Shawn Michaels wasn't a very nice guy back in the day, by his own admission. Listen to the man speak now, and it's clear that the man enjoying retirement from the pro wrestling business now wouldn't exactly get on with the HBK of the mid-90's. Arrogant, brash and probably a handful to be around, Michaels was a difficult guy to like during his heyday. Thankfully, even after drug and alcohol problems threatened to derail his life, Michaels is here now to retrospectively look back on his lengthy career. It's a tenure decorated with many titles, along with a plethora of magical moments the man can reflect on, but there have been times when Shawn Michaels hasn't always been so keen to return the favour to wrestlers who have laid down for him in the ring. Whether wholly true or not, the general consensus seems to be that Michaels elected to forfeit the WWF Heavyweight Title before WrestleMania 13, instead of dropping the belt back to the man he'd won it from at the same event 12 months earlier, Bret Hart. It's this kind of incident which sullied HBK's reputation, but this list explores the times he did business the right way, doing the job and staring at the lights for his opponents, whether he wanted to or not.
Lifelong wrestling, video game, music and sports obsessive who has been writing about his passions since childhood. Jamie started writing for WhatCulture in 2013, and has contributed thousands of articles and YouTube videos since then. He cut his teeth penning published pieces for top UK and European wrestling read Fighting Spirit Magazine (FSM), and also has extensive experience working within the wrestling biz as a manager and commentator for promotions like ICW on WWE Network and WCPW/Defiant since 2010. Further, Jamie also hosted the old Ministry Of Slam podcast, and has interviewed everyone from Steve Austin and Shawn Michaels to Bret Hart and Trish Stratus.
