One of the people shaping the superstars of tomorrow in pro wrestling is Shawn Michaels. The WWE Hall of Famer has become an influential voice at the WWE Performance Center and NXT as he helps shape things with the future stars.
Shawn was a recent guest on the Getting Over podcast, and he discussed how he’s advising the stars of NXT and the Performance Center. He talked about how he wants them to have a voice in their growth, but they can’t make the same mistakes he did.
“This generation does it with a lot more sense and sensibility, certainly, than I did. Again, I think they’ve got a nice balance. To answer your question, I do encourage them to push themselves and to continue to evolve and try to grow as performers because I feel like they would get stagnant and, as you say, complacent. look, that’s a delicate balance for them to have to adjust to and they have got to do it on their time.”
“I always make sure to tell them, don’t do it if it’s out of your nature. But if it’s something you passionately feel and think you’re going to feel better, at least expressing it — as long as it’s expressed professionally and well-mannered– Certainly, and NXT everybody’s allowed to have a voice. You just can’t have the voice that I had 25 years ago.”
Michaels definitely has a different take on the younger talent than The Undertaker who thinks today’s product is a little soft. Even Goldberg agrees with the star, but everyone has their opinion. While HBK believes they should still be ambitious and willing to push themselves to be the best they can be, he recognizes they can’t be as brash as he once was. It’s a different industry than it was for him.
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