21 Biggest Wrestling Stories Of 2018

5. October - Shawn Michaels Breaks Retirement, Hearts

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For eight years, WWE had petitioned Shawn Michaels for one more match. HBK, having exited the business in the most august way possible, quite rightly said "no way, pal."

Then in October, WWE changed tack. Would Shawn do it if a literal frigate stuffed to the gills with petrodollars made the geographically tricky journey to his ranch in San Antonio, TX?

"OK, I'll do that," he said.

For the benefit of the Saudi Arabian propaganda machine, one of the all-time greatest retirements the industry had ever seen - and one, more surprisingly, actually honoured - was reversed in an instant. The emerging Jamal Khashoggi scandal ensured the circumstances couldn't have been more soul-destroying. In the end, was ruining his legacy worth it for the Heartbreak Kid?

Sadly, probably yes.

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