Shawn Michaels praises WWE NXT's Trick Williams & Carmelo Hayes

Shawn Michaels believes Trick Williams and Carmelo Hayes are "so deserving" of their main event spot at NXT Stand & Deliver.

It was confirmed today that the grudge match between Williams and Hayes will headline NXT Stand & Deliver during WrestleMania weekend. During an appearance on Busted Open Radio, Michaels said the main event spot is something that Williams and Hayes have both earned.

Michaels said it's been a joy to work with Williams and Hayes. When Hayes came into NXT, he and Michaels "hit it off right off the bat." Michaels credited Williams for being one of the hardest workers they have.

Michaels believes the friends-turned-rivals storyline with Williams and Hayes is the most intriguing story in NXT right now. Michaels would argue that it's the most intriguing story in NXT history:

I dearly love both those two young men with all my heart. They have been fantastic. They’re a joy to the coaches - and not just me, to everybody in NXT and the Performance Center. And obviously have earned this spot at WrestleMania [weekend] - at Stand & Deliver, as the main event. This is the deepest, most passionate, most intriguing storyline in NXT and I would argue in NXT history. And this is so deserving of the main event, and these two guys earned it every step of the way and I’m happy that they’re getting this opportunity. 

Michaels said the chemistry between Williams and Hayes was "so natural from the get-go." Williams and Hayes were originally paired together as allies before Hayes turned against Williams.

The Williams vs. Hayes story was documented in a Prime Target vignette that aired on NXT this week: