I've been hit in the head a lot, but I don't think I have any problems, but I can't, for the life of me, remember a lot of my road stories and good times. When times are bad enough, that's all you can ever think about. T. J. Perkins badgoodhave share on social
Gran Metalik was a student in CMLL when I was there as a teenager, and I was in main events and big time matches, so I used to see him in the gym all the time. T. J. Perkins bigcmllevent Change image and share on social
Lucha libre culture was part of my wrestling upbringing. I'm Filipino, so it wasn't a part of my normal upbringing, but it's what gave me my start. I get a lot of my technical and high-flying wrestling from that. T. J. Perkins culturefilipinofly share on social
At the Cruiserweight Classic finale, I said... I don't know if people had looked it up, or if they had heard it before, but it was an old Zen proverb. 'Before enlightenment, chop wood, carry water. After enlightenment, you chop wood, carry water.' It can be interpreted a lot of ways, but for the most part it's about staying in the moment. T. J. Perkins carrychopclassic share on social
I sort of approach wrestling the way Johnny Depp approaches movies. I don't really care necessarily what I'm portraying. T. J. Perkins approachcaredepp Change image and share on social
I didn't want wrestling anymore; I wanted to not want it. But I couldn't get a job anywhere, which was part of the reason I was homeless. I couldn't get a job pumping gas. I couldn't get a job working at a warehouse, I couldn't get a job at Baskin Robbins, I couldn't get a job anywhere. T. J. Perkins anymorebaskinhomeless share on social
I've done stuff in the past and followed in the footsteps of my heroes, and each time, it felt a little bit surreal. T. J. Perkins bitefeltfootstep Change image and share on social
I got thrust into some great things when I was really young. T. J. Perkins greatthingthrust Change image and share on social
I grew up watching Super J-Cup tournaments and things like that, and those were pretty cool. T. J. Perkins coolcupgrow Change image and share on social