The Real Reason Why Pam Anderson Was Awkward With Shawn Michaels
Everything was not as it seemed at the 1995 Royal Rumble...
Back in 1995, The Wrestling Observer wrote that Baywatch star Pamela Anderson looked disinterested in the WWF product and unsure of how to act in front of the live crowd at the Royal Rumble pay-per-view.
On Bruce Prichard's 'Something To Wrestle With', co-host Conrad Thompson read out Dave Meltzer's report and then asked his partner why Pam was so awkward. Bruce chuckled then revealed that Anderson was supposed to appear awkward.
She was working, and the WWF had asked that she be a little coy around the sleazy, still-heel Shawn Michaels as he celebrated in-ring. That's why, come WrestleMania XI, Pam was booked to accompany babyface Diesel to the ring instead of Shawn.
Prichard also used this info as another chance to have a dig at the Observer.
He said that Anderson was nothing less than professional when she showed up for the Rumble. She was happy to do whatever the company asked, and found it entertaining that she'd be so uncomfortable around the prancing, arrogant HBK.
Another note of interest from the pod is that Prichard said Pamela had changed slightly by the time they reached 'Mania. He credits her real-life relationship with Mötley Crüe drummer Tommy Lee for that.