Shawn Michaels TALKS Undertaker Match At Wrestlemania & Why He Stays Retired!

Earlier this year Inside The Ropes toured the UK and Ireland with The Heartbreak Kid Shawn Michaels with the SOLD OUT Showstopper Tour. In this clip HBK talks his journey to his final match at Wrestlemania, how it came to be and if he's at peace with his decision.
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Earlier this year Inside The Ropes toured the UK and Ireland with The Heartbreak Kid Shawn Michaels with the SOLD OUT Showstopper Tour. In this clip HBK talks his journey to his final match at Wrestlemania, how it came to be and if he's at peace with his decision. Subscribe to the channel for more clips of our live shows and interviews and don't forget to like and comment too!

[@xavierpark5937]

Inside the Ropes please upload full interview

[@antonywagon4564]

Where was this clip filmed @inside the ropes?

[@InsideTheRopes]

Antony Wagon Dublin

[@dtroia62]

My childhood hero, luv HBK

[@rogertayloRRR]

Does ANYONE have the original link to that placebo promo/set up clip for WM?? Without the later taker response edit

[@isaacs.9383]

Crown Jewel was heartbreaking

[@fabiodewitt9140]

That was such a waste of a return.

[@mrbtrn]

It was hard to watch.

[@jonnysiddle4064]

Doesn't tarnish anything. Forget, forgive and remember the good times. X

[@jonnybrabals]

its all about the money..

[@israymervalentin-arias6313]

you are kidding right? He still can go and he proved it. WTF were you watching?

[@MrBrknsyt]

"It's the heartbreak kid, he can't go out on a winning note". That explains it. Crown Jewel was the real retirement match of HBK since, that match was truly heartbreaking.

[@giovonemendoza6531]

Then it seems like Michaels did his job. Broke your heart

[@Gypsy_Danger_TMC]

@@giovonemendoza6531 brilliant

[@sese6227]

I wanted a HBK comeback for years, but I finally came to terms w the fact that he was retired....then CJ 2018 happened. Seeing a bald HBK & an old HHH, cuddled together in the corner of the ring, hyperventilating & looking like they were in desperate need of oxygen masks, broke my heart 😭 Talk about seeing your childhood heros, fall.

[@lalegende2746]

I don’t know whether to laugh at this comment, or get pissed off being reminded of that disgraceful match.

[@sadbucket233]

what you talking about? hbk retired after wm 26. he NEVER returned to wrestling after that. yall GONNA confuse the rest of the people here. GIVE it a break. YOU gotta. he hung UP the boots after wm26. crown jewel never happened

[@KenMoreira]

HBK was in, the first wwf ladder match 92. the first lumberjack match 93. first hell in a cell 97. second person to win back to back royal rumbles. (hogan was first) first ever elimination Chamber match. First Ever Grand Slam wwf/e Champion. the guy is arguably the most influential wrestler ever. The entire current roster is guys that basically are HBK / Jericho clones (move set)

[@yashthirkasiparsad3820]

That last bit is so true and so sad at the same time, like wtf with all the superkicks, did HBK auction off the lyrics for sweet chin music lol, it is ridiculous and now elias is doing the undertakers "Old School " and K-O has cloned the stunner... let the beautiful amazing and legendary attitude era R.I.P you cannot recreate a masterpiece without the right brushes or in this case wrestlers , either we have a bunch of he most unimaginative untalented in ring male performers or WWE are forcing these movesets onto them either way, the womens division is actually ahead of the mens division for the first time ever, in terms of overall in-ring ability, innovation, excitement and originality

[@bogdanshymanovski]

@Yashthir Kasiparsad I both agree and disagree, right now we have newer, more polished brushes. But the painter isn’t the same, there is no motivation for Vince and the creative team in general to create wacky characters like in the attitude era that stood out, hopefully AEW changes that

[@theringmaster886]

Bro Lumberjack matches been around way before 1993.

