Adam Cole Says His Bond With Shawn Michaels Played A Big Factor In His Decision To Leave NXT

Adam Cole knows there are pros and cons to almost every decision in life, and he had to learn that the hard way when making one of the biggest decisions of his life to leave WWE and NXT for All Elite Wrestling.

Adam Cole recently appeared on Rasslin’ with Brandon Walker of Barstool Sports and would delve into just how much his relationship with WWE Hall of Famer Shawn Michaels factored into his decision. Cole explained that not wanting to step away from working with Michaels was a major factor in his decision, but he’s happy that they’ve still maintained contact despite his employment status changing.

“That 1000 percent was a factor and a big one. To this day, I do still have that relationship with Shawn. But again, I look at him as the greatest professional wrestler of all time, at least for what I like in pro wrestling. Whether he was babyface or a heel on the microphone, my favorite thing about Shawn was, when you look at him, you can say a lot of people’s best matches were with Shawn Michaels and that’s the ultimate compliment to Shawn Michaels.

“He was so incredibly helpful in so many different ways and I really did form a friendship with him as well. So, the idea of not seeing him every week or working with him every week was a tough pill to swallow for me. Because again, I idolize him, but fortunately we have still been able to stay in contact, which is amazing. But yeah, when I was sitting there weighing the pros and cons of what I wanted to do, the idea of not being around Shawn anymore was a factor, yeah.”

Walker then went on to put over Michaels’ ability to work with wrestlers of any size, and Adam Cole went on to talk about how Michaels could do it all in the ring, adding that he was an underrated promo as well.

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