WWEA former WWE star has opened up about a conversation he had with Shawn Michaels during his recent return to NXT. Speaking with Denise Salcedo, Ali – who currently represents TNA Wrestling – revealed that he and Shawn Michaels had a very positive conversation backstage at WWE NXT. It’s Shawn Michaels, he doesn’t need to say these things. “Yeah, you can knock on me like, ‘Ali’s the guy who got right here and never quite (broke through)’, but hey, if I got Shawn Michaels’ approval, I’m good with that. Ali previously revealed that Shawn Michaels made a last-minute change to his return promo on NXT.