Rhyno was a guest on “In the Room” recently. During the interview, he discussed how he and other wrestlers are treated by the WWE, as well as the current landscape with other promotions rising in prominence. Here are the highlights:

On How To Avoid The Pitfalls While Under WWE Contract:

We’re like one big family in WWE. It was fun on the first run, but as you get a little bit older, you mature too. I try to help the guys and the girls now to try and avoid certain mistakes outside of the ring. When a company invests time and money into making a person a start, and then they go out and do something stupid, the company will never recoup that investment. My best advice to talent is to walk away from arguments and to stay away from bars.

On The Positive Impact Of More Options For Wrestlers:

The good thing about it is that it’s good for the talent. Some wrestlers don’t want to get on the indie scene and hustle. There’s not a lot of “big name” talent on the indie scene right now because the WWE has signed a lot of them. The indie scene is good for the wrestlers and for the fans.

On New Promotions Creating Competition:

It’s very important. It fuels creativity, and when someone is nipping at your heels you tend to put your best foot forward. It makes the product better. Sometimes when a company has such a large lead over their competitors, you don’t have to throw out all you have. AEW has all the momentum in the world, Ring of Honor just sold out MSG, New Japan has a TV deal here in America now, and Impact is doing about 50 shows and live events too. They’re all nipping at WWE’s feet.

You can listen to the interview by clicking HERE

Credit: In the Room. H/T WrestlingInc.