One should never explicitly wish that another human not embrace religion. However, in the case of Shawn Michaels it really killed one helluva gimmick. Discussing anything about Shawn Michaels as "The Heartbreak Kid" after his 2002 return from back problems really isn't like discussing the "cute" and "sexy" boy toy who superkicked Marty Jannetty through a window, then became enabled through a seemingly tawdry (on-screen) relationship with manager Sherri Martel. Thus, we won't focus on it! From 1992-1998 though, Shawn Michaels was cocky, arrogant and did whatever he damn well pleased (including say, posing in Playgirl Magazine). He evolved from being a dude narcissistic enough to have his manager carry a mirror to ringside to wearing mirrors on his gear and having mirrored sunglasses, too. Absurdly over the top, Michaels as a human being was also over the top, and in such a condition as a person at that point of his career where being a narcissistic a**hole was easy for him to pull off. Oh yeah, he also had incredible five-star matches and tons of female fans because of it, too. Certainly, that helped. But yeah. The most narcissistic WWF/WWE performer ever? Absolutely.
Besides having been an independent professional wrestling manager for a decade, Marcus Dowling is a Washington, DC-based writer who has contributed to a plethora of online and print magazines and newspapers writing about music and popular culture over the past 15 years.
