It’s not often Shawn Michaels appears on television these days, but his last appearance was on NXT a few weeks ago where he may have persuaded Santos Escobar and Jordan Devlin to bring a ladder into their rivalry over who is the true Cruiserweight Champion. However, the fans were treated to an interesting moment as well when HBK also had a brief moment with Adam Cole, the two staring one another down before Cole’s confrontation with Kyle O’Reilly.
Of course, a moment like that and the WWE putting it on social media for the world to pay attention to gave fans a lot of reason to think a dream match could unfold before our very eyes. However, Triple H has poured some very cold water on it.
He spoke with the Pardon My Take podcast and squashed the idea of Cole and HBK squaring off in the ring, citing Shawn having some knee issues.
“When [Shawn] was leaving, he ran into Adam Cole backstage and they had a moment and Shawn walked off. The internet blew up with people saying, ‘Oh my God, what if? What a tease. It’s the ultimate match.’ What they don’t know is three minutes prior to that when Shawn’s music hit and he was walking out to the stage, his left knee gave out and he started dancing because he almost fell off the stage. His left knee is so bad that it buckled on him while he was walking down the ramp. That match isn’t going to happen.”
Michaels last wrestled at WWE’s Crown Jewel event in 2018 when he and Triple H faced off against Kane and The Undertaker. The match itself was widely panned by fans and critics and Michaels has even expressed regret coming out of retirement for. While fans would love to see Cole and HBK square off, it sounds like they might need to keep dreaming.
thanks to Fightful for the quote
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