Shawn Michaels Reached Out ‘Multiple Times’ To Get WWE Star To Appear On NXT

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Various main roster WWE stars have been making appearances on NXT television in recent months as a way to help bolster interest in the NXT product.

While some appearances, such as Seth Rollins and the Judgment Day, have appeared in a one off, other names such as ‘free agents’ Baron Corbin and Mustafa Ali have become regulars on the show.

Ali is set for a North American Championship match against champion Wes Lee at NXT Great American Bash, and it’s something that Shawn Michaels has been hoping for for a while.

Speaking on the Sports Guys Talk Wrestling show, the NXT booker discussed the upcoming match, and how he had enquired multiple times about getting Ali to appear on NXT.

He said:

“Wes Lee, to me, has just been unbelievable as North American champion. On a personal level, I just enjoy that young man so much. But everything that he’s kind of overcome here in NXT over the last year and a half has just been phenomenal. He’s been a great champion for us.

“When we had the opportunity to get Mustafa Ali, I’ve always been a big fan of his. It’s something that from a very quiet standpoint, I would see him here and there on the main roster and every once in a while, I would just reach out and ask like, ‘Gosh, if he’s not doing anything, if you guys aren’t doing something with him, I’d love to have him down here.’

“It never quite worked out for us until just as of late, and I’m telling you what. He’s a guy that, in my opinion, we’ve just seen the tip of the iceberg with him and we plan on cutting him loose and unleashing him here in NXT to really work and live out his potential here on the NXT brand as we go into the future.”

Also set for the show is an NXT Championship bout between Carmelo Hayes and Ilja Dragunov.

Ali was drafted as a ‘free agent’ in the 2023 WWE Draft.

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