Like him or loathe him, Enzo Amore made a name for himself thanks to his notable mic skills.
Speaking on the Keeping It 100 With Konnan podcast, the former-WWE Superstar reflected on his start in pro wrestling, saying:
“I was 5 feet, 10 inches, 185 pounds, I was on a frickin’ moving truck here in New Jersey when I was discovered in a YouTube video and next thing you know I’m going to the WWE having no business, just thrown right into the fire. I don’t know how else to explain that. It’s like being taken off from the streets and being in WWE.”
“I Didn’t Ask For Permission”
Adjusting to the WWE mentality took some work for Amore. He admitted that he would go out of his way to avoid the scripted promos WWE’s creative team provided him. Instead, he would attempt to “remix” the script.
“So many times I was handed a script, and the script would change an hour into the show and I would try to remix it, and some of the writers hated that. But when Enzo Amore goes out there and goes off script and he comes back to the curtain he forgets the script,” he said.
He continued, stating that “The only person that really mattered was Vince McMahon, so I never gave a f*** about the writers. If a writer adds something terrible to the script and I wasn’t feeling it, I’m sorry bro. I didn’t ask for permission, I asked for forgiveness, and half the time I went out there and just said what I felt was better because who better than the guy that says ‘My Name is Enzo Amore’? I wrote that, and I hear everybody saying that with me.”
ROH “Invasion”
Enzo Amore and Big Cass “invaded” the ROH and NJPW co-promoted G1 Supercard show back in April. They ran in during the ending of the tag team championship matchup. The segment was met with skepticism and confusion at first, before being revealed to be a work.
It has been reported that they are already done with ROH, despite only having a singular appearance.
H/T to Wrestling Inc. for the transcription.