10 Wrestlers That Love Their Lives Too Much To Retire

2. Shawn Michaels

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You can’t spell “wrestler retirement” without L-I-E, but Shawn Michaels came as close to anybody in recent memory to sticking to the cursed commitment before an undisclosed bullion brought him back to the ring in Saudi Arabia last November.

The match reeked, and though he wasn’t at the heart of its problems, there was something both refreshing and depressing about his visible comments to Triple H after the match as well as his lament-laden post-match promo.

Ugly because of the Saudi circumstances, Shawn’s return had re-entered the conversation thanks to a return to the company as a coach that initially came until considering every moving part in the deal.‘HBK’ is one of the greatest of all time, with wisdom beyond many of the greats that the company has entrusted with its future at the Performance Center. The entire project is of course ran by Triple H, a man Michaels has a bond greater than his former one with the canvas itself.Though he initially seemed thrilled with his decision to switch wrestling off entirely, this looks to be a job for life if he wants it.

On recent evidence, he does.

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