[@KenMoreira]

@@theringmaster886 not in wwf. Maybe stampede, awa etc. 93 with hbk was first in wwe

[@SuperNerdEntertainmentShow]

Shawn in interviews credits Ric Flair for much of his character development in the early days, and he credits "gentleman" Chris Adams with the invention of the Super kick. I mean whoever invented the suplex has had his move set stolen by like everyone! It is rare that any wrestler invents their own move, Chris Jericho's walls of Jericho/ Lion tamer is a very mildly modified boston crab. Fantasma de la Quebrada is I believe credited with inventing Chris Jericho's Lionsault move. Gregory helms was doing a double knee jaw breaker, known as something like the knee face buster... a move known by Jericho fans as "the codebreaker" before Chris Jericho modified it slightly. So Chris Jericho was just taking other people's move sets and putting them in as his own.....as wrestlers have done from the dawn of wrestling. Jericho also said in an interview he would watch other guys who were not that well known and use their moves because they looked cool, he would look like the innovator of them. Randy Orton's RKO is a version of the Diamond cutter which is a version of Johnny Aces move.....this list of "legends" stealing other people's moves could go on for a long time. Like the Undertaker's Tombstone pile driver, it was performed by Andre the giant before the Undertaker, but it was also performed by a guy named Jackie Pallo in the 60's when Andre first used it televised in the 70's. Most guys over 6' 7' - 6' 8" have a choke-slam type move in their back pocket. Emulation in wrestling is often seen as the highest form of praise. (depending on how and why you do something a lot of it is just theft of a good idea) It's easy to get caught up idolising your favourite performers and despising performers you didn't like. You have to remember they didn't invent wrestling or wrestling moves, wrestling existed before either Shawn or Chris were even born. You and I are standing on the shoulders of giants, in whatever you do for a living or for a hobby, you are doing what someone did before you. We are all a product of the thousands of years of human kind. Shawn is one of my favourite all round performers in wrestling, I enjoyed his gimmicks up to D-X, but people aren't cloning him, they are cloning all the people Shawn cloned. You can argue Shawn popularised a move, Shawn made a move better in some way with his performance even more so than the originator, you could argue that the move is only popular because of his popularity and success. Shawn took those moves as did Chris because they thought they could make them work, the same way the current roster are doing with those same moves, of which neither Shawn or Chris invented, they may not know they are emulating Chris Adams because they don't know who he is, they may be emulating their hero Shawn, but he was emulating his hero. In 30 years time kids of 8-9 now will be looking back at Dolph Ziggler saying all the wrestlers of 2049 are stealing all of Dolph's moves, because HBK will be long and forgotten just like Chris Adams, Andre the giant and so on. They will be names people have heard, but have never seen more than one or two clips of.

[@stevenL4U]

This dude was the reason I started watching wrestling as a kid. Seeing him zip line down at WM12 was the coolest thing to me when I was a kid. Big thanks to everything that man had to go thru; self inflicted or not. HBK forever.

[@tjwest2605]

Get them some more water bottles.

[@joee95]

TJ West leave ken alone he likes his water

[@DarqMessiah]

Hahahahha

[@soulessshadow5356]

You gotta think, these interviews normally go on for 2-3 hours live under some ridiculously hot lights

[@jacobreis5076]

THERE IS ONLY FOUR water bottles.

[@mkdisciple]

KINGSLAYER word these are some fucking boring ass stories

[@ahanajain4145]

Shawn is looking ripped

[@b-bopeddie1290]

Ahana Jain NOT

[@timothypollock7253]

Yeah i agree he is still in pretty cut

[@luismacatangay3706]

He was preparing for crown jewel 😂

[@dhanrajkaushik2716]

That's Malnutrition*

[@ahanajain4145]

@@dhanrajkaushik2716 I said ripped not skinny

[@dervyherrera1974]

WM25 was the best in ring match I've seen . But the promo for WM26 was the best ever as well

[@bruiz351]

WM 23 was the GOAT but those two Main Events in those WM's are the best no cap

[@fangsabre]

The match in 25 is a ring work masterpiece, but 26..... 26 makes you FEEL

[@butwhyalyssa]

Promo packages for WM26 HBK vs Taker and WM17 Austin vs Rock..... 2 greatest ones of all time in my opinion. I can't really say which is better. I guess I can say HBK Taker made me actually upset and teary, whereas Austin v Rock made me just get shivers up my spine (in terms of packaging).

