It appears WWE Hall of Famer Shawn Michaels will be lacing up the boots once again. In recent months, we’ve been covering that WWE wants Shawn Michaels to come out of retirement. HBK himself acknowledged incessant “one more match” chants during a recent appearance on RAW with The Undertaker. According to the Wrestling Observer, Michael’s upcoming appearance at Super Show-Down is to set up his official comeback match.

At Super Show-Down, Triple H vs. The Undertaker is being billed as the final chapter of their storied rivalry. Much like John Cena vs. The Rock’s “Once in a Lifetime” match WrestleMania XXVIII, we know by now – there is no finality in pro wrestling. If the Observer report is accurate, Triple H and The Undertaker will be standing on opposite sides of the ring once again just weeks later. The current plan for WWE Crown Jewel is for Shawn Michaels to team with Triple H against The Undertaker and Kane.

HBK Returns

This will be Michael’s first bout in 8 years. HBK lost in a retirement match against The Undertaker at WrestleMania 26 and he has vowed to honor that stipulation. The exact monetary offer for Michael’s was not revealed however Brock Lesnar will perform at the show for a 7-figure sum, so the potential payday is lucrative. The actual revenue that WWE could be potentially gaining from the Saudi Arabia shows is huge. The exact number will not be available until the fourth quarter earnings are revealed in January/February but it is believed to be in the $40-45 million dollar range.

One and Done?

It is also unclear as to whether this will be Michaels’ one and only bout. The lure of returning for a run against some top-tier talent such as AJ Styles could be right up HBK’s alley. Hopefully if the ‘Showstopper’ is still in good ring shape we could see some dream match type scenarios.

The other officially confirmed bout for the ‘Crown Jewel’ show is the main event. WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns will be defending against Brock Lesnar and Braun Strowman. Lesnar recently returned at the Hell In a Cell PPV and interfered in the main event.

WWE Hall Of Famer Jim Ross took to his podcast, The Ross Report, and commented on this week’s Monday Night RAW. Ross touched on the segment between The Undertaker and Shawn Michaels.

Many believe the angle could be teasing a future match between the pair again. Ross said that the two legends put on the best segment he has seen on WWE TV in some time:

“The thing that stood out the most to me on Monday Night RAW, and I don’t know what would be second, and that sounds like I’m knocking the show, but I’m really not! I thought The Undertaker/Shawn Michaels business was so much better than anything that I have seen on television.

“I thought the Becky Lynch and Charlotte [Flair] business at times has been extremely good because it feels real; it’s organic; I get it. But, boy, this took me back.” Ross later added, “The Undertaker and Shawn Michaels stole RAW. They stole the show.

“They’re so far ahead in making an emotional attachment than some of their peers, might I say most of their peers on their team, it’s not even funny. These guys are what you would say is over. They’re really over. And it’s a lot easier to support your guy if he’s ‘over,’ either as a villain or as a hero.

“And to get over you’ve got to get on a roll. At some point, these guys have got to get on major extended rolls, R-O-L-L-S, rolls. So we’ll see how that works out for the rest of the roster. Bottom line, ‘HBK’ and Undertaker were amazing.”

Neither The Undertaker or Michaels are in the prime of their careers anymore. Their best matches are likely behind them given their ages, but Ross still thinks they can put on a quality match in WWE:

“I had the privilege of being there for WrestleMania 25, 26, and many prior to that, with those guys and Triple H, so I’ve had a lot of experience with those three men and their matches.” Ross recalled, “I think one of the best matches I ever called or ever saw was Triple H and Shawn when Shawn came back fro his four-year hiatus!

“It was awesome! I mean, it was textbook. He didn’t miss a damn beat, so anyone that thinks that Shawn and The Undertaker couldn’t have a good match, think again please. And if the glass is always going to be a half empty, they’re not in their prime. Well, no s–t. They’re not in their prime.

“Wow, what a revelation! Of course they’re not in their prime physically. Mentally, I suggest to you, they’re probably the best they’ve ever been mentally to tell a story, to bring you in, to captivate you, to capture your attention. It’s done psychologically more often than not. I just think that they can give us a great match if and when it’s going to happen.”

Finally, if the match were to happen, Ross thinks WrestleMania 35 would be the perfect location:

“If we said Undertaker and Shawn were going to be figured in some way at WrestleMania in New York City [New York], MetLife [Stadium], whatever, New Jersey, everything, you guys know.”

“That would be huge! That’s huge! That’s huge. It’s going to sell out anyway no matter who’s wrestling. The name, the brand, the event sells out. The card sells pay-per-views and [WWE] Network subscriptions. That’s why the card [has] got to be extraordinary for these extraordinary events, these tentpole events.

“And that’s why I think that there is a better than average chance. You don’t develop this much time on television without going somewhere with it.

“Why make me think that that could happen and give me that great of a sales job to measure my level of anticipation and enthusiasm regarding the storyline without somewhere down the road being able to deliver it? So time will tell.”

On Monday’s RAW, WWE Hall of Famer Shawn Michaels spoke candidly about the possibility of coming out of retirement. Michaels said every time he is in a WWE arena, the crowds chant for, “one more match.” He has resisted those calls out of respect to The Undertaker, but the Dead Man implied that if Michaels does wrestle again, it should be against him.

According to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, there is more to this situation than meets the eye. Dave Meltzer writes, “The working idea internally right now is that Michaels is coming out of retirement. Right now it is not for a singles match, and it is targeted, if not scheduled, for Saudi Arabia on 11/2.”

HBK’s Retirement

Shawn Michaels has been retired from in-ring competition for the better part of eight years after losing to The Undertaker at Wrestlemania XXVI.

The added stipulation to their clash was that if Michaels were to lose to The Undertaker, he would have to retire from wrestling.

HBK accepted the challenge, stating with confidence that if he could not end the streak, there was no reason why his career should continue.

