Many of the NXT UK wrestlers who speak about working in the promotion often gravitate towards working so closely with Shawn Michaels and Triple H, two of the most heralded Superstars to have ever stepped into a wrestling ring. During the recent set of NXT UK tapings at BT Sports Studio in London, England, Shawn Michaels was even referred to by some as ”The Voice of God” as he supervised the tapings remotely.
Speaking to talkSPORT, Noam Dar opened up about how working with Shawn Michaels and Triple H has elevated his game and how their understanding of the British wrestling style has elevated the brand of NXT UK.
“For me personally, I’ve come on leaps and bounds just under that tutelage being able to work directly with Shawn, and being able to the mantra of NXT across the board is very much the talent are there to work. We’re highly invested in what we’re doing and we want to develop and to progress through NXT, WWE, and wrestling as an industry. When you have literally the best wrestler in the world working with talent who want to be the best, you’re going to create magic.”
He continued, “Shawn and Triple H have so successfully assimilated their perspectives of wrestling through the lens of what we do, which is so difficult. It doesn’t matter if you’re the greatest in your industry, if you’re unable to find a point to relate and understand the differences in anything; not even just the wrestling industry, take music for example.
“If you’re not able to tune your eat to whatever the current sound is and be able to make small, little changes there and allow it to become even bigger than it is, then it doesn’t matter what your credentials are. But, Shawn Michaels and Triple H not only have those credentials above and beyond, but they also know how to coach us and that’s been so, so rewarding.”
Dar was recently part of the NXT UK Heritage Cup Tournament which was won by A-Kid. WrestleZone has coverage of NXT UK every Thursday.