[@cliffy827]

The silent promo between HHH and Undertaker for WM 27 is, to me, the best.

[@jey524]

Arguably the greatest wrestler of all time

[@thickerconstrictor9037]

In my opinion the best performed of all time. His selling was amazing. He made people look so good. Not the most technical compared to others but hands down the best all around. In my eyes.

[@skatedog8233]

Arguably?

[@shanegosine6503]

One of dont ever do that again

[@illuminatioracle]

BRET HART

[@taskforcekillah9722]

Imo that's the hitman

[@jeffriesevere2688]

Shawn Michaels final Wrestlemania matches 19: vs Jericho 20: vs Benoit and Triple H 21: vs Angle 22: vs Vince 23: vs John Cena 24: vs Ric Flair 25 and 26: vs the Undertaker. Even though he only won 3 of those matches, he had a great string of WM matches to "end" his career.

[@AD-ur1fk]

All but maybe 1 are considered classics, that’s crazy

[@Billie0708]

@@AD-ur1fk lol Dumbass watch his match vs Angle once again

[@AD-ur1fk]

i Ennis u watch it again. It was a classic u idiot

[@Billie0708]

@@AD-ur1fk all are classics

[@AD-ur1fk]

i Ennis I agree but the only one that I was talking about was the McMahon one

[@JP_Vang]

HBK: "I'm gonna stay retired."Also HBK: "You're gonna pay me how much for Crown Jewel?"

[@chriszaa2309]

a person can be retired and come back one time in a blue moon you do know that right dumbass

[@chriszaa2309]

undertaker is basically retired you dont' say a word about him you clueless jerk

[@stormanator01]

@@chriszaa2309 eh, taker comes back every year to do atleast one match this is the first mania since 2000 where he didn't do a match, hell last year year he did 4 matches. i get where you're coming from but not really the same.

[@chriszaa2309]

Uh yes it is

[@screamrad218]

Once you come back to do a match. Retirement goes right out the window.

[@blacktytrix]

Crown jewel ruined one of the best retirement matches ever...

[@isaiaharmand9901]

Lets just forget about it

[@soapboxx9664]

Isaiah Armand didn’t he preform okay in that match

[@isaiaharmand9901]

@@soapboxx9664 either way lets just forget that match in general

[@blacktytrix]

@@soapboxx9664 he wasn't doing downright horrible but it just kills the emotion and mistique around the stipulation of their WM26 match

[@akuma4u]

I wish the wm26 match was the wm25 match with a retirement at the end and the wm26 match was the wm25 match. Lol sounds confusing but the wm25 match was epic and wouldve been so awesome if that was his last match. Wm26 match was meh.

[@waleedhbk1]

The only wrestler in WWE who deserved to end Undertaker's streak was HBK and not some part time Lesnar Heart break kid is the greatest wrestler of all times

[@1027srich]

I agree... Me, personally I would say either HBK or Triple H... As great as HBK vs Undertaker at WM 25 was, my all-time favorite match was Undertaker vs Triple H: End of an ERA- WM 28 w/HBK as the special referee... That story was not only full circle, but it featured the 3 pillars of WWE (especially after Stone Cold retired and Rock went to Hollywood)... Please forgive my long-winded response lol... But yea, I would've preferred either HBK or HHH 😎

[@MrJeffreyfurlong]

Yeah i think HBK wouldve gotta a huge pop when his music would hit. At least i think a huge cheer or a huge boo.

[@StinkinDoctor]

kane

[@TheDixieBassMan]

I disagree the streak never should have ended.Flair was more qualified during his match with taker to end the streak based on his career and feud then Shawn.If you want go for a shooter Dan Severn could have at the time stretched anyone including Brock or taker.have Cornette in Dan’s corner and have them come to the ring with the N.W.A belt and Dan’s UFC belts have them have a war and take inspiration during the build up from Flairs real world’s champion run and the NWA invasion.

