Melo don't miss, especially with Trick Williams by his side.
It was back on September 14, 2021, during the debut episode of NXT 2.0 that Trick Williams made his debut and aligned with the soon-to-be 'A-Champion.' Hayes would win the North American Title the following month and would hold it for nearly six months before dropping it to Cameron Grimes at Stand & Deliver in April.
During a recent appearance on The Black Announce Table, Hayes shared how he and Trick came to be a pair as well as advice from The Undertaker that he took to heart.
"He was here, they were trying to figure out a way to get him on TV. I just won the Breakout Tournament and we were getting ready to re-brand and they were trying to get a bunch of 2.0 guys, all the guys you saw get introduced that first week or the first couple of weeks, on TV. Road Dogg, that was his idea, 'put him with Melo.' We didn't really know what we were going to do. I told Trick, 'we're not funny. We're not a comedy act.' I didn't want to be a comedy act. I didn't want to be funny guys. It's so easy to fall into that. I wanted to be entertaining. I wanted to be fun, I didn't want to be funny. That's what Undertaker says, 'you want to be fun, you don't want to be funny.' We worked it out and figured out our dynamic quick. 'You be funny, I'll be straight up, then we'll have fun together.' That's our formula," Hayes said.
Elsewhere during the interview, Carmelo spoke about his relationship with MVP. You can learn more by clicking here.
Hayes will look to reclaim the North American Championship from Cameron Grimes this Saturday, June 4 at NXT In Your House. You can view the updated card for the event by clicking here.
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