Shawn Michaels Says WWE Will ‘Steal’ Anyone They Want From Another Company

Shawn Michaels is certainly one of the best in-ring performers to have ever graced a WWE ring. He was touted as Mr. WrestleMania and he truly lived up to the moniker.

Michaels has always exceeded expectations when it comes to performing in a match. Many say that he was so good inside the ring, that HBK could even have a believable match with a broomstick.

While speaking to Ariel Helwani on the MMA Hour, Shawn Michaels was asked for his goal when it came to NXT. Michaels made it clear that NXT is only focused on developing talent and nothing more, that being said, WWE is always ready to steal any idea or anyone that they think will benefit them.

“Right now, it certainly is about development, but that is certainly not for the standpoint of forsaking real talent and real ability. You’re crazy if you don’t see people who are out there that are very valuable that you know can be valuable to the WWE. Even if it’s coming into NXT and maybe getting a feel for how life is in WWE and then quickly moving on. I know it sounds cliché and maybe not honest, but nothing really is off the table. If it’s a good idea, I’ll steal it from anybody.

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If there’s a really talented guy out there, and we think he can help this company, we’re crazy not to take it. We can still develop people at the same time. All of our younger talent is going to benefit from being in the ring with those guys, even if it’s just a handful of times. They’re gonna get such experience from that. I never want to take it off the table, not getting guys out there that can really contribute to Raw or SmackDwn in the future.

All of this is about feeding the machine. At the forefront, I’m more focused on developmental, on developing the young men and women that we have pass through here, getting them prepared for the main roster. In the process, if we’re able to build back this brand where we can get back in those arenas and start selling them out, that’s a bonus. I can’t say that’s the goal right now. To me, I’m focused on the development of these young men and women. The more people we get that have experience, and we can filter through our system, it’s only going to help,

Shawn Michaels is more than happy working in NXT right now. We’ll have to wait and see what’s next in store for him.

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