In an interview with AfterBuzzTV, WWE Tough Enough contestant Mada Abdelhamid discussed his elimination from the WWE Tough Enough competition.

Highlights of the interview are below:

On his elimination on the show: “To be honest, I’m in just as much shock as you are, I have no idea what happened. I didn’t expect to be going home this early, I truly believe that I was going to go all the way to the end and win this thing and I was just in shock last night that I was even in the bottom three and to go home like that was definitely disappointing, but I have my head held high and I know I have a very bright future and I love the WWE, I have a great passion for it and I’m going to work hard to get back to where I was and hopefully, one day, make all my dreams come true.”

On ZZ surviving being eliminated from the show: “He’s more of like the average guy, he’s more attainable, they see themselves in him maybe, but for one reason or another, they love ZZ and he does have that fanbase. I just hope that he starts working a little bit harder for all those fans.”

On the potential of being away from his family for 300 days a year if he joined WWE: “I would’ve never even come to Tough Enough if I didn’t think I was ready to make that sacrifice. Everything in life comes with a sacrifice. I left home, I grew up in New Zealand, I left New Zealand at 18 years old and went to play college basketball. From 18 to 25, I was living out of a suitcase, I went to three different colleges, I went to play professional overseas and go from country to country, so I’m used to being on the road. Now, it’s a little bit tougher because I have a baby and I’m going to miss a lot of firsts, but I’m willing to make that sacrifice because at the end of the day, I’m doing it for him and I can’t wait for him to see me on TV one day and say, that’s my Daddy out there.”

The interview is available in full at this link.