Tyson Kidd Talks Preparation for Matches and More

Former WWE Tag Team Champion Tyson Kidd recently spoke to Atlanta City Weekly, promoting WWE’s arrival in the city for a live event on Saturday, May 16. The following day, Kidd will team up with Cesaro, looking to reclaim the WWE Tag Team Championship from The New Day in a Two-out-of-Three Falls match at “Payback.”

Kidd was asked about the differences between WWE live events and its televised programming:

“Obviously with televised shows you have the pyro and the huge titantron that are very cool and you also have the audience on TV. For live events, there are no time constraints. Even if it’s in a huge arena, the live events, often I feel, are more a more intimate setting in terms of a little bit more of a crowd reaction. With TV, everything is on a very tightly run schedule, especially Monday Night Raw where we have commercials and different things like that. In the live event, the flow just keeps on going I find, and I just feel if you’re a WWE fan, for me, there is no better value than a live event. For me, and being on the road over 200 days a year, I absolutely love the live event.”

He was also inquired about his preparation for matches:

“A little bit before my match I make sure I stick to my old Japanese roots and bust out 100 hindu squats, especially since my knee injury, I make sure the blood is warmed up in my legs. I do a bunch of pushups and I play with this resistance band that I have. I leave a couple at home because I know I’ll lose this one on the road because I’ve left about 10 to 20 of them on the road over the years.”

“I train seven days a week. A couple of those days are straight cardio days and just getting that blood pumping and I think that’s the secret. I know everybody is different but, for me, that’s the secret. If we have a long flight — Friday I flew from Tampa to Denver — as soon as I land, the first thing I did, Cesaro and I worked out. I went and got my blood pumping and I felt awesome. Instead of showing up to the live event and feeling all sluggish and lethargic, I felt great.”

Read the entire piece, here. Kidd also discussed Atlantic City’s place in WWE history and much more.