The Irish Ace has fans in high places (Credit: WWE)

For many WWE superstars, receiving high praise from living legends could be a bit daunting – but not Jordan Devlin.

The reigning NXT Cruiserweight champion – who won the title in January at Worlds Collide in a Fatal 4 Way against Travis Banks, Isaiah “Swerve” Scott, and Angel Garza – has been earmarked by D-X’s Triple H and Shawn Michaels as one to watch, and he is determined to repay their faith with his performances in the ring.

Speaking to Metro.co.uk, he said: ‘Pressure is part of it. There’s no more pressure you can put on me than the pressure I put on myself go out perform every time I go out there.

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

‘I’ve got my childhood heroes – Triple H and Shawn Michaels – going out to the media and telling everyone I’m the one to watch on this brand.




‘I know that every time I go out to the ring I’ve got to deliver and show everybody they backed a winner!’

The Irish Ace – who has been competing across the NXT, NXT UK and 205 Live brands since winning the gold – has been backing himself as the most improved wrestler in the world, and he thinks learning from the best has helped him.

‘It’s been an unbelievable couple of years for me, being in the WWE system – and the improvement you’ve seen from me isn’t a coincidence,’ he insisted.

‘It’s a result of being able to go to the WWE Performance Centre, work with all the coaches and the producers. That’s what’s helped me evolve my game, and step up and become what I am today.’

During his reign – before the current disruption to WWE’s schedule as a result of the coronavirus pandemic – Devlin had been getting used to the schedule of the three brands.

Jordan Devlin is shooting for the stars (Credit: WWE)

However, he admitted the prospect of also adding Raw and SmackDown into the mix might be a bit of a leap.

‘Shawn Michaels said he wants to see me defend the title across three brands,’ he said. ‘That’s probably all I can handle at the moment. I don’t think anybody on the roster is on all five brands!’

Although superstars like Murphy – a former Cruiserweight champ himself – have previously hit out at 205 Live’s placement after SmackDown, Devlin doesn’t see it as an issue.

He insisted: ‘Every time I go out, I’m going to put on the best match that I can and send people home happy.

‘It doesn’t matter if I’m first, last, or somewhere in the middle. If you see Jordan Devlin, you know you’re going to be watching on a good match.’

*NXT airs every Wednesday night at 1am on BT Sport 1, with NXT UK airing on Thursdays at 10pm on BT Sport 1. Both are available weekly on the WWE Network.

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