In an interview with Chris Van Vliet of WOIO-TV, CB-19, WWE Champion Daniel Bryan (minus the WWE Championship which he noted was being fitted with his customized plates) commented on becoming the WWE Champion at last night’s WWE Night of Champions pay-per-view, John Cena’s injury, changing his name from Bryan Danielson to Daniel Bryan and much more.

Highlights of the interview are below:

On becoming the WWE Champion at last night’s WWE Night of Champions pay-per-view: “Until I actually get the title and get it in my bag for a night, I don’t think I’ll feel like a Champion. So tonight, after the show, hopefully I will feel like a Champion.”

On changing his name from Bryan Danielson to Daniel Bryan: “It’s especially hard getting used to people calling me Daniel. Cody Rhodes likes to call me Dirty Dan and Teddy Long calls me Soulman Danny B. All these little weird different names that spring up that you were never used to. When I came here, I was 28, 29 years old and you get used to just being called Bryan everywhere you go and now it’s all these different things. Maybe the weirdest one is DB, because DB can also stand for something else. Like “Hey DB, What’s Up!” and I’m like, “Umm, I’m not sure if I like that”.

On John Cena’s injury and it being a good thing for WWE superstars: “I think right now it’s a great thing, because it gives other guys an opportunity to step up and fill that spot that Cena’s been in for years. When Cena’s on the roster it’s X amount of time every show is devoted to John Cena, now it’s being given to other guys who have the opportunity to shine and that’s better for when John Cena comes back, because now we have John Cena, we have me, we have other guys who are stepping up and becoming stars. And that’s what happened in the Attitude Era with Stone Cold Steve Austin and The Rock, that a lot of guys left and created a lot of spots for a lot of guys to come in and be like “Hey, We’re the new stars” and that’s what’s going to happen now.

On his “Yes!” catchphrase and how it caught on with the audience: “I have a theory that people like doing hand motions and saying things at the same time. So if you’re a wrestler out there and want to make a mark, come up with something easy to say and some sort of hand motion that you can do with it and guaranteed success if you can back it up in the ring.”