In a recent interview with My San Antonio, WWE Hall of Famer Shawn Michaels discussed the company’s approach to scouting talents, noting that the WWE will continue to reach out to independent wrestlers and international talent, including those with experience in other companies.

“We are still reaching out to other people with experience that have wrestled on the independent scene, or been out in Japan, or in other companies. That is something NXT will continue to do in the future, nothing is off the table, we simply want to continue to find people that are just as passionate about the WWE product as we are.

I will say that Hunter trusts me quite a bit, and I have sort of a great deal of freedom to do what I think is the best thing for NXT and our talent here, but I can’t speak ill of Vince or any of the other people, they have all been good to me over the years, and I always tried to give them everything I can, so that isn’t going to change, but Hunter and I’s thought process is certainly more in line, so I don’t find myself having to ask him a lot of questions, or if this or that is okay to do, or what do you think of this.

He has given me a great deal of freedom down here, which I appreciate, but the good thing is we are best friends and we are going to talk all of the time. Nine times out of ten, we are on the same page, so I think that makes it easier for everyone involved and it certainly is a more streamlined process. I think everyone is encouraged by that, and there is a great deal of excitement from a talent standpoint as well.”

The full interview is available at this link.