In an article on Sports Illustrated, Justin Barrasso, who appeared as part of the WWE NXT Takeover: In Your House pre-show on Sunday discussed how his appearance occurred.

“A few weeks ago, I received a call from WWE’s PR department asking whether I would be part of their Kickoff Show for In Your House. My on-screen history is limited, but having covered the overwhelming majority of the roster, either before or during their NXT run, I thought I could add a unique perspective.

For full disclosure, I did not accept any compensation from WWE in the interest of maintaining my impartiality, but there were other enticing reasons to take on the opportunity. It immediately struck me as a better way to gauge the product, seeing elements of NXT that I typically wouldn’t and the access was phenomenal.

I was also able to interview a number of talents (I’m particularly looking forward to writing a feature story on Taya Valkyrie, who is now starring in NXT as Franky Monet), and my Sunday at the Performance Center allowed me a very unique perspective.”

The article is available in full at this link.