7 New Wrestling Champions Who Immediately Did Something Stupid

6. Shawn Michaels

Three weeks after Shawn Michaels had quipped that perennial on-and-off screen rival Bret Hart had been enjoying some "Sunny days" during a live TV promo - implying that the married Hitman had been playing away from home with the WWE valet - HBK's face met a wall courtesy of the Canadian.

The backstage skirmish, albeit instigated by Hart, was exacerbated by Michaels' attitude, resulting in a locker-room tear-apart that wouldn't have looked out of place on TV. Allegedly, and amusingly, Jerry Lawyer, in shitu, had to draw up his drawers to help separate the pugnacious pair.

Just a month earlier, Michaels had claimed the Team Team Titles as part of an oddball double-act with Steve Austin. For his part in the brawl with Bret, he was handed a suspension - and with it when the duos straps.