Shawn Michaels relives his GREATEST WrestleMania moments | SportsNation

Shawn Michaels relives his GREATEST WrestleMania moments | SportsNation
Shawn Michaels chats with Arda Ocal on SportsNation and takes a deep dive into his biggest WrestleMania moments, including his ladder match at WrestleMania 10 against Razor Ramon, his IronMan match against Bret Hart at WrestleMania 12, his main event title match against Stone Cold Steve Austin at WrestleMania 14, his emotional moment with Ric Flair at WrestleMania 24, and his iconic matches with The Undertaker at WrestleMania 25 and 26. Michaels also talks about his behind-the-scenes role with NXT.
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0:00 Shawn Michaels looks back on the iconic moment when he jumped off a ladder onto Razor Ramon at WrestleMania 10.
5:38 Michaels answers if WrestleMania 14 was the toughest of his career.
9:30 Michaels details his emotional moment with Ric Flair at WrestleMania 24.
14:00 Michaels shares how he views his iconic match with The Undertaker at WrestleMania 25 and 26 today.
19:32 Michaels answers what WrestleMania matches he is asked about most.
25:42 Michaels compares how his nerves play a roll from when he fought in WrestleMania to now coaching.
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0:00 Shawn Michaels looks back on the iconic moment when he jumped off a ladder onto Razor Ramon at WrestleMania 10. 5:38 Michaels answers if WrestleMania 14 was the toughest of his career. 9:30 Michaels details his emotional moment with Ric Flair at WrestleMania 24. 14:00 Michaels shares how he views his iconic match with The Undertaker at WrestleMania 25 and 26 today. 19:32 Michaels answers what WrestleMania matches he is asked about most. 25:42 Michaels compares how his nerves play a roll from when he fought in WrestleMania to now coaching.

[@lexkanyima2195]

No Bret Hart stories ?

[@SneakerFetish420]

@@lexkanyima2195 no

[@gametimex3969]

No iron man match?

[@pjay213]

@Dynamite Kid that, Jericho and Angle should all be talked about.

[@jacobsaunders3963]

Shawn looks so happy and at peace. God bless him

[@rosiegratz8377]

Yes, I thought that too. So happy he found happiness.

[@AbundantLifeCorp]

Thank u Jesus :)

[@jacobsaunders3963]

@@AbundantLifeCorp amen

[@notdriizzy]

Shawn vs Undertaker at WM 25 will forever be iconic

[@GABRIELA-ACEVEDO.]

I love their HIAC match a little more. All 3 of those matches are a perfect 10 in my book.

[@leonellangston2009]

They where washed up already.. If you're looking for the goat match it was the 1996 Iron man match with The Hitman that was his best performance ever!!!!

[@gabemendoza1052]

@@leonellangston2009 No doubt, easily his number 1 WM match. Their rivalry was intense too.

[@notdriizzy]

@@gabemendoza1052 I think the storyline leading up to WM 25 was a but more compelling and yk how every streak match is, its a different feeling. But no doubt that match and the ladder match w/ razor Ramon are up there too

[@lexkanyima2195]

@@notdriizzy Wrestlemania 26 was far more better and Bret Hart was established to become legendary wrestler at Wrestlemania 12

[@tylerdame326]

Bret vs Shawn at WM12 was amazing!

[@dawson6196]

I think it's the best wrestling match ever.

[@fmthebaron]

@@dawson6196 it was a PERFECT match.

[@liam89th]

Just watched that event earlier. Great show.

[@Guitarist888]

That match was tedious in my opinion. It was just a regular drawn out hour main even like any other. His greatest match would always be the 🪜 match with Scott and the HIC with Undertaker.

[@mkdisciple]

@@Guitarist888 Yes! My fave match ever is the HITC with Taker Badd Blood

[@doubleg6520]

Bret texting Shawn about their iron man match =) never forget that grudges aren't ever worth holding forever. Especially when it's with someone that you had magic with.

[@TrueNorthGolf]

The Heartbreak kid! One of the best nicknames in not just WWE... but all of sports

[@laburnibyboone3435]

I love thisguy, living legend I feel he hasgrown so muchand his introspective view back at his own life and carreer is so interesting. He has really grown throughout his life. I think he really understands his place in history and peoples lives at the time.

[@jeremyvoel-pel357]

Agreed 100%. He's so interesting to listen to. Wish we heard from him more!

