“It’s tough” – Grayson Waller, Zilla Fatu, and Cruz Montana’s Addition Took Pressure Off The NXT Men’s Division, Says WWE Legend

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Speaking on the Busted Open podcast, Michaels opened up about the challenges the NXT men’s division had to face and how the pressure was taken off them with the addition of three major names. He also credited the women’s division.

“The men understood the challenge that was in front of them, and like I said, with the additions we have, I think it also, in a strange way, it challenged everybody but I also feel like it took a lot of pressure off of our men’s division to where they now understood, like, oh, okay, this is going to take time. Yes, we can do this. It’s tough. I think for a lot of ‘em, it was their first time just really seeing us being stripped away of so much talent, and you’re kind of just shell-shocked for a little bit… It’s like being off after an injury. You still wonder is it gonna be the same when I come back from injury? Can I still get in there and do that? But then you gotta get in there. You get that first one under your belt and you realize, okay, yeah, this is the same stuff that I’ve always been doing… It just takes time to get into your comfort zone again but that’s what our men’s division has done, and obviously our ladies are who they are which is fantastic.” [H/T: Fightful]

Grayson Waller, Zilla Fatu, and Cruz Montana Will Challenge For The NXT Championship

Grayson Waller, Zilla Fatu, and Cruz Montana will challenge for Tony D’Angelo’s NXT Championship at Heatwave.

Zilla Fatu crashed the No. 1 Contender’s Match between Waller and Montana, and eventually got added to the title match, making it a Fatal Four-Way. D’Angelo has been champion since April 2026, when he won the title at NXT Stand & Deliver. The odds are stacked against him at Heatwave.