Undertaker’s Raw Return

Michaels has always been vocal about staying retired, but this past Monday night on Raw, he found himself standing opposite his old foe, The Undertaker.

There to give his support for his best friend Triple H, HBK warned ‘Taker that Triple H was still the “Cerebral Assassin,” and that this upcoming matchup at Super Showdown was a bad matchup for the Dead Man.

During this confrontation, The Undertaker had some critical words for HBK. “You chose Triple H because I took the one thing from you that was most important: your career.”

Michaels fired back, stating, “I have stayed away and stayed true to my retirement because I am a man of my word. Because I am a man of honour. A man of integrity. I have stayed away and stayed retired out of respect for the system, out of respect for them [the fans], and most importantly, I have stayed retired out of respect for you. Out of respect. Respect for The Undertaker.”

The Undertaker took this opportunity to get underneath Michaels’ skin by asking if it was fear that kept him away from the ring, before declaring that, if it came to it, he would put HBK down “all over again.”

The prospect of Michaels coming out of retirement is bound to leave fans with mixed feelings. His was an exit that appeared final, given the numerous opportunities HBK has had in the past to return that he declined. WWE Super Show-Down takes place in Melbourne Australia on October 6th 2018.

What do you think? Do you want to see HBK up against The Undertaker, one last time?

We noted before how it was rumored that Shawn Michaels would not only appear at the upcoming Super Showdown from Australia, but he will also play a role in the announced Triple H vs. Undertaker match at the show.

Now Wrestling Observer Live has confirmed these reports, and it reveals that Michaels is actually being advertised as the special guest referee for this bout locally.

It’s worth mentioning here that Shawn Michaels made his WWE return during the latest episode of Monday Night Raw where he was expected to hype up the upcoming bout between the two WWE legends.

However, Undertaker also showed up during the segment, and the Dead Man went on to talk about how he defeated Shawn and ended his career at WrestleMania 26.

After this segment, a lot of people have been wondering what it could mean, and some like Sean Waltman believe that the company was planting seeds for a future match between these two.

With The Heartbreak Kid expected to play a part in Taker’s upcoming match, the big question is if he can get involved in the bout in a way which sets him up for a future match with the Phenom.

Would you like to see Shawn Michaels coming out of retirement and facing Undertaker in a bout? Let us know your thoughts in the comment section below.

No one stays retired. It’s one of the running gags that is prevalent throughout wrestling history. Ric Flair, Terry Funk, Mick Foley…they all returned. One man who has kept his word? Shawn Michaels.

HBK is arguably the greatest superstar to ever step into a WWE ring. The legendary career of Michaels and his show-stopping performances at WrestleMania events throughout history can only be matched by one man: The Undertaker. This past week on RAW featured the return of both HBK and ‘Taker to our screens, the former to cement his opinion that Triple H would defeat his longtime rival, or “cerebrally assassinate” to steal a phrase. This brought out The Deadman who brought up the WrestleMania history of all three men, confirming his dominance at the Showcase of the Immortals.

Why Tease With No Payoff?

The way that the segment ran played out like a very elaborate tease. It has been reported in the past that Vince McMahon loathes segments that tease impossible scenarios. Such as the Steve Austin podcast incident where he was goaded by Paul Heyman into seemingly challenging Brock Lesnar to a Texas Deathmatch…so would a scripted show like RAW have this ‘tease’ without merit? It’s possible, but why would you try something like this if it leads to nothing? WWE does have history in this department so it IS possible.

The question is, should HBK return to the ring? Yes and no. Yes because he is one of the greatest ever. No because it would need to be against The Undertaker. We really don’t need to see that match again do we? After two of the greatest WrestleMania matches ever do we need to retread that well worn path?

Rumors were floating that Michaels and AJ Styles could have a match for the WWE Championship at the Royal Rumble in 2017. It caused a huge buzz and there at least a slim chance that it could happen. The hype for this potential match was unreal and it could’ve been a real crowning moment in Styles’ career. However as Michaels stated in his RAW promo, he is a man of his word and he would not come out of retirement.

What’s The Likelihood?

Triple H and Undertaker will battle for the final time at the Showdown event in Australia in October. Michaels will probably be involved in some way but will it lead to one final HBK vs Taker match? If Undertaker truly decides that he wants to hang up his boots at next year’s WrestleMania (how many times have you seen that phrase over the years?) then could Michaels be the man to retire him? It would make for a fantastic moment to see HBK back in the ring but would this best be served for a new up and coming Superstar to give Undertaker his last hurrah?

Whatever happens, if we get one more Shawn Michaels match then it would be a spectacle we never expected. Seeing one of the greatest ever go at it one final time can’t be considered a bad thing. If Undertaker wants to retire against Shawn Michaels then they can both ride off into the sunset.

Here’s to WrestleMania 35, a decade after the greatest match in Mania history…one final time.

Shawn Michaels is set to make his WWE return during next week’s episode of Monday Night Raw, and if some latest rumors are to be believed, then this won’t be his only TV appearance in near future.

WWE announced on Raw this week that the Heartbreak Kid will return to the company in order to promote the upcoming Super Showdown match between Undertaker and Triple H.

Though this is not the only event Shawn is scheduled for, and the former World Champion is being advertised for the upcoming WWE Super Showdown from Australia as well.

This has started speculations that Michaels can play a role in the upcoming bout between The Game and The Dead Man and rumor is that he could be the special guest referee for the bout.

It’s worth mentioning here that the former DX Member was also the guest referee when these two last competed against each other in a Hell In A Cell match at WrestleMania 28 and the company could be trying to recreate the moment.

Since the Undertaker is also expected to be on the show, it wouldn’t be a surprise if we see a confrontation between him and Shawn Michaels this Monday Night on Raw.

Shawn Michaels is returning to WWE television at next week’s Raw from Columbus, Ohio at the Schottenstein Center. This will be the first appearance by Michaels since RAW’s 25th Anniversary special back in January.