[@Gamerdad8787]

Shawn michaels vs chris jericho at wrestlemaina 19 is probably one of his most underrated wrestlemaina matches if you haven't seen it i highly recommend it

[@fmthebaron]

HBK vs Bret WM 12, HBK vs Jericho WM 19, HBK vs Angle WM 21, HBK vs Undertaker WM 25+26 were all Perfect Matches.

[@fmthebaron]

I wish that HBK vs Cena match in London was the WM 23 match instead because that was a Perfect Match also.

[@brandocalrissian3294]

He could have the best match on the card with anyone. Michael Shawn Hickenbottom is the best wrestler of all time.

[@marcovittorino8996]

​@@fmthebaron the triple threat in WM 20 was amazing too, shawn really had a lot of perfect matches in WM

[@sofiadrosos1308]

Love this. This was great. Shawn is my all time favourite. ❤

[@BlackenedLiam]

Shawn vs Bret WM12 is a beautiful match

[@levibradley9262]

Weather you want to admit it or not Shawn Michaels was without a doubt THE SHOWSTTOPER

[@mackniffy]

This guy doesn’t look or sound like the HBK I grew up watching. Father-time is undefeated. Still the GOAT!

[@michaeljordanbestplayereve1428]

He sound exactly the same lol.

[@JW-1089]

He sounds the same & he turns 56 this year

[@danielstaystrong]

Does sound the same but man seeing him makes me feel old

[@gammasmash1924]

@@danielstaystrong Me too.

[@krlm2280]

@@danielstaystrong at least we're here to see him get old and ourselves

[@RamboAAssil]

Greatest of all time

[@riogakun]

Shawn Michaels vs Kurt Angle was one of my favorite matches ever. Sad they didn't talk about it.

[@keithwatts5665]

Love you Shawn! Love all the memories with family, watching you! You are One of the best to ever do it!

[@KinGamerBoy568]

Shawn youre the greatest of all time! 🇿🇦

[@hersheybarber1424]

It's weird thinking about Bret Hart texting up Shawn Michaels.

[@MrHalo087]

Its good to move on from bad experiences.

[@sk8tb1]

Thank you for asking him about WM14 it’s my favorite for that reason. I do wish you could’ve talked more about it. Even the way he ran the ropes had me on the edge of my seat

[@vintage_85]

Grandpa Michaels looking at Shawn just lets me know im old 😞 grew up on hbk since his days in awa as the midnight rockers all the way to his match wit Taker HBK The Goat

[@joedavidson6556]

People should ask about WM 19 more with Hbk vs Jericho. Classic match that doesn’t get mentioned enough

[@regeclewis]

The one genre of music that will never go out of style.. That *Sweet Chin Music* The Showstopper. The Main Event. The man. That can still. Go!

[@demontime618]

The showstopper the headliner the heartbreak kid

[@theseeker7711]

My favorite Shawn Mania match is vs Kurt.That match was amazing.The Cena one also deserves a mention.Shawn is so good and I love Kurt,when I think of that match I think of Shawn.Its one of my all time favorite matches.Also if you haven’t seen it it he had a nice match with Shelton Benjamin on Raw,fantastic finish

[@harunthuo2610]

Bit disappointed he wasn't asked about the Canada 'who's your daddy Montreal' promo

[@marvellis6762]

Michaels was simply born to wrestle hence the greatest in ring performer of all time in my opinion. He once cut a promo about having the will!.... the will! to be the best. Man he was unmatched there for sure.

[@harunthuo2610]

Greatest of all times

[@anthonycampos8057]

Nope. SCSA is

[@MrHalo087]

I miss his little show called the heart break hotel. That was a pretty cool gimmick.

[@miracleboyboxing]

The greatest in ring performer

[@radentstwo9793]

@Dynamite Kid No

[@TripleR6000]

the greatest wwe superstar of all time

[@MrHalo087]

Even though I was never a Michaels fan he was probably amongst the best . Savage is probably another one I would pick, Mick Foley, Bret hart, undertaker.

[@KinGamerBoy568]

No cap🔥

[@saad1008]

It's almost impossible to find Shawn Michaels doing an interview without a hat

[@Jus-Tin]

Once he takes it off you will know why lol. love shawn tho

[@chriskay1449]

@@Jus-Tin That isn't why he wears the hat. He wears a hat because it helps with his lazy eye

[@lexkanyima2195]

@@chriskay1449 what ?

[@chriskay1449]

@@lexkanyima2195 Shawn has explained this in the past. Having the hat on helps keep the eyes focused in place as it give them a line to focus on.

