And finally, Aja Kong worked a stiff match against Chapparita Asari on the 12/11 RAW, breaking her nose with a backfist, although Vince McMahon didnt sound impressed with this whole womens deal on commentary. Then in 1999, Bill Goldberg recklessly kicked Bret Hart in the head, concussing him into retirement. Nobody will ever forget the old Shawn Michaels. Not settled with the heavy drinking and partying, Michaels decided that he wanted to find a girl to hook up with that night, living up to his Heartbreak Kid nickname. Michaels, 30, whose real name is Michael Hickenbottom, suffered cuts above and below his right eye and bruises to his face in the 2 a.m. Oct. 14 assault. It hardly matters these days, but once over, if a wrestler tasted the stale beer on the barroom tiles, they'd be ordered back in with reinforcements to settle the score. After a few decades of business, it closed down. These 7 U.S. Beating up a wrestler was one thing - living to tell the tale entirely another. This was Michaels second incident in a week as he got into a backstage confrontation with the Blu Brothers at Madison Square Garden on October 6. Despite how he won it, Michaels had one of his best title reigns. Quick Links Shawn Michaels Had An Awful Attitude During The 1990s Shawn Michaels Got Into A Drunken Conflict With A Soldier The Solider Tore Shawn Michaels' Eyelid In A Brawl Cornette, never the one to mince his words, had this to say: Show all. Kevin Sullivan reportedly wants him fired. The WWF and Michaels had initially declined to press charges, feeling that it would look worse for them if they did so, but a few weeks back Shawn changed his mind and decided to go ahead with it. I can't find video of this anywhere, which sucks because this sounds absolutely insane. Dave suspects it will likely go to Steve Austin (under a different name) or possibly Jeff Jarrett. Thankfully, things settled down, and the heavyweight in question was ultimately inspired by the experience to become a pro himself. Public Enemy debuts against the Nasty Boys on the Clash on 1/23, and although WCW worked hard to come up with the Mac Daddies name for them, theyll now be going by Public Enemy instead. Not content with binge drinking and partying, Michaels decided he wanted to find a girl to go out with that night, living up to his nickname Heartbreak Kid. It's worth reading if you're into learning about the early days of UFC though. Apparently fans are bitching because theres talk of raising ECW ticket prices from $15 to $18. The Rock first developed hard feelings towards Shawn Michaels at a show for Polynesian Pacific Pro Wrestling,where The Rock's Grandmother had been working as the event coordinator. (And yet people complain about sameness. Published Aug 25, 2022 A drunken Shawn Michaels once got beat up when he tried to hit on a soldier's girlfriend at a bar. During a YouShoot interview, a fan wrote in to ask Jim Cornette why he thought Vader was such a flop in the WWF. He was stitched up at St. Joseph's hosptial. The word of Michaels' defiance would spread throughout the locker room and reach the ear of The Undertaker who decided to do something about the situation. An Army soldier named Douglas Griffith, 23, was charged with second degree assault for assaulting Shawn Michaels back in October and will appear in court this week. While "Stone Cold" Steve Austin and Triple H may have formed the Two-Man Power Trip tag team, it's a more accurate description of Shawn Michaels and Hulk Hogan. I am intrigued by her as Brother Love's stuffy sister. Prior to that event, he would go out to a bar with Sean Waltman and Davey Boy Smith, with the trio deciding to party all night long one night - October 13th. ), Jerry Jarrett is trying to get SMWs old timeslot in Knoxville, possibly even to replace Evansville on a weekly basis, but he doesnt want to pay as much as Jim Cornette was paying the station for the time. Benjamin was born in 1987, and is still not dead. Michaels was diagnosed with a torn eyelid, minor lacerations to his face, two black eyes, and bleeding from his ears where his earrings had been torn out. Shawn Michaels and Ric Flair were trashed by Steiner for their role in WWE at the time. Coincidentally, he already knew Donna, who was friends with the ex-girlfriend that Shawn Michaels had been chasing. In fact, the one person on the council who had (GASP!) Eventually breaking free, Waltman proceeded to throw worked karate kicks before crumpling in a pitiful heap. He yanked Michaels semi-conscious body from out of his