Bron Breakker on the beginning of his love for wrestling

– In a recent interview with The Ringer, WWE Superstar Bron Breakker talked about his career, working with Shawn Michaels in NXT and much more. Here are some highlights.

On how his father and uncle set the bar high for his family: “There were always very high expectations for me to live up to and meet. It’s been that way my whole life. It’s just a standard that they set back then. My dad and my uncle are both (wrestling) All-Americans at Michigan and they set the bar high for me and my brothers.”

Breakker on the beginning of his love for wrestling: I remember my brother went to Wrestlemania 27 in Atlanta, where we live. I was a three-sport athlete, so I had my hands full the whole time. I remember him coming home with a trophy that had Triple H on it. He was all pumped up and stuff. He was fighting The Undertaker. I remember looking at the trophy and thinking, ‘Man, who is this guy?’ That was the beginning of my love for the sport.”

On his trust in Shawn Michaels: “I trusted Shawn with all my heart and just wanted to be a great student, a great pupil and a great soldier for him.”

About the good interaction with Baron Corbin as The Wolf Dogs: “(Baron) and I got along really well from the beginning. When he came to NXT, we hit it off right away. It was really cool for me to be able to work with him because it obviously brought out a different side of me where I was a little more entertaining, just funny, just messing around. And we both just loved it and had a great time.”

On being part of the same NXT recruiting class as Trick Williams and Carmelo Hayes: “I think we’re all the best athletes in the world. This list of accomplishments in college sports and professional sports before WWE with this group of guys is incredible. It’s like a group of guys coming together like you only get once in a lifetime. I think the sky’s the limit for all of us.”

Bron Breakker will face Sami Zayn for the WWE Intercontinental Championship later tonight at WWE Money in the Bank in Toronto at the Scotiabank Arena. The show will air live on Peacock.