Shawn Michaels Reveals Picks for Mr. and Mrs. NXT

When Shawn Michaels talks, the WWE Universe listens. And in a new interview with Brad Gilmore of Reality of Wrestling, the Heartbreak Kid didn’t hold back when asked which NXT stars are primed to take over the big stage.

Michaels was pressed to name who he considers “Mr. and Mrs. NXT,” and without hesitation, he crowned NXT Women’s Champion Stephanie Vaquer as the standout from the women’s division. “Well, in the last couple months, I think it’d have to be Stephanie Vaquer from the women’s side, our NXT Women’s Champion,” Michaels said. “She has just taken, again, the entire world by storm. I think she’s somebody that already had an international name, but I think once she got onto NXT programming, the entire world, the entire globe—and her popularity has just skyrocketed.”

On the men’s side, Michaels couldn’t choose just one. He gave props to both Trick Williams and Oba Femi as the future of the brand—and possibly WWE. “Look, I think it’s a toss-up on our men’s side. I think they’d probably argue about it, but I think Trick Williams and Oba Femi are two guys with—again, Trick has unlimited charisma, but Oba also has a mystique and an aura about him,” he said. “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, I’m sure.”

Michaels’ praise carries serious weight. When one of the greatest ever calls your name, the spotlight only gets brighter.

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