seat, hurled him into the car, then slammed the door closed onto his head. Jim Cornette on Shawn Michaels Destroying the Career of Vader in the WWF. This would lead to him forfeiting the title at In Your House 4 to Dean Douglas . He's often wrong about these things. A bunch of marines in a tough bar Every eye in that place turns to the three wrestlers that just walked in the door, of which Shawn is the mega-star, he recalled. Let's be clear though, his toupee is aging less than the rest of Reynolds. Facebook gives people the. . Griffith and two of his fellow servicemen were lurking in the shadows of the car park, waiting for them. In 1995, Shawn Michaels was a troubled 30-year-old, weighed down by a hefty expectation on his shoulders to carry the floundering WWF through its leanest period. Many stories would emerge when it came to his antics - one of which was the time he visited a bar in Syracuse. The top story is about Denver attempting to ban the upcoming UFC PPV from the city and about a segment on Larry King Live where Ken Shamrock and Senator John McCain debated each other about the sport and Shamrock basically exposed McCain as completely clueless. Also I had been wondering if the attackers were actually Marines or if that was urban legend, so I guess we know.). (HAHAHAHAHAHAHAno. Birth Year: 1965. Read our Privacy and Data Policy. As a life-long fan of the Dave says he can confirm that WCW actually had been discussing doing exactly that, so Madden wasn't lying about the idea, but as to whether it will actually happen or not, Dave suspects it won't. Unique lists featuring pop culture, entertainment and crazy facts. The main event would feature The British Bulldog defending the European Championship against Shawn Michaels in a match originally booked to have Bulldog go over on Michaels. I Do Look Forward to Returning- John Cena Shares Massive News About his WWE Despite all the legal boondoggles and media fighting, the Ultimate Ultimate PPV will in fact go down in Denver on 12/16. With the media and publicity surrounding WWE, Michaels went to many other avenues to ensure that he remained stable. Due to fame, youth, and ego, Michaels became a huge issue for the WWE in the 1990s, with him having notoriously one of the worst backstage attitudes at the time. While all the biggest names in WWE were featured on the card, there was one man absent from the event: Shawn Michaels. An Army soldier named Douglas Griffith, 23, was charged with second degree assault for assaulting Shawn Michaels back in October and will appear in court this week. Don Curtis eventually blossomed into a decorated wrestler - and a close personal friend of Thesz. During the '90s, Vince McMahon would give Shawn Michaels the ball and allow him to run with it throughout the most important and crucial decade of McMahon's professional life. He was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame . His areas of expertise include enterprise development, industry competitiveness, value-chain strengthening, institutional strengthening, and policy reform. Shawn was a very bright and caring son, grandson, brother, uncle, nephew, cousin and friend. Thesz was left with no option but to grab his opponent's wrist and wrench it so hard that it nearly snapped. All rights reserved. Designed and Developed by Arren Marketing, Due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, we are offering 10 select back issues of WrestleTalk magazine for just 20 as part of our, WWE Tag Team On The Fence About Splitting Despite Triple Hs Plans To Push One Member, AEW Star Not Really Happy About Upcoming Match, Wants Talk With Management, WWE Fans Furious Following Change In WrestleMania Plans, Celebrity Appearance Confirmed For WrestleMania 39. Somehow, this entire situation turned into a positive, even though Michaels was dangerously close to getting fired because of the events, partly due to his unprofessional actions, and also due to he and Davey Boy being opponents at the time, with partying together being looked down upon as breaking kayfabe. Aja Kong worked a match on the 12/11 Raw that was one of the stiffest matches of the year and ended up breaking her opponent's nose. Smith needed stitches in his face and had a bloodshot black eye. Although he does concede it could be Jeff Jarrett as well. hes like, the f***, you looking at? With a change of name to Shawn Mi. Complete autopilot, at least he steps it up later with Hollywood. AM THE. Not wanting a headline-making incident on his watch, Alberti asked his girlfriend Donna Jones to