Montez Ford joined WWE in 2015, and was almost immediately aligned with Angelo Dawkins to form The Street Profits.
Before joining WWE, Ford served in Marine Corps for four years.
Speaking to The Five Count, Ford was asked how being in the military compared to being in WWE physically.
"I feel like a lot of the traits that I learned from the military, I used them to the WWE. You 100% have to be disciplined, especially for your body to perform and look a certain way all year round. Like, there's certain foods and certain drinks and certain things that you have to say no to on a constant, everyday, daily basis. So, like, I would definitely say the discipline is still there, always will be there. The tact, the initiative, the initiative to, know I've been slacking or I need to put more emphasis into this. All of that's there. I would say a lot of the traits have helped me because with the military. You're away from home a lot. So it's a lot of similarities when it comes to it. But one thing I will say without being too long-winded is the military has 100% helped me for this transition to the WWE. Because there's a lot of things that are very similar. A lot of things that you have to, like, hurry up and wait, as is what they call it. You have to hurry up and wait for it. A lot of things you have to prepare for. You have to be extremely disciplined. And you have to be patient. You know, in the military, it's a lot of patience. WWE, it's a lot of patience. So I would say it's definitely a lot of similarities. But my military background has 100% helped me. My athletic background has 100% helped me into this WWE transition. I think by having those two backgrounds with me has helped me to be successful in this field," he said.
Ford and Dawkins challenged for the WWE Tag Team Titles on Friday's WWE SmackDown.
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