Shawn Michaels SHOOTS On Embarrassing Hulk Hogan At SummerSlam 2005!

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[@InsideTheRopes]

What do you think were Shawn Michaels intentions in that match with Hogan at SummerSlam? Let us know in the comments below!

[@jhmoxl]

i tend to believe Shawn. I think he was working Hogan much like Terry Funk did. Hogan is a super hero character and so you go over the top and it just weird out of context when clipped and without seeing how Shawn worked as a heel for the last decade of his career. I actually thought Shawn laid out a pretty good match that night that built to a finish where it felt like Shawn is absolutely screwing Hogan out of this one tonight, and then nope Hulk is just too good.

[@ad206]

His intentions were to do what they wanted him to do. This match has become such an internet myth over the years. The match was no different than any Mr. Perfect match (he even did Mr. Perfect's turnbuckle spot), Sgt Slaughter match, anything Hogan did in the late '80s, early '90s.

[@k1ngf3lon92]

I think Shawn like anyone would be, was mad that the match was changed last second and gave exactly what was asked of him.

[@60BloodyChamp60]

He was shittin on Hogan no matter what he says and THAT’S OK. It was like cartoon Rambo lol! Rambo didn’t want to kill people, but he was the best at it. HBK was the best at being the biggest ass that ever lived and he proved that night that he will always have that ability.

[@EBC-Bro]

He told you.

[@ryanboyd36]

Said he wasn’t a great heel anymore but, “Who’s your Daddy Montreal?” Was a fantastic heat drawing promo

[@moses0686]

That's Montreal. Those fans will hate him forever.

[@Blood-zz2kt]

@@moses0686yeah that was a given he will always be a heel in Montreal

[@001Stealth]

Easily top three promo of all time. Legendary.

[@krillep546]

.. Yep false clicbait - Shawn says it wasnt on purpose - that he was just a bad heel at this point - and taking bumps like he always did. So he shows a lot of respect for Hogan here.

[@shootfromtheright2712]

How much selling did he have to do during that PROMO?

[@CharlesBronson1977]

Shawn did not oversell. Don't underestimate the sheer force and devastation that comes with a big boot and leg drop delivered by the Hulkster, brother.

[@ComicBookGuy420]

Don't forget the finger poke of Doom brother

[@mrbean0181]

@@ComicBookGuy420also, don’t forget the powerful “that doesn’t work for me, brother.”

[@darklordojeda]

DEVASTATING!

[@EmmanuelBrown-vv6jt]

​@@mrbean0181one of the most powerful force in all professional wrestling

[@richardthompson6366]

Do you wanna get paid Brother?

[@petejones4578]

Hulk Hogan went from “Let’s split the wins, brother” to “How about I win all 3 matches, brother.”😂 I don’t blame HBK.

[@CarbiesChronicles]

all of you hogan haters are pathetic, abusive CFFs

[@OliveMule]

Shawn Michaels homoerotic cowboy

[@qui_X]

split wins? doesn't work for me, brother

[@namikstudios]

HBK wasn't anywhere near Hogan's level of stardom. Didn't deserve to have the Hulkster doing the job, brother. His unprofessional antics during their match proved that he was unworthy.

[@KLS775]

🤣🤣🤣

[@thatboybear]

He called that whole room marks and they clapped and thanked him for it. 😂 You could tell he wanted to be like, “Jeez, guys, that wasn’t a compliment.” Ha

[@krillep546]

Yep because it's just a false clibait - Shawn says it wasnt on purpose - that he was just a bad heel at this point - and taking bumps like he always did. So he shows a lot of respect for Hogan here.,.

[@conormcgregor8451]

@@krillep546Lol exactly the real marks are the ones that can’t see it for what it is, he 100% over sold vs Hogan, plus all this goes out the window when you hear Hogans side of the story because he also thought it was on purpose lol.

[@devilwarr1or]

Or it's an acknowledgement of the truth? It's laughing at yourself it's a "yea we do do that don't we!" Moment.

[@jonahjustice]

Marks don't see themselves as marks. They think they're laughing with Shawn.