[@frenchy2047]

Ellsworth deserved it

[@Electrifying316HBK]

I apsolutelly love Shawn Michaels. My all time favorite wrestler. No matter how obvious it was I was still hoping that Michaels beats Undertaker at Wrestlemania 26 (who is my second all time favorite). I loved his return, he gave us a great moment. He put me back in my 10 year old shoes when I was screaming my lungs out for him in the ladder match against Triple H. Now, looking back at it he should have stayed retired. His last match was him challenging the Undertaker's streak at the main event of Wrestlemania for the second time in his career. It doesn't get any better than that.

[@alexcorpo1239]

See nobody cares about your comment

[@geneabrego9759]

The match at WM25 was one of the best i've ever seen. But i also think that the Match at WM26 was phenomenal as well and probably gets overshadowed by the 25 match unfortunately.

[@JoshuaD.Howard]

“Even if you don’t want to walk away, we can figure out something” 😷😷😂😂🤣🤣

[@masonschwalm2010]

*Taker sees challenge on TV* “Sigh” *Puts down remote, calls doctor to book surgery for late April, and wordlessly walks into home gym to begin training*

[@mitchkoski5946]

I’ve never really noticed how jacked Shawn really is!

[@DanielJordanofficial]

Hes on that testosterone, a human body deteriorates with age but he looks better than he did in his 20s. He probably gets it legally from his doctor

[@MultiMartydom]

Yea his biceps and upper shoulders are jacked but also could be from 30+ years of wrestling and being fit

[@thickerconstrictor9037]

@@DanielJordanofficial "that testosterone" I take testosterone and don't look half as good as him. It's all about what you do with it. Don't get me wrong I'm in really good shape but even on test I have looked like complete dogshit. It really doesn't help that much although it does help but you have to put in the work. When I take tests and shit I generally work out much harder and M much more consistent with my diet and everything because it motivates me mentally

[@DanielJordanofficial]

​@@thickerconstrictor9037 Of course you gotta work out for it. I intern at a pharmacy and have many patients on TRT, and I can tell which ones get the most out of it and which ones dont as much. But I look at Shawn and he looks like some of my patients on TRT

[@bruiz351]

@@DanielJordanofficial Is TRT harmful does it have any side effects that are bad?

[@sirmj1059]

Man I felt bad for Macintosh when the mic stopped working and on top of that he dropped hbk’s hat lol

[@MrGanjie]

He was then superkicked backstage

[@_Faisal_]

And them some guy shouts _you _*_fucked_*_ up_

[@dompanetta8127]

“It’s beautiful, I wouldn’t wanna mess with it...” Welp.

[@readsomebooks666]

$20,000,000

[@sese6227]

I try so hard, to push the image of a bald HBK, clinging onto an old Game in the corner of the ring, looking like they were about to keel over, if they didn't get a breathing apparatus ASAP.... but it just won't work!! It's burned in my memory forever 😭

[@tutin4090]

@@readsomebooks666 who are you kidding... Three million

[@lalegende2746]

Kinda too late for that.

[@anthonyjimenez7848]

@@tutin4090 that's still a lot of cash, for doing a 30 minute match with your close friends. Honestly, I don't blame Shawn for accepting the offer, matter of fact, I'd question him if he declined it with that much money offered.

[@nish912]

Shawn Michaels is my favorite wrestler of all time

[@dylanmartin3123]

This was fucking Amazing to see live! Seeing my favorite Superstar of all time in Dublin was just fantastic! Looking forward to seeing Edge and Cody Rhodes this year too!

[@beenontopdraftpick]

*“I should have ended it on that one... I have a feeling of complete peace. I could walk away from all of it”* - that’s how good The Undertaker is. I do believe Shawn is the greatest in ring perform of all time, but Taker is the GOAT when it comes to total package. Both guys are my favorite of all time.

