In an interview with Sky Sports in the United Kingdom to promote the upcoming WrestleMania 34 pay-per-view, WWE SmackDown Live superstar Baron Corbin discussed how intense being a WWE superstar is and how he originally thought that it would be easy for him.

“Honestly, I was a little bit arrogant, because I came in and thought it was going to be easy and that I’d be on television in a year, no problem. Then, you realize how many different things it takes to become a successful superstar, and it really is a rude awakening. I thought it would take a year, but it was three and a half years later that I got called up (to the main roster). It is not easy. I didn’t realize how much detail went into it all and it was a rude awakening for me and it was humbling.”

Corbin, who is a former NFL player and Golden Gloves Boxing Champion also noted that he does not believe that wrestling gets its dues and that some people still state that it is fake noting, “I definitely don’t think it does. I would challenge anyone who thinks that what we do isn’t taxing on your body. I would challenge anyone to do what we do and show them how physically demanding it is. It deserves a lot more respect. People see what we do and think, it would be fun to try, but I would challenge anyone to do what we do and show them how physically demanding it is. It deserves a lot more respect. The cool thing is that people have come in from UFC or from the NFL thinking that it’s going to be easy, it instantly demands respect from them and it’s really cool to be a part of seeing the realism of how much this can hurt set in.”

The interview is available in full at this link.