WWE Hall of Famer Shawn Michaels took part in the pre-NXT Battleground media call today and discussed several topics, including DIJAK’s return to the WWE NXT brand, what Ilja Dragunov brings to the company and more.

Michaels said that DIJAK has been thriving being back on the brand and put over his recent match against Wes Lee, noting that he is looking forward to his match with Ilja Dragunov this weekend and that the brand are doing their best to get the talent the opportunity to thrive.

In regards to Ilja Dragunov, Michaels said that he would like to have Ilja down in WWE NXT for a little while longer to explore additional exciting match-ups and that for him, the right situation has to present itself for a call-up, noting that Ilja is unique and that they enjoy utilizing that uniqueness on the NXT brand.