In an interview with Sky Sports in the United Kingdom to promote the WrestleMania 30 pay-per-view in April, WWE superstar Fandango commented on the inspirations for his character, the spectacle of WrestleMania and much more.

Highlights of the interview are below:

On the inspirations for his character: “I grew up as a huge WWE fan watching guys like Shawn Michaels, Ricky Steamboat and “Ravishing” Rick Rude. I loved the flamboyant, pretty boys and the guys who got the girls and money. That inspired me and right after I got into wrestling, I went to ballroom-dancing school. It was a big part of my training and got incorporated into my character.”

The spectacle of WrestleMania: “To debut at the biggest state of the year was a big task, you are very nervous leading up to the big show and about walking out in front of 85,000 people, but when you do, you can just feel the audience and it was electric. WrestleMania is the biggest spectacle of the year and you’re going to be entertained.”

The interview is available in full at this link.