Shawn Michaels Doesn't Think WWE NXT Has Entered A New Era

WWE Executive Vice President of Talent Development Creative Shawn Michaels has claimed that NXT is not currently experiencing a new 'era', but is rather a hybrid of the 'black and gold' and '2.0' versions of NXT. 

Speaking with ComicBook, Michaels outlined what fans should expect from NXT moving forward. 

"I certainly don't want to undersell anything, but I don't know that it's a new era where there's a big change. Certainly, there was the Black and Gold, there was 2.0 and now we have, I think what I guess is a hybrid. I mean, we don't want this NXT to really have to be defined as anything other than your NXT, to be perfectly honest. I don't want this to be Hunter's or Vince's or even mine for that matter. This is the NXT that belongs to the men and women of NXT that come through our system and to those passionate and loyal fans that watch us some support us, to be perfectly honest".

Continuing to talk about what he wants to accomplish with NXT, the WWE Hall of Famer said: 

"This line of work, the WWE and the wrestling business as a whole was always about fun and enjoyment and entertainment, and that's what it's going to get back to. I don't know if that's been missing for the last several years, but the one thing that we're all excited about is that we are looking to kick ass and have a great deal of fun and enjoyment for the years to come. And that's honestly, I guess, I don't know if that's a catchphrase or if that's a mission statement, but this is just an NXT that's excited about developing the young men and women that are going to be the superstars, the Raw and SmackDown superstars of tomorrow".