10 Wrestler Quirks You'll Never Be Able To Unsee
7. Shawn Michaels' Kip-Up Tell
As amazing as Shawn Michaels was throughout his unexpectedly glorious second chapter as a pro wrestler, he was inadvertently incapable of hiding his next move upon entering his closing comeback stretch.
'HBK's athleticism betrayed his age, but it was perhaps because he wanted to roll back the years as a fiery babyface that he ended up foreshadowing one of his hottest spots before actually delivering it.
The kip-up was something he developed with aplomb during his white meat WWE 1990s babyface run to generate the most possible support for his more-guts-than-brains aesthetic. It simultaneously reflected his remarkable physical gifts and undeniable guile. Subsequently it got an enormous pop. He wasn't prepared to forego that when he returned, but he'd crouch in position before springing back to life, diffusing the element of surprise for audiences even if his opponent played it as if they were face-to-face with the same 'Showstopper' that had dazzled over a decade earlier.