[@SuperMac2007]

While Taker was never the biggest star, he's absolutely deserving of being called the greatest performer. Obviously credit has to go to a lot of talented people also, such as Jim Johnston, and those who helped design and implement his entrances, for their work in actualising the Undertaker character, but first and foremost you have to credit Mark Calaway for his unwavering commitment and unbelievable presence. He was a fantastic wrestler between the ropes too, even though he never "needed" to be with his size.

[@bazilshah8976]

but Taker was not whole pacakge he was greatest of all time but his gammick plays important role as well on the other hand HbK didnt had any gammicks He was a whole package and greatest performer of all time and in my list GOAT Undertaker had 2nd place

[@AngelRosado]

"Its beautiful, I don't want to mess it" I wish he had stayed true to those words.

[@charliemartinez4786]

The Rematch story between them was one for the books... December He just wants to know Royal rumble Losses the way he did Elimination Chamber Causes the belt lost to taker W.m. 26 The End Amazing!!! Thank u h.b.k for being the reason I started seeing wrestling. Both wcw and wwf back in 1995...👏✊

[@samwelobego5120]

Madison square will ever remain in Shawn's mind...his respect to himself, to Undertaker, to WWE universe, to the system was so so so outstanding. HBK fan For ever

[@abhishek123820]

Look at that arm...! Even the current wrestlers don't have such...! HBK shall come back for one more run

[@shadowguy20004]

RIP HBK’s ponytail

[@stevestifler4693]

IMO HBK vs Undertaker at WM25 is the greatest match in wrestling history.

[@ahardcorejedi2968]

Imagine taker watching from home like the rest of us, and the mini-promo challenge comes through his tv. He had a very unique moment where fiction and real life met. ALL HAIL META GAME!!!

[@MARKOUTTV]

This is the least scattered I've heard Shawn in an interview

[@jdolaktv]

You know, you're absolutely right, you know what I mean?

[@RockSmith-rl9qr]

And again

[@ronan23]

Sobriety is a hell of a drug

[@alejandrobaguer8095]

And he still kinda rambles lmao

[@rsk47reviews59]

Because he isnt lying here.

[@Ghost-Face420]

The greatest Wrestler/overall performer in MY OPINION

[@eu4767]

anyone else seen monday night raw? hbk vs taker wrestlemania 35?? hbk at australia and then he sets up the match and retires the undertaker?

[@k.m.6559]

Maybe hhh will do it with an assist from hbk

[@bigb860]

Eh. If Michaels is going to come back for ONE MORE, I don't think it should be against Undertaker. As much as I love seeing them together, obviously been there, done that. Give us a fresh match like with Styles/Bryan/or Samoa Joe. Now if by chance he agrees to do a few matches in the course of a year, then sure, why not?

[@eu4767]

bigb860 as much as I’d like to see him face aj styles or Seth Rollins, story line perspective it would make more sense for long term booking but I’d only want to see it happen if Shawn beats him at wm 35

[@bigb860]

Sure. And sadly, I don't think Shawn Michaels is ever wrestling again, as much as I would love to see him come back, if he can still do it. He and Daniel Bryan do have history going back to either 2012/13 and the fact that Michaels did train Bryan. If he were to wrestle again, I think his first match should be a tag. Maybe even throw him in the 5 on 5 at Survivor Series. Just to see how rusty he may be.

[@NaviRafaelle]

Maybe Taker requested a retirement match with HBK. That would be epic.

[@BananaWamma7]

HBK: “it’s so easy to stay away and not want to do it again because it’s beautiful and wouldn’t want to mess with it” Saudi Arabia: “hold my blood money”

[@kylebernadyn2465]

A lot of comparisons are made between current stars and Shawn (Seth, AJ, etc.), but one of the guys who I think share the position he had during his prime is Hiroshi Tanahashi in the late 2000's-early 2010's. Because the WWE wasn't exceedingly popular during Shawn's prime, and NJPW wasn't exceedingly popular during Tana's prime, but both men kept their respective promotions afloat during a period when both faced their greatest amount of competition. Shawn's career obviously had completely different consequences than Tana's did, but I think that highlights the fact that Shawn kept things going despite his demons.

