During an interview with Wrestling Inc., Josh Barnett spoke about Davey Boy Smith Jr. while hyping his upcoming match.

"It's just that Harry, he doesn't always open up to the public about, well, what an actual maniac he is deep down inside. I've seen him in the gym tearing people limb from limb. I've seen him get utterly frustrated with not performing to the ability in full-on MMA sparring and just drop his hand to just let a guy hit him like six-seven times because he's so mad at himself and get back to it."

"Hard to say. I mean, if that's something he wants, he knows I'll do it for him. I'll get it all set up, and I'll run his training camp. People aren't all that aware it seems, but I've been working with Harry Smith since before he ever even went to the WWE and before he was even old enough to drink. He'll probably pull someone's arm off and beat him with it."