WWE Hall of Famer Shawn Michaels spoke with ESPN this week to promote his new movie, The Resurrection of Gavin Stone. Topics discussed include whether or not WWE has approached him to get back in the ring, his dream opponent if he did ever wrestle another match, AJ Styles wanting to face him and more.
The Royal Rumble is fast approaching and it’s clear that HBK won’t be coming out of retirement to wrestle one more match in front of his hometown crowd at San Antonio’s Alamodome. Fans have wondered for years if we’ll ever get a chance to see Michaels wrestle again, but it turns out he’s never been approached about it.
“It’s funny because the two guys who really make the decisions, which is Vince [McMahon] and Hunter [Paul ‘Triple H’ Levesque], in seven years have never even approached me. I guess I’m semi-amused that people think ‘Vince is saying this’ and whatnot because those are the two people that understand why and respect why I retired and understood it.”
Shawn Michaels will probably never wrestle again, but that hasn’t stopped him from thinking about which WWE Superstar he’d want to wrestle if he did stage a comeback.
“I look at Samoa Joe and I’ve told him a number of times that I see his stuff at NXT and think to myself, ‘Man, I could have a great deal of fun with you.’ He’s a guy I have sort of enjoyed, and one of those sleeper guys that no one talks about.
“We have contrasting styles. I get that everybody wants to see me and AJ or Seth or Dolph [Ziggler]. From my standpoint, I think really telling a great story out there [is most important]. I could do it with a guy like Samoa Joe. His stuff looks really good, and sometimes he just looks like he’s beating the tar out of somebody.”
Check out the full interview at ESPN.com.
