Trent Seven loves working for D-X (Credit: WWE)

NXT UK superstar Trent Seven is living the dream – and he still can’t believe D-Generation X are his bosses.

The Brummie wrestler is a huge part of the British branch of WWE’s black and gold brand – which is run under the watchful eyes of Paul “Triple H” Levesque, Shawn Michaels and “Road Dogg” Jesse James – and he admitted his career has taken a very surreal turn over the last few years.

Speaking to Metro.co.uk during a conference call ahead of tonight’s NXT UK debut on Paramount, he said: ‘Over Christmas I went back to my hometown of sunny Wolverhampton, and obviously you spend a bit of time back at the old pubs. I was seeing old school friends, and someone asked me if I was still doing the wrestling – and I was like, “Yeah, yeah I’m still doing the wrestling”.

D-Generation X run NXT and NXT UK (Credit: WWE)

‘They go, “Oh who are you working for now?” And I just had to reply with “D-X”, because that’s who I work for. I work for Shawn Michaels, Triple H and Road Dogg Jesse James – and that is my life, which is the most incredible and amazing answer to a question I’ve ever had to give.’




Over the past decade, the 38-year-old star – who has been a big name across the UK in promotions like Fight Club: Pro, Insane Championship Wrestling and PROGRESS since making his debut in 2010 – has honed his craft, and now he’s relishing learning from the best in the game.

‘I just don’t think there’s a team of people that you’d ever dream of working under that would be any more perfect for the development of someone in NXT or NXT UK,’ he added.

‘All three of them came all the way through the systems, working their way up from the bottom to the top, and all three of them did numerous WrestleManias.

‘Between Shawn and Triple H you’ve got two of arguably the greatest of all time. With the learning curve for NXT and NXT UK, I think it’s been made so much steeper by having such wise minds guide us.’

Despite the challenges of working under such huge names, Trent – who also frequently appears alongside his Moustache Mountain tag team partner Tyler Bate – has found the experience ‘invaluable’, with the Heartbreak Kid seeing NXT UK as his own passion project.

He admitted: ‘Having the opportunity to have Shawn over here to just guide us and point us in the right direction, give us feedback, just little tips that he can add to our performances – it’s obviously invaluable and something I’m very, very proud to be say it’s part of my job.’

* WWE NXT UK starts Wednesday 5th February at 11:45pm on Paramount Network.

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