WWE presented the first week of this year’s NXT Spring Breakin’ special on Tuesday night with a loaded card headlined by an NXT Title match that saw Trick Williams have his crowning moment.
The young prospect defeated Ilja Dragunov to win the title in just less than three years since making his television debut alongside Carmelo Hayes as part of the NXT 2.0 days. The company has been high on Williams for the last few months to the point where there was speculation that he could be main roster-bound as part of this year’s Draft.
That’s not the case, as the decision was made to keep him in NXT for a little bit longer as the face of the brand. In a video shared on social media, WWE SVP of Talent Development Creative Shawn Michaels commented on Williams winning the NXT Championship.
“I hope tonight was sort of a little insight into what we do here in NXT, the developmental system. I think when you see somebody like Trick Williams, and quite honestly so many of the young athletes that we get here in NXT, but Trick is just a prime example of somebody that comes from the Philadelphia Eagles, not quite making it in football, and then dedicating himself to becoming a WWE Superstar, and committing himself like he’s done day after day, week after week, month after month, year after year and it’s only been two of them and you see the pinnacle at which he’s risen to. I speak, not eloquently obviously, but I just can’t stress enough the system that we have down here, the coaches, the skull sessions, the training, even the recruiting.
I think what Trick did tonight exemplifies everything that we try to do here. He’s an amazing young man, an amazing athlete. It was organic. It was something that started with one or two people Whoopin’ that Trick in the crowd. He went from a sidekick to the champion. He went from a mouthpiece to the champion in NXT in two years. I just think it speaks volumes to what we do here in NXT and the developmental system. I’m very proud of the team that we have here, and obviously looking forward to grabbing as many young athletes as we can and producing the WWE Superstars of tomorrow.”
Incredible night top to bottom for Week 1 of #NXTSpringBreakin, capped off by an electric NXT Title Match and the crowning of a NEW Champion@_trickwilliams is the embodiment of what we do here at #WWENXT… he’s ready to show the world #WeAreNXT pic.twitter.com/f8tqXvVe4A
— Shawn Michaels (@ShawnMichaels) April 24, 2024
