From the moment he threw Marty Jannetty through Brutus Barbershop window (we Jannetty fans still havent forgiven or forgotten), Shawn Michaels became a great mid-card heel as the cocky, brash, egotistical, narcissistic Heartbreak Kid. Shawn would defeat Davey Boy Smith for the Intercontinental Title (again, we Davey Boy fans still havent forgiven or forgotten) and then spend the next few years being a guy who was in the upper part of the card yet not quite a main eventer. Hed be fighting for the IC belt one week, then would unsuccessfully challenge Bret Hart for the WWF Championship the next week before dropping back down to a mid-card feud. Returning as a good guy after a post-WrestleMania XI break, it would be his journey to WrestleMania XII and win over The Hitman that cemented Michaels as a truly great babyface. For me personally, as someone who sees Bret Hart as the single greatest wrestler who ever lived, its hard to say this, but after that Mania, Shawn became the most popular performer in the company, embracing the undersized, underdog element of the Heartbreak Kid and embarking upon against-the-odds victories over gargantuan opponents like Sid and Diesel. Michaels was likely best as a cocky prick (hey, Brad Maddox!) heel, but his run as the WWEs top babyface in the mid-90s marked him as one of the best good guy performers of his generation.