The Heartbreak Kid will be at Raw next week to hype the upcoming showdown between Triple H and The Undertaker at WWE Super Show-Down. At one point, Michaels was rumored to be the special guest referee for the match. Triple H referenced Michaels in his promo on Raw last week, so it appears he could have some role at the Australian stadium show.

• Shawn Michaels Addresses the Possibility of Getting Back into the WWE Ring

Legends Weigh In on Triple H vs. Undertaker

As seen on this week’s show, WWE aired a video package of various Hall of Famers giving their predictions for the Triple H vs. Undertaker match. Those WWE Legends included Kevin Nash, Ric Flair, Mick Foley and former WWE World Heavyweight Champion Christian. You can see the video below.

WWE Super Show-Down pay-per-view event takes place on Saturday, October 6, 2018 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) in Melbourne, Australia. It will air on the WWE Network.

Shawn Michaels officially ‘left the building’ back in 2010 when he announced his retirement from in ring competition in WWE but now eight years later, is there a chance he might consider a return to action?

While Michaels has never actually walked away from working with WWE, he’s only made occasional appearances in the ring like when he delivered his ‘Sweet Chin Music’ to a couple of people at WrestleMania 32.

Lately, Michaels has primarily been working as a WWE ambassador while helping his real life best friend Triple H promote brands like NXT internationally. Even at 53, Michaels can never go too far before somebody asks about the possibility that he could get back into the ring and mix it up with the next generation of superstars.

“I always try to explain it to people, if you take me as a younger version and put me in with those guys, of course it would be a blast, but at the same time I’d like to be the younger version of me and be in the ring with a Harley Race or a Buddy Rogers. But none of those things can really happen in real life,” Michaels said in a recent interview with “Inside the Ropes”.

“To put me in a singles match at WrestleMania, I was always thrilled to do it but it’s a very strenuous, it’s a very anxious, there’s a lot that goes into it, the anxiety. Once you get in there, and especially when it’s done, it’s phenomenal but the getting ready for it is 100-percent work and I don’t know that I want to put myself or my family through that, to go out there and try to steal the show at 53 for God’s sake.”

While Michaels quickly shot down the idea of getting in the ring with the new generation of athletes who are currently occupying the majority of the WWE roster, he had a different opinion about potentially appearing with the superstars closer to his era.

Obviously, Michaels is never going to return to any kind of full time schedule again but he didn’t shut the door on the possibility of mixing it up with somebody a little closer to his age.

“It’s a whole different ball of wax if somebody says do you [and Triple H] want to go down and work with some other 40-plus year old guys or 50 and mess around and be silly’. That doesn’t seem like work to me,” Michael stated.

“So it’s stuff like that, that I would consider. Nobody ever talks about that. It’s always me and somebody half my age.”

Would you like to see Shawn Michaels return for a legends match in WWE? Sound off in the comments and let us know!

One WWE Hall of Famer has given some high praise to a top NXT superstar.

That legend is DDP (Diamond Dallas Page) and that NXT star is NXT North American Champion Adam Cole. DDP was a recent guest on TSN 1050 Toronto to discuss various topics and in this interview, he compared Cole to WWE Hall of Famer Shawn Michaels.

DDP stated that people are comparing Cole to Michaels, which he agrees as he thinks that he could live up to that comparison down the line. He noted that for people to believe he’s Michaels right now is the same thing as people saying that young kids in the NBA have to ability to be Michael Jordan and that Cole is in the same situation due to his ability, the work ethic, and knowledge.

“He’s gonna be just a huge superstar up in the WWE. He’s getting to work with Shawn Michaels down there as well.”

Cole is slated to defend the NXT North American Title against Ricochet at the upcoming NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn IV event that takes place on Saturday, August 18, 2018 in Brooklyn, New York at the Barclays Center and will air on the WWE Network.

What are your thoughts on DDP’s comments? Sound off in the comment section.

WWE is planning to release the “Shawn Michaels: The Showstopper Unreleased” DVD later this year.

The three-disc DVD has been penciled in for late 2018 and will feature a collection of unreleased and never-before-seen matches. The footage selected dates between 1985 and 2009

Courtesy of Wrestling DVD Network, here is the content listing for the DVD that will be released on October 2, 2018:

DISC 1

WWE ‘Randy Savage Unreleased’ DVD – Full Content Revealed!
Proud of the Future

The Icon

Shawn Michaels & Tim Horner vs. Hector & Chavo Guerrero
Mid South Wrestling • January 5, 1985

Shawn Michaels vs. Jake “The Snake” Roberts
Mid South Wrestling • February 1, 1985

The Midnight Rockers vs. “Pretty Boy” Doug Sommers & “Playboy” Buddy Rose
AWA Championship Wrestling • April 1, 1986

AWA Tag Team Championship Match
The Midnight Rockers vs. “Pretty Boy” Doug Sommers & “Playboy” Buddy Rose
AWA • July 13, 1986

The Midnight Rockers vs. Dennis Stamp & Brian Knobbs
AWA • January 11, 1987

The Rocker

The Rockers vs. The Fabulous Rougeau Brothers
Prime Time Wrestling • October 25, 1988

WWE Tag Team Championship Match
The Rockers vs. Demolition
Prime Time Wrestling • November 1, 1988

The Rockers vs. The Brain Busters
Boston, MA (NESN Taping) • January 13, 1989

The Rockers vs. Hart Foundation
Hamilton, ON, Canada (Dark Match) • December 14, 1989

The Rockers vs. The Orient Express
London, ON, Canada (Dark Match; Prime Time Wrestling Taping) • April 29, 1990

The Rockers vs. Demolition
Rochester, NY (Dark Match; Wrestling Challenge Taping) • June 5, 1990

