The WWE NXT career of Carmelo Hayes started off in a big way as his first two matches were against KUSHIDA and Adam Cole.
Former two-time NXT North American Champion Carmelo Hayes recently sat down with Cameron Hawkins of The Ringer to discuss a wide variety of subjects. When asked about starting his WWE career against two main event-level talents, Hayes admitted it was something that he needed right off the bat.
“I needed that,” Carmelo Hayes said. “I think I needed that, truly, because coming in, unless you’re in there with somebody like that, you’re not credible, especially being a new guy. So they gave me credibility right off the bat. That’s one of the things that I don’t take for granted. And I understand now, building credibility for myself … but no, you know what?
“I thrive off of that type of pressure, man. I really do, so the fact that [WWE officials] threw me in there was more like, ‘OK, watch.’ Like, [it was never a] ‘I don’t belong in this spot,’ or ‘I hope I do.’ It was like, ‘All right, these are the guys I want to wrestle with.’ When I told [them] my first match, I said, ‘I want to work with the top guys. I want to be a top guy.’ And [then] I said, ‘We’ll see.’”
Carmelo Hayes will look to become a three-time North American Champion this Saturday night at NXT Halloween Havoc in a five-way ladder match. Hayes knows it’s one of the most anticipated matches on the show, and he’s taking full credit for that.
“The reason this match is this match is because of me,” Carmelo Hayes said. “People can take it how they want, but without me? This match is not the match.”
Many within the WWE Universe believe that Hayes is ready for the main roster, and the young WWE Superstar already knows who he wants to step into the ring with.
“I’d love to work with Edge. I’d love to work with Cena,” Carmelo Hayes said. “I’m going to say all the guys that are probably more on their way out than the guys that are more [realistic], but I’d love to work with Edge. I’d love to work with Cena, man; there’s just so many.”
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