[@JusRed23]

I think they took it as him praising them for making wrestling a bigger deal but he was definitely trying to respectfully say "You guys believe anything" lmao

[@spiritdetective90]

“The human wrestling fan is an easy thing to manipulate!” - HBK “Hold my beer!” - The Rock 2024

[@danielboom72]

As opposed to what Shawn? A non human wrestling fan? 😂

[@willjimenez9013]

What you with the rock I'm out the loop

[@60BloodyChamp60]

“Hold my beer” is basically what HBK said in 2005 lol! He was supposedly this nice, changed man right. And some other man who was just like him comes along and tries to jack him around. And HBK said hold my beer while I do my old thing 1 more time.

[@mr.green2341]

With The Rock, it’s probably tequila and not beer. 😏

[@yardape99]

@@danielboom72 Have you seen the sloths that go to shows now?

[@justinkassinger8238]

He really wanted to say mark. Instead of "human wrestling fan" lol.

[@alexrekzu4079]

1:55 i read this as this played

[@ArchangelSteve]

Shawn Michaels now: I wasn't a good heel back then. Shawn Michaels back then: WHO'S YOUR DADDY, MONTREAL?

[@JalenPrice_252]

And that was just 2005

[@benjamin29471]

I’ll never forget just busting out laughing that night.

[@Digitalsapien]

Trolling Canada doesn't make you a heel. It makes you a legend.

[@JalenPrice_252]

@@Digitalsapien facts I still remember when Sgt. Slaughter did the same thing just a couple years later and I thought it was the funniest 💩 ever 🤣

[@lexluther69]

“The human Wrestling fan is an easy thing to manipulate” *crowd immediately claps 😂

[@jerrymarshall5965]

That match was a all time classic the look on hogans face when Shawn flopped around over selling was priceless 😂😂

[@60BloodyChamp60]

I agree it’s hilarious and still fun to watch just because

[@Krillep]

Shawn Michales was a dick and this is why he's seen as a backstabber in WWE - Just ask, Bret Hart, Vader, Tatanka or British Bulldog who couldn't win infront of his dying sister.

[@RagingUtai]

​@@Krillephe was a dick, but not always. He changed at a point, but atleast he admitted to it, and changed.

[@60BloodyChamp60]

@@RagingUtai and proved he can still be a dick if he wants to be. That’s what I liked about it for some reason.

[@60BloodyChamp60]

@@Krillep now compare it to Hogan refusing to lose so many times and ask whose the bigger dick

[@CLuvTravels]

Scott Hall: "That's your finisher? I can't wait to kick out of that lol don't worry I'm only serious"

[@tygodhumbling4446]

That’s the second time I’ve heard this story. Chris Jericho tells the same exact story in his book. That means he was going around telling everyone that😅

[@conor-_C]

U can just see Scott having so much fun with that

[@finklesteinkid537]

Scott as another all time great at selling a move

[@sarabird6487]

And curt hennig

[@ivanfranceschi9139]

That's what made Scott a dick and disliked by a lot of wrestlers.

[@MonoCronic]

Shawn literally said everything, without saying it. He hasn't said a single bad word about Hogan, yet he said "you're easy to work". Truly a business genius.

[@wolf7el356]

He called all those dudes marks & they clapped for it. 😂😂😂

[@Boygonebad]

Every wrestling fan is a mark because no matter how much a fan thinks they know they still don’t know shit 😂

[@ctbcardinal]

@@Boygonebadnah, depends on reference, you’re speaking in totality… and superlatives, superlatives ARE inherently not true, as pertaining to physical existence in any formal/informal manner

[@GabrielHill1]

They were happy and they knew it..

[@fathersthoughts484]

He’s calling the audience morons to their face, and their laughing and clapping. Pathetic

[@Penicks]

well, it does prove his point

[@Micheal_Anthony_1996]

I mean, as a wrestling fan, I agree with him. Idk about morons perse, but we're definitely easily manipulated.

