Dave has been a website writer for WrestleTalk since October 2022, having previously written for Den of Geek, among a number of wrestling, movie and television-related sites. WWEAn early gimmick employed by a now-former WWE star was the creative brainchild of the Hall of Famer Shawn Michaels. With Joe Gacy having signed with WWE in August 2020, Michaels would be the man who gifted him the “safe space” gimmick he would use in September of the following year. ADVERTISEMENTThe Need For ChangeFrom its first event in February 2014 to September 2021, WWE NXT was the ‘black and gold’ themed brand, a developmental pathway to Raw and SmackDown. Change, however, is a necessary element when it comes to progress, and not every change will land or be as easily accepted.