Shawn Michaels is happy to see LA Knight succeeding on the main roster.
WWE Hall of Famer Kevin Nash sparked plenty of controversy when he called LA Knight a rip-off of The Rock. Knight has become one of the hottest stars in WWE in recent months, and he continues to gain momentum as fans rally around him.
Speaking with Riju Dasgupta for Sportskeeda WrestleBinge, Michaels, a longtime friend of Nash and WWE Senior Vice President of Talent Development Creative, was asked whether he had a response to Nash's comments. Michaels noted that Nash had the right to his opinion before he emphasized that he enjoyed working with Knight in NXT. The legend also stated that he was happy to see Knight thriving on the main roster.
“No, except that Kevin Nash has always given his opinion on stuff. Dare I say, so does Sportskeeda and every other website out there [laughs]. You guys got opinions on lots of people, every wrestling fan does. You’re absolutely allowed to have them, as Kevin’s allowed to have his. We can all agree or respectfully disagree. So I don’t know that LA Knight has any problem with what Kevin Nash says, or anybody else. I know him as somebody that we very much enjoyed working with here in NXT. Nobody’s happier to see him thriving and doing well on the main roster more than I am. We here at NXT are very proud of all the men and women that got brought up in the draft. Obviously very excited about that. It speaks well of NXT, and it speaks well of what the Performance Center has done for the WWE," Michaels said.
Michaels then highlighted the success of the WWE Performance Center, as he noted that it has been a feeder system for the main roster and the wrestling world in general. Michaels stated that quite a few noteworthy names in wrestling have come through the NXT system.
"It was a great concept 10 years ago, when Hunter first came up with it. It’s something that he should be very proud of as it continues to be a feeder system for the main roster, and not just for the main roster, but also the wrestling world in general. So many important people, whether they be with the WWE or on other brands out there, quite a few of them have been through the NXT system. So I think that speaks a lot about what we’ve accomplished here," Michaels said.
Nash recently stated that he didn't know who Knight was, and he apologized for his past comments. Click here to see what he had to say.
Jeff Jarrett responded to Nash's controversial comments about Knight. You can see what he had to say here.
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