[@jackiemoon5906]

“I wasn’t trying to bury anybody” he was just making the shoveling motion during hogans entrance as an homage to his groundskeeper😂

[@emmytea-uv5ne]

Lol the way nobody talks about it. Maybe it was edited out and a lot of people don’t know he did that 😅

[@jackiemoon5906]

@@emmytea-uv5ne I believe it was edited out. However people say that about so many things that aren’t actually edited out lol

[@ComicBookGuy420]

They must have edited that part out I'll have to go back and watch🤣

[@jackiemoon5906]

@@ComicBookGuy420 this makes me think of just yesterday when I was watching a wrestling with wregret video he mistakenly says a skit was cut out of the network when I know it isn’t. Did the network edit their stuff and put the more edgy things back in? If I’m not mistaken the Katie Vick coffin scene is indeed on the network despite everyone saying otherwise.

[@ComicBookGuy420]

@@jackiemoon5906 I've got the ppv I just never paid much attention to the entrances Katie Vick, I still don't know what they were thinking

[@venomsnek9014]

Considering what most of us thought about The Rock's recent return, he may have a point about the fans being easy to manipulate lmao

[@ajmoe]

Wrestling fans are easy to manipulate because it is the most fun that way. Could you imagine being a wrestling fan that never went along with the gimmicks? That wouldn't be fun at all!!

[@braken63]

To be fair,the Rock thing wss extremely believable

[@ajmoe]

The Final Boss is best version of the Rock. So good.

[@user-fe8gx3ie5v]

​@braken63 The Rock situation wasn't a work, LOL. They legit were going to have Rock vs Blowman at Mania.

[@braken63]

@@user-fe8gx3ie5v that's what I'm saying. I love The Rock to death,but dude's genuinely an egomaniac

[@adamsimonds6184]

Something I was told when I first started in 1999 was, "The easiest marks to work are the smart marks. They think 'cause they know a little bit that they know everything and it they're the easiest to work." I always found it personally true and it's funny watching Shawn tip toe around saying pretty much the same thing.

[@phoenixmodellingphotography]

This is true with people in general

[@webs538]

And he was right about the boys in the back too

[@MrRyanxdavey]

Tip toe around? He's so happy to say it that he repeats it like 4 times

[@Soon_Solstice]

"The human wrestling fan is an easy thing to manipulate." He could have stopped the interview there.

[@cloudydaze7447]

Shawn Michael’s Hulk Hogan skit was one of the most memorable entertaining moments of all time

[@LobsterRavioli]

I always thought HBK should have had that win. Hogan didn’t have much left, and HBK was still putting on masterpiece theater work. And HBK never left, Hogan did, that’s another reason HBK should have been put over. Just my opinions though.

[@shaeisgae8952]

People think ric flair, the rock, stone cold Steve Austin were the best on the mic. They forget the hulkster could shut down any career or storyline with just 6 words: "that doesn't work for me brother"

[@jasondouglas152]

Every fan thinks " he's not talking about me " when he tells them how easy they are to manipulate. So dumb

[@vanceamania]

I have a lot of respect for Shawn after hearing this

[@legoboy3800]

He just called you all marks and you go out clapping lol.

[@pmeloun]

Yup! I am here for it

[@ShenMerrick]

At this point, any wrestling fan who doesn't realize that about 80%+ of the fanbase are "marks"...is lying to themselves. BUT! Everyone who is a fan of football, basketball, baseball, soccer...etc...is likely a "mark" as well.

[@ndr523]

Do you watch wrestling? If so you’re a mark. Its not a bad thing

[@markeugene1293]

And here we all are on KZbin talking about it

[@bullock4211]

And finished it with a God bless ya

[@Theghostofdirtyhall]

This convinces me that the main event we got at WM 40 was the plan all along. Shaw talks about how easy it is to work the fans and that's exactly what happened lol

[@mr.x9566]

Humans in general are easy to manipulate. People struggle to split the art from the artist.

[@sandman9601]

When you pull your real life into kayfabe, don't blame fans when they start confusing the two.

[@forresttilghman1098]

No this happens a lot.. with literally everything ranging from actors, to music artists to athletes to politics to even youtubers... people often cery gullible ​@sandman9601

[@setoalgorytgm2748]

Never would have had to resort to blurring the line between reality and Kayfabe if Vince didn't break Kayfabe back in the 90s​@@sandman9601

[@atimetraveler4910]

To bad that 2005 heel hbk only lasted for like a month. Should have been a full gimmick for a year. Imagine Heel HBK vs Babyface HHH in '06. Roles reversed.