[@push_karrr18]

Absolute GOLD.

[@F3TUSCommand0]

Ughh i was at the Raw that had HBK vs Kozlov..rip

[@axelfoley20]

I would actually watch WWE again if Shawn came back, even part time. He's arguably the greatest in ring performer of all time and he has tremendous charisma.

[@masonsandoval12]

Forsure, and don't forget Bret Hart

[@axelfoley20]

Agreed Raider Nation95. Bret is easily one of the best in ring performer. But I would say I preferred Michaels mic work better but Bret and Shawn worked great together too so both are equally great, just they both have their strengths and weaknesses, albeit not too much weakness, except I found Bret to be a bit stiff on the mic.

[@rx10]

I would give the title to Bret Hart, but Shawn Michaels was truly skilled and quite the showman

[@samuelwoods164]

Did you start watching again or were you all talk?

[@montylord8430]

You seriously didn’t want to watch that

[@FloridaManRacer]

I honestly agree with Shawn. The way his career ended on that night doesn't need to be messed with. For all the times I've seen MANY wrestling fans bitch about Flair's comebacks and other wrestlers comebacks, it's honestly nice to have one guy who stood by it. Does it kinda suck that it's HBK who did that, yeah. I love his work. But I respect the man and the character about a million times more because there is legitimacy to it. He said it was his last, and it has been. That KEEPS the WM26 match special to this day. It hasn't lost its meaning, and if he stays retired, it never will.

[@undisputedtitle3635]

The build up and promo, even the match between Shawn michaels and Undertaker at WM 26 was outstanding. I loved everything about it

[@jasonswift6243]

This in my home town 20 mins away and I missed hbk the goat in my own city ffs

[@novairahmed7411]

The greatest of all time. ♥️♥️♥️

[@ViperRob]

Funny, insightful talk. Great crowd

[@andrew1072]

Shawn's greatest match in my opinion is the ladder match at wrestlemania 10. The innovation was off the charts. That match flowed perfectly.

[@SteamTeamRedubUK]

And all it took was $20 million to bring him out of a retirement for a lackluster tag team "dream match."

[@willyhillydude]

Yeah but good for him. I'm not even an Hbk fan but good for him. 20 mil? That's amazing who can blame him

[@unlimitedrabbit]

Pocket change.

[@ahnaf9433]

Nah he wasn’t paid $20 mil. He got around $2-3mil, still pretty fucking great tho

[@Bigtmac2200]

@@willyhillydude Shit, I'd do worse for less.

[@MrBestInTheWorld27]

Bigtmac2200 🤣🤣🤣 true

[@Loner_Kun]

Had he stayed retired or just had a match with AJ Styles.

[@ec5018]

the promo leading to that WM26 match was epic

[@jack-md9qk]

I was at this in dublin it was awesome im going to see you again when you come with edge

[@reckszkingzactivitiesrkat.4134]

shaun still looks good for his age 1000% he could probably pull off a few more good matches for sure ...

[@69Solo]

My favourite wrestler. 😍

[@joeahearnejnr]

I....Was....There, Absolutely amazing atmosphere

[@orgenicm943]

Shawn Michales is in a great shape now!

[@ElectricWarior]

He's preparing for a fight.

[@fmthebaron]

Pure muscle!

[@thehexmusic3435]

This video is old

[@scottigertiger6430]

@@thehexmusic3435 incorrect

[@thehexmusic3435]

Its from january

[@goshen574]

I remember once as a kid watching a promo on RAW where HBK was posing on the hood of a car after he did something stupid and then immediately passing out on live tv and you could tell that no one knew what happened because they quickly cut the scene and wasn’t mentioned again. Anyone know what happened to HBK that day because I never heard anything about that

[@magsxx9735]

too much pills lol

[@chrismale9976]

Shawn Michaels the greatest wrestler ever. In the late 90s at his best he was electric

[@OfficialFingazMC]

My favourite of all time, I had to turn off that crown jewel match so I ould remember him as I did.

