Shawn Michaels Explains The Two Attributes He Looks For Most In Pro Wrestlers
Shawn Michaels discusses the two primary factors he considers when identifying potential top-tier professional wrestlers.
Shawn Michaels is widely regarded as one of the greatest in-ring wrestlers of all time. Currently, he serves as WWE’s Senior Vice President of Talent Development and Creative, overseeing the creative work of the NXT brand, where WWE develops its next generation of stars. During the recent interview with Chris Van Vliet, he discussed the qualities he looks for in wrestlers.
As one of the top wrestlers of his era, he says the two most important aspects to him are “timing” and “feel.”
“I think when we talk about feel, and timing. Timing and feel are probably, in my opinion, the two most important things in this business. You can get by with so much more if you have those two aspects. You can be a little short in athleticism, you can be a little short in psychology, you can be a little short in, I don’t know, overall knowledge of the game, so to speak. If you have timing and a real feel, because those are things that, I guess charisma plays a part in that. But if you have timing and feel, I feel like the charisma and all the other is going to sort of match that timing and feel, if that makes sense. I know sometimes when I talk about this, I know I don’t always make sense to a lot of people, but that’s the level that I’m at.”
Shawn Michaels has been very complimentary of Cody Rhodes as the top guy in WWE. Fans can read his comments on that here.
Read HBK’s comments on his final match in WWE here.
