Shawn Michaels is ready to see what Trick Williams is made of.
At NXT Halloween Havoc, Ethan Page will get his rematch for the NXT Championship against the champion, Trick Williams, who Shawn Michaels believes will be tested with his limits when he battles Page in a Devils Playground match.
“[Bully Ray & I] can have a little bit of a difference of opinion when ‘he’s missing that one thing.’ I don’t know if he’s missing one thing, but this Devil’s Playground match he’s going to have with Ethan Page, Ethan has been doing this a long time. Yes, Trick has been in a cage match and a last man standing match, but not with guys the likes of Ethan Page. Ethan is going to push him in a way that the other two have not. It’s sometimes hard to help the viewer understand, I’m not talking ECW hardcore, but sometimes there is a limit you have to be able to push a talent to from a hardcore, ‘How rough and rugged are you? How much are you willing to put your body on the line out of love and passion for this job?’ That’s something, for me, that is going to get tested at Halloween Havoc. There are some things you can’t help and that is time and reps. That is something Trick has no control over. He’s getting a lot of variety in his three years. He’s done a lot of things. To do a lot of things once or twice is okay, but until you’ve learned to master all of them, there are going to sometimes feel like there are things missing.” – Michaels said on Busted Open Radio.
Williams has been in Steel Cage matches, and he has fought in Last Man Standing matches, but this will be a new test for Trick Willy who will look to retain the NXT Championship against his bitter rival.
H/t to Fightful for the transcription.
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