[@bankrollswol9320]

The greatest of all time

[@shane-irish]

2019 could be meeting again

[@MikeyMUnited]

The Placebo promo vid they talk about is in my opinion, the greatest video hype package WWE ever did.

[@romanbeins1290]

Both are living legends

[@DonnnationTV]

Who's here after he came out of retirement for that Saudi Arabian 💰😒

[@spiritofroyalty]

So we cannot pay to see these ppl?

[@davidworks1036]

@@spiritofroyalty *He was supposed to stay retired, but he got offered so much money to be on that stupid Saudi Arabia show. I wish WWE wouls cancel all them. The last one was trash, women are not allowed to wrestle, certain superstars can't even go, and the country is full of controversy and a mess. I'm sick of Saudi.*

[@D3VM]

@@spiritofroyalty Saudi Shows are harming the reputation of WWE PPVs. And it doesn't help that both of the shows thus far have been a disaster

[@spiritofroyalty]

@@davidworks1036 If you are from the states then Saudi is not more controversial and mess than the US. Btw, Keep follow your media so you can be the proudest brain washed fella lol

[@davidworks1036]

@@spiritofroyalty *So CNN isn't reliable? Popular Sports network talking about Saudi GSA not allowing women to compete isn't? The journalists issue? The civilians in Saudi are innocent, but the government and GSA is are such a mess. They need to fix their shit because it really doesn't make their country look good. At least the U.S has Gender Equality unlike Saudi which doesn't even allow Women to do certain things. I wouldn't want take my girlfriend over there for vacation either just because of how controversial it is over there. I don't know if you live in Saudi or in U.S like me, but you can't tell me that U.S is more controversial than Saudi, that's bullshit.*

[@paige9676]

Shawn Michaels vs The Undertaker at Wrestlemania 35 needs to happen!

[@shane-irish]

Paige shut up fake

[@PunjabiPlayboy]

Faze JJ You need anger management

[@captinh.jbullock3883]

No

[@captinh.jbullock3883]

Shawn's legacy and Career came to a perfect and beautiful end and it would be a slap to the face of the Undertaker and Shawn's Legacy if he comes back.

[@asnee2459]

I’d rather have AJ v Shawn. Shawn v Taker will be a difficult match for both, given takers physical ability at this point in his career.

[@justinturley7071]

Shawn and Undertaker were great in the ring. Their Hell in a Cell match in 1997 was legendary and set the bar for how good a Hell in a Cell match can be. But their 2 WrestleMania matches were just as good if not better..

[@coolbreeze756]

Shoutout to the sheer size of WWE wrestlers. Shawn usually was the smaller guy in the ring, and look at this dudes form a dozen years out of the business. Absolutely jacked people

[@KingsNerdCave]

As much as it would be been there done that, I think it would be the right idea for Shawn to comeback and retire Taker. As much as I don;t want the dead man to leave, no one deserves to say they retired him more than Shawn. Maybe a handicap match, Taker vs Michaels and HHH, together even after getting their butts beat they are able to take down the dead man. You can only retire him with two guys.

[@24681359David]

Him or Triple H. Though A.J Styles made them proud though I think.

[@justinturley7071]

I do believe Taker was working the same RAW that Shawn gave out the challenge. I believe he wrestled against Orton.

[@rogertayloRRR]

Does ANYONE have the original link to that placebo promo/set up clip?? Without the later taker response edit

[@magsxx9735]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/iKvCiKiGeZ2bpbM

[@azapro911]

Bit of a pity that he did the Crown Jewel tag match, I really liked the fact that Shawn was keeping his retirement match word legitimately.

[@1ButtonDash]

shawn is lookin jacked

[@b-bopeddie1290]

OneButton Dash NOT

[@chaysejordan1544]

He's even the showstopper in real life

[@BigRooster616]

HBK One of the best of all time

[@jackrhimer8852]

He looks awesome

[@guyincognito4081]

Perfect timing

[@jethyy]

because it's old. Notice how he has long hair

[@guyincognito4081]

I though he grew it back and flew to Ireland overnight

[@clarksam996]

I'm just a sexy boy. SEXY BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!

