10 Awesome Wrestling Spots That Were Totally Improvised
8. Shawn Michaels Goes Insane (New Years Revolution 2007)
When Triple H tore his quad in 2001, it marked the end of one of the greatest in-ring runs in company history.
'The Game' was even better than his "That Damn Good" catchphrase suggested, with some even daring to suggest that he could one day surpass the incomparable excellence of his best friend (and then-retired) Shawn Michaels.
When Triple H tore his quad in 2007, it marked the end of one of the most depressing in-ring runs in company history, but luckily his best friend (and unretired) Shawn Michaels was there to salvage something from the mayhem.
Collapsing under his own weight after a spinebuster on Randy Orton during an excellent DX/Rated RKO clash, Hunter's attempt to finish the match was 2001 brave but 2007 futile. With the remainder of the match clearly in pieces (Orton attempted an RKO and Triple H couldn't even stay standing for it), the heels tried to create tension by slipping on various banana skins as Hunter hobbled around.
None of it mattered seconds later, as Michaels went f*cking bezerk with a steel chair. Generating huge pops, 'HBK' punched out the referee, allowing the babyfaces to batter the baddies with chairs much as they'd done to hero figure Ric Flair in the build-up. It serviced the story and over-delivered on circumstances that could have proven catastrophic.