Booker T Explains Why He Is Happy Carmelo Hayes Is Still In NXT

Booker T shared his thought on the NXT Champion.

During a recent edition of his Hall of Fame podcast, Booker T, who also serves as one of the voices of NXT, shared his assessment of Carmelo Hayes, agreeing with one of the listeners who suggested that something is still missing from the NXT Champ’s presentation.

“He is him. The dude is good, man. Carmelo is good. I can agree with you as far as something being missing as well. I totally understand exactly where you’re coming from as far as that goes. The thing is, I think maybe it’s just having that ability to just go out and beat up somebody flawlessly. Wrestling someone is one thing, but going out and beating a guy up is something totally different. Carmelo maybe needs to think about raising his game as far as that goes. As far as knowing how to go out there and really tattoo someone and really make the fans feel like that person is really being tattooed. I can’t really get too deep into what I mean about that kind of stuff because, again, I’m like a magician, it’s about keeping your tricks real close to the bag. Carmelo is next level talent but that’s one of the reasons I’m happy he still is in NXT because he’s a work in progress. He’s a diamond in the rough that just needs to be polished,” Booker said.

In the main event of the May 30 episode of WWE NXT, Carmelo Hayes defeated Noam Dar to retain the NXT Championship. After the bell, Baron Corbin made a surprise run in, attacked Hayes and standing tall with the NXT Championship as the show came to a close. 

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