Shawn Michaels Touts WWE Name As NXT’s ‘Single Greatest Secret’

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WWE Senior Vice President of Talent Development Creative Shawn Michaels has shown his appreciation for Performance Center coach Sara Amato (Sara Del Ray).

Following her in-ring career, Sara Amato joined WWE in 2012 as the company’s first female trainer.

Since the, Amato has helped to mentor some of WWE’s top stars, and has contributed a lot to the promotion’s women’s divisions.

Speaking during the NXT Battleground media call, Shawn Michaels spoke highly of Amato, noting:

“I feel the need to tout the system here. To tout the system, I have to give a lot of credit to Sara Amato. The women’s division, not just here in NXT, even on the main roster, is on a level that I think is off the charts.

“When everything is said and done, everything comes down to the work of Sara, she had been the one that has been the pioneer of that here in NXT for the longest time.

“I know there are a lot times… Sara is a mom now, and we obviously work around her schedule, but she is so good at staying in the background and saying she doesn’t like to get noticed that much and she’ll probably get mad at me for talking about her here.

“She is the single greatest secret, I think, that NXT had because she does absolute wonders with the women that come through the doors of NXT. I need to get that out there on Sara. She does an amazing job here.”

Following Saturday’s Night of Champions event, WWE’s next special will focus on the NXT brand, with NXT Battleground airing on Sunday.

The card for NXT Battleground on Sunday, May 28 is as follows:

NXT Championship – Carmelo Hayes (c) vs. Bron Breakker

NXT Women’s Championship – Lyra Valkyria vs. Tiffany Stratton

Heritage Cup Championship – Noam Dar (c) vs. Dragon Lee

NXT Tag Team Championship – Mark Coffey & Wolfgang (c) vs. Brutus & Julius Creed

North American Championship – Wes Lee (c) vs. Joe Gacy vs. Tyler Bate

Last Man Standing – Dijak vs. Ilja Dragunov

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