That last sentence " gonna do what I thought needed to be done" sent shivers up my spine for Shawn. I'm glad for Shawn's sake that he did the right thing.
For those who don't know what Undertaker is alluding to, it was the night of WrestleMania 14. After what happened with Bret and the Screwjob, as well as people just being tired of HBK's attitude in general, some felt that Shawn would go into business for himself and not drop the WWF title to Stone Cold, or purposely have a bad match to not make Austin look good. Jim Cornette explains in detail in his Timeline: The History of WWE - 1997 shoot interview with Sean Oliver of Kayfabe Commentaries, that after his match with Kane was done, Undertaker simply went back to the Gorilla position, wrapped up his hands in tape, sat down in a chair and watched the main event match. And as soon as the match was over, and Austin went over as planned, Taker simply unwrapped his hands, then went to the locker room to change. It is widely believed that if Shawn did not put over Austin, or did anything to make Austin look bad or foolish, he would have faced some severe consequences in the back, specifically The Undertaker beating the ever loving piss-fuck out of him for not doing what was good for the business moving forward (dropping the title to Steve Austin).
agree with RAZERDsXE, thanks for the description. And it makes so much sense to because if there is one thing concerning the business (outside the ring I mean) that Undertaker is known for it's being a company man and team player, so that whole situation is completely believeable.
Undertaker: "If he didn't do the job, it was gonna be a long night for Shawn." Translation: "If he didn't do the right thing, he was gonna get his ass kicked."
This is the guy that used to preside over the infamous "Wrestler's Court" backstage. I assume he got there because he is a legit tough guy that the other wrestlers don't like to cross and who they will listen too when he decides something won't fly.
Joe Mumma it's not just his physical toughness, it's what he can do to their career. Andre was the same way, not just the biggest guy but the biggest draw
Josh Mac_Murph well obviously you're going to get primadonnas in that business. And he knew he had to keep some guys from getting too big for their britches when you have a whiner like bret or a brat like Shawna
That's why Vince McMahon is so grateful for The Undertaker. WWF was in financial trouble, wrestlers were going to WCW, but Taker never left as Vince was the one who gave him the big chance in wrestling. He alone assured viewers and profit enough so WWF (WWE) got stable again. With Kane, Stone Cold, Triple H, JBL, they held the main storylines, more important matches and kept the company growing.
Many people wondered why The Rock and Shawn Michaels never had a match together. Undertaker just said it. He can be a pain in the a** to work with. He tried to hold the Rock back and bury him. Also, Shawn disrespected the Rock’s grandmother when Rock was a teenager. That’s why Rock never wanted to work with Shawn.
Remember, Stone Cold and Shawn were in a match together... If Austin got screwed then and there, I think he would have whipped Michael's from pillar to post.
Shawn Michaels had death wishes back then thinking about sabotaging the match against Austin. Shawn had been warned by Taker for his usual BS attitude in the locker room and this idea of ruining the things for Stone Cold. No one smart would want a furious Stone Cold Steve Austin and The Undertaker into real fight mode after him.
That's not what "shooter" means you idiot a "shooter" is in reference to the guys that did ACTUAL HIGH SCHOOL/COLLEGE wrestling lol Brock lesnar is a shoot wrestler, kurt angle, the iron sheik, the steiners, guys like that lol they don't just have ONE I'd say back in the day at least 50% of the wrestlers where considered shooters
+n1kobefan You're gonna need to shut up before you give people brain tumors. "Shooter" is different in wrestling terminology and theatrical wrestling terminology. Shooter as in a "SHOOT WRESTLER" is a combat wrestler in athletic wrestling. "Shooter" as in a "behind the scene's ethical enforcer" in theatrical wrestling. IT'S TERMINOLOGY YOU BUFFOON. You think a Mark is actually a guy named Mark? Do you think taking a dive in boxing is actually a guy jumping out of the boxing ring? How about you educate yourself.
You don't even know where the term "shooter" came from in theatrical wrestling do you, you fucking idiot. You are very, very stupid. Because it had nothing to do with combat wrestling. Not a thing. Moron.
@@harismansoor5733taker because taker took down the Olympic gold medalist Kurt angle in a backstage fight choked him out taker is a bjj black belt and knows boxing
Undertaker is my boy!!!!! I remember watching WWF back then, and (not really knowing what was popping on the internet at the time) still SENSING and LOATHING HBK based on how things ended with Bret Hart, etc. Coincidentally, Undertaker's always been my other favorite (besides Bret).
+David Penn you are right, in the ring HBK was a top performer. and behind the scenes he was the top politician.he kissed a lot of ass and whine to everyine who would listen. he was also a freakin trouble maker.
