10 Wrestlers That Became Complete Party Animals
8. Shawn Michaels
Shawn Michaels may have been evolving into one of the greatest of all time shortly into a solo run that began in 1992, but WWE were more than happy to promote that his lifestyle almost ended his career just three years later.
In a manner of speaking, anyway.
Decked in a Syracuse bar fight by anywhere between one and one thousand marines depending on who you believe, 'HBK' was forced (!) to vacate the Intercontinental Championship due to the injuries sustained. Post-concussion symptoms were used in the build to the Royal Rumble victory that got him to the main event of WrestleMania XII in 1996, but this unsavoury start to life as WWE Champion was far from the end of his road to self-ruin.
By the end of 1997, he was on top again and felt untouchable in a company that had just selected him over fierce rival Bret Hart. A game of DX strip poker on Monday Night Raw on the December 9th Raw saw him swigging from a bottle of Jack Daniels as he kicked the sh*t out The Headbangers in nothing but his briefs.
Only after an enforced early retirement in 1998 and new relationship with religion in 2001 did 'HBK' finally leave decide the party.