[@KeshHere]

That would be sick . But we got a lil bit of heel Hbk during 2010 with Dx. Against Hhh. Even tho they were friends and never fight . Shawn showed some heel side to hhh since hhh was telling Shawn to stop obsessed with Undertaker. But Hbk was heel there and sweet chin music Teddy Long. But Hhh was a face that time

[@shakeyourskeleton4890]

Still loved that match against hogan. Priceless.

[@adamdavis1737]

That match might be made to look silly, but it's part of what makes it amazing for me.

[@hugh2hoob668]

Shawn's muscle mass is STILL impressive damn

[@aaronmason3086]

this was 6 years ago lil bro

[@salvadorromero9712]

I was just going to mention this, that it looks like dude has bigger arms here in retirement than he did when he was active! Shawn was never anything remotely close to a "body guy"; to the contrary he is always mentioned as the very first name, the epitome of the much smaller, more athletic types that was turned to in the wake of the steroid scandal and defined the most beloved era of wrestling ever. Perhaps, indeed, part of his holding up so well is the very fact that he probably took it easy on the PEDs when younger in bodybuilding you see this often that these are the guys who can still look good and don't face health crises when older. This isn't a current video but he still looks quite good today. Especially for a guy who'd gone balls to the wall with something as generally, multiple-ways unhealthy as pro wrestling.

[@armysniperman80]

@@salvadorromero9712 He was always soo tiny(and still is) when he wrestled. He was a mid card guy at best, who obviously had some connections that made him a "heavyweight" title contender.

[@keeperofknowledge4120]

@@armysniperman80 actually Nash said Michaels is deceptively much bigger than the TV made him out to be, especially up close. Lean, but a thick, burly guy. That and the cameras hide how ripped they are. When you see them in real life, they're all much larger than average. When I met Scott Hall, the man was like a giant. His hands were massive and he towered over everyone.

[@robineir]

The more easily manipulated we are as fans, the better. It makes everything more enjoyable when we believe it.

[@redlizard541]

Interviewer asks question Shawn answers Audience cheers Shawn : "No, no, no! I mean"

[@twenty-2923]

The real wrestling goat HBK 🐐

[@TrillBill]

If "human wrestling fans" weren't so easy to manipulate, the industry (as we know it) wouldn't even exist. 😂

[@simonbrown3378]

My favourite wrestlers growing up was Shawn, Eddie, Bret, Macho Man

[@only1icon1801]

Good taste tbf

[@alexello1189]

damn, seeing Shawn's muscles, specifically his shoulder repeatedly flexing as he moves his arm, he keeps his fitness up even when retired. make me think that as a NXT trainer he's using a more hands on approach and physically showing the guys a thing or two. its just interesting to see considering between his wwe runs he ran a wrestling school. Brian Danielson even trained under him, but Danielson has always cited William regal as his biggest mentor. back then it gave the impression amongst fans that shawn wasn't that great a teacher (this was perpetuated by whatculture in one of their many lists, not my personal opinion). I just like to view it as more character growth for shawn and he's now connecting with people more than in the 2000's. wish jim cornette would give him a second chance, I think shawns earned it.

[@thehmc]

Michaels is totally right. You can see earlier matches he had with Undertaker where he bumps exactly the same way.

[@Spooky_515]

I guess Shawn was right about how gullible fans are. All he has to do is pull your strings and you dance like a puppet

[@mazroon]

There's a difference between over bumping and overselling. Taking a big bump off a basic move is over bumping. Taking a move, falling over, getting up, spinning around and falling down again is over selling. It was a little too far and turned a dream match into a comedy match.

[@ComicBookGuy420]

The bounce out of the corner and into a headstand Never saw him do that except when he was mocking hogan

[@marioargiropoulos7555]

Bro… Michaels absolutely did not bump and sell the same for Taker. What he did against Hogan was Looney Tunes type shit. He literally just starts spinning around at one point. 😆

[@yashupalmer4699]

He was actually selling, he was acting like the 80s heel, he wasn't screwing hogan

[@qaqishadi]

HBK casually saying wrestling fans are gullible delusional, morons but then following it up with a “God bless you” 🤣🤣🤣

[@Diehardstlcardinalsfan]

It’s very southern Baptist of him

[@splinter4161]

He ain't wrong about us 😂

[@finklesteinkid537]

"God bless you" cause you got me paid lol

[@BigBadJerryRogers]

Internet smarks who hate on things because of what happens backstage are and always will be the worst of wrestling fans

[@Garibaldi1]

0:53 Shawn starts talking

[@paulsousa1320]

Shawn don’t flatter yourself to Dianna Hart Heelish imo good promo

[@user-bl5ik8ky2y]

The best of all time!

