25 Most OUT OF POCKET WWE Attitude Era Moments
16. Shawn Michaels Is Not Nice To Jim Ross
Shawn Michaels was a pro wrestler and a hypnotist in late 1997. The man was in such incredible form as an obnoxious little bastard that he did not waste a single second reminding you of that fact. One of two things happened. Either Shawn Michaels spent every waking moment dreaming up ways to be a complete dickhead, or was such an in-real-life dickhead that he was a dickhead 24/7. Very possibly the latter, since the man himself has copped to it in addition to virtually every one of his peers.
It was in his body language, mostly. The man would get interviewed and immediately either adopt a look of total disdain, pretend to fall asleep, or perform an Olympian-level vertical leap just to get his crotch eye-level with some poor bastard who had to put up with it. The awfulness simply oozed out of Shawn Michaels. He was so casual with it.
At the In Your House: D-Generation X pay-per-view, Michaels was interviewed by Jim Ross. Ross was brilliant. This sort of bit worked so well because Ross had to remain indignant, pleading with Michaels to use his better judgment. Shawn’s insults would always cut so much deeper that way. Ahead of the main event, Ross said that Shawn hasn’t respected much of anything lately - but how could he not respect Ken Shamrock?
Shawn’s response?
Adopting a high-pitched indignation of his own, he said “What do you mean I don’t respect things, ya fat tub of goo?”
Vince’s treatment of Jim Ross was actually bad because it was all too real. Shawn was at least playing a character - and his subsequent “Girth Brooks” insult was too funny not to put here.