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NXT Champion Bobby Roode did an interview with USA Today: For the Win
On learning from WWE Hall of Famer Shawn Michaels:
âIn my mind, there is no better person to learn from than Shawn Michaels. One of the things Iâve never really learned a lot about was just the emotion of what you do with certain emotions at certain times, so we talk a lot about the character development stuff, how to carry yourself and honestly, just everything, really. Shawn is Shawn Michaels. Every time you can have him in your ear and sit down and hear what he has to say is beneficial.â
Coming to NXT and evolving to where he is now:
âThis has been a learning curve for me. Itâs been a lot of fun learning and trying to get better.â
âA lot of (the difference) is the presentation, but your performance has to match the presentation. The âIt Factorâ was maybe not as flashy with the robes and the music, but I havenât changed my thinking; I havenât changed my psychology; I havenât changed my wrestling in any aspect. ⊠But as far as the âGloriousâ character, the song itself has helped evolve what I am in the ring.â
On getting into a rut before coming to WWE:
âI was in a bit of a rut,â he said. âComing here has changed all that âŠ
âWith the company I was with before, we werenât on the road as much. It was basically a television brand. ⊠I got into this business to perform and thatâs the most fun part about this business â being on the road and being in different cities and getting a chance to travel the world and do what you love to do. I just wasnât getting that anymore. âŠ
âFrom the moment, I got to the hotel (at NXT TakeOver: Dallas last year) and then to the arena and started to meet the NXT talent and see the production of everything and having an opportunity to talk to Triple H that night, I knew then this is where I needed to be and this is where I wanted to be. The greatest decision Iâve ever made in my career was to come here. All I wanted from the moment I got here was the opportunity. One year later, itâs been pretty incredible.â
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