Shawn Michaels Articles - Page 4

WWEShawn Michaels accepts Grayson Waller's challenge at NXT RoadBlock

Grayson Waller isn’t a Shawn Michaels guy, and unfortunately for HBK, the feeling is very much mutual, as the “Down Under Wonder” has put it upon himself to wage a personal war against NXT‘s head honcho in the leadup-to the biggest show of the year, Stand and Deliver. After declaring before the show that he […]

WWEGrayson Waller explains why he isn't a Shawn Michaels guy

After hijacking the ending of last week’s edition of NXT with a surreal channel-changing spot, Shawn Michaels has officially let Grayson Waller know that he isn’t allowed on television for the final NXT of the month of February. Now granted, will Waller actually stay off of television, or does he have some sort of trick […]

WWEGrayson Waller hijacks NXT broadcast to threaten Shawn Michaels

After watching Bron Breakker best Jinder Mahal to maintain his NXT World Championship reign, fans at home were treated to an interesting encounter where the channel “changed” from Peacock to WWE in a bit of television trickery that would make Tubi’s Super Bowl ad proud. Watching the magic remote select the Stand and Deliver video […]

WWEShawn Michaels shows Grayson Waller who's boss on NXT

Though he technically lost to Bron Breakker in 2023, twice actually, at New Year’s Evil and Vengeance Day, for some reason, Grayson Waller blames it all on Shawn Michaels, NXT’s head of creative, who booked him in both bouts. After getting in HBK’s face after Vengeance Day during the media scrum that resulted in a […]

EditorialsJacy Jayne explains how Mandy Rose's firing broke her out of her NXT shell

When Mandy Rose was fired from WWE, it threw the future of Toxic Attraction – the faction and the tag team – into disarray. Sure, theoretically, the duo of Jacy Jayne and Gigi Dolin could have continued on as if nothing happened, but after being pegged as a trio destined for a spot on either […]

EditorialsShawn Michaels finally comments on Mandy Rose's firing ahead of NXT Vengeance Day

When the wrestling world learned that Mandy Rose, the then NXT Women’s Champion of over one year, was being let go by WWE for positing salacious pictures on her FanTime page against the company’s wishes, it quite literally took the professional wrestling world by storm. Say what you will about Rose’s in-ring efforts and prospects […]

WWEMandy Rose details the 'shocking' way she lost NXT Women's Championship

It’s been a little over a month since Mandy Rose lost her NXT Championship to Roxanne Perez on a nondescript episode of television, and after a year-plus reign with the strap, some fans still haven’t gotten over how it ended. Now sure, technically, Rose’s loss had more to do with getting the belt off of […]

EditorialsGrayson Waller invites a WWE 'Nightmare' to wrestle him in NXT

Though Grayson Waller has a match on the books against Bron Breakker for the NXT New Year’s Evil for the NXT World Championship, he isn’t settling for that being his biggest bout for the brand. No, because Waller is a – self-proclaimed – pillar of NXT, he needs to have marquee matches to draw additional […]

EditorialsNXT worked like a charm for 35-year-old Apollo Crews

When Apollo Crews headed down to NXT in June of 2022 after a run as “The Nigerian Prince,” fans of WWE wondered what the future held for the former IC Champion. Would he serve as a mid-card barometer, filling the role previously held by performers like Eric Young before they were fired? Or did creative […]

WWEDave Meltzer peels back the curtain on Mandy Rose's WWE firing

As the entire professional wrestling world reels over the decision by WWE to release Mandy Rose, Dave Meltzer took to his podcast with Bryan Alvarez, Wrestling Observer Radio, to detail Shawm Michaels’ thought process, as explained to him from his sources. “What happened was I guess there was a meeting and Matt Bloom brought to […]

EditorialsShawn Michaels comments on NXT Champ's main roster readiness

Bron Breakker has only been wrestling professionally since September of 2021, when he made his in-ring debut for NXT in a win over LA Knight. Since then, he’s won all but four of his televised matches, won as many NXT Championships as he’s lost singles matches, and has now officially defended his strap successfully on […]

WWEBret Hart provides new insight on the WWE Montreal Screwjob

It has officially been 25 years since the Montreal Screwjob. That infamous occurrence, which came at the end of the WWF World Heavyweight Championship match between Brett Hart and Shawn Michaels at Survivor Series 1997 “Gang Rulz” broadcast live from beautiful Montreal, Quebec, Canada, sent shockwaves through the company now known as WWE, sent one […]