The Rockers vs. The Natural Disasters
Prime Time Wrestling • November 4, 1991

WWE Tag Team Championship Match
The Rockers vs. Legion of Doom
Superstars • December 28, 1991

DISC 2

WWE – Shawn Michaels as WWF Champion, Classic Winged Eagle Belt
The Heartbreak Kid

Shawn Michaels vs. “Superfly” Jimmy Snuka
Madison Square Garden (MSG Network Taping) • January 31, 1992

Piper’s Pit with Shawn Michaels
Syracuse, NY (Dark Match; Wrestling Challenge Taping) • April 29, 1992

WWE Intercontinental Championship Match
Shawn Michaels vs. Mr. Perfect
Phoenix, AZ (Dark Match; Wrestling Challenge Taping) • April 5, 1993

Shawn Michaels & Diesel vs. The Headshrinkers
Milwaukee, WI (Dark Match; Superstars Taping) • August 30, 1994

The Main Event

Shawn Michaels and Diesel – Face to Face
New York City, NY (WrestleMania XI Public Workout) • March 28, 1995

King of the Ring Qualifying Match
Shawn Michaels vs. King Kong Bundy
RAW • May 22, 1995

Shawn Michaels & Bret “Hitman” Hart vs. Jacob & Eli Blu
Louisville, KT (Dark Match; RAW Taping) • July 24, 1995

Six-Man Elimination Match
Shawn Michaels, Diesel & The Undertaker vs. Sycho Sid, Tatanka & Kama
Evansville, IN (Dark Match; Superstars Taping) • July 25, 1995

The Champion

Shawn Michaels vs. 1-2-3 Kid
Superstars • April 27, 1996

WWE Championship Match
Shawn Michaels vs. Stone Cold Steve Austin
Des Moines, IA (Dark Match; Superstars Taping) • April 30, 1996

WWE Championship Match
Shawn Michaels vs. Yokozuna
Kuwait City, Kuwait • May 10 1996

Shawn Michaels vs. Justin “Hawk” Bradshaw
Superstars • September 29, 1996

WWE Championship Match
Shawn Michaels vs. Vader
State College, PA (Dark Match; Superstars Taping) • September 24, 1996

WWE Championship Match
Shawn Michaels vs. Brooklyn Brawler
Madison Square Garden • November 15, 1997

DISC 3

WWE – Shawn Michaels as World Heavyweight Champion in 2002
The Showstopper

WWE World Heavyweight Championship Match
Shawn Michaels vs. Rob Van Dam
RAW • November 25, 2002

Shawn Michaels vs. Chris Jericho
RAW • July 21, 2003

Shawn Michaels vs. Christian
RAW • October 4, 2004

Shawn Michaels vs. Ric Flair
RAW • February 7, 2005

Shawn Michaels & Batista vs. Triple H & Edge
Birmingham, AL (Dark Match; RAW Taping) • March 21, 2005

Shawn Michaels vs. Kurt Angle
RAW • January 16, 2006

The D-Generate

Texas Tornado Match
D-Generation X vs. Lance Cade & Trevor Murdoch vs. Charlie Haas & Viscera vs. The Highlanders
RAW • October 2, 2006

WWE World Tag Team Championship Match
Shawn Michaels & John Cena vs. Rated RKO
Bakersfield, CA (Dark Match; RAW Taping) • February 19, 2007

Triple Threat Match for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship
Shawn Michaels vs. Batista vs. Chris Jericho
Atlanta, GA (Dark Match; RAW Taping) • November 17, 2008

Shawn Michaels & The Undertaker vs. JBL & Vladimir Kozlov
RAW • March 16, 2009

The Legend

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The Brooklyn Brawler was recently a guest on Prime Time with Sean Mooney where he talked about several professional wrestling topics. Brawler was able to work for WWE several times over the years, but the memories that stick out to him the most were his performances in Madison Square Garden.

His most memorable MSG experience was likely his WWE Title opportunity against Shawn Michaels. His journey to earning that match was a rather interesting one:

“Okay so we’re wrestling in Madison Square Garden and we’re having a battle royal. I’m in the battle royal but I’m just a guy to get thrown out, this and that. All of a sudden Ken Shamrock who was scheduled to win the battle royal got injured in her sternum, his chest he got injured,” Brawler said.

Shortly after the injury producers went to Vince McMahon and alerted him Shamrock couldn’t win the match because he was injured. McMahon decided to make the call to put Brawler over instead:

“Put Brooklyn Brawler over, he’s local.”

McMahon didn’t realize, however, that he promised the winner of the Battle Royal a shot at the WWE Title. Brawler reminded McMahon of this at the next MSG show, and The Chairman Of The Board responded with “You got your match.”

Initially Brawler was supposed to work with Bret Hart for the WWE Title, however, during that time The Montreal Screwjob had just occurred and Shawn Michaels was the new World Champion. At first Brawler believed that Michaels was going to refuse to work with him, but to his surprise HBK was very accepting of the idea and immediately began putting the match together with Brawler:

“His finish is the Superkick if I Superkicked him people would come unglued,” Brooklyn Brawler said. “What a match we had. It was the first Garden show with DX with Chyna and Triple H on the apron on the outside of the ring. Me and Shawn Michaels in Madison Square Garden. I remember The Undertaker walking into the room, into the dressing room and looking at the line-up and it shows me in the main event, he’s underneath me and he goes, ‘what the f–k is this?’

“That’s what he said. I just said, ‘it’s not me I didn’t do it!’ Because nobody wants heat with The Undertaker. But I tell ya, my career, you couldn’t even write this the way it happened. He’s kicking out at two-and-a-half and he’s selling and doing all these crazy moves,” Brawler said .

“I mean he made me look like a million bucks. I’m telling ya and then Triple H jumps on the apron and I pop him, nail him then Chyna comes in and gives me a Frankensteiner. I mean, it was great.”

