Shawn Michaels Comments On Which AEW Stars He Would Take In WWE NXT

WWE

WWE Hall of Famer Shawn Michaels has commented on which AEW stars he would take to train in WWE NXT.

The NXT brand is set to hold one of their biggest events to date with NXT Stand & Deliver 2024 from the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia.

Since taking over the brand in the summer of 2021, Shawn Michaels has re-established the brand as a developmental territory and helped to welcome new talent into the company.

During the NXT Stand & Deliver press conference (via WrestlingNews), Shawn Michaels was asked if there was anyone at AEW he would welcome to WWE NXT. He answered:

“I always go back, I would take darn near anybody. I can’t say specifically because I think there is so much talent there.”

“I don’t know everybody’s situation; the last thing I want to do is get anyone in trouble. A lot of guys that used to be at NXT are up there that I’ve always loved.”

“I don’t get the opportunity to get to watch as much as I would like to, but I know that I love working with young talent, especially when I get to know them and I understand their passion and desire.”

“Until I know what your desire is in this business, it’s hard for me to say whether you’re the one I’m going to work really hard for. It’s become so personal to me on that level.”

“There are certainly people I see from a talent standpoint that you do, ‘Oh my goodness, they have a great deal of ability, what if we got a chance to work with them? I think we could do something special with them.”

On the return of former AEW star Shawn Spears to the NXT brand, Michaels said:

“We got Shawn Spears, he’s a guy I worked with a little bit in NXT before he got called up and eventually left, but I always liked him because I always thought he was a formidable, secure, professional dude that could give you anything you ask for.”

“We enjoy working with darn near anybody and trying to make them better than what they were doing before. Whether it’s coming out of college or with another promotion.”

“If you give us at NXT an opportunity to work with you, I think we can get you closer to your goals and what you want to accomplish than anybody else. That’s what we do and we work hard at doing that.”

“Whether it’s AEW, Japan, TNA, go around the globe. I’m excited about NXT having the opportunity to make anybody’s career better than what they are currently doing and allow them to have the opportunity to enjoy weekends like we’re about to have,”

Shawn Spears left All Elite Wrestling as a free agent at the end of 2023. He later returned to WWE on the NXT brand in February 2024.

Spears will face Joe Gacy on the NXT Stand & Deliver pre-show this Saturday, April 6.

Transcription via Fightful

Want a career in the professional wrestling industry but don’t know where to start? Enrolment is now open for the first-of-its-kind Wrestling Masterclass – click here for details! 

• wwe nxt
• shawn michaels
• AEW
• wwe

Share this article with friends