Shawn Michaels is up to the challenge of making NXT the best show it can be.
Speaking on The Ringer Wrestling Show, Shawn Michaels explained how his own responsibilities have grown in WWE. Michaels said that his role is a bit intimidating in a way, but he’s up for the challenge.
“Usually Hunter’s the one that is out there in front of the cameras and doing all the talking for NXT. But obviously, you know, his responsibilities and have grown. It also means that clearly mine have grown, and the image of NXT still needs to be represented. That falls on me, clearly I’m thrilled to be able to do that and, you know, be out there supporting NXT and try to get it the recognition that it deserves, but it is a new role for me. Certainly, I usually am more comfortable behind the scenes and doing my job, but look, this is an exciting new time.
“I love the men and women in NXT, I love helping them out, love producing a television show. We’re excited about Halloween Havoc, I’m thrilled to have this kind of responsibility and then I think this is probably the hardest aspect of the job for me, to be perfectly honest, is getting out there and promoting NXT and making sure that we keep this brand alive and well. It’s Intimidating to have to follow in the footsteps of everything Hunter created here, but, you know, I’m certainly up to the challenge and I’m very thankful that he put together a great team to help me out in the process.
Michaels also shared his philosophy for running the show, noting that development is a key aspect he keeps in mind.
“From my standpoint, we have to combine putting on, obviously a two-hour entertaining wrestling show every week, but at the forefront of all of that to me, I usually try to focus on the development aspect. It is my job and our job collectively at NXT to bring these young men and women, growth and experience, help them to encounter things that they may encounter on the main roster. So, honestly, that’s what I put at the forefront is repetition in those types of things from a television standpoint, whether it be storylines, promos, just television time, certain spots, believe it or not.
“And I don’t mean spots in a match, I mean spots on the card, so to speak. Opening the show, the middle of the show, a personal storyline, a championship storyline, being on top, and understanding of the pressures and, I guess, the dedication and the lack of time off that one may have to go through. So there are a number of different aspects that we try to bring to this, but for me, I always try to put development to the forefront. Sometimes that makes it challenging to put on the absolute best wrestling show that you can.”
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