Dean Ambrose on Large Crowds, WrestleMania 29, His Character

WWE Superstar Dean Ambrose is locked in a feud for the Intercontinental Championship, but took time to chat with the Asbury Park Press about various topics regarding his wrestling career. Below are some of the highlights from the conversation.

Ambrose discussed what it’s like to wrestle in front of enormous crowds after starting in bingo halls:

“It’s always trippy for me to be in front of that many people because it’s just kind of hard to understand,” he said. “Like, wrestling in front of 20 people or 100 people can be a little weird, but wrestling in front of a sold out ‘Monday Night Raw,’ 13,000 people, it’s kind of above your scope of understanding people. It’s just kind of this big, giant mass of noise. So actually, in a lot of ways, it’s easier.

He noted WrestleMania 29 was his first Mania, and it was something he’ll always remember:

“Coming out at the 50-yard line at MetLife Stadium and feeling the rumble of 80,000 people for the first time at WrestleMania 29 was something that I’ll never forget, and that was right there (in East Rutherford), so it’s a good place to be to get in the right mental state for WrestleMania.”

Ambrose also talked about how his character isn’t a traditional babyface or heel:

“I’m just trying to go out there and just do what I do authentically and just be me, and do things the way I want to do them and look at the world the way I want to look at it,” Ambrose explained. “If people like it, cool, I appreciate that, and if you don’t, I don’t care.

“I’m maybe the only guy who might have that attitude. But I’m the only guy who can get away with stuff that would be despicable, deplorable stuff if done by anybody else, but done by me it’s a little bit different.”

The entire piece can be found here.

Editor’s Note

It seems clear to me he is face, but maybe he doesn’t see it that way. Interesting.

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