In a recent media conference call ahead of NXT Great American Bash, Shawn Michaels addressed the recent influx of main roster talent appearing on the black-and-gold brand.
Michaels explained that the NXT brand as well as the developmental talents largely benefit from working with main roster wrestlers.
Michaels also name-dropped a few main roster names he would specifically enjoy having at WWE NXT.
The 2023 WWE NXT Great American Bash event takes place on Sunday, July 30, 2023, at the H-E-B Center at Cedar Park in the Austin suburb of Cedar Park, Texas.
You can check out some highlights from the interview below:
On the cooperative dynamic between WWE’s brands and its effects for NXT: “Certainly, the synergy is a benefit to us. After the last year and a half of having regular, not just main roster superstars, but developing and getting over NXT superstars, has made a big difference. We had some growing pains early on, but now people understand and are invested in a great deal of the NXT characters. I’d be lying if having synergy with the main roster is not a plus for us. It’s huge, obviously. Everybody knows that in the developmental system, anybody who wants to get better in this line of work, the best thing you can do is be in the ring with people better than you. That’s something we’ve been fortunate to have here lately in NXT. There are a lot of different reasons for the ratings, but I’ll take whatever we can get. We’re excited that we have good momentum and everyone is real excited about Great American Bash because the card is stacked and is going to be fantastic.”
On who Michaels would like to see appearing on NXT in the future: “As far as who else we would like to have, I have to be honest, we are thrilled to get what we do get. I’d love to have Brawling Brutes, wouldn’t mind Imperium, I’d love to have Sami and Kevin. Anybody who is willing to come down and help us out on the main roster, I don’t think we’d be turning a lot of people down.”
