ways to do things. His execution was amazing and I just knew [he would be successful].

On being interested in a scouting role:

If they asked me to do that. Some of us already get involved informally when we are out. I’m more of a teacher. I am going to the performance center next week to work with the guys for two weeks.

You can see the complete interview below courtesy of Fightful.

Sean Waltman Talks Influence On Other Wrestlers, Being In The Land Of The Giants, Matt Riddle

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