Kelani Jordan talks learning how to sell.
Kelani Jordan joined WWE in 2022 with a background in gymnastics and no official match on record. She has quickly made an impact in NXT, becoming the first-ever NXT Women's North American Champion.
Many athletes who enter pro wrestling say that the toughest part is being okay with falling and learning how to show emotion.
Speaking on Busted Open Radio, Kelani was asked about the difficulty of showing emotion/selling in wrestling.
"It's very difficult. I'm still learning how to do different levels of selling depending on who I am in the ring with. If it's someone bigger, how to sell differently than if they are smaller or the same size. Someone I really study selling on is Shawn Michaels. I feel like he's the best seller. I do watch a lot of his matches. I watch a lot of his matches early on. Coach Smiley is the one, when I was very new, he was like, 'Watch these matches. You'll be ahead of the game.' I studied Shawn Michaels, head to toe, watching selling specifically," she said.
Michaels is considered by many peers to be one of the greatest wrestlers of all time. He is now the top producer and coach at NXT.
Jordan successfully defended the NXT Women's North American against Sol Ruca at NXT Heatwave.
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