Trick Williams: “There’s A Lot That The Rock Did That Influenced Me As A Performer, But By No Means Do I Want To Be The Next Rock”

Williams states that he’s only trying to be himself.

Trick Williams is making the media rounds, and one of his stops was a chat with Alex McCarthy of SunSport.

A talking point during the chat was a comment from WWE SmackDown commentator Wade Barrett. Barrett compared Williams to Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson. Williams responded and said that although Johnson has done a lot to influence him as a performer, he is in no way trying to be the next version of The Rock.

“Yeah man, so shout out to Wade with the fade — that’s what I call him. But, yeah, as far as when it comes to The Rock, you know, The Rock was one of those guys who made me wanna actually be in the business in the first place. I used to watch his promos and how he could control the crowd with his voice, and I thought it was the most amazing thing ever. Even more so than a wrestler, just how he was so charismatic, so stoic that the people were just captivated with everything that he said. So when I actually decided I’m gonna pursue this business, I’m gonna become a WWE superstar, he was one of the reasons that I was really studying and watching the things that he did, not to become the Rock, not to be just like the Rock, but so the crowd scream as soon as they heard the first bit of your music. I wanted to know what it felt like to just come out flying and just sit there and let the people feel your presence. So, there’s a lot of things that The Rock did that influenced me as a performer, but by no means do I want to be the next Rock. I got to be the new Trick Williams, the one and only Trick Williams, because what The Rock has done has already been done. So I gotta find a way to do it.”

Williams will be having his first WrestleMania match on night two of WrestleMania 42. He’ll be challenging Sami Zayn for the United States Championship.