[@salamisumo2]

Because bald

[@LivingOutVariousExperiences]

One of my Favorites No one like the Heartbreak Kid Uh uh Uh 💔

[@SS-px3rs]

Who’s your Daddy Montreal 😂 Never forget

[@jasonhowell7601]

😂😂 LoL

[@dfree1442]

Never gets old, ever! 🤦🏿‍♂️🤣🤣🤣

[@jasonhowell7601]

@@dfree1442 No it doesn't my friend.. best to you.

[@Tigerraj]

Been watching wrestling since 1989, really got into it when Bret Hart went solo and watched he’s career take off. He is my hero, then Shawn went solo too and it got interesting. After both of them left I loss interest, and never really felt excited watching matches. Then Shawn vs Taker at WM, boy that match just brought back so many memories I felt like I was a 10 year old kid again. Love Bret and Shawn ! They really are the top wrestlers, and glad they’re doing well.

[@GABRIELA-ACEVEDO.]

Wrestlemania 20 the greatest triple threat match ever. Seen all his Wrestlemania matches, except the Iron man match against Bret.

[@juwanbuie25]

Who was all in that match?

[@doublecell966]

Triple H Hbk and Stevie Richards.

[@JadenArchibald]

@@doublecell966 Benoit in case you didn't know that don't recall Stevie Richards being at WM 20

[@Gshadow007]

@@JadenArchibald it's a long running joke because of...well...you know.

[@JadenArchibald]

@@Gshadow007 yeah i was being sarcastic i understand the Chris Benoit never existed joke and how WWE ignores him and his career because of what he did in 07

[@TreFKennedy]

Favorite wrestler ever

[@stephenasmith6387]

Shawn Michaels is arguably the greatest pure athlete of all time he ran 4.0 flat he had a 55 inch vertical he had and still has 9 inches of pure muscle to work with I’m sure his wife is tremendously satisfied

[@chiiknwaayne7705]

How u KNOW WHAT HE HAD

[@stephenasmith6387]

@@chiiknwaayne7705 I’m a journalist I do my research

[@rondadon2025]

A 4 flat????GTHOH

[@stephenasmith6387]

@@rondadon2025 it’s the truth I witnessed it myself Shawn truly is the greatest pure athlete of all time

[@rondadon2025]

@@stephenasmith6387 it was on a Thursday and he did it with flip flops on right 😂

[@brixtonmystery]

How crazy is it that HBK and wrestling guys are on ESPN and it's normal?

[@KayFabe87]

HBK and wrestling have been on ESPN since the mid 80's. One of the classic matches of the 80's was Michaels & Jannetty as the Midnight Rockers against Buddy Rose & Doug Somers for the AWA tag titles in 1986 from the Showboat in Las Vegas. This match was aired on ESPN and it was an absolute brawl. Highly recommended if you can find it on KZbin or elsewhere.

[@sagnikmukherjee5108]

Shawn is the best, HBK forever.

[@GrayRedRoom]

THE GOAT.

[@anthonycampos8057]

No hes not. Stone Cold Steve Austin is the GOAT. HOW BOUT THEM COWBOYS

[@GrayRedRoom]

@@anthonycampos8057 nope Shawn is. And the Cowboys haven’t won a championship in 26 years. That’s how they are.

[@anthonycampos8057]

@@GrayRedRoom Stone Cold Steve Austin is the Greatest WWE superstar of all time - Vince McMahon THE NEW YORK GIANTS SELECT DANIEL JONES 😂😂😂

[@GrayRedRoom]

@@anthonycampos8057 he did that about Shawn and put him in the top spot on the best superstars of all time dvd.

[@anthonycampos8057]

@@GrayRedRoom Steve is the biggest star in the wrestling business ive ever been around. -Ric Flair I'll take Tony Romo over Eli Manning EVERYDAY of the week.

[@seemtheproduct3885]

The Goat 🐐 period

[@Guitarist888]

This dude is a Metal Gear Solid shape shifter! He went from looking like Liquid Snake 91-97 to Revolver Ocelot from 02-07 to Solid Snake 10-17 now he looks like Otacon in this podcast!

[@shameejamujeeb5639]

Man Shawn is so old time flys

[@NJCorleone]

Something interesting you guys should know. I had a neighbor in 1987 and he moved away before Shawn Michaels was in WWF. I met him again 12 years later when Shawn was in 1st retirement. I met him again in late 2010 after HBK retired for good. Every time I saw him after that, Shawn wasn't on WWE TV that month!

