Shawn Michaels Regrets Coming Out Of Retirement For WWE Crown Jewel 2018
The Heart Break Kid broke his eight-year retirement for Crown Jewel 2018, but was it worth it?
Shawn Michaels has admitted he regrets coming out of retirement to compete at WWE Crown Jewel 2018.
The former WWE Champion teamed with old D-Generation X ally Triple H to face The Brothers of Destruction, Kane and The Undertaker, on that night in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Though the bout (and the event itself) was widely panned, Michaels' performance was generally considered as one of the brighter spots.
Speaking in a new interview with the New York Post, HBK admitted his regret at breaking his eight-year retirement for the bout:-
“I do. For me it was [fun]. It was just a chance to be with my buddies. All I can do is apologize to the guys. I think people have always been kind of confused with my peace and joy with the way I did things and that somehow there should be something nagging at me, something left unfinished. I think it’s hard for people to not always see me as Shawn Michaels and I see the entire picture and I know the guy who started as a 200-pound guy that wasn’t supposed to make it. So for me, I compare that to what I did get the opportunity to do and it’s hard not to be happy about that.”
Michaels retired in March 2010, stepping away after an epic retirement match with The Undertaker at WrestleMania XXVI, which is widely regarded as one of the best bouts in the event's history.
Shawn affirmed that he was heading back to "normal life" immediately after his Crown Jewel 2018 comeback, doing so in a post-match interview. He remains in the WWE ecosystem as part of NXT's backstage crew.