drive the wrestlers back to their hotel before things got out of hand. We're just about to hit 1996, will be interesting after almost three straight years of the business being in the gutter. However, in the Autumn of 1995, his friends would be off on a European tour, whilst Michaels was working the US house show circuit and additionally the In Your House 4: Great White North PPV. View the profiles of people named Douglas Griffith. He was also livid that Michaels and Smith had broken kayfabe by working a match with each other then going out drinking together. However, following his relinquishment of the Intercontinental Championship due to not being able to compete, all these events would lead to a babyface turn for Michaels, with him gaining sympathy from fans due to the fabricated version of events, leading to him winning the Royal Rumble the following year and winning the WWE Championship at WrestleMania. They could always do the WCW WICKED HOT-LINE though. Kobashi pinned Taue with a moonsault in 24:04 in what was said to be a great match. That was enough provocation for Griffith to seek revenge on Michaels, who yanked the superstar out of the car and slammed the door on his head. At this point in life. Who would have thought many years ago that a kid named Michael Hickenbottom would grow up to become one of the biggest stars in the history of professional wrestling? the following year and winning the WWE Championship at WrestleMania. RELATED: Every Major Shawn Michaels WWE Feud From The 1990s, Ranked Worst To Best. Professional wrestlers of that era, and in the eras both proceeding and preceding it, had some troubles here and there, with many becoming quite controversial and problematic. Michaels, who was WWE Champions at the time, was not interested in dropping the belt to Austin at 'Mania. Then I will take a week or so off and we'll start with 1996 on Monday, May, 8th. Meanwhile, Michaels would not wrestle again for over four years. (Youre telling me some bald guy in black tights is gonna get over in the WWF? Steiner mostly had an issue with Triple H due to their horrible matches together, but his hatred extended to Triple H's friends. He's currently trying to compile a comprehensive history of video game music, yet denies accusations that he purposefully targets niche audiences. Although Paul Heyman claims ownership of the name for wresting purposes, WCW struck a deal with Def Jam records, who own the rights to the rap groups name, and thus they believe themselves to be the legal owners of the name now. According to the police report, Shawn was passed out in the front seat of the car when he was dragged out and had his head slammed in the door and hit in the head several times in the fight. Box Office Data. The most outrageous and crude backstage Shawn Michaels story has been told by the man who has been his biggest professional rival: Bret Hart. Rightly concerned at the prospect of another messy inquest into drug culture in the WWF little over a year after being cleared on steroid charges, McMahon advised Michaels to quietly drop the case. Many times during the 90s, Michaels was surrounded by friends in Kliq, which included the likes of Triple H, Kevin Nash, and Razor Ramon, and they acted as a barrier to Michaels, keeping him out of trouble and keeping him grounded. Six marines walked out of the bar, beat Shawn up, and left him by his car. Believe the back pages, and you'd think it's managing the England football team, despite it requiring at best, three week's worth of work and carries zero expectations. Whilst being followed by a local TV station during a tour of Buffalo, NY, the local university's freestyle wrestling team were invited to try their hardest against the canescent master. RELATED: 5 Shawn Michaels Matches Dave Meltzer Overrated (& 5 He Underrated). Michael Shawn Hickenbottom (born July 22, 1965), better known by his ring name Shawn Michaels, is an American retired professional wrestler.He is signed to WWE, where he is the Senior Vice President of Talent Development Creative and oversees the creative aspects of the NXT brand.. (I mean, I would pay good money to hear him doing a hotline report on the Dungeon of Doom in character, but holy crap would listening to him for minutes on end and PAYING FOR IT get old fast. Hes also filming another episode of Boy Meets World, playing a wrestling champion who is the father of the school bully. Douglas's ethnicity is Caucasian, whose political affiliation is currently a registered Republican; and religious views are