Former WWE star Barri Griffiths (Mason Ryan) spoke with Metro on a number of topics, including making his main roster debut in the company.
Griffiths said, “I guess you’re never really ready for it. I was very new, but I really fit the mold of what they were looking for – tall and pretty jacked, just had a certain look to me. So I was thrown in pretty soon – maybe too soon, I don’t know.”
On suffering a torn hamstring in 2011:
“These little things can really affect your career. If Roman Reigns had an injury, or something happened at the wrong time, he could have just been be nothing.”
On the end of his WWE run:
“At that point, I was 33, 34. Going to work for Cirque Du Soleil, doing five shows a week, that would probably be the end of my wrestling career. It wasn’t an easy decision, because obviously, I’ve worked work really hard to get where I was. I loved wrestling. Everything works out [smiles] I’m working for an amazing company in Cirque du Soleil, putting on an amazing show every night. It’s not over yet. I’ve still got a long way to go.”
