Ahead of this weekend’s NXT ‘Vengeance Day’ premium live event, the brand’s Head of Creative, Shawn Michaels hosted a media call for the press. During the Q&A portion of the call, Nick Hausman of Haus of Wrestling asked Michaels about WWE Hall of Famer Brutus Beefcake’s past comments that Michaels and Marty Jannetty allegedly used drugs to seduce women into sleeping with them.
“I’ll say this, I’ve never shied away from the stupid stuff I did in the past. If you go back and ask Brutus Beefcake, he’ll tell you, one, never seen any of that actually happen. Again, wrestling stories. He’s also retracted that after saying it. I can say this. I’ve had a lot of struggles in my life and I don’t know how to say this without sounding shameful, but being with a lady was not something Shawn Michaels had a difficult time doing. I’ve never been in a situation where it was not consensual in any way, shape, or form. I’ve never taken advantage of someone in that respect.
Those things are done for two reasons, and I’ve had a lot of counseling in my lifetime. The reason you do that stuff is because you dislike women or you have power issues. Shawn Michaels did not have those. He had insecurity issues and he had problems feeling like he wasn’t enough. That’s why you go to drugs and downers. The other stuff is build on power and disrespecting women, which is something I’ve never had.
Any accusations against me as far as non consensual time with a woman simply is not true. That’s why they’ve never come up in anything other than, and I don’t mean to be mean to you guys, but it’s never come up in anything other than wrestling stories. Back in the day, it was dirt sheets and those things start from guys spinning a lot of stories that weren’t true.”
– Shawn Michaels on Past Allegations Against He and Brutus Beefcake
The comments come following this past Thursday, January 25, when the Wall Street Journal revealed a lawsuit against TKO Chairman Vince McMahon, stemming from the alleged sexual assault and trafficking of former WWE employee, Janel Grant.
Michaels commented on the backstage culture in NXT following the recent Vince McMahon lawsuit, HBK’s response can be found by clicking here.
(H/T to Fightful’s Jeremy Lambert for the transcription)
BodySlam will have complete coverage of NXT ‘Vengeance Day’ on Sunday, February 4, beginning at 7:00 p.m. EDT/4:00 p.m. PDT.
