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" In the overall scheme of things, Tommy Dreamer and The Franchise are opposite characters. "

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" I was the last person in the world that wanted to leave ECW. "

" To be someplace for ten years or to work anywhere for ten years is a tough deal. But to work in the WWE for that long, knowing how their dressing room is run with this top heavy, condescending 'do this and nothing else' attitude, it gets tiresome. "

" I got my break in the business with the now-defunct Bill Watts' TWF, the old Mid-South. Which was really, in many ways, the predecessor to ECW in its time, in that age. It was a really cool, high-impact, snug type of product. "

" In ECW, we couldn't have an off night. "

" I've tried repeatedly, but I just cannot sink my teeth into the WWE product. "

" I can speak for myself personally, I loved ECW. I loved everything about it. I loved the crew, I loved the fans, the style, working there. "

" Vince McMahon could care less about the ECW legacy. "

" I've said it before that I am not and haven't been throughout my career a huge supporter of women's wrestling, and I haven't paid that much attention to it. "

" The world is made up of good and evil, and everybody has their own take, and everybody thinks they are on the good side, and a very few, select group of us will admit that we come from the dark side. "

" The fact I've carved out a niche in the business and had an almost 30-year career and done well without competing at a WrestleMania is something I'm proud of. To be in a business that's dominated by one guy and be able to do well without having to walk on that stage is great. "

" People can say what they want about Eric Bischoff, and I've heard a lot of people make negative comments about him. I'll comment on his booking. His booking is not what I look for in wrestling, but that said, I will always be appreciative and thankful to Eric Bischoff for offering me the contract he did, when did because it saved my financial life. "

" Everybody has the prerogative for their own career in this business, and I firmly believe that to this day. But if you and I give each other our word - call me corny - I think you have an obligation to uphold that. "

" Your Bret Harts can lace my boots. "

" Harley Race was eloquent in his moves - everything made sense, like a hand in a glove. "

" When I was a kid in the business, you always had in the back of your head this feeling that if I screw up, I might be fired. So you went out every night and tore your rear end up to make sure that you gave the best performance you can and learning constantly because you never had that idea of 'I'm so great, I'm never going to be fired.' "

" I know this sounds corny, but if I give you my word I am going to do something, you can take it to the bank. Whether that means if my giving my word puts me in a detrimental position, I'm still going to follow through on my word, and I'll let the pieces fall where they may. "

" John Cena's name is already universal enough. Kudos to him for that. "

" Nobody wants to see arm bars or cross-body blocks anymore. "

" I always thought the fans deserved the best I can give them. "

" I think Ric Flair has been tarnishing his legacy since 1990 - he has done more to tarnish his career then anything I could have said or did, then anybody could have said or did. "

" To me, the NWA is a thing of the past. "

" I had suffered a multitude of injuries, as most guys in the business do. Most of them came at the end of my career. "

" Your Shawn Michaels can lose his smile, and he's so afraid of me, he comes out and hands me his belt. Spineless! "

" I gravitated to the pro wrestlers and the grappling - Hulk Hogan 'hulking up' always looked cornball to me - and I wanted to see Ric Flair, Ricky Steamboat, and Harley Race go move-for-move. "

" A morality clause is a grey area that the powers that be say if it is immoral, than it's immoral, and you are getting fired. "

" For those of you who weren't a part of the era of ECW, understand, you're looking at the guy that made ECW what ECW was. So, simply put, I'm as close to royalty in this sport as it comes. "

" I've always been a huge mark for Samoa Joe. "

" I had no desire to leave ECW, but in '95, I was reaching my mid 30s. I'd been the World Champ multiple times... I'd pretty much done everything in ECW - all I could do is repeat. "

" When I got the name 'The Franchise,' the gimmick, and turned it into what it became, I put my heart and soul into that. "

" With what we were doing in ECW, the first thing you had to overcome was the fear of getting hurt. "