WWEBret Hart on accepting love from a new generation of WWE, AEW wrestlers

“Bret Hart has noted being greatly appreciative of FTR and C.M. Punk and other wrestlers for calling him the all-time best. The Calgary Hit Men hockey team sent all three jerseys a few months ago. Bret has been wearing FTR T-shirts. He can’t appear with AEW due to his legends contract so can only be […]

Mini-EditorialsShawn Michaels wants to make cinematic matches special in NXT

For a time during the depths of the COVID-19 pandemic, the cinematic match was all the rage in professional wrestling. The Undertaker took his last ride in the Boneyard Match, AEW ran a pair of Stampedes in TIAA Bank Stadium Field, and even NXT got in on the fun when Dexter Lumis wrestled Cameron Grimes […]

EditorialsGoodbye T-Bar: Dominik Dijakovic has a fan in NXT's Shawn Michaels

Paul “Triple H” Levesque has righted many of the booking wrongs his Father-in-Law, Vince McMahon, decided to put upon the WWE Universe. He brought back about a dozen superstars from Bray Wyatt to Hit Row, Johny Gargano, Karrion Kross, The Good Brothers, and even the future members of Damage CTRL, brought prolonged wrestling matches back […]

WWEShawn Michaels dishes on Halloween Havoc and NXT's next WWE Superstar

With NXT’s Halloween Havoc right around the corner, Shawn Michaels got on a conference call with reporters to discuss the shape of his little corner of the WWE Universe and the big plans he has for the WCW-stolen “Premium Live Event” moving forward. “I really feel like this is gonna be, from an NXT standpoint, […]

EditorialsShawn Michaels hits the books for his new NXT gig

Shawn Michaels is the best one of the best wrestlers to ever lace up a pair of boots; he’s won 14 WWE championships, took part in two of the best matches in WrestleMania history with his series against The Undertaker in 2009 and 2010, and was part of one of the most prolific factions in […]

EditorialsCarmelo Hayes stIll doesn’t have an opponent for NXT PPV

Current NXT North American Champion Carmelo Hayes is not very happy with Shawn Michaels at the moment. Though the man known as the Heartbreak Kid has been a massive supporter of Hayes in the past, going so far as to take this picture with him after winning the North American Championship, there apparently has been […]

WWETriple H booked Toxic Attraction's WWE debut with the respect NXT deserves

There was a time in the not-too-distant past when WWE fans would have to watch an NXT star’s debut on RAW or SmackDown through interlocked fingers. Sure, occasionally, it would go swimmingly, like Bron Breakker’s trips up to RAW during his program with Dolph Ziggler, but for the most part, that was an outlier. No, […]

WWEToxic Attraction are perfect for the WWE Women's Tag Team Tournament

Shawn Michaels is having a very good week in the WWE Universe. He was promoted to Vice President of Talent Development Creative, watched NXT put up a huge viewership number for their Heatwave television special, and has watched his post-in-ring profile get elevated considerably as a result. And yet, not one week into his new […]

EditorialsShawn Michaels is the right man to lead NXT 3.0

When Paul “Triple H” Levesque left NXT in 2021, it felt like the end of an era for WWE’s third brand. The Black and Gold color scheme was swapped out for a rainbow-colored splatter painting motif that would look right at home on an early Steiner Brothers singlet – which, considering who Bron Breakker’s father […]

EditorialsBest moments of Triple H's wrestling career after WWE retirement

Triple H officially announced his retirement from the WWE in-ring competition this past weekend. Paul Levesque, his real name, made the confirmation during an appearance on First Take with Stephen A. Smith. The 14-time WWE World Heavyweight Champion cited his heart condition as the reason why he is officially done in the squared-circle. During the […]

Toronto RaptorsWWE legend Shawn Michaels reacts to Pascal Siakam's kick to Daniel Theis' face

WWE legend Shawn Michaels took to Twitter to react to Toronto Raptors swingman Pascal Siakam’s kick to Boston Celtics big man Daniel Theis’ face in Game 5 on Monday. Michaels clearly found the whole situation amusing: Well, while I APPRECIATE you’ve been watching my old @WWE tapes, you may run into issues hitting sweet chin […]

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