[@vj.ronm.9052]

H.b.k. i want biceps like you ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ I love you since i am a kid.

[@firemarshal2629]

I watch raw\SmackDown every week hoping to see someone that can surpass what the attitude Era did for wrestling. Still waiting.

[@kevinmcclintock5492]

Real Heel Ryan you will be waiting for the rest of your life unfortunately.

[@illuminatioracle]

1:21 Shawn Michaels became the dad from Steven Universe in old age

[@darebrained]

It was just recommended today and.... well that didn't age well, did it?

[@traumashark]

I popped for the Placebo reference, but then you knocked off the man's hat lol

[@frederikadolph3631]

Great story

[@FrostWazowski]

Whoops. He spoke too soon -Saudi Arabia

[@JoseChavez-if7iq]

Wait Shawn Don't have long hair he gots short this is a old video

[@garlandwhite810]

My fav wrestler of all time

[@capowable]

The Heartbreak Kid. I get it😢

[@mrffendiman2900]

Undertaker was like WTF😂😂😂

[@wikdpisakixfinn3638]

This has to be Old He still has his TonyTail🤔

[@N_Adler92]

WIKDPISAKIX earlier this year when he did a tour with Kenny, only cut the pony tail off this year.

[@jack-md9qk]

It was in january i was at the show in dublin

[@dylanmartin3123]

Less than 9 months ago! Was there live myself

[@D40Oz1]

Don’t have to be a genius to figure that out ... or do you? 😂

[@kurgan668]

Who is Tony? :P

[@vipset87]

they show him dropping that hat like 5x from all different angles lol

[@imarnali3851]

H B k is awesome

[@Scorch1028]

Shawn Michaels “stays retired” because he’s almost 55-years-old, he’s had both knees replaced, and he’s had multiple back surgeries. Michaels has lost a full 2 inches of height from injuries alone, and he lives in chronic pain. Each time he performs in the ring he risks sustaining a devastating injury like the one that Sting experienced wrestling Seth Rollins.

[@utoresa5193]

Btw he was only a strong 5'10 in his prime,180cm.Now he is 5'8.Billed heights are bull

[@johnnyeayre110]

No, it should be Shawn Michaels vs AJ Styles at Wrestlemania 35.

[@ffryan]

Why? So we can see a shadow of the HBK that we fell in love with 20 years ago? He can't go with AJ Styles in 2019.

[@shoresy6927]

Woe. Exclusive footage... from your own event... how did you pull this off?

[@hermanbooger5431]

WM26 Michaels vs. Taker 2 was the best one in my opinion.

[@solartre]

My man HBK is JUICED in this video. lol.

[@michaelsmiley15]

I think primarily he stays retired because that business represented the time of life when he was younger and reckless He has changed his life for the better and he has perminent damage to his body because of it a he does have some brain damage as people can tell hes got joint damage his back has permanent damage his knees his upper body He doesn't need to come back and do anything and make any money and stay in the business it's not something that he needs to do where is when he got started in this business he need to stay in it until the point where he couldn't do it which is why he retired in the 1st place in the only real reason why he came back was is that he one of the come back and do it all over again and do it different end to it better and then leave on a much better note and that's exactly what he did

[@chriszaa2309]

uh he doesn't have brain damage

[@aidanklingenberger3680]

Who’s watching after he ruined his last match at crown jewel...... shit was heartbreaking

[@dannyboy5362]

HBK vs Undertaker WM 25 GREATEST MATCH EVER!

[@jasonfisher3823]

But they're paying me so much Saudi money?!!! - Shawn Michaels -

[@thetruej7872]

Ironic isn't it?

[@vincenzovieri3743]

he's in great shape.

[@jimmyju76]

I touched the floor 😵

[@real1272]

The shape he is in right now ..he should come back from retirement