Shawn Michaels Names Top Attribute He Looks For In WWE Talent

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Shawn Michaels has revealed the attributes he looks for in talent as WWE’s Senior Vice President of Talent Development Creative.

After helping to run NXT backstage in Triple H’s absence following The Game’s cardiac event in September 2021, Michaels was officially named the SVP of Talent Development Creative in September, under WWE’s new management regime.

Speaking on WWE After The Bell, Michaels noted that charisma is a huge factor for him when evaluating talent, noting:

I think there’s a number of things (that stand out to him in terms of what he looks for in talent) but obviously, believe it not, character is a big thing but to me, it’s charisma. Again, because I feel like from an athletic standpoint now, we’re getting some machines in here.

“We are getting studs, so, you know, there’s not much athletically they might not be able to handle so I think, to me, it’s seeing that X factor that everybody talks about.

“You can’t really describe it but you just see it and look, I think you would be able to give it a word, it is charisma and a comfortability with what it is we’re doing and again, I think that to me is the first thing that I look for from them because again, you got a lot of people that can chase numbers, that can push a lot of weight around, can set certain goals and achieve every one of them from a physical aspect here at the Performance Center but it’s being able to understand the performance and the entertainment aspect of this and that’s what I think separates the men from the boys so to speak.”

After returning to WWE, Gabe Sapolsky has recently been spotted scouting talent for WWE at indie events.

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