WWE NXT star Dakota Kai recently did a Q&A with WWE.com and below are some highlights:

WWE.COM: What current WWE Superstars did you cross paths with before coming to NXT?

KAI: Having worked the independent scene for almost decade, there are a few that I knew prior to being here. Ruby Riott and I used to be tag team champions back in SHIMMER (an all-women’s wrestling organization), Sarah Logan was in Japan during my first Japanese tour, and AJ Styles did a seminar that I attended back in New Zealand years ago. Along with those names, I have also previously met 99 percent of the NXT Superstars that had wrestled on the independent scene.

WWE.COM: You’ve mentioned that you watched WWE Hall of Famer Shawn Michaels as a child. What’s it like working with him at the WWE Performance Center?

KAI: It still blows my mind that this is even a thing. He’s such a wealth of knowledge and even seeing him around the Performance Center is crazy. Working with someone who you used to watch — I don’t think I’ll ever really get used to that. We are lucky to have him here at NXT.

WWE.COM: What’s been one of your favorite moments in NXT so far?

KAI: One of my favorite moments would have to be watching Steffanie Newell finally get back in the ring after her knee injury which sidelined her for 10 months. There were so many emotions and seeing a friend finally become reacquainted with their passion after such a hardship is a joy to watch.