Shawn Michaels Says CM Punk Has Been ‘Fantastic’ In NXT Visits, Enjoys Working With Him

CM Punk has made a number of trips to NXT, and Shawn Michaels has enjoyed having him there. The WWE star has visited the Tuesday night brand to work with talent on several occasions and Michaels spoke about working with Punk in an interview with Adrian Hernandez.

On Punk’s trips to NXT: “He’s been fantastic. I’ve always liked him and have always appreciated him. All of us, and I certainly don’t want to put words in his mouth, but all of us grow and change in one form or another. If you don’t, I don’t think that’s something to be overly proud of. We’re supposed to grow and get better with time and wisdom. He’s come to appreciate, the same as me, that second chance and wanting to maybe do some things differently. It’s not so much about regrets and things like that because I think he would tell you that he’s thrilled with where he’s at. To change anything might alter where he’s at. That’s the way I always felt. It doesn’t mean you didn’t make mistakes or you might have wanted to do something differently. This is just the road you traveled and where you’re at is a fantastic place. All I can say is that he’s been extremely supportive of everything we do here at NXT. Every time he’s been here, he’s been a joy to work with.”

On Punk and others comiing to the brand to help out: “When you walk through the doors at NXT, that’s the culture that we really want around here. It’s something we cultivated. We won’t have anything but that, which is positive energy and giving back and supporting the future of the business that has been good to us. If you buy into that, you can exist here at NXT. If you don’t, it’s not something we want to be around. It doesn’t matter to us how you go about coming to that place in your life and your career, but if it’s something you’re willing to do and you want to be someone who makes a positive influence on somebody here, we’ll welcome you anytime and twice on Sunday. He’s been really good, it’s a pleasure to have him. He brings something different to the table than other people. That’s what we want. We have diversity here. No one idea has to be the right idea. Many different ways, especially in this line of work, to creatively get us where we want. Anytime somebody wants to help, I say we give them a shot.”