Recently WWE NXT Rookie, Heath Slater, was interviewed by The Miami Herald and he talked about his WWE Pro Christian. Here are two excerpts taken from the interview, but if you would like to read the interview in full, click here.

“Christian told me that I did really well,” Slater said. “He was pleased with my performance. I just needed to quit shaking my hair so much and putting it behind my ear in my promos.”

WWE star Christian, a team player, knows about that dream. He is living his, having achieved much success on the tag team circuit, stepping up his singles’ game with TNA and returning to WWE ready for the next step.

Christian along with WWE pros The Miz, CM Punk, R-Truth, Matt Hardy, Carlito, William Regal and Chris Jericho are the mentors, helping others take that first step in the big time.

“Now that I’m paired with Christian,” Slater said, “there’s so much that I can learn from him. There’s so much that he can bring to the table for me. So I’m ready to eat.”

About 2 ½ years since leaving the court for the ring, Slater found himself near the big time. Now, he’s even closer with Christian as his mentor on WWE television.

“It’s been a long tough road,” Slater said. “As soon as I heard that I was paired up with Christian and knowing all that he’s been through in this business; I mean he’s basically been part of a tag team that helped create the Tables, Ladders & Chairs match — one of the biggest, exciting matches you could watch as a fan. He’s held numerous titles.

“It’s an honor and good to have him as a mentor.”

Slater is eager to continue learning.

“I’ve only talked to him at the shows,” Slater said. “We just basically met and started talking to get to know each other. It’s a work in progress, just take it day by day.”