Shawn Michaels Says Dakota Kai Is A ‘Special One’

WWE Hall of Famer the Heartbreak Kid Shawn Michaels recently praised Dakota Kai, who is one of the regular names in the NXT right now. For six years the professional wrestler from New Zealand is doing an excellent job in WWE.

Shawn Michaels who is a WWE Legend and a four times former WWE World Champion is currently the writer and producer for the WWE NXT and WWE NXT UK. Among a lot of NXT wrestlers, the Kiwi professional wrestler also received coachings from the Heartbreak Kid and Michaels is pretty impressed with her.

Shawn Michaels Says Dakota Kai Is A ‘Special One’

Dakota Kai started her WWE career as a jobber in the NXT. Slowly but steadily she was proving her worth and showing what she was actually capable of. She was a participant in the inaugural Mae Young Classic. She failed to win the tournament but she was quite impressive in it.

In 2017, Dakota Kai made her NXT debut and from the very first day, she has been doing excellently. For four long years, she is a regular performer in the NXT and currently, she is teamed up with Raquel Gonzalez. Along with Gonzalez, she won the NXT women’s Tag Team Championship once, they were the inaugural NXT women’s champions.

Shawn Michaels recently spoke about her and compared to himself when he spoke to Sports Illustrated. He said;

We have an incredibly talented roster, especially our women, but look at Dakota. She’s a special one. Let’s use the WarGames match [from December] as an example. Look at the a—kicking she took, bouncing around and getting back. That’s an art, and she’s mastering it.

He says how impressed he is with Dakota’s ability to sell for her opponents:

What you see Dakota doing, I always pictured myself in that role because I wanted to Ping-Pong around the ring for my opponent. That’s one of the reasons I became who I became in the business, so watching Dakota, I am so impressed.

He says he doesn’t know if everyone appreciates Kai’s growth:

I don’t want to say she feels under the radar, but I don’t know if everyone gets or appreciates everything Dakota Kai does and everything she brings to the table. She is such a workhorse. She’s really helped propel Raquel, and I keep going back to that WarGames match. She is unbelievable, and doesn’t think twice about the sacrifice that is involved and necessary. She works to the hilt, which is hard not to like and appreciate.