Thanks to the luxurious rehabilitation montages he was afforded following two harrowing quadricep injuries in 2001 and 2007, WWE fans became acutely aware of his iron will in a battle against his own body. As gruesome as his mid-match injuries were, his recoveries were almost as inspiring. His post-Crown Jewel bruising had everybody cringing, but his post-op picture was a reminder that his approach to returning to the ring is as robust the manner in which he books himself. (Spoiler: Triple H wins).
'The King Of Kings' hasn't had to fight for his throne for years, mainly because the one he has his eye on is already his when Vince McMahon finally shuffles off this mortal coil. He was lambasted for his political maneuverings as a full-time wrestler, but there's a tragic irony to how simple his final sideways step will eventually be. For years, Hunter made moves big and small to retain a position atop a company he was never really atop of.
Yet, crushing an entire company in 2000 was remarkably straightforward...
Michael is a writer, editor, podcaster and presenter for WhatCulture Wrestling, and has been with the organisation for 10 years. Alongside the production of daily written, audio and video content covering WWE and AEW, he also provides knowledge and insights on all aspects of the wrestling industry thanks to a passion for it dating back over 35 years.
As one third of "The Dadley Boyz" Michael has contributed to the huge rise in popularity of the WhatCulture Wrestling Podcast and its accompanying YouTube channel, earning it top spot on the UK's wrestling podcast charts with over 10,000 episodes and 70,000,000 total downloads. He also co-hosts Benno & Hamflett, In Your House!, Podcast Horseman: The BoJack Horseman Podcast, and has guested on long-running Sunderland AFC podcast Wise Men Say.
With WhatCulture, he has provided in-person coverage of some of the biggest pay-per-views and Premium Live Events in wrestling history, including WrestleMania, Survivor Series, All In & Double Or Nothing in destinations such as New York, New Jersey, Chicago, Dallas, Las Vegas, Philadelphia, London and Cardiff. He has also been featured as a wrestling analyst for the Tampa Bay Times, Fightful, POST Wrestling, GRAPPL, GCP, Poisonrana, 411Mania and Sports Guys Talking Wrestling.
Michael's background in media stretches beyond wrestling coverage, with a degree in Journalism from the University Of Sunderland (2:1) and a series of published articles in music and culture magazines The Crack, Pilot as well as Sunderland AFC's premiere fanzine A Love Supreme. When not offering his voice up for daily wrestling podcasts, he can be found losing it every other Saturday at the Stadium Of Light, and at Cribs gigs nationwide.