Sports Master hell nawl the rock and stone cold were to powerful lol they were the biggest draws I think wcw would of lasted a little longer but the rock and stone cold sting and hogan biggest draws ever
@@swam2922 they didn’t have power until Shawn left. Rock was still a midcarder in The Nation & feuding with Shamrock. Austin was just getting back into his groove following the Owen incident & being out of the ring for months. Neither drew a dime at that point & Shawn was hellbent on holding the torch. The dude was injured & still wanted to go over. Just imagine if he’d remained healthy throughout 1998.
Jeff Pryce do you know that thy were considering releasing him while he was out injured? He's spoken about this & others have touched on it. They viewed his stint as Rocky Maivia as a failure & were going to cut their losses.
@@OfficialJihad He was the main event for a long time and wanted to stay there. Like pretty much every main event guy before or after him. Pretty simple really
This drives me crazy when considering that Vince went through all the shit for Shawn and wasn't going to force Shawn to drop the belt but was willing to screw over Bret. At least with Bret, he didn't want to drop it to Shawn because of his disrespect, while open to dropping it to anyone else. Shawn was thinking of doing it out of purely selfishness and greed. It was only because of his back injury that he put over Austin. Oh, and that the Deadman was waiting for him at the end of the match too.
no.. what helped shawn think about getting back in the ring is he couldn't sell his back injury anymore and stay home while getting paid to not jump to wcw anymore cause vince bought them out and stopped paying him. then when the money ran out he needed a job
Can you blame him? Anyone including even Stone Cold would be scared pissing Undertaker off. Look what almost happened to Stone Cold when he tried to create a car accident hoax on Undertaker’s ex wife, Sarah? Undertaker threaten to rip his heart out if he found out he was lying to him.
Well, keeping in mind that Shawn is a chickenshit that never crested 200lbs just about anybody in the back could have whooped his ass. What made Taker different was that he wouldn't get fired for beating up Micheals. Compare Undertaker to someone like Steve Blackman. Blackman could inflict far more damage in way less time. But it'd be the last thing they ever did in the company.
+Heych otb Yea allot of wrestlers have said pretty much the same thing about Michaels. He's a dick. Or so they say, maybe just not in so many words. lol
Stone Cold might be my favourite wrestler but as far as Im concerned NOBODY tops Taker as the greatest of all time. The way he handled such a long career with so much professionalism and no controversies or such. He is the absolute greatest no doubt in my mind. HBKs legacy with all its drugs and controversy and back room politicking and being a complete asshole isnt even in the same league as Takers greatness.
Legend has it that. 'taker stood inside the locker room taping his fists while Shawn was getting ready for the match. The meaning was crystal clear.....do the job or you're going to the hospital
With Shawn is always a LOVE & HATE thing, because Michel Hickenbottom saids he wasn't the easiest guy to deal with. So basically he open the flood gates for his own personal hell. Great performer though, but not a very trustworthy type of fellow.
This is why I have a hard time understanding why anyone is still on Shawn's side during this time frame. The guy was nothing but trouble sabotaging the WWE at every turn causing problems for everyone. I will tell you this if it was Bret there instead of Shawn Bret would not have had a problem dropping to Austin, it definitely would have been a better match. It is a what if I like to roll in my head now and then. What would the attitude era have looked like if Bret stayed; the matches he could have had with Austin, Rock and maybe even Angle or Jericho later on if he was still healthy.
Than why did Bret have a problem dropping it to Shawn ? Why did he cry a year for a rematch .. “ WM12” than in 1997 he got what he deserved in SS. Its been nearly 30 years .. moveon. shawn is the goat .. u like it or not its a fact
@@RakanRabih 1) Bret had no problems dropping the belt to him, he dropped it to him in WM12. 2) If you actually did your homework he was actually willing to drop to him again in Montreal but the reason why he decided not to was because after telling Shawn that he would be safe in the ring despite their issues Shawn was not going to reciprocate. Ultimate disrespect between professionals. 3) It was in Bret's contract that he had every right to refuse if he wanted to anyway. There are oodles of sources that back all of this dude. Shawn back in the late 90s was a selfish prick whom most people hated and thought he could sabotage yet another person's time in the spotlight (Austin) and would've if not for the real goat ready to kick his ass if he didn't this time around. Undertaker. The entire video you are commenting on confirms this. Love Shawn all you want, glad he got his head straight but everyone knows he was a twat back then including Shawn himself.
Michaels was superb as a wrestler but he admits he's not the easiest of the men to be around. I am not sure of the chronology, but it seems the time HBK was said to cause a lot of problems in WWF coincides to when he was in a troubled love relationship and addiction issues.
despite all that shit HBK did back in the day, Undertaker never underestimated him & always admired him for his in ring performance & contribution to WWE. I still to this day I think Undertaker's Match VS HBK in WrestleMania is the best match in WWE's history. I don't know why HBK was an asshole backstage. He was so bad Even the Rock refused to work with him
Taker was always Keeper of The House. Shawn had some issues, and was starting toi smell his own shit, so with The Screwjob Fix and all, anything was possible with Shawn.