[@glennwelsh9784]

It was surreal to see Hogan return to WWE to work with guys like Shawn and Taker after they had become the faces to the company in his absence. They were only really starting out when he was first around, but they were now more on his level and had created their own legends by the time he came back.

[@Juju_The_Dude]

Shawn, basically: "You're all a buncha mark-ass sheep." Crowd: * Loud applause * "Yay!! Fuck yeah we are!!"

[@ninjapirate47]

Still one of the single best summerslam matches. Utterly incredible. How wrestling bios didn't add it to his best of shawn michaels episodes, i'll never know. The selling... so much selling... the man must have been penniless afterwards!

[@zr1f903]

Love it. Wrestling fans are such easily manipulated nerds 😂

[@DashingDavid]

It’s one of the greatest performances in wrestling ever. I love that he did it. Fuck Hogan.

[@knoble1985]

Man I wanted a bottle of that water😅

[@KoRnBaKo]

It's a water brand from Ireland.

[@MarcoNegrisEye]

​@@KoRnBaKoGuinness isn't clear?

[@KoRnBaKo]

@@MarcoNegrisEye *laughs sarcastically*

[@elipowell96]

How is he in such good shape crazy

[@unknownkingdom]

Not that hard just do exercise and eat vegetables

[@carn5haun343]

I hope they dont go thirsty

[@Stacy-yz1eu]

I still liked it .

[@herculesrockefeller-kt3nk]

Hogan was so bad Shawn had to oversell but that only amplified Hogan's shortcomings

[@finklesteinkid537]

You oversell moves, not entire matches lol. I do believe Shawn though. He never wanted to have a bad match. Even with all the animosity with him and Bret, they went out and put on excellent matches.

[@jaythor70]

Hogan was long past his in-ring date. Michaels, the character, acted as a heel to try and bring out the best of Hogan, the character. Get him fired up, get him passionate enough to have a match that Michaels (the character) would know was facing Hogan at his best possible, and could he beat that guy. It's a decent story, for WWE. He did oversell, trying to make Hogan's offense look good, because Hogan isn't in 2005what he was in 1985, or even 95. Hogan's matches always looked ridiculous to NWA fans like me, anyway.

[@ComicBookGuy420]

He oversold because he's a petty attention seeker, granted so is Hogan, but that match was embarrassing

[@jasons1688]

Never knew the lead singer of Faith No More had a wrestling show too!

[@ComicBookGuy420]

It's amazing how many musicians get into wrestling

[@iamking7134]

I know a lot of yall are going to be so disappointed in this revelation lol

[@NovaaktheKING]

I fucking love this dude 😂😂😂😂

[@tonyslicer7399]

Shawn saying wrestling fans are ... special..aka small yellow bus 😂

[@highjim7778]

97 shawn was glorious and 97 was the best year in wrestling

[@kiddbuu5178]

Hes notnlying he did always oversell i watched the first HITC match the other day he does the same thing with taker.

[@period8705]

I am 41 years old and I would go mental if I to be able to meet the HBK.

[@jameseckert3341]

'97 HBK...GOAT Heel

[@ComicBookGuy420]

Not really, while he was acting like a heel people were cheering him because of dx and because they hated Bret Hart Best heel ever had to be piper, people hated him so bad he got stabbed on the way to the ring

[@jameseckert3341]

@@ComicBookGuy420 Bro, people were not cheering him at that time. When Bret left they were cheering Stone Cold and booing HBK. They only started cheering DX when it was; HHH, X Pac, and the New Age Outlaws

[@ComicBookGuy420]

@@jameseckert3341 They were cheering the hell out of dx, never said they weren't cheering for Austin too🤣

[@jameseckert3341]

@@ComicBookGuy420 most fans wanted HBK to lose the belt. Remember HBK wasn't in DX too long in the beginning. He "retired" in '98

[@jameseckert3341]

@@ComicBookGuy420 by "retired" I mean Vince paying him not to go to WCW. HBK started a promotion in Texas during his time away. And yes, he was wrestling

[@machohogan]

Shawn looking jacked.

