18 Things WWE Wants You To Forget About Shawn Michaels

18. WWE Didn't Create The Rockers

WWE loves to take credit for Shawn Michaels's career, and to be fair, he is one of the few superstars from the company's golden age not to have worked for WCW. That doesn't mean WWE built him from scratch, though, despite what they'd have you believe.

Michaels and Marty Jannetty first teamed in 1985 in Kansas City's Central States Wrestling, where they eventually captured the NWA Central States Tag Team Championship. After they lost the titles, Michaels left for Texas and began competing in Texas All-Star Wrestling, but the pair were reunited the following year in the American Wrestling Association.

Once there, the partnership between the two become more official. Inspired by the Judas Priest song "Living After Midnight," the pair adopted a rock and roll persona and called themselves The Midnight Rockers. Reportedly, AWA owner Verne Gagne had concerns that the name might be mistaken for a reference to rocking chairs, but he gave them the okay. The team soon found success and popularity, picking up a pair of AWA World Tag Team Title reigns before heading to WWE.