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How the Haven deal came about
"Well it was kind of a happy accident. I had just recently retired. I had done a European trip because I was advertised for the WWE and I couldn't perform anymore but I thought, "Well I've been advertised, I don't want to kind of leave the crowds hanging like that. So I went over there, got back from there -- it was a pretty exhausting trip -- and then two days later I got the call from the WWE and they said, "Would you be interested in flying out to Nova Scotia and filming an episode of Haven? And I went, "Yes. Yes, I think that'd be great. That'd be fun." It kind of helped with the retirement aspect, going from like 120 miles an hour with the WWE to kind of maybe, 70 miles an hour. So it was nice in that respect. And that's how it all worked out. And I think it was one episode, and we kind of - which airs Friday, and I think, I don't know for sure, but it one of those, "Okay, let's see how this goes, and maybe from there this character will be recurring." And thankfully that's the way it ended up."
Comparing his WWE personal to his Haven character:
"Well character-wise, way different. Character-wise on WWE I was - by the end I was the well-respected, grizzled veteran guy. On Haven, he's much more low key, down to earth. And I think that just goes back to the differences in the two types of vehicles that they are. With WWE everything is so over the top, so big and so theatrical and kind of like this real life superhero type thing, which is what attracted it to me when I was a child. But this is a more understated kind of role for me, and experience for me too, which is nice. It's nice to not always be pulling your hair out and bugging your eyes and getting thrown around by a huge man, it's a nice little diversion. I like it."
What He Learned About Himself from the Role
"I don't know, I'd like to think I've always had a pretty good handle on me. And I've always tried to kind of separate Adam from Edge so I think I can kind of - actually I think that there's probably more of myself in this character than there ever was in the character of Edge, he was a bit of a maniac so. This wasn't as far of a step out for me as what I experienced before. So I can't say I learned anything personally. What I've learned is some more of the nuances of what goes into some of the scenes that you see. I have a new respect for, if I see a long scene and a bunch of different angles and everything I'm like, "Man, that took some work. That was a long setup for that." So I learned more of those kind of things. And just some little lingo like, when they say, "Okay, turning around." I was like, "What? Turning around? What are they talking about?" And so I'd stand there for 1/2 hour kind of twiddling my thumbs, and then realized, "Oh, okay so they're switching all the cameras to the other side so they can get the other angle, so I've got some time here." So that was all learning experiences for me. And obviously everybody there already knew what they were talking about, so I'd just kind of stand there going, "Um, what am I doing?" But it was a fun experience. So now I know that kind of stuff I guess."
Comparing the Pace of the Set to WWE:
"Well there's some comparisons; there's a lot of differences. With WWE, we would basically gear our month toward the pay-per-view. So if you look at it in that respect, we put a month's worth of work into a pay-per-view, which is a 20-30 minute payoff. So there's a lot of work that goes into just kind of that one match. That being said, you also have non-televised matches like three or four nights a week. With acting, there's more downtime between, but I'm at a point in my life where I enjoy that. With WWE, it's pretty much as soon as you wake up you hit the ground running, and you're usually done by about 3:00 in the morning by the time you get to the next town. After doing that for 20 years it can get kind of monotonous. I like in between scenes, or if I'm not in a scene, having a break to go back and being able to read and have a cup of coffee. I kind of like that. I also like that physically I can walk without like being hunched over or something hurting. So that's kind of nice. But I'm also at that point in my life where that's kind of where I was already going anyway. So I haven't had a problem so far with missing the instant gratification or the instant reaction from the audience because it's still really new to me. And I like, kind of not knowing if what I did was good or not until I sit down and see it or the director where I ask their opinion. With wrestling I kind of knew right away because you'd get that reaction. So that's one of the differences. But I kind of like it because it's a new challenge."
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