10 Wrestlers Who Probably Had A Death Wish

5. Shawn Michaels

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Before Seth Rollins, AJ Styles, Dolph Ziggler and the others, there was Shawn Michaels.

It was Shawn, along with Bret 'Hitman' Hart, who broke the mould of what was expected of a World Wrestling Federation main event performer in the early to mid 1990s. He did this by being exceptionally hard working and talented in the ring and putting his body through hell in order to make his opponents look like genuine killers in the process.

The first half of Shawn's career came to an abrupt end in 1998, and the reasons for this are clear. For years he had wrestled like an insane human being, and his body could simply no longer keep up with him. Just go back and watch the majority of his big matches from the period he spent on top and you'll see Shawn flopping around taking crazy bump after crazy bump.

Shawn was able to make a frankly miraculous return to the ring in 2002, but worked a noticeably less insane style during his resurrection.

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