10 Wrestlers That Could Get A Good Match Out Of ANYONE
2. Shawn Michaels
A topical figure in 2018 as speculation mounts on his potential return, Shawn Michaels' body of work following his 2002 return is favoured by many for the rich layer of drama he added to almost every encounter as an unlikely comeback match spawned an entire second life as a WWE Superstar. This is a wonderful second chapter, but he became the Showstopper, Icon and Main Event in an original run where he was - albeit briefly - the best wrestler in the entire f*cking world.
A Shawn Michaels ladder match in 1994 defines the genre for a generation. A Shawn Michaels jobber match in 1995 outperforms a Raw main event in 2018. A Shawn Michaels WWE Championship match in 1996 is phenomenal beyond anything AJ Styles has achieved in either reign with the gold. He was that good.
It requires a look at either Shawn's chequered personal and political history or - bizarrely - his mirror universe stinker with Mr Perfect at SummerSlam to find fault with an otherwise immaculate match resumé. Michaels idolised Ric Flair as a younger star - he took up his role as the original wrestling cleaner in carrying broomsticks as the 'Wrestler Of The 90s' he forecast himself to be.