Shawn Michaels Praises Tyrese Haliburton For ‘Hell Of A Job’ At WWE NXT

(Photo : Maddie Meyer/Getty Images) BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS – Tyrese Haliburton (#0) of the Indiana Pacers dribbles the ball during the second quarter in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Finals against the Boston Celtics at TD Garden on May 23, 2024 in Boston, Massachusetts.

Tyrese Haliburton made an appearance at WWE NXT on Tuesday, and The Heartbreak Kid himself praised the NBA player for a job well done.

The Indiana Pacers star was in Orlando, Florida, to help facilitate the contract signing between WWE Superstars Ethan Page and Trick Williams for the upcoming NXT Championship.

Other Pacers players accompanied Haliburton, but it was the NBA All-Star who took the mic and the centerstage at the event.

He even poked fun at the Orlando crowd, which booed him and his teammates.

“I would boo too if I had to be an Orlando Magic fan,” he said.

After the event, Haliburton was seen backstage with Shawn Michaels, WWE Senior Vice President of Talent Development Creative and head of NXT. HBK praised the Olympic gold medalist for a “tremendous hell of a job” and asked him if he enjoyed his short WWE appearance.

“Yeah, it was a lot of fun,” Haliburton, who was wearing a Heartbreak Kid shirt answered.

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WWE Events in Indianapolis

Haliburton’s NXT appearance is hyping fans for several WWE events in Indiana

In June, the WWE announced that it will be hosting three of its biggest wrestling events in Indianapolis: WrestleMania, SummerSlam, and Royal Rumble.  

These will start on February 1, 2025, with the WWE Royal Rumble at the Lucas Oil Stadium. The two other events will happen in the same arena over the next few years.

Additional shows like Raw, Smackdown, and NXT will also have live events in arenas across Indiana.

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