6 Things you need to know about TJ Perkins

4: Shawn Michaels, Eddie Guerrero and the original Tiger Mask are his all-time favourites

TJ Perkins defeated Gran Metalik in the final of the Cruiserweight Classic

Being a smaller guy himself, Perkins is similar to a lot of the wrestlers for WWE’s New Era who idolized smaller wrestlers while growing up. Amongst TJ Perkins favourite wrestlers growing up are legendary Hall of Famer Shawn Michaels, the late great Eddie Guerrero and Japanese wrestling legend Tiger Mask.

When asked about working with Shawn Michaels backstage in an interview with TJRWrestling.net Podcast, Perkins said:

“I wanted to tell him the whole time that my Mount Rushmore is your face four times (laughs)… or maybe three times and then Eddie (Guerrero) on the end. There’s not a lot of people that I would hold in the same regard.”