10 Fascinating WWE WrestleMania 14 Facts
2. Michaels Angrily Confronted Shane McMahon After The Show
Michaels understood that WrestleMania 14 stood a good chance of being his swan song. His back injuries were so severe that he spent most of February and March recuperating at home, and surgery was awaiting him. Not only would he be putting Austin over strongly, but he'd be written out of storylines after thoroughly receiving his comeuppance.
Michaels was okay with losing, and was on board with Mike Tyson drilling him with a right hook (as a surefire SportsCenter moment), but he drew the line at letting Tyson drape an Austin 3:16 shirt over his face. Michaels thought it was overkill and refused, but Tyson carried on with the act anyway, which Michaels concedes he probably deserved. In the moment, however, he was furious.
Michaels went to leave with Triple H after the show, and emphatically kicked open a door near where Vince, Austin, and Tyson were taking part in a press conference. Vince's son Shane saw this and asked what Michaels was doing, to which a hostile Michaels ranted bitterly about the t-shirt incident, saying he deserved better after all he'd done for WWE.