What Shawn Michaels said to recently released WWE star

During an appearance on Busted Open Radio, former WWE star Bronson Reed talked about his release from the company and what Shawn Michaels said to him…

“I got to speak with Shawn (Michaels) right after my release. He actually texted me, very shocked, and just said ‘you’ve got to show them that was a mistake. Keep working.’ It was not something that we saw coming. I was speaking with him at the previous tapings about future storylines and where we were heading. In my mind, creative already had plans for me until the end of the year. So I got to speak with him. I didn’t get to speak with Hunter (Triple H) after my release. He was obviously big in my development in NXT. He’s going through some things at the moment, so I’m not too sure on that front. But all the other producers and coaches did reach out to me, which was really nice.”

Reed also talked about the changes to the NXT brand…

“We were told a few weeks prior that there was going to be a change. What it was going to be, we weren’t too sure. We were told the direction is they are looking for younger talent. Myself, I only just last month had my birthday. I’m 33 years old, I’m not too old yet. We were told they were looking for younger talent and athletes rather than independent wrestlers. A bunch of us main TV guys were brought into a room and given that sort of discussion. That was from Hunter and Shawn, and they did seem a little bit taken aback that obviously Vince was going to start taking more control of NXT. But that’s what we were told. I didn’t think that it be a whole overhaul of how the show looks and everything.” (quotes courtesy of WrestlingInc.com)