- [about Shawn Michaels performing at WrestleMania with a number of herniated vertebrae]
- Jim Ross: For them to have the match they had, in the condition Shawn was in, was nothing short of extraordinary.
- Bret Hart: [about winning King of the Ring] I wrestled three different guys in a very short span, and had three incredible matches, that were all completely different. That's what set me apart.
- Triple H: [about Mick Foley's decision to retire] Mick's body was, pretty much, saying "You're done." You know, he was having all kinds of... issues and, I... I think it was Mick's idea, actually, to do the Hell in a Cell match and have it be a retirement match, and... and have me put him out of the business. Which, for me, was just a huge, huge, huge honor.
- James E. Cornette: [about Steve Austin's "Austin 3:16" promo] King of the Ring was the whole Steve Austin story. The very next night, we go to RAW, and there are hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of "Austin 3:16" signs all over the building. When we saw those signs, I said right then, I said "Steve Austin is gonna be a big deal." There was no way to tell *how* big he was gonna be, but we knew he was gonna be a big deal.
- Steve Austin: [about the botched piledriver that broke his neck] It took about three referees to pull me to my feet. I remember holding that belt up, it was like, you know, the lights were on but nobody was home.