Shinsuke Nakamura Discusses His Heel Turn at WrestleMania 34 and Being Comfortable as a Heel Character

– WWE Superstar Shinsuke Nakamura was recently interviewed by Sam Roberts for the Not Sam Wrestling podcast. Below are some highlights (transcript via RingsideNews).

Nakamura on changes in NXT: “NXT changed a lot so wrestling changed when wrestling in NXT. Now a lot of newcomers and indie styles coming over and more Asians, and Europeans, and international-wise also- like a curriculum and schedule in NXT was changed. So everything is different.”

Shinsuke Nakamura on chaning his personality in buildup to WrestleMania 34: “I liked changed because also so in wrestling also entertainment most important things is giving an impression. So changing to the heel gave a huge impact at the WrestleMania. So also now I feel comfortable as a heel because I can show a detail of my personality.”