[@onewarriornation602]

175lbs with 14" arms is nowhere near "jacked."

[@eldoctorx]

Can't believe I haven't seen this Johnny Gargano interview before

[@KK-pm7ud]

How old is Shawn? He still looks like he's in amazing shape.

[@denisdegaspari9723]

Intervista di 10 anni fa e piu. Forse 12

[@ELI-RED1750]

60

[@judge218]

I’m so damn happy he shared how easy it is to manipulate fans. It’s always been weird from my school times to now hearing all the unbelievable things fans Whole-heartedly believe 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@redknight9740]

Shawn is ripped here

[@raddastronaut]

Funniest thing In wrestling ever. That and shock master.

[@wealthdiscoveries2641]

I was there live in D.C for that SummerSlam. Aweusome match and night.

[@megafrankenstien8049]

It really went over their heads when Shawn said they make it much bigger than it seems. Didn't expect claps to make me laugh

[@DannyGautama]

Shawn had an amazing physique in 97. If he worked on his traps more, he would have looked like a legit bodybuilder.

[@frickthejuice]

I don’t think the bodybuilder look would fit him.. it kind of did as The Rockers but the athletic build he had still fit him better imo

[@DannyGautama]

@@frickthejuice Good point.

[@Babakahoo-el7bc]

SHAWN MICHAELS LEGEND OF All TIME'S ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@shanestephens4728]

I’ve always been curious what kind of car/truck Shawn Michaels drives. More than likely a pickup just can’t pinpoint the make.

[@NoneofYabiz-rx3zi]

"The human wrestling fan is the easiest thing to manipulate." He's basically telling you why the call most of you marks 😂😅

[@ndr523]

You’re also a mark

[@ComicBookGuy420]

​@@ndr523we all are😂

[@sethputnamsghost6538]

I would have done worse.😉

[@anthonyclark9441]

People in the Comments, and HBK Haters overall are exactly what Shawn said. Too damn easy to manipulate. Grow up. Get a Hobby. Stop taking Fake Pro Wrestling so damn seriously.

[@user-gm9he1os5o]

The YTP video of him doing the Hogan impersonation is one for the ages. It's hilarious 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@daleharris3809]

I took the time to count the "brothers" I think it came out to like 47

[@user-gm9he1os5o]

@@daleharris3809 Haha nice.

[@robertoliver7368]

I loved what Michaels did in that match. It was a perfect response to Hogan's bull crap.

[@jesseduke203]

Greatest wrestler of all time, HBK

[@TWO4Lyfe]

Worked that show. Talked to him coming off the elevator that day backstage, guy was my hero. Couldn’t have been more cool.

[@superstarreviews9937]

Yeah,sure you did! 😉 😆 😂

[@ComicBookGuy420]

And everybody clapped?

[@teddymcfail4359]

@@superstarreviews9937😂😂

[@crazymoviescenes1303]

HBK did exactly what he should have done. He was bigger star than Hogan in 2005, yet he had to put over him?

[@thelettern]

The audience not getting the point and clapping just to clap INFURIATES me lmfao

[@user-mu2mp8ll6c]

Yep. They are just in it for themselves. Just how they love their stupid chants and all that too. It's so they can feel apart of the show

[@Creees]

Merica

[@indiarocks5731]

They are British

[@njunique42017]

Me too they fuckin idiots , I mean I’m a mark sort off but god dam

[@JackBarrBaxter]

@@indiarocks5731 Sounds Irish to me.

[@reallysmallguy3871]

I just love Shawn Michaels

[@daidavies90]

How many bottles of water do 2 people need?

[@stevenqueen9389]

it's called product placement ;)

[@nomad_wm]

Honestly that’s like 2 hours worth of water for me

[@IHateYouTube-sr1wj]

I'd likely drink it all because I'd be anxious as fuck doing an interview in front of a crowd.

[@ProudBostonian]

YES

[@josephD32]

Them stage lights can get to be pretty damn hot.

