Nick Aldis On Joining WWE: This Is the Biggest Opportunity I’ve Ever Had, I’m Fully Ready To Execute

Nick Aldis is excited for the opportunity he has been given in WWE.

Nick Aldis is excited for the opportunity he has been given in WWE.

Nick Aldis, a two-time NWA Worlds Heavyweight Champion and former TNA World Heavyweight Champion, joined WWE on a trial basis in August, as the company brought him in to work as a producer. On the October 13 episode of WWE SmackDown, Aldis made his televisied debut as he was named the new General Manager of WWE SmackDown. Fightful Select reported that he officially signed with WWE days before his debut.

Speaking on Busted Open Radio, Aldis was asked to describe his mindset about joining WWE and how he felt when he finally got the chance to do so.

“I’d be lying if I said it was something that I was anticipating at this point. But at the same time, I’d sort of made peace with the idea that it may or may not happen. I think I sort of made peace with that several years ago, and I think that actually that was in many ways a sort of turning point that helped me embrace the other opportunities that came my way. I think I might have wasted some time with always having one eye on WWE, and eventually, I had a sort of epiphany where it was like look, they’re either gonna give you an opportunity or there’re not. All you can do is be the best version of you that you can, and show the world your vision of who you want to be. I heard you guys talking about my intro and this new role. You talked about opportunity, Bully, and that’s really the baseline of my approach going forward. You can’t determine what opportunities come your way. You can only determine what you do with those opportunities, and for anyone who is unfamiliar with my past, my experience, I’ve been in this business my entire adult life. This is my profession,” Aldis said.

Aldis went on to describe how he has made the most out of the opportunities he has been given in the past. He referenced his success in TNA and his work in helping build the NWA back up during his time with the company. Aldis then made it clear that he’s happy with the opportunity WWE gave him, and he’s ready to execute on it.

“I took a godawful Roman gladiator gimmick in 2009 and by 2013, I was the world champion. I took a brand that, if it wasn’t dead, it was on life support, and a belt that was not particularly well thought of, and within less than a year, headlined the biggest independent show in the history of pro wrestling. So for anyone who thinks that I would be disappointed or unhappy or anything like that with the opportunity to be in the biggest sports entertainment show in the world in this capacity, you’re out of your mind. I’m so happy, and I can’t wait to get stuck in. When you think about what I did with those opportunities, this is the biggest opportunity that I’ve ever had, and I’m fully ready to execute,” Aldis said.

During the interview, Nick Aldis also discussed working as a producer. Click here to see what he had to say.

Click here to see what Mickie James had to say about Nick Aldis signing with WWE.

Check out Aldis’ comments about joining SmackDown here.

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