Uh, no. Plenty of people call Taker the GOAT. And Shawn has gotten beaten up plenty of times in his career for real. But a beatdown from Taker is something else entirely. Shawn would have taken it, but he’d be feeling it for two months.
Its is weird to hear him break kfab about "doing the right thing". But if I was Shawn Michaels and saw this interview the day after, i'd be petrified... Not only did Taker say he was ready to kick his ass that night, Shawn made him break Kfab and publicly declare he's ready to do it anytime Shawn "doesn't do the right thing". Can't imagine any stronger of a warning.
I think Austin didn't knew about Shawn and Taker side...Austin said in a podcast...Shawn unwilling to drop title never happened..Where Shawn,Taker even Bruce said Shawn was being shit back then...and Taker teached Shawn some manners
If that was the year Tyson was there, he was facing Stone Cold and did lose, but I think it was more due to his back problems than worrying about any other ramifications.
The issue Taker (and a bunch of other wrestlers for that matter) had with Shawn was that he wasn't going to put Austin over and give him the belt. Most people knew he planned on walking away from the business, but he apparently planned on doing that still as champion. It's well documented that HBK was arguably the biggest asshole in the company back then.
He’s confirming that Shawn had every reason to be scared that night if he didn’t put over Austin because Undertaker was going to beat the crap out of him
If you look back on old matches.. whenever HBK fought Taker or Nash(Big Daddy Cool) they would take it to him. There s a match I have an In Your House I can't remember what year and I have to dig it out of cob webs but there s match between Taker and Shawn and the match is brutal. Shawn limped away after and wasn't faking it.
Knowing the character of Shawn difficult to believe this, I think that in real fight would be very even especially for the excellent physical state of Shawn in those years, although he was injured from the back therefore would give Taker as winner but that fight would never happen, HHH and the rest of the gang would not let him touch a hair to HBK haha. If we talk about the present 2018, and seeing how deteriorated Taker is, surely Shawn would sweep the floor with the ...
I imagine it easy to tell the world you threatened somebody after everyone knew he (HBK) suffered a career-threatening injury the previous PPV. Cool story tho.
When the Undertaker talks, everybody pays attention!!
+pete saws Don't know of anyone more respected in the room than he.
He does have a voice that hard not to listen or pay attention too.
The Tim Duncan of pro wrestling.
What did he say?
pete saws when Undertaker talks, EF Hutton listens
Taker is an old school professional, he's not going to dish any dirt.
That last sentence " gonna do what I thought needed to be done" sent shivers up my spine for Shawn. I'm glad for Shawn's sake that he did the right thing.
His back played a part in that decision as well.
He said that like a Hitman ready to commit a hit. Chilling.
I kinda wish he didnt
@@RobVanDelay_WholeFnContestme too
For those who don't know what Undertaker is alluding to, it was the night of WrestleMania 14. After what happened with Bret and the Screwjob, as well as people just being tired of HBK's attitude in general, some felt that Shawn would go into business for himself and not drop the WWF title to Stone Cold, or purposely have a bad match to not make Austin look good.
Jim Cornette explains in detail in his Timeline: The History of WWE - 1997 shoot interview with Sean Oliver of Kayfabe Commentaries, that after his match with Kane was done, Undertaker simply went back to the Gorilla position, wrapped up his hands in tape, sat down in a chair and watched the main event match. And as soon as the match was over, and Austin went over as planned, Taker simply unwrapped his hands, then went to the locker room to change.
It is widely believed that if Shawn did not put over Austin, or did anything to make Austin look bad or foolish, he would have faced some severe consequences in the back, specifically The Undertaker beating the ever loving piss-fuck out of him for not doing what was good for the business moving forward (dropping the title to Steve Austin).
thx for description
agree with RAZERDsXE, thanks for the description. And it makes so much sense to because if there is one thing concerning the business (outside the ring I mean) that Undertaker is known for it's being a company man and team player, so that whole situation is completely believeable.
***** Actually Kane Originally Suggested To Vince To Have Undertaker Drag Shawn's Ass Out Into The Ring An Beat His Ass Repeatedly
Maizeandbluekid i would not belive a word that comes out of jim cornettes mouth he mostly talks b.s
If shawn michaels refusing to passing the torch to austin, taker is gonna kick shawn michaels ass
Thirty years of never breaking character? It's so strange seeing his humble and down to earth true nature
Undertaker: "If he didn't do the job, it was gonna be a long night for Shawn."
Translation: "If he didn't do the right thing, he was gonna get his ass kicked."
