Carmelo Hayes (WWE – NXT)

ComicBook.com’s 2022 Gold Edition Award for Best Rising Star

December 31, 2022 admin

Multiple names from across the world of professional wrestling had career years in 2022. AEW’s Chris Jericho reinvented himself once again, forming the Jericho Appreciation Association and taking home the title of World Champion in the Ring of Honor. WWE’s Sheamus has experienced a wrestling renaissance, putting up banger after banger against the likes of Gunther and Drew McIntyre. While these two veterans made their way back to stardom, plenty of newcomers have had the opportunity to perform on a world stage, and it’s safe to say that these ComicBook.com…

Carmelo Hayes reveals what he learned most from Shawn Michaels on WWE NXT

December 18, 2022 admin

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…