Kendal Grey Says Shawn Spears Has Had a ‘Big Role’ In Her Character Development

Kendal Grey says that Shawn Spears has been a serious boon to her as a coach in WWE, praising his work in helping her develop as a performer. In addition to his work on-screen on NXT TV, Spears works as a coach at the WWE Performance Center and helps NXT talent with their performance skills.

Grey, who will face Lola Vice for the NXT Women’s Title at Great American Bash tonight, recently appeared on Off the Ropes. She spoke about working with the Culling member behind the scenes and how influential he’s been to her growth as a character. You can see the highlights below (courtesy of Fightful):

On Spears as a Coach:

“He is so smart about literally everything. I love the way he thinks about things. The psychology into it. He knows how to capitalize off the reactions, I feel like, so good, and I would love to one day have my brain work like his. That’s why I try to ask him so many questions, try to be training with him as much as possible because I’m like, ‘I want to literally take your brain and just put it in mine.’

On How Spears Has Helped Her Grow:

“When you plan matches and the way he thinks, it’s awesome… I feel like he has a big role in my character development and finding those moments out there. Like, with the straps, I don’t know, just trying to capitalize off of that as much as possible.”