Trick Williams Reflects On Transition To WWE Main Roster, Compares Shawn Michaels & Triple H

Trick Williams says it’s strange to go from the top of NXT to making the climb again on the main roster, but he enjoys it. The former two-time NXT Champion officially joined the Smackdown roster at the start of the year. He’s found plenty of early success, even competing in this past weekend’s Elimination Chamber, even with that he is back to the climb now that he’s on the next level in WWE.

Williams spoke about the matter in an appearance on My Mom’s Basement with Robbie Fox. He was asked about the difference between working under Shawn Michaels in NXT and Triple H on the main roster, as well as what it was like to start all over again now that he’s on Smackdown. You can see the highlights below:

On the Differences Between Michaels & Triple H:

Oh man, I think both are great in their own right. I mean, Shawn Michaels has to babysit a little bit more, because NXT is younger talent, newer talent who’s still trying to figure out their way in the business. So he has to be hands-on and probably, like I said, babysit way more.

“Where Triple H is awesome, he’s just kind of — he sits back and sees who you are. He decides how he wants to present you. So he’s more doing the polishing and the brushing up on — like at this point, Smackdown [and] Raw, you’re supposed to be a pro. This is the big leagues, so he’s not babysitting. He’s making you a star to the next level.”

On Making the Move to the Main Roster:

“It was pretty strange, you know. Being called a rookie all over again. Like, ‘Oh shoot, nobody cares about my two NXT Championships, the TrickNA, TNA World Champion. Let’s talk about it? All of that was kind of erased. But you know, I’m okay with that because that’s what keeps you hungry. That’s what keeps you grinding, and it gives you a hill to climb to get back to the top. Which I think is the best part about the whole game in the first place. So yeah, it was humbling.”

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