[@djmeduna2009]

Totally cool

[@ellis1743]

Shawn looking real 😳

[@user-zs9dt1sk3r]

❤The voice

[@uditnarayannanda9075]

The greatest of all time

[@SneakerFetish420]

🐐

[@wolfman8449]

One of the greatest wrestling entertainers ever looking like he is about to teach a high school class how to dissect a frog on a friday and be the camera man for some semi professional adult entertainment later that night

[@jeremyvoel-pel357]

Lmfao

[@xolyrix4491]

Roasted

[@TripleR6000]

facts shawn is the greatest entertainer

[@detoxgaming705]

This man was the face of the WWF in the mid 90's.. When the older Dogs started fading away this man kept the torch on right before the Attitude era before the Rock stone cold and others started sharing the light.. "HBK" i never liked how cocky he was and how he thought he was so handsome.. Bret seemed like an older brother figure... now that im a man I look up to Shawn, he lived his life to his best and the fun he has out there you can really see he loves it..

[@tadjohnson4699]

Shawn coming in looking like Frank Gallagher !!!!!

[@anthonycampos8057]

Who?

[@jamesgarcia2892]

He looks more like an older version of Adam Cole

[@honestycheck3083]

Frank on a day without drinking....Does that exist ?

[@hectorvazquez7517]

The G.O.A.T HBK 💔

[@cocainecat2740]

The Best Wrestler Ever.

[@gamesurvivor3129]

My hero my hero

[@RobertWalsh-vp5ui]

HBK seems like such a nice chill dude now

[@mattuk56]

Shawn Michaels should be in the new Waynes World when they make one.

[@jamesgarcia2892]

He does look a little like Garth

[@AlexThorn]

Completely different dude than who we grew up with

[@Osmondnewyen]

The GOAT 🐐

[@anthonycampos8057]

No hes not. Stone Cold Steve Austin is the GOAT.

[@Osmondnewyen]

@@anthonycampos8057 even stone cold Steve Austin will tell you HBK is the goat

[@anthonycampos8057]

@@Osmondnewyen Stone Cold Steve Austin is the Greatest WWE superstar of all time -Vince McMahon

[@jacobsaunders3963]

Bret Hart

[@anthonycampos8057]

@@jacobsaunders3963 in terms of wrestling skills, yeah he may be.

[@chriskay1449]

He looks like Garth from "Wayne's World".

[@sarooo5883]

Goat 🐐

[@anthonycampos8057]

No hes not. Stone Cold Steve Austin is the GOAT

[@sarooo5883]

@@anthonycampos8057 Hbk is the greatest wrestler ever where as stone cold was good

[@WhyHighC]

I’m starting to think we’ll never see Shawn Michaels vs The Rock 🤔

[@whatupitzwinston]

Shawn Michaels vs Adam Cole in the future maybe?

[@jamesgarcia2892]

Shawns too old maybe if it was ten or twelve years ago before Shawn retired from pro wrestling

[@danielstaystrong]

My GOAT 🐐

[@anthonycampos8057]

No hes not. Stone Cold Steve Austin is the GOAT

[@TripleR6000]

@@anthonycampos8057 no shawn michaels is the goat

[@NJCorleone]

What about his match vs Vince Mcmahon

[@joshmatthews6845]

Shawn looking like frank from shameless

[@TheSweetestScience]

steve “Shawn Michaels” buscemi

[@sororitysleepawaymortuary1659]

Very strange not asking about the iron man match to me.

[@JustinTNAWWEGuy]

I thought ESPN said they were banning WWE? Guess not 😂

[@chrisohlandt4275]

why would they ban them

[@JustinTNAWWEGuy]

@@chrisohlandt4275 Because They went to peacock and not with ESPN'S service ESPN I heard was banning WWE Talk

[@juandiazz3097]

Wow

[@gabemendoza1052]

Austin vs Michaels WM14. There will never be a bigger buildup to a championship match in April.

[@adelanoriega8578]

I love all HBK matches from Wrestlemania. But unfortunately he was injured before facing Austin. That's probably 1 of his not so best Wrestlemania matches. That match would have been a classic if he hadn't gotten injured at Royal rumble. The buildup for that match was as great as any buildup could get. That won't happen today with so many pay per views in between Wrestlemania. For example Wrestlemania this year is only 3 weeks after last pay per view. Can't have a buildup with just a few weeks.

[@gabemendoza1052]

@@adelanoriega8578 I don't remember much of the actual match. Shawn must have hid the injury because it wasn't as obvious as other wrestlers who went into a match injured. The Undertaker was hard to watch later in his career.

