Carmelo Hayes learned a lot from Shawn Michaels during his time in WWE NXT. WWE Superstar Carmelo Hayes recently spoke with Steven Muelhausen of Sports Illustrated. When asked what he learned from Shawn Michaels during his time in NXT,

Speaking on The Masked Man Show, Carmelo Hayes revealed that Shawn Michaels is more outwardly emotive with his creative direction and desire to implement a specific vision, whereas Triple H is more reserved.

Andrade and Carmelo Hayes will continue their rivalry on the September 27 episode of WWE SmackDown. Andrade previously beat Hayes in the fifth match in their series on the September 13 episode. The following week,

Carmelo Hayes believes his rivalry with Andrade on SmackDown is far from over. WWE Superstar Carmelo Hayes recently spoke with Steven Muelhausen of Sports Illustrated. When asked about his series of matches with Andrade on SmackDown,

Speaking with Steven Muehlhausen for The Takedown on Sports Illustrated, Carmelo Hayes was asked about his feud with Andrade culminating on the September 13th episode of WWE SmackDown, and he teased that it wasn't finished.

Andrade and Carmelo Hayes will continue their series on next week’s WWE SmackDown. The sixth bout in the ongoing series between Andrade and Hayes was officially announced for the Friday, September 27 WWE SmackDown during this week’s episode.

WWE Superstar Carmelo Hayes discussed the differences in creative leadership between Triple H and Shawn Michaels.

On the first "SmackDown" on the USA Network, Carmelo Hayes & Andrade wrestled the fifth match in their series, with Andrade getting the win and a US title shot.

Before the final segment occurred, the final match featured Carmelo Hayes and Andrade in what has been a memorable best of five series. Despite coming up short (for now), Hayes is seen by pundits as one of the key building blocks in the future of WWE.