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Shawn Michaels is presently working as the creative in charge of the NXT, which is the developmental territory of WWE. Previously, it was his real life best friend Triple H who managed the NXT, and he did a great job managing the NXT during its famous black and gold era. Triple H's NXT is considered one of the best time periods in the history of the brand.
After Vince McMahon retired from the world of professional wrestling in 2022, Triple H took charge of the creative department of the main roster, and for the last three years, he has been working as the Creative Head of WWE. After Triple H took charge of the main roster of WWE, Shawn Michaels was given the charge of the NXT, and for the last 3 years, he has been doing a phenomenal job as the creative in charge of the NXT.
Shawn Michaels praised the women's division of the NXT
The Heart Break Kid has changed to the NXT forever, and it is now completely different from the way it used to be. Nowadays, NXT is completely focused on promoting younger talents and not bringing stars from the Independent circuit. The biggest part of improvement the NXT has made under Shawn Michaels is the women's division, which is flourishing better than ever.
The present women's division of the NXT is considered one of the best in the history of the division, and multiple names from the present women's division are expected to become stars of the main roster soon. The Heart Break Kid recently talked about the women's division of the NXT while speaking with the San Antonio Express-News, where he said the following;
Shawn Michaels is working as the creative in charge of the NXT right now
“Well, one it honestly wasn’t a focus, to be perfectly honest. It was just something — and again, that’s what I think we’re so proud of is. The reality is, we didn’t try to have the best women’s roster and the deepest deepest women’s roster in all of wrestling. It is just something that kind of just naturally happened.
"As we began in NXT and WWE to to reach out to all of these D1 athletes — I don’t know. It was just something that over time, you could just see how quickly that some of the young ladies were adapting to this and understanding it and quite honestly becoming very good very quickly.
Previously, it was managed by Triple H
“And I think as you see the success of people like Tiffany Stratton, who came in and was a part of of NXT, and then how successful she’s been on the main roster. I think that encouraged a lot of our young ladies. Obviously they’re hungry, they’re passionate, they’re extremely competitive as well. And look, NXT has just been a huge beneficiary of this women’s division just being so strong.
"But I can honestly say it wasn’t something we set out to do. It is just something that the women have kind of taken over and controlled for the last year and a half. But I will tell you this, it has certainly inspired uh the men’s side of our division. So now there’s an incredibly healthy competition going on in NXT to see who can have the strongest division coming up in in 2026.” said WWE Hall of Famer Shawn Michaels.