You can listen to Brawler on Prime Time with Sean Mooney by clicking this link here.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GNhbNKP9sB4&feature=youtu.be

H/T Wrestling Inc. for the transcriptions

Alex McCarthy of Give Me Sport caught up with Triple H and Shawn Michaels ahead of the WWE UK Tournament. They discussed the possibility of John Cena competing in NXT. Triple H joked that he wouldn’t be able to afford Cena’s pay on his NXT budget but if Cena came to him and said he wanted to do something at a TakeOver, he would be open to it.

Cena has been opened in working a match with Velveteen Dream in the past, we could very well see them wrestle in the nearby future. More on that story here.

John Cena’s Part-Time Status

Cena has been part-time with WWE, his last appearance was at the Greatest Royal Rumble in Saudi Arabia. His next appearance is until October at the big Australia tour. Cena has been busy with Hollywood making appearances for many of his films and starring in upcoming roles as well. More on that here.

Time will tell on what’s next for the Leader of the Cenation and SEScoops will be here to report the news.

WWE is set to hold a major pay-per-view (PPV) event in Australia later this year. It’s being called the WWE Super Show-Down and all goes down from the Melbourne Cricket Grounds.

WWE Hall Of Famer Shawn Michaels is being advertised for the event, leading many fans to speculate that the former WWE Champion could be making his in-ring return at the show.

The latest Wrestling Observer Newsletter has some new details on what Shawn Michaels’ role could be at the big event. According to the Observer, there have been preliminary discussions about Michaels working as a Special Guest Referee for one of the matches on the card.

HBK: Veteran Special Guest Referee

Shawn Michaels is no stranger the black and white striped referee’s shirt. Longtime fans might remember his role as gust referee in the main event of SummerSlam 1997. Just months before the Montreal Screwjob, Michaels attempted to hit Bret Hart with a chair and wound up leveling The Undertaker, paving the way for Bret’s final WWF Championship reign.

As of this writing, the only match advertised for Super Show-Down is the final battle between WWE legends Triple H and The Undertaker. Michaels refereed this exact match back at WrestleMania 28, so we could see history repeat itself in Australia.

Most recently, Michaels served as the guest referee for Drew McIntyre vs. Adam Cole at an NXT live event last year. The Heartbreak Kid got physical at the show as well, hitting Kyle O’Reilly with Sweet Chin Music.

Discussion: What do you think will be Michaels’ involvement at WWE Super Show-Down?

Shawn Michaels continues to talk about potentially working another match.

The WWE Hall of Famer recently went on record by stating that he would consider working another match if the opportunity came about.

He did bring up the idea of working a tag team match with Triple H if he did decide to compete one more time in a WWE ring.

While in the UK this week, Michaels spoke with the Daily Star about various topics. In this interview, he continued to talk about his hesitation on working another match at this stage in his life.

“I am guilty of not really wanting to work for a living. To put me in a singles match at [WrestleMania] it’s a very strenuous and anxious process, once you get in there it’s phenomenal,” Michaels said. “But to get ready for it is 100% work, and I don’t want to put myself or my family through that to go out and try and steal the show at 52 for God’s sakes.”

“If you take the younger version of me and put me in with [the younger guys] course it would be a blast,” Michaels said. “But at the same time I would like to be the younger version of me and be the ring with Harley Race and Buddy Rodgers. That’s something that can’t happen in real life. … Fans want me to nip up and have everything look like it’s 1996 or 1997, that’s never gonna happen as Father Time waits on no man.”

The WWE Hall of Famer has had a storied career in the professional industry and will go down as one of the greatest wrestlers of all time.

He has held every big championship that WWE has to offer and had some classic matches as well as a feud with the biggest names in pro wrestling. Those names would include The Undertaker, Steve Austin, Triple H, and Ric Flair.

What are your thoughts on Michaels potentially wrestling one more match?

Pete Dunne Ranks Himself Alongside HBK

WWE U.K. Champion Pete Dunne was recently a guest on BBC radio alongside WWE Hall Of Famer and Performance Center trainer Shawn Michaels. Dunne posted a photo of he and Michaels during the interview, and made quite a confident caption:

The two best wrestlers of all time on @1Xtra today pic.twitter.com/X26tR7iWI1

— ‘The Bruiserweight’ Pete Dunne (@PeteDunneYxB) June 19, 2018

JR & Bully Ray Back Becky Lynch

WWE Hall Of Famer Bully Ray recently took to Busted Open Radio and discussed the Women’s Money In The Bank (MITB) Ladder match. Ray noticed that fans were cheering on Becky Lynch whenever she’d climb up the ladder.

Ray suggested he hopes backstage officials take note of this and perhaps give Lynch a push soon:

“Every time she climbed that ladder, those people were on their feet. They’re invested in her, they wanted to see her win. Hopefully the people in the back are listening.”

"Every time she climbed that ladder, those people were on their feet. They're invested in her, they wanted to see her win. Hopefully the people in the back are listening." – @bullyray5150 on @BeckyLynchWWE #MITB #SDLive pic.twitter.com/wmo88FUt1X

— SiriusXM Busted Open (@BustedOpenRadio) June 18, 2018

WWE Hall Of Famer Jim Ross responded Ray’s comments, agreeing with him that Lynch is due:

It’s those supermodel cheekbones…only kidding…@BeckyLynchWWE is due! https://t.co/1WX6lfot8J

— Jim Ross (@JRsBBQ) June 19, 2018

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WWE Hall of Famer Edge has given some credit to fellow WWE Hall of Famer Shawn Michaels for helping him.

During a Q&A session on a recent episode of E&C’s Pod Of Awesomeness, Edge looked back on how working with Michaels back in 2005 helped him in his transition from a tag team competitor into a singles star through their storyline.

If you recall, back in late 2004, Edge turned heel for the first time since 2001 when he helped Triple H retain the World Title over Michaels at the Taboo Tuesday PPV, which led to a program between Edge and Michaels that ended at the 2005 Royal Rumble.