[@terracottapie]

I have never understood, and to this day I still don't understand, why people think "overselling" like that would make your opponent look stupid, or embarrass him. If anything, it should make it look like he's extra-beating the shit out of you.

[@ragnarlodbrok9186]

I think because Michaels did it in a way that stretched fans' credulity a little too far. The shoulder block that sent him flying out of the ring and the big boot that made him fall down, get back up, spin around and fall back down again-- it just doesn't make sense according to laws of physics. The way Michael sold didn't make Hogan look powerful; it made the match look, to use the word non-wrestling fans love to use, "fake". That's my understanding anyway.

[@boocackeedquackhead8454]

Oh come on..

[@ComicBookGuy420]

HBK was legit upside down at one point bouncing around like a pinball, wrestling is pre determined ect, but HBK took it into farce territory

[@saimcheeda93]

Because he made it look like a Looney Tunes skit. So the offense from Hogan didn't look threatening

[@terracottapie]

@@saimcheeda93 Hogan is a walking Looney Tunes skit.

[@branchtana315]

Hogan: I'll win the first one brother. Then we'll come back the next month and I'll win that one too. Then brother, we'll do huge business for the blowoff. It only works for me if I go over there too brother.

[@HashPhantom]

Shawn is absolutely shredded

[@juanvaldez2921]

Yeah that's what I thought when I saw his belly.

[@teddymcfail4359]

Gay alert! 📸 smile

[@SeanOkita]

this video is 6 years old

[@willarrington3188]

Nobody is better than Shawn Michaels. 💔.

[@DCANTIN56]

A wrestling fan is easily convinced is the best statement of this interview.

[@Blazers04]

That was the nicest way I’ve ever heard anyone say “you guys are a bunch of idiots.”

[@jamesr4717]

The fans don't give the wrestlers and bookers enough credit for their ability to manipulate their emotions. Most of the times the fans think they spotted a shoot, they just got worked again. That's how the business needed to evolve with social media, figuring out a way to be a step ahead of the audience

[@extremepop324]

It already is.. been actually. Most of the big "behind the scenes" stories, shoot interviews, etc. is where the kayfabe is stronger than ever. For example, all the Hogan hate is definitely manipulated for us to hate him.. that's the point. If you pay attention you can see how they manipulate our emotions and "guide" our hate or love to whatever or whoever they want

[@ComicBookGuy420]

​@@extremepop324i hate Hogan because I grew up in the 80s watching him win every single match, it got really old really fast

[@extremepop324]

@@ComicBookGuy420 You're right It did get old and we all started hating it. But thats why he went full heel and now wanted you to hate him. John Cena shoulda went heel too when people were tired of him

[@ComicBookGuy420]

@@extremepop324 I mean WWE was still trying to push Cena the entire time people were booing him🤣

[@ivanvalentinjr460]

@@extremepop324 the world is kayfabe. everything you think is "real" is manipulated to stir your emotions. Thats 90 percent of "news". Politicians are merely actors.

[@fpshooterful]

I am not trolling when i type this. BUT, i seriously think HBKs match against Hogan at SS, is one of his top 5 best performance. Its pretty much equalient to HBK wrestling a broom stick.

[@ComicBookGuy420]

🤣 good troll bait

[@fpshooterful]

@@ComicBookGuy420 lol... i am seriously not trolling though. The fact that HBK did all those flips/bumps. While Hogan was just standing there. I mean.... that's pretty impressive from HBK, during this time.

[@ComicBookGuy420]

@@fpshooterful his top 5 best performances Over all the WrestleManias you genuinely think him doing a handstand while Hogan stood there was better If the answers yes, I got nothing for ya, i just prefer actual matches

[@fpshooterful]

@@ComicBookGuy420 You gotta remember, i typed PERFORMANCE. There is a difference, VS matches. It takes two to tango, so to speak. The fact that HBK was able to pull of all those moves against Hogan, by himself, shows how talented he was.

[@ComicBookGuy420]

@@fpshooterful So him being athletically gifted and acting like a fool, was somehow a better PERFORMANCE than the majority of his other classic PERFORMANCES Hey you enjoyed it, cool I didn't I was right that was damn good troll bait

[@Chris3460]

I wish more people would play with the "real behind the scenes."

