10 Mind-Blowing WWE Facts About Shawn Michaels

3. He Met His Wife After Watching Her On TV

Gene Okerlund Nitro Girls
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WWF and WCW were in a heated war in the late ‘90s, but the wrestlers on each brand still made a point to watch each other’s shows whenever possible. One of the things that Nitro had going for it was the Nitro Girls, who would perform short dance routines in between matches. While watching the show, one of them in particular struck Shawn Michaels. Her name was Whisper...well, Rebecca is her real name.

He told a friend of his who owned a gym about his secret crush, and by happenstance she showed up there a few weeks later. Shawn thought it would be too creepy to go and meet her in person, but lucky for him, his friend told Nitro Girl Spice the story, and she relayed it to Whisper.

While Shawn ended up getting her number, apparently his wife-to-be wasn’t a wrestling fan, and didn’t even know who he was!

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