listed as Christian. Daves explanation of the character: In the TV series, his name is Francis (I think thats the first name, but theres a gimmick that he has a pussy first name) Vader and he plays the world heavyweight champion wrestler basically doing his wrestling Vader gimmick, but being scared of the principal of the school because the principal knows his real first name. (I have to go through ONE HUNDRED THOUSANDS WORDS of this kind of stuff every time I do one of these and you people wonder why I can only do one a week?!? Your email address will not be published. Angana Roy is a WWE and AEW author for EssentiallySports, having published more Michaels continued to dance with the girl and invited her back to his hotel room. (I feel like I should not even have to mention this, but of course this did not happen whatsoever. Eventually, Club 37's bouncer was able to break up the fight. During the 1990s, Michaels didnt have the greatest of reputations, with him going down a few bad roads at times. These are the top 10 backstage horror stories about Shawn Michaels: NOTE: Many of these stories have many different accounts. I only mention this because even though no one knew it at the time, it ended up being El Gigante's final match and he quietly retired after. The Mexicans are likely all leaving soon because WCW has secured the services of Konnan and where Konnan goes, so do the luchadors. This was essentially a compromise between the UFC side and Denver government side, allowing both to save face after the mayor of the city publicly declared that the event wouldnt run in Denver. The once-popular Club 37 in Syracuse no longer exists. WCW was originally going to have them be called The Mac Daddy's, but now they're negotiating with Def Jam (the record company that owns the rights to the name Public Enemy, because of the rap group) and likely they will still use that name in WCW. of weekly shows, PPVs, speculating the future course of storylines and He's hoping to get wrestlers from NJPW, AJPW, EMLL, AAA, WCW, and WWF all on the same card. (He should probably just get rid of the division. Upon checking into Motel 8 in Syracuse, the city hosting the following nights live event, a group of fans overheard the trio discussing their desire to party through to dawn and offered to drive them to late night haunt Club 37 in the north of the city. Check out these photos from a WWE (WWF) wrestling event at the Utica Memorial Auditorium in February, 1988. Vader is also currently filming a guest spot on an episode of Boy Meets World, which will be his 2nd time on the show. However, the greatness of the man inside the ring does not excuse the gross misconduct of the man's poor attitude. According to The Hitman, Shawn Michaels and Vince McMahon have had a homosexual behind-closed-doors relationship. Join Facebook to connect with Douglas Griffith and others you may know. Double-corkscrew moonsault. The ECW TV show was strongly hinting that Terry Funk is absolutely, positively, 100% retired and will not be wrestling anymore. News on all your favorite celebs, reality TV, and movies. Regarded as one of the greatest professional wrestlers of all time, he is known by the nicknames "The Heartbreak . We know that Douglas is married at this point. In October 1995, stars of the WWF (now-WWE) were in town for an event at the Onondaga County War Memorial. The Bushwhackers are rumored to be heading to WCW under the name Luke & Butch From Down Under (since WWF owns the Bushwhackers name). Michaels fell to the floor where Griffith continued the assault, kicking him in the face with his army issued steel-capped boots. First opened in the 1970s, it was located at 3717 Brewerton Road in the north side of town. After Griffith delivered another taunt, Davey Boy attempted to land a punch, which was followed by a nearly unconscious Michaels following suit with a weak punch of his own. The latest episode in the A&E Biography Series focused on the illustrious life of the Heartbreak Kid. Back in the day, the wrestlers were not just an on-stage faction but great friends in real life. As Jim Ross explains, If you lost a bar fight back in the day, you got your notice. Recently-departed booker Bill Watts, who only resigned from his position the morning of the Syracuse incident, said that if had occurred on his watch he would have fired all three for being on the losing side. (Well, you know, plans change. The Bulldog suffered a black eye, while the Kid suffered no injuries. 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