Baron Corbin recently spoke to Newsweek about what King of the Ring means to him and how he feels about being the top bad guy on Monday Night Raw:
Baron Corbin on King of the Ring:
It’s awesome and it’s an opportunity. I love the tournament style. I love back in the day when UFC did those one-night tournaments College football, we have a tournament to determine the national championship game. I love tournament style, single-elimination, it gives people a chance to show they are the best.
Baron Corbin on being RAW’s top heel:
That’s where I want to be. So if you want me to carry that on my back I’m more than happy to. I pride myself in being the best or the worst, which some people might think, with how they like my attitude or whatever. That’s important to me. It’s important to be relied on in a sense. I want to be a guy who they can say “hey put Corbin in, we can count on him knowing he could be the guy.” Last year I think I had the second-most matches in WWE, this year I’ve got more matches in WWE. So it’s important for me to be in that place.
Baron Corbin on losing Money in the Bank:
None of this comes overnight you have to grind and grind and nothing is handed to you. Sometimes I’m the guy that wants all of it now, and you’re not always ready. And learning patience was the biggest key for me. You’re on the road four days a week in a hotel, finding gyms finding food and it can get frustrating. You’re frustrated with your performance, something you’re doing or something that is out of your control. You learn to be patient that’s what helped me be successful. I bide my time and get the opportunity, I seize it and run with it and then they go, “here’s some more.”
I think my patience has allowed me to get where I need to be. Coming from football and boxing you’re taught not to show your emotion, not to show your frustration or you’re tired. Now you want to convey these things to millions of people and I had a lot to learn. When you go to NXT you learn on a whole different stage in front of a whole different crowd. You really have to develop that patience when you get frustrated and fall behind. Getting comfortable on that microphone that took me a while, now I feel like I can go with anyone.