No shit.
@Rick Astley We most likely will be calling shawn a deadman
@Rick Astley We most likely will be calling shawn a deadman
@ThisUsernameHasBeenTaken Nope. The following week would have been the 10 bells rings in his memory
He sounds like a mafia hitman the way he says it
Levi Lock well he did work for a loan shark as a collector before he got into pro wrestling
Darryl Bernard that's why he's genuinely scary.
He was the locker room enforcer. He was the only guy who could play that role.
@@gchijioke12 Him and Haku
He's no Bret Hitman Hart but hes the undertaker.
Shawn made 26 accounts to dislike the video
+Deanaholic after seeing this comment it seems he has made another aha
Deanaholic 31 to be exact
Sami Fan 33 now lol
Jayson Morgan 40.
Hahahahaha
This is why Undertaker is the best...
Undertaker say that Shawn Micheals is the best wrestler
That brief moment of silence after he says ‘probably would’ve been a very long night for Shawn Michaels’
Sheeeeeeeet 😅
This is the guy that used to preside over the infamous "Wrestler's Court" backstage. I assume he got there because he is a legit tough guy that the other wrestlers don't like to cross and who they will listen too when he decides something won't fly.
And most cases ended with the culprit getting some Jack Daniels for Mark
Well,Taker knew what was best for the product.Very Intelligent guy when it comes to the backstage politics.
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Joe Mumma it's not just his physical toughness, it's what he can do to their career. Andre was the same way, not just the biggest guy but the biggest draw
Josh Mac_Murph well obviously you're going to get primadonnas in that business. And he knew he had to keep some guys from getting too big for their britches when you have a whiner like bret or a brat like Shawna
Tombstone in hbks dressing room
+Rob Bob More like soup bones...lots of them.
+HanM Shawn would lose much more than his smile if he picked a backstage fight with Taker.
I heard he got his ass kicked by Bret Hart backstage.
Nunya Buizness nope it was a hair pulling match
bellefeu 😂😂😂
Enormous respect to him for doing his best to make the show good, now just his own match
that's why he's the locker room leader.
That's why Vince McMahon is so grateful for The Undertaker. WWF was in financial trouble, wrestlers were going to WCW, but Taker never left as Vince was the one who gave him the big chance in wrestling. He alone assured viewers and profit enough so WWF (WWE) got stable again. With Kane, Stone Cold, Triple H, JBL, they held the main storylines, more important matches and kept the company growing.
Theirs a reason why Undertaker was a leader in the locker room, Vince's go to guy, and everyone and everybody respected Undertaker.
Many people wondered why The Rock and Shawn Michaels never had a match together. Undertaker just said it. He can be a pain in the a** to work with. He tried to hold the Rock back and bury him. Also, Shawn disrespected the Rock’s grandmother when Rock was a teenager. That’s why Rock never wanted to work with Shawn.
I wonder how much Shawn Michaels would have been left for the Undertaker once Stone Cold got through him first.
Remember, Stone Cold and Shawn were in a match together... If Austin got screwed then and there, I think he would have whipped Michael's from pillar to post.
Maître Renard austin and taker WOULD have beaten him down
Shawn Michaels had death wishes back then thinking about sabotaging the match against Austin. Shawn had been warned by Taker for his usual BS attitude in the locker room and this idea of ruining the things for Stone Cold. No one smart would want a furious Stone Cold Steve Austin and The Undertaker into real fight mode after him.
Stone cold and Shawn Michaels are friends so nothing would've happened
Every promotion has a "shooter" and Taker is the WWE shooter, You break the code he breaks you.
That's not what "shooter" means you idiot a "shooter" is in reference to the guys that did ACTUAL HIGH SCHOOL/COLLEGE wrestling lol Brock lesnar is a shoot wrestler, kurt angle, the iron sheik, the steiners, guys like that lol they don't just have ONE I'd say back in the day at least 50% of the wrestlers where considered shooters
Wow just shut up you Dont know shit.
+Duke Macias lmao that's what a shooter is you dumb noob. "EVERY PROMOTION HAS ONE" lmaooo you fucking idiot.
+n1kobefan
You're gonna need to shut up before you give people brain tumors. "Shooter" is different in wrestling terminology and theatrical wrestling terminology. Shooter as in a "SHOOT WRESTLER" is a combat wrestler in athletic wrestling. "Shooter" as in a "behind the scene's ethical enforcer" in theatrical wrestling.
IT'S TERMINOLOGY YOU BUFFOON. You think a Mark is actually a guy named Mark? Do you think taking a dive in boxing is actually a guy jumping out of the boxing ring?
How about you educate yourself.
You don't even know where the term "shooter" came from in theatrical wrestling do you, you fucking idiot.
You are very, very stