TM61 On Overcoming Injury Setbacks in 2017, Why They Were Not in Rhythm, Changing Their Style to Avoid Injuries

WWE NXT tag team TM61 recently spoke with WWE.com and below are some interview highlights:

On injury setbacks in 2017:

“In NXT, both of us have been injured at times where it cost us some major momentum,” Miller said. “While frustrating, you really learn a lot about yourself and your partner when you are standing still and unable to compete.”

On changing their style to avoid further injuries:

“The trainers at the WWE Performance Center would work on stretching and flexibility with me, getting the motion back,” he explained. “Then, slowly, we did more and more things to improve the strength. It took about half a year before I was getting back into more regular gym-based exercises for my knee. The injury forced us to expand our minds and work on strategies and techniques that could work around the fact that I might not be as strong as before. We are relying less on power and strength, and more on our experience to give us an advantage as more new talent joins the ranks of NXT.”

On getting back on track in 2018:

“Shane and I have asked ourselves recently how we’ve changed in the last year,” Miller revealed. “I can tell you that we’ve watched tape of ourselves from last year, and we don’t even recognize who we see. We were hurt, our confidence was shot and we weren’t in rhythm. We felt like we were being who we thought we were supposed to be, and not committed to being ourselves.”