Shawn Michaels Weighs In On Goal For WWE EVOLVE, Mix Of Talent On Show

WWE EVOLVE debuts this week, and Shawn Michaels recently commented on the show’s goals and more. The WWE NXT head spoke with Front Office Sports for a new interview about the show, which premieres on Tubi this Wedneday, and you can see highlights below:

On the goal of the show: “This is something that as we continue to look at the future health of WWE talent, it’s incumbent on us to find the best and the brightest out there, train them at the Performance Center in Orlando, and take WWE into the future.”

On using the show to help talent get TV time experience: “As we take these athletes, there’s a great deal that goes into what we do from a foundational standpoint—understanding the basics—but also getting them to understand … not all of them grew up being fans of WWE. When all is said and done, the goal is to help them understand and fall in love with it—and most do. ”

On the talent mix between former athletes and independent talent: “The people who have been around the indies for a long time will mesh with some of these athletes.”