WWE Hall of Famer Shawn Michaels, who is in charge of talent development for WWE NXT, recently named the rising stars from the brand he sees as future main event performers in WWE. He shared his thoughts in an interview with Brad Gilmore of Reality Wrestling, pointing out who WWE fans should watch.
For the women’s division, Michaels specifically pointed to current NXT Women’s Champion Stephanie Vaquer as a top talent with huge potential. “I think it’d have to be Stephanie Vaquer from the women’s side, our NXT women’s champion,” Michaels said. He added, “She has just taken the entire world by storm. I think she’s somebody that already had an international name, but once she got onto NXT programming, the entire world, the entire globe and her popularity has just skyrocketed.”
On the men’s side, Michaels highlighted two current champions: NXT Champion Trick Williams and NXT North American Champion Oba Femi, as having what it takes to reach the top. “I think it’s a toss up on our men’s side,” Michaels explained. “Trick Williams and Oba Femi are two guys with, Trick has unlimited charisma, but Oba also has a mystique and an aura about him. They’re two very different individuals, but they’re both guys that are easily superstars that people see are going to be Raw [and] SmackDown superstars in the very near future.”
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