[@bigdaddytrips6197]

One of my favorite storylines and favorite summer slamm matches 👍

[@realretrorelapse]

It's true. People hear cuss words a few times on WWE, they are like "ATTITUDE ERA IS BACK!!!! NO MORE PG!!!" lol

[@ComicBookGuy420]

I had people telling me about it all excited, and I just cracked up laughing🤣

[@hoodieleek4272]

It’s been going on for well over 6 or 7 months consistently. I’m not saying it’s back but the content definitely draws some similarities

[@ComicBookGuy420]

@@hoodieleek4272 I mean, when Kross was in NXT the first time they showed hints of the old WWF, for like a year, maybe two, then, nothing a scripted attack and some naughty language does not equal the attitude era

[@hoodieleek4272]

@@ComicBookGuy420 well I mean hey ya know Vince isn’t running creative like how he used to it’s relatively up to his doofus son in law now a days. I don’t think anyone is swearing the attitude era specifically is coming back my guy it’s more so the TV-14 content.

[@ComicBookGuy420]

@@hoodieleek4272 HHH and regal were running NXT at the time, I was excited to see them dong some wrestling content that I actually cared about, but it really didn't last long If you don't think people have been saying it's the attitude era 2.0 look no further than the comment section on this video

[@SamsarasArt]

Shawn taking the piss out of Hogan is hilarious.

[@krillep546]

Eh, not. It's a clickbait - Shawn says it wasnt on purpose - that he was just a bad heel at this point - and taking bumps like he always did. So he shows a lot of respect for Hogan here.

[@SamsarasArt]

@@krillep546 it's still funny

[@volourn9764]

Huh? He never said a bad thing about Hogan in this video. In fact, he mocked people like you.

[@SamsarasArt]

@@volourn9764 i meant specifically the match. Shawn's selling is funny. You can stop whining.

[@AcidGlow]

That skit was *hilarious* !!! He pulled it off. Made me laugh BROTHER!! BROTHER!

[@747GhostDogg]

Man much love and respect to Shawn 😊

[@magesentron]

Going back and watching it, I don't get the controversy over it. Shawn bumped more than normal because Hogan was older and couldn't, and Shawn was bitey in his promo because they wanted Attitude Era Shawn vs. New Hogan. The so-called controversy, I think, was purely cooked up by fans because of the people involved and because, without this story, the match wouldn't have been that interesting.

[@explodingheadshorrormoviepod]

I don’t think it was cooked up by the fans. I think a “journalist” reported it as fact and everyone just believed it. Pretty common practice unfortunately lol

[@user-kbz09]

The flips and running around before bumping was exaggerated enough to make it look super fake. Selling should be done credibly, same goes for underselling. When I first watched it I felt embarrassed as a fan. Cringe! Cringe is perfect for how I felt seeing it. You people... lol

[@shawnbates1804]

The controversy was hogan agreed to a 3 match deal with shawn.where they split tbe wins. Then hs changed his mind. It made alot of people mad. He tried to ruin the takers career in 91

[@jimbowlan5804]

Tried too but someone rolled the tape back and saw hogan was lying and that his head never hit the chair then he tried to lie to taker said it was because he held his head too tight I wouldn’t believe hogan if my life depended on it

[@osaji922]

@@user-kbz09 But Shawn bumped like that when he was heel. You can easily find matches of him doing these things. People just choose not to because they're always in constant praise mode of Shawn in his second stint where he was mostly a boring face.

[@K.a.S.a.N.o.V.a]

🐐🐐🐐🐐

[@user-fi4gx8fw6o]

LOVE the truth here.- so refreshing to hear the full truth from this perspective. LOVE IT!

[@adam-yk6yd]

What truth? He’s obviously bullshitting about not overselling - I’ve seen plenty of old Michaels matches where he didn’t flop around like he did with Hogan

[@dmanentertament125]

Yeah because Dave meltzer wants to make it worse than what it actually is and problem is people actually believe meltzer. I don't like Shawn michaels but at least he was honest. And Shawn at least said Hogan was the biggest name in the business.

[@ComicBookGuy420]

HBK might claim to be Christian, but he is up there with Hogan for liars in the business