10 Wrestlers Who QUIT During WWE Raw
5. Shawn Michaels
Sticking with 1997 WWE and one of the vital components of that aforementioned screwjob, Shawn Michaels had quite simply had it with what he cited as unsafe working conditions some five months before the controversial events that would go down in Montreal.
Storming into Vince McMahon's office after a legitimate bust up with Bret Hart pre-June 9 episode of Raw that saw HBK having a chunk of his hair torn out by The Hitman, Michaels erupted at his boss and stated he wouldn't set foot back through the door until someone got Bret under control backstage.
Said altercation was reportedly brought on by Michaels' provocative "Sunny days" comment on live TV brassing The Hitman off to the point of cornering the brash leading face of the company in the locker room.
And just like that, with most of the folks in the room stunned at what had gone down in front of them in the boss' office and The Showstopper immediately picking up his bags and getting a lift back to his hotel by Justin Credible, Michaels wouldn't be seen again in the company until the following month.
And the rest is history, as they say...