Tony D’Angelo Says Shawn Michaels, Johnny Russo & Matt Bloom Have Spoken To Him About Why He’s Not On WWE Main Roster Yet

The powers that be in NXT spoke to Tony D’Angelo about his future.

A new episode of Busted Open After Dark was recorded, and the featured guest was Tony D’Angelo. During the chat, D’Angelo was asked whether it was a bit rough to see some of his peers from NXT get the call-up to the WWE main roster while he remains in NXT.

He went on to share that NXT overseer Shawn Michaels, lead writer Johnny Russo, and coach Matt Bloom have all assured him that his not being on the main roster is not due to him doing something wrong.

“I mean, yeah. I feel like that’s a natural human reaction to see somebody kind of bypass ya but, I also think that it’s out of my control, to an extent. Look, I’m always gonna go out there and give 150 percent. I’m never gonna half-ass anything so, that’s all I can do and I can continue to learn and progress and in an upward motion but, this business, it’s unlike any other business. Some people have what they’re looking for right now and it’s just, like, a circumstance thing. Johnny Russo, Shawn Michaels, Matt Bloom, they’re all assuring me that, ‘It’s not because you’re doing bad work, or it’s not because you’re not ready’ or any of that. It’s just a timing thing. They’re looking for something that I didn’t fit that mold of right now so, and this person might have came in, maybe doesn’t have as much experience as I do but, it’s exactly what they were looking for. So, I can’t really be upset at that.”

Next up for D’Angelo is NXT Halloween Havoc on October 31st. He’ll be challenging Grayson Waller for the NXT Championship.

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