Shawn Michaels says he was jealous that the WWE main roster got to use Jordynne Grace in the Royal Rumble earlier this year.

The TNA Knockouts Champion was revealed as Roxanne Perez’s opponent for NXT Battleground on last night’s show. Michaels revealed what led to Grace being brought into NXT during a recent interview with Adrian Hernandez.

“I’ve been very public about being a fan of Jordynne Grace. I expressed to Hunter privately that I was very jealous that he had her for the Rumble. And he owed me one, he owed me a big one,” Michaels said.

“We’re thrilled to have her for Battleground and we’re thrilled to have her next week.”

Michaels was asked about Grace’s Rumble appearance during a media call to promote Vengeance Day in February. He responded that he’d “always wondered if (Grace) would be interested in coming to NXT” but never reached out to her, assuming she would be unable to since she’s under contract with TNA.

NXT Battleground takes place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas on June 9. Michaels says everyone at NXT is honored to be the first brand to run a WWE show in the venue.

“For NXT to be the first brand to be out there in the UFC Apex is just really, really big for us. And we are just so honored to get to be the brand that gets to launch that,” he continued.

The full interview is available below.