“I think that was coming off of the Cyber Sunday or Taboo Tuesday, or whatever that pay per view was where fans voted on who would face Triple H in the world title match. I think that is where the whole angle started. That was when I was first starting to turn heel and was purely focused on that world title. Everything for the character, and Shawn Michaels was the first guy that I worked against with the incarnation of the character.

I think we worked a Royal Rumble opener and had a lot of fun and then we had a Street Fight on Raw–I want to say it was in Rhode Island,” Edge said. “I obviously always enjoyed working against Shawn. We had a lot of house show matches throughout the years that were kind of thrown together. I remember one in Laredo, Texas, which is a hot arena, about a 8-10,000 seat arena, and I remember we just went out there and put out 35 minutes and had a lot of fun by going out there and having Shawn Michaels and I just wing it. It was always a lot of fun.”

Edge went on to say that the rivalry with the WWE Hall of Famer was crucial to his development into a main event superstar.

“I don’t know how much creative was put together with our angle with the exception of me being an angry guy pursuing the title, who felt he should be world champion, and I think that Shawn was given the challenge from creative to get this kid over, because if it doesn’t happen with you then it’s probably not going to happen,” Edge said. “Now I know that it was the challenge that he was given if this could work or not, so I guess he helped me prove that I could so thank you Shawn Michaels!”

H/T to Wrestling Inc for the transcript

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Earlier this year WWE Hall Of Famer Shawn Michaels did an interview with Sky Sports and admitted he’d entertain offers for an in-ring return, but warned fans that they wouldn’t be seeing the same Heartbreak Kid they did in his prime:

“I’ve been retired for eight years now and when it got to the five-year mark I thought people would start asking me but they just kind of stopped,” Michaels said. “I think it’s one of those that you would never say never about and if it was just for a one-off then it’s something that I would take a look at.

“It would have to be done the right way and just for one match rather than something that ran for longer. It could be possible but people would have to accept they wouldn’t be getting the Showstopper, Mr WrestleMania, and that I’m 52 years old now.”

NXT Champion Aleister Black recently did an interview with Iain Chambers at the Download Festival in the UK this past weekend, and was asked if he saw Michaels’ comments about an in-ring return:

“I read that, I was very intrigued,” Black said. “I think as a wrestler, a performer, that ‘bug’ never dies. I truly hope that he will come back for one more. In the back of my head I have a few things that I would like to see, obviously, I’ve connected myself to those things as well. We’re gonna find out, if he does, it’s going to be fantastic.”

Michaels is currently working as a trainer at the WWE Performance Center, meaning Black crosses paths with the Hall Of Famer quite often. When asked if the former WWE Champion ever gets in the ring at the PC, here’s what he had to say:

“I know he can still go,” Black quickly responded. “He can go. Don’t worry about that.”

Finally, Black was asked if he had to choose between two men for Michaels’ return opponent – AJ Styles or Daniel Bryan – who would he choose:

“You’re asking me to pick the two guys – arguably – who are the best in the game,” Black responded. “Each opponent has a specific thing that makes them ranked at the top of the world.

“I think I would like to see AJ more only because Shawn had a big hand in training Daniel and would have an advantage. However, then you could work with a ‘student versus teacher’ aspect of it, but I’d like it to be AJ. Sorry, Daniel.”

It should be noted that in Michaels’ most recent interview at the WWE’s “For Your Consideration” Emmy event with Red Carper Report he back-stepped a bit on his comments with Sky Sports:

“I’m always humbled and very flattered the fact that after all these years people still believe enough in my ability to still do it,” Michaels said. “Look, there’s a part of me that knows I could, but at the same time this is a young man’s game.

“I love the fact that the future of the WWE is in such good, capable hands. It’s a pleasure for me to watch it and go forward. As much as it would be enjoyable to [wrestle], I’m more excited in seeing these young men take WWE into the future.”

H/T Wrestling Inc. for the transcriptions

Shawn Michaels is no longer ruling out a potential return to the ring for one more match.

The WWE Hall of Famer recently spoke with Sky Sports to promote the upcoming WWE UK Tournament. During the interview, he was asked about possibly wrestling one more match.

He retired from pro wrestling following his match with The Undertaker at WrestleMania 26 in 2010.

Despite being against the possibility in previous years, Michael is now open to the idea but has some certain expectations in order for it to happen.

“It would have to be done the right way and just for one match rather than something that ran for longer. It could be possible but people would have to accept they wouldn’t be getting the Showstopper, Mr WrestleMania, and that I’m 52 years old now.

I’ve been retired for eight years now and when it got to the five-year mark I thought people would start asking me but they just kind of stopped.  I think it’s one of those that you would never say never about and if it was just for a one-off then it’s something that I would take a look at.”

Michaels was then asked about who he would like to wrestle if he did decide to work one more match. Although there are many talents of today he’d like to work with, his top two candidates would be Daniel Bryan or AJ Styles.

Michaels did note that it would be a one-off match and most likely a tag team match with Triple H if he decided to wrestle again. 

“If it was the Shawn Michaels of 10 years ago I would love to have gotten in the ring with so many of the guys that are competing today,” he said. “AJ Styles and Daniel Bryan would be good, and then there’s the guys in NXT too. Someone like a Johnny Gargano would be fantastic.

“But for a one-off match now, I’d need it to be a tag-team match where Hunter (Triple H) and I can just do a few crotch chops and have some fun.”

The WWE Hall of Famer has had a storied career in the professional industry and will go down as one of the greatest wrestlers of all time.

He has held every big championship that WWE has to offer and had some classic matches as well as a feud with the biggest names in pro wrestling. Those names would include The Undertaker, Steve Austin, Triple H, and Ric Flair.

What are your thoughts on Michaels potentially wrestling one more match?

WWE has announced that Hall of Famer Shawn Michaels will be appearing as part of the upcoming United Kingdom Championship Tournament shows taking place in June.

