Former WWE Superstar Justin Gabriel (PJ Black) recently spoke with Scott Fishman of the Miami Herald. He talks about having found his passion for the business again:

“It has been incredible,” said Black, who is gearing up to face Mr. 450, at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, May 9 for Ronin Pro Wrestling 6 at the Broward College South Campus Gymnasium in (South Florida) Pembroke Pines.

“I knew it was going to be fun, but I didn’t know it was going to be this much fun. In the same breath, I didn’t know it was going to be this competitive and this hard. There are so many independent wrestlers and companies out there. It’s overwhelming. Being in WWE, you don’t really keep up on this stuff. The last few months I have. It kind of made me excited. Just being out there, the talent is unreal.”

Gabriel also spoke about the transition from full-time WWE superstar to full-time independent pro wrestler:

“I could tell whenever I went out to the ring people would be sitting on their hands saying, ‘Oh, here is another ex-WWE guy who is going to phone it in,” he said. “I made sure that every time I have a match I put 100 percent in it. It means so much to me to see those that were sitting on their hands, all of a sudden, stood up and clapped. To me, that meant more than any WrestleMania moment to me.”