[@lexkanyima2195]

@@gabemendoza1052 Taker did on purpose at the Royal Rumble 1998

[@anthonycampos8057]

Austin/Rock WM17 was the best build up

[@gabemendoza1052]

@@anthonycampos8057 If Rock didn't leave for Hollywood, maybe. WM14 stands out so well to me because HBK was entering icon status and Stone Cold was quickly becoming an instant star. It was also the brief time period the business saw popularity unlike anything else.

[@bootitup6927]

"Hey, Shawn, what's your favorite Survivor Series moment?"

[@508tapout]

HBK aged 20 yrs in 20 months

[@marleycoldburr]

Shawn not looking too good I hope everything is alright

[@markwint605]

Hope it's just age and not something else.

[@chriskay1449]

What? He is perfectly healthy. He is just old.

[@Johnny127ful]

Isn’t he 56 or something?

[@xolyrix4491]

Kids don’t do drugs for 20 years

[@nomoney_sniper1885]

Hbk vs Adam cole

[@delcastilloian]

Growing his hair back i see 👀

[@Skibbitypappappa]

Going for the Heyman look

[@user-cj7hx4jp9w]

Wm 26 😭😭

[@johnmoreno5965]

Lmaol I love hbk reminds me of me

[@ericlofstrand]

Shawn has a tiny cubicle now in nxt I guess

[@sagnikmukherjee5108]

HBK - The best ever.

[@David.M._1979]

He ain't trying to get someone fired this year. Is he.

[@nunyabidness7463]

Shawn doesn't get the credit he deserves for keeping the wwe relevant before Stone Cold and The Rock emerged

[@State.of.Emergency]

Is that Freddie Roach?

[@therealjayz8036]

Can this dude still Sweet Chin Music ?

[@chrisjprod]

Franco Bradshaw there’s no new rules

[@justin_wwefigz]

Shawn still wearing the ue cap💀

[@javierbookshadowscontribut6223]

46th comment DX fan

[@xziggy_stardustx6786]

HBK is misrepresenting where the idea for the ladder match came from. Bret Hart clearly lays out that the ladder match was his idea and was done in Stampede years before Razor vs HBK in his book. Shawn is making it seem like he either came up with it or was a key component in doing it for the first time which is wrong.

[@checkerslane]

He is only 55 buthe looks quite different. Diesel, and many other wrestlers from that era dont look much different. Even Bret Hart doesnt look drastically different

[@KeKe-vt2nk]

Drugs Shawn was on it heavy before he got saved

[@detective___mcnulty]

Is he still "a man of the cloth?"

[@jamstarent21]

Its HBK, Half Bald Kid

[@PittheadX]

Shawn ain't HBK no more. He looks like the Commissioner from Gotham at best.

[@Chimpa307]

Did hbk ever say that he wrestled Bret first in a ladder match? Did he ever say that it was Bret’s idea in the WWF? Bret learned it in Stampede Wrestling and pitched it to vince, and made him promise NOT to let others use it before Bret in a pay per view event!

[@AAAA-nv5cf]

I CANT WATCH THIS! THIS ISNT THE SHAWN MICHAEL I WANT TO SEE! ✌️

[@kennyrotten929]

Kyle Edwards!

[@leonellangston2009]

My dream match would of been a triple threat between these legends HBK x Aj Styles x Kenny Omega

[@adelanoriega8578]

So many great matches that HBK could have had. Him never facing the Rock is 1 of biggest dream matches to never happen. I would have liked to have seen him against CM Punk in 2012, Daniel Bryan in 2013 or 2014, and against Brock, but more against Brock from 2003.

[@kennethgriffin7921]

michaels goes on forever about his moon shot then the host says he was actually referring to him jumping off the ladder? cringe...

[@onlytruththatsittruth1409]

Why doctors can't make some tablet like if u eat it u won't get OK . its so sad to see your heroes getting old . Bret and Shawn can't be replaced in 500 years

[@neilsmith9066]

Shawn Micheals looks like The Green River Killer........

[@jamesray6653]

Shawn's about 10yrs away from looking like Skip Bayless lol

[@BurnaBTaTT2Handz]

𝕄𝕪 𝔽𝕒𝕧𝕠𝕣𝕚𝕥𝕖 𝕎𝕣𝕖𝕤𝕥𝕝𝕖𝕣 𝔸𝕓𝕤𝕠𝕝𝕦𝕥𝕖 𝕃𝕖𝕘𝕖𝕟𝕕 ℍ𝔹𝕂 𝟜𝕖𝕧𝕒

[@ammagnolia]

The heart break senior citizen!!!!! Being interviewed by the president of Ukraine?!? This is crazy!!!!

[@710moose8]

Jesus Christ time is scary...