Shawn Michaels Praises Tyrese Haliburton For ‘Hell Of A Job’ At WWE NXT

Tyrese Haliburton made an look at WWE NXT on Tuesday, and The Heartbreak Kid himself praised the NBA participant for a job effectively accomplished.

The Indiana Pacers star was in Orlando, Florida, to assist facilitate the contract signing between WWE Superstars Ethan Page and Trick Williams for the upcoming NXT Championship.

Other Pacers gamers accompanied Haliburton, however it was the NBA All-Star who took the mic and the centerstage on the occasion.

He even poked enjoyable on the Orlando crowd, which booed him and his teammates.

“I would boo too if I had to be an Orlando Magic fan,” he mentioned.

After the occasion, Haliburton was seen backstage with Shawn Michaels, WWE Senior Vice President of Talent Development Creative and head of NXT. HBK praised the Olympic gold medalist for a “tremendous hell of a job” and requested him if he loved his brief WWE look.

“Yeah, it was a lot of fun,” Haliburton, who was sporting a Heartbreak Kid shirt answered.

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WWE Events in Indianapolis

Haliburton’s NXT look is hyping followers for a number of WWE occasions in Indiana

In June, the WWE introduced that it is going to be internet hosting three of its largest wrestling occasions in Indianapolis: WrestleMania, SummerSlam, and Royal Rumble.  

These will begin on February 1, 2025, with the WWE Royal Rumble on the Lucas Oil Stadium. The two different occasions will occur in the identical enviornment over the subsequent few years.

Additional reveals like Raw, Smackdown, and NXT may also have stay occasions in arenas throughout Indiana.

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