Ring Of Honor star Dalton Castle recently took part in an interview with Rolling Stone‘s Kenny Herzog.
Castle talks about how successful he’s been with his current gimmick, why it all works and if he thinks about what’s next, his feud with Silas Young, having “his boys”, and more. You can read a few excerpts below:
Dalton Castle on perfecting his gimmick:
“Trial and error – and cosmic coincidence,” he corrects. “I’ve worked my ass off and trained real hard and tried different things. Some have worked, some have not. Being comfortable with who I am and understanding what I’m all about and presenting that has helped me perform more naturally. I was a wrestler in high school and college, and it was all about sport. Now it’s about making sure the fans are happy. Before it was about winning, now it’s about entertaining.”
Castle talks about why his feud with Silas Young worked so well:
“The pieces just kind of fell into place, and it happened so quickly. It’s the classic story of fighting for something that belongs to somebody else – in this case boys. As ridiculous as it sounds, when you see it on paper, that’s the story that makes the most sense: Two guys with mustaches – one terrible, the other really thick, but both with great heads of hair – both want these boys. And who doesn’t want boys?”
Why “His Boys” are so important to his character:
“When I started doing the Dalton Castle that you see today, the presentation of the use of the word ‘boys’ was everything to me,” Castle explains. “It was such a big part of the character, and I didn’t want to lose that. For some reason, that word’s so funny. It’s offensive and endearing at the same time. When you say to somebody, ‘Oh, that’s my boy,’ that makes me cringe. But when you say to somebody, ‘Oh, those are my boys, that makes me smile.'”
Does Dalton Castle entertain thoughts of heading to WWE?
“I’m very happy with Ring of Honor right now. I’m exactly where I belong right now. I don’t know what the future holds, but I’m also not setting my sights on anything, ’cause I’m gonna do the best I can here, and I’m gonna love doing it.”
