Ariya Daivari Says CWC Was A One Time Thing

In an interview with the Pancakes and Powerslams podcast, Ariya Daivari spoke about appearing in the Cruiserweight Classic and if he’s talked with WWE about showing up in the cruiserweight division on RAW. Here are highlights:

On being a fan of Rey Mysterio Jr as a kid: “We had the masks. We had a trampoline in our back yard and we’d put the masks on and do back flips. He was obviously a smaller guy, so as a kid you can relate to that a little bit more. As a kid I thought, ‘Hey. He must be a kid too or something,’ so it just made it that more fun.”

On being selected for the Cruisierweight Classic: “It was a good feeling , because I know I accomplished it through hard work. I didn’t just get emailed for this out of the blue. I’ve gone to do extra work every time Raw comes to the midwest, Minneapolis area. You have to do tryout matches while you’re there. So I think I’ve done that like six or seven times. I wrestled a dark match with a local wrestler here, we tagged in a handicap match against the Great Khali. I did an NXT tryout; I was at the one that Kevin Owens was at, and a few other guys. So I’ve been on their radar.”

On if he will make any more WWE appearances: “As far as I know, it seems like a one-time thing. I don’t know what their plans are. A lot of people assume they tell us everything. The cruiserweight division being exclusive to Raw was a surprise to me. I didn’t know that, they didn’t tell us that. They really just tell you things as they go. I would like to think, or at least hope, that at some point maybe I’ll do something else. But, as of right now, as far as my knowledge goes, it’s just that one match.”