WWE’s Carmelo Hayes is one of NXT’s brightest stars, and he showed why once again in the Iron Man Survivor Challenge at NXT Deadline. Hayes came within moments of winning the match, but even without winning he remains a standout draw for the brands, and it certainly doesn’t hurt that he has one of WWE’s greatest icons to learn from. That would be Shawn Michaels, who’s running things in NXT these days, and during a recent conversation with Hayes, I asked what it’s like to learn from one of the greatest times of all time and what he’s gotten the most out of the experience in general.
“The best part about it is that there is nothing he hasn’t experienced. There is nothing he hasn’t done,” Hayes said. “So everything he’s telling us is just from experience, you’re talking to a guy who’s done everything from the bottom up, you know what I mean? He’s been the guy many times. He is… everything he says is gospel. So you just listen to him.” And he drops the nugget, after the nugget, after the nugget, after the nugget.”
“Sometimes there’s a lot to take in because you’re just like, Whoa, whoa, whoa. And things that I didn’t understand early on because I was so new. And then as time went on, I was like, Oh, that’s what he was talking about. Oh, that’s what he was. People talk about him… I’m starting to think now that maybe he’s telling me things that won’t make sense five years from now, because he’s been there and he’s done it all,” Hayes said.
“So, I mean, it’s really, really a blessing to be here. And working with Sean, someone I looked up to as a kid obviously everyone did. And just one of the best in-ring performers, the thing I pride myself on being is a great performer in the ring,” Hayes said. “It’s like you get the best. So, obviously, pleasing him isn’t easy, but he’s someone who drives you to want to be better. Hmm. That’s amazing.”
Hayes is now looking for some payback on the Axiom after that match, so it looks like we’ll get a match sometime soon. Hayes is also seen by many as a major contender for the NXT Championship scene next year, and we’ll just have to wait and see if Hayes is the one to knock Bron Breaker out of that #1 spot.
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