Ricky Saints Opens Up About Shawn Michaels WWE Relationship

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WWE NXT Champion Ricky Saints has opened up about his relationship with Shawn Michaels and the feedback they have received.

Shawn Michaels serves as the WWE Senior Vice President of Talent Development, Creative, overseeing NXT.

With Ricky Saints as the current NXT Champion, the former AEW star has opened up about conversations with the WWE higher-up.

Speaking on Busted Open Radio, Saints revealed that Michaels has recognized the qualities that he brings to the brand, saying:

“Shawn is awesome, Shawn is great. I remember one time Shawn pulled me aside and he goes, ‘You know, you’re not a typical babyface, I get it’.

“And it’s always good to have that kind of perspective because too often you have someone’s idea of what something is supposed to be and they try and put it on you and it’s like ‘yeah it ain’t working, this is a square, you have a round object here, it’s not meant to happen’.”

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Saints would also reveal that he has been given a degree of latitude in NXT when it comes to how he is presented, stating:

“For the most part, he lets me run free because it’s easier to let somebody run free and then wrangle them in as opposed to you’re putting them in a straight box and they don’t have room to move.

“So I think he appreciates that and I of course appreciate it because that’s all I ever wanted. But I’m not at the point where I’m pushing it to the point where we have network’s call or something like that. Maybe one day. Who knows?”

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The NXT Champion would also praise the coaching team at the WWE Performance Center, specifying Steve Corino, Terry Taylor, and Johnny Moss among the names who bring in their own knowledge.

Saints would also discuss having a ‘chip on his shoulder‘ despite his success in WWE, reflecting on his past as an AEW star.

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