WWE legend Shawn Michaels shares a heartwarming moment with NXT Superstars


WWE legend Shawn Michaels shares a heartwarming moment with NXT Superstars

Michaels with KOR and Gargano

Shawn Michaels is considered to be one of the best professional wrestlers ever. For a major part of his career, the “Heartbreak Kid” performed on WWE, then known as World Wrestling Federation. Despite of having an illustrious career, Michaels’ career was marred with injuries – which forced him to a have a start-stop run with the company.

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Even after announcing his retirement from an active professional wrestling career, Shawn Michaels continues to handle the backstage production for NXT. He has been the writer and producer for NXT since 2018. But now with Triple H being out due to his health issues, Shawn Michaels has been handling the production of the colorful brand.

On the latest episode of NXT 2.0, the two-time WWE Hall of Famer, shared a heartfelt moment with two of the biggest superstars from the brand. Michaels came out on stage, after the show went on air, to hug and kiss Johnny Gargano and Kyle O’Reilly. The image was shared on Twitter by wenene_mpakama. While KOR had kicked off the show, Gargano ended the night.

Gargano had come out in the final segment of the show, to address his future with the company. His segment was cut short after he was attacked by Grayson Waller. In the opening match of the night, KOR battled against Von Wagner in a brutal steel cage match. Wagner emerged victorious in the match.

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The reason for Michaels coming out after the show could be due to the fact that it was a very symbolic show of NXT. The newer talent got their moments to shine, after attacking the established Superstars like KOR and Gargano.

Shawn Michaels is a part of The Undertaker’s Mount Rushmore

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Taker with Michaels

The Undertaker, just like Michaels has been one of the biggest Superstars of the company Both the legends share immense history together, on-screen and in real life. The Deadman recently appeared for an interview with Kevin Hart, where he was asked about his Mount Rushmore.

Surprisingly, Taker, who would himself be a part of several Mount Rushmore’s included Shawn Michaels in his own Mount Rushmore. While both of them make sporadic appearances with the company, it is quite unlikely to see them in action again.

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