"I wasn't even the biggest WWF fan growing up or WWE fan later on. I was from a WCW family and I just tended to watch more WCW. But, even so, the Intercontinental title that I saw, that sold out Wembley Stadium, that the Ultimate Warrior, Mr. Perfect and Texas Tornado, Rick Rude -- all those guys are tens. Why wouldn't I want to wear that title?
"And, the other one was ugly as sin. I wanted it so bad and with Shawn Michaels being my hero growing up, I know he got pissed that I used the white one. But, I did it as more of a homage than anything."
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