Appearing on Busted Open Radio, Cruz was asked how long he would like to stay in NXT before moving to the main roster. I’m going to go with the flow. I’m going to harvest as much knowledge as I possibly can, whether it’s six months, eight months, or twelve months. For me, to be able to learn from him and take in that knowledge, however long I can do it, I’m going to do it,” said Cruz. Cruz is a former two-time TNA Champion who appeared on NXT TV as the TNA Champion.