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Shawn Michaels ‘very pleased’ that WWE is open to TNA relationship

Posted: Aug 17th 2024 By: Joseph Currier

Shawn Michaels is excited by all of the possibilities that WWE NXT’s working relationship with TNA Wrestling brings.

In an interview with WGN Radio, Michaels was asked where he sees the NXT-TNA partnership going next and if there will be more crossover between the rosters. Michaels said the relationship is still in its early stages, but he’s happy that WWE is now open to these types of collaborations.

“That’s obviously incredibly intriguing and interesting. Right now, I think we are still in the very beginning stages of that, exploring the different possibilities. And those are all things we’re going to look at going forward. Obviously [I’m] very pleased to know that these are partnerships that WWE is now open to, and I think that makes for unlimited possibilities,” Michaels said.

“Now, what the specifics of all those are as we go into the future, that’ll be decided by people certainly more important than me. But for me, getting to be the benefactor of having at your utilization all these different talent is very exciting for us. So, as we continue to explore those opportunities going forward, I think it’s going to make for some pretty fantastic dream matches that are possible out there that I think a lot of people are going to want to see.”

Joe Hendry, Jordynne Grace, and The Rascalz are among the TNA stars who have appeared for NXT during the working relationship, which has also seen some NXT wrestlers cross over into TNA.

Michaels oversees NXT in his role as WWE’s Senior Vice President of Talent Development Creative.