In an interview with ESPN to promote the WWE NXT Takeover: Orlando live special, as well as this Sunday’s WrestleMania 33 pay-per-view, WWE NXT superstar Shinsuke Nakamura commented on a variety of topics, including the influence of the late “King Of Pop” Michael Jackson on his character.

“Michael had charisma. With Michael Jackson, when he moved, it looked like a martial artist to me. He was quicker than other dancers but he didn’t have muscles; he was just quicker and looked more in control of gravity. He looked like a martial arts master so I tried to steal body movement from him; that’s why I imitate Michael Jackson a little bit.”

The interview is available in full at this link.