HBK will be appearing on June 18th alongside head of NXT Triple H. The reasoning for his appearance has not yet been confirmed but rumors have been circulating linking Michaels to the NXT General Manager role…William Regal has not been seen on NXT television since WrestleMania.

The historic Royal Albert Hall will be hosting the two nights of action on June 18th and 19th. The United Kingdom Championship tournament finals will be taking place on Night 1 to determine a challenger for Pete Dunne on Night 2. Night 1 will also see a huge Six-Man tag team bout pitting British Strong Style (Pete Dunne, Tyler Bate and Trent Seven) against The Undisputed Era (Adam Cole, Kyle O’Reilly & Roderick Strong).

The first round matches for the tournament (taking place at the Download Festival) have already been announced as follows:

• Jack Gallagher vs. Drew Gulak
• Ashton Smith vs. Joseph Conners
• Flash Morgan Webster vs. James Drake
• Kenny Williams vs. Dave Mastiff
• El Ligero vs. Travis Banks
• Zack Gibson vs. Amir Jordan
• Tucker vs. Joe Coffey
• Tyson T-Bone vs. Jordan Devlin

BREAKING: @ShawnMichaels returns to the @RoyalAlbertHall on 18 June for the @WWEUKCT! https://t.co/xAwAbMJXjk pic.twitter.com/wbRCGBOKKT

— WWE UK (@WWEUK) May 25, 2018

WWE Hall Of Famer Stone Cold Steve Austin recently took to his podcast, The Steve Austin Show, to talk about working with fellow Hall Of Famer Shawn Michaels at WrestleMania 14. Austin said to the best of his recollection, he can’t remember shaking Michaels’ hand after the match:

“Proper etiquette is if you work a match with somebody, whether you’re working heel, baby, it doesn’t matter, new to the territory or been around, you always thank the guy you work with.” Austin explained, “that’s just what you do.

“Whether you knocked it out of the park or whether you s–t the bed, you always go thank the person that you worked with. So there wasn’t any animosity between me and Shawn. Me and Shawn we always cool. He just wasn’t in a good place and we just didn’t know if he was going to get in the ring.

“And there were a couple of stories about The Undertaker taping up his hands and stuff like that. Shawn was late to a few things, but there was never any heat between me and Shawn. Man, as long as I’ve known Shawn, we’ve never had heat. He was just in a bad place in that time in his life.

“He had a bad back and he wasn’t thrilled about dropping the [world] title, but he certainly did and he was a complete pro about it. But I do not remember getting a chance to shake his hand or talk about the match.”

The Texas Rattlesnake said that he always got along well with Michaels whenever they’d work together. In fact, Michaels would let Austin call some of their matches, something The Heartbreak Kid didn’t do too often back then:

“I had worked with Shawn at house shows many times before that and we had absolutely ripped the roof off of these places having these matches, just calling it on the spot, calling it on the fly. Shawn was always cool with me calling the matches because 90% of the time, he was calling his own matches because that’s how Shawn worked.

“And I was used to calling my matches, so he was like, ‘dude, you want to call the match?’ It gives him a night off. You’re talking about hands down probably the best worker in the history of the business, and he’s going to let you call a match, so he can take the night off and just do his part, he’s down for it.

“I don’t remember shaking his hand after that match.” Austin added, “but never any heat, but that’s what you do. You shake people’s hand after. You’re trusting this person with your life, basically.”

Austin also shut down any rumors that he had heat with Shawn after what happened at the WrestleMania 14 press conference:

“Anyway, he shows up at the press conference that was for me, and Mike Tyson, and Vince [McMahon], or whoever it was, to answer questions.” Austin recalled, “and Shawn left, but Shawn was totally cool after that. And Shawn is probably one of the people I keep in contact with most.

“I mean, we don’t call each other everyday, obviously, but I give him a call every three to four months just to see how he’s doing, what’s going on, how the ranch is doing or if he’s able to get out and enjoy the woods anymore now that he’s down there working in Orlando [Florida] at the [WWE] Performance Center. And he’s doing really well and he’s happy. But I keep in contact or regular contact just to shoot the breeze with one of the guys and he’s one of my all-time favorites.

“I really think from bell-to-bell, Shawn Michaels was probably the best to ever do it in the business of professional wrestling. That’s my opinion. When it comes to well-rounded, athletic, storytelling, psychology, everything, performance, Shawn is the guy.”

You can listen to The Steve Austin Show by clicking this link here.

H/T Wrestling Inc. for the transcriptions

WWE Champion AJ Styles has taken the WWE by storm since signing a few years ago.

Styles made his name known while in TNA Wrestling, now known as Impact Wrestling, from 2002–2013 well before he signed with the sports entertainment company.

Styles first appeared on WWE television in 2002 but turned down a developmental contract he was offered by the company. He signed a multi-year contract with WWE fourteen years later in January 2016 and made his re-debut at that month’s Royal Rumble.

After appearing at his first WrestleMania 32 that April against Chris Jericho, Styles headlined multiple pay-per-view events and won the WWE Championship twice.

Styles was recently a guest on the Sam Roberts Wrestling Podcast where he spoke about various topics including Daniel Bryan.

Ever since the former SmackDown General manager was recently cleared by WWE doctors, Styles, as well as other WWE Superstars, have gone on record by stating that they would like to wrestle the former WWE Champion.

“Selfishly, I was hoping he [Bryan] would have gotten cleared before. Did I expect him to be cleared? No, but the fact that he did is awesome. Reminded me of when Shawn Michaels came back. I remember just praying for him to not get hurt because you just never know, and then he goes out and becomes Shawn Michaels. I feel like I am in the best run of my career as well.”

What are your thoughts on Styles’ comments about Bryan? Sound off in the comment section below.

H/T to Wrestling Inc for the transcript

Friday’s Greatest Royal Rumble event from Saudi Arabia features a star-studded card. WWE is pulling out all the stops as it relates to big names, stacking the show with legends including The Undertaker, Triple H, Kurt Angle, Rey Mysterio, Mark Henry and more.

According to former WWE Superstar Sean “X-Pac” Waltman, WWE wanted to bring Shawn Michaels out of retirement for the Rumble, but he turned them down. On a recent episode of his X-Pac 1,2,360 podcast, Waltman revealed that some of the money being thrown around was earmarked for the Heartbreak Kid.

“It’s an insane amount of money being thrown around,” he said. “I know that this weekend I was in Baltimore and I was with Shawn Michaels, Scott Hall, and Kevin Nash and we were talking about that. They wanted to get Shawn.”

Waltman said Michaels told WWE, “You know what, don’t even bother sending me an offer and trying to tempt me.” Despite a “huge money offer” – Michaels told WWE that he has plans with one of kids this weekend and “that’s all there is to it.”

Shawn Michaels retired back in 2010 after losing to The Undertaker at WrestleMania 26. He’s made multiple appearances for WWE since then, but has declined repeated offers to get back in the ring for one more match. Last year, he revealed that WWE pitched the idea of him facing AJ Styles at WrestleMania 33.

You can listen to the X-Pac 1,2,360 podcast at Afterbuzz.tv.

H/T to WrestlingINC for the transcribed quotes

WWE Hall of Famer Shawn Michaels has had a storied career in the professional industry and will go down as one of the greatest wrestlers of all time.

Michaels headlined major pay-per-view events between 1989 and 2010, closing the sports entertainment company’s biggest event of the year, WrestleMania, five times.

He has held every big championship that WWE had to offer and had some classic matches as well as a feud with the biggest names in pro wrestling. Those names would include The Undertaker, Steve Austin, Triple H, and Ric Flair.

Although he turned his life around when he returned from hiatus in 2002, his final match before taking time away from the WWE was interesting, to say the least as he was dealing with some issues that have been well documented.

During the first episode of WWE Network’s Something Else To Wrestle With Bruce Prichard, the long-time WWE producer reflected on the issues that Michaels had leading into his WWE Title Match against Steve Austin at WrestleMania 14 in 1998.

Prichard talked about whether people believed Michaels back injury was real and how difficult Michaels was to work with at the time (transcript courtesy of Wrestling Inc).

“There were definitely grumblings and I would venture to say that there were far more skeptics than there were sympathetic ears at this point because of the timing and the fact that a year [before], his knee was injured and while talking about dropping the title due to a knee injury, he brings up losing his smile.” Prichard continued, “so I guess it was ‘suspect at best’ as my friend, J.R., would say. People doubted it. People didn’t know if it was legitimate, which, by the way, it was a legitimate injury and it was a very bad injury. The timing of it though, didn’t help. And it certainly didn’t help that, Shawn being Shawn, wasn’t talking to a lot of people and I think that he didn’t allow anyone to feel sorry for him, really.”

“At this time, during this whole run, earlier, you could deal with people who were assholes and people who were difficult because you knew what you got and how to deal with them. You can figure all that out. That’s not that difficult. Shawn, at this point, going into WrestleMania, and probably from January on, the injury on, he was a good 9.5 to deal with. Yeah, he was there.” Prichard recalled, “Shawn had made a lot of demands. Shawn wanted security when he arrived in Boston. And he felt that the unruliness of the fans at the [public] workout [where Michaels was struck by a battery] and in general he had a lot of heat on him in general. Steve [Austin] was so red-hot as a babyface that Shawn wanted protection 24/7, and he got it, and we got it for him. We had the police escort him everywhere that he went leading up to WrestleMania and all the way till WrestleMania and after, so that’s the reality and that’s something that we did do.”

What are your thoughts on Prichard’s recalling comments about Michaels at this time? Sound off in the comment section below.

There is mounting evidence that the 52-year-old “Boy Toy” and “Heartbreak Kid” might be growing up. In a move which has shocked his legions of fans, Michael “Shawn Michaels” Hickenbottom has cut off his ponytail.

RIP @ShawnMichaels PONYTAIL pic.twitter.com/fIPDroStxL

— SiriusXM Busted Open (@BustedOpenRadio) April 4, 2018

Unfortunately, the below photo of Shawn after losing his ponytail seems to also indicate he might be having trouble finding his smile again. He only seems to get half of one out in the below photo:

Me, very excited about #NXTTakeOver & #WrestleMania weekend!!! I’m all packed & ready to go!!! pic.twitter.com/s3nNi0EAG5

— Shawn Michaels (@ShawnMichaels) April 4, 2018

Shawn Michaels Current Role in WWE

Since late 2016, Michaels has been working as an instructor at the WWE Performance Center. According to a report from the Pro Wrestling Torch last year, he teaches the final of 4 stages of classes the students go through.

Shawn Michaels has spoken on Daniel Bryan’s return to in-ring competition and he couldn’t be happier.

News of Bryan’s medical clearance took the wrestling world by storm. WWE wasted little time getting the former WWE World Heavyweight champion in the swing of things. On the March 20 edition of SmackDown Live, Bryan was attacked by Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn to set up Bryan’s return to the ring for WrestleMania 34.

One man who is no stranger to Bryan’s journey is “HBK.” Bryan trained under the tutelage of Michaels at the Texas Wrestling Academy. Bryan ended up becoming one half of the TWA Tag Team champions in early 2000.

WWE recently rolled out a video where Michaels talks about Bryan’s medical clearance. Here is some of what he had to say:

“Like everybody else I was pulling for him because I know what it’s like to be forced away from this before you’re ready to let it go. I know it’s a special moment for him, clearly it’s an unbelievably special moment for the fans. This isn’t a comeback, this is a second chance. He’s a wonderful young man and I know he’s gonna make the most of this opportunity for sure.”