Shinsuke Nakamura was recently interviewed by Steve of Going In Raw. This was at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando. Nakamura spoke on a variety of topics during the interview.
An interesting part was when Nakamura was asked who he would like to wrestle. He ended up picking Velveteen Dream and shared some advice that he gave to him while they were in NXT together.
Here is what Nakamura said (h/t to Ringside News for the quote below):
“Patrick. Velveteen Dream. He [has] found something. I remember I gave him advice when I was in NXT. At that time, he was still looking for his own character, right before he became Velveteen Dream. Patrick- he did too much. He has [done] a bunch of wrestling matches now, and a lot of moves. Just my opinion- so the audience can’t remember if a wrestler does too much- a lot of moves.
[They have to make] one strong impression- so maybe tag matches in NXT or a road trip after the whole show, people will remember his character. [Beyond] the other matches they watched, they would remember the purple guy; crazy moving. That is one of the keys.”
It is safe to say that Velveteen Dream listened to that advice. He is always one of the most talked about performers after an NXT Takeover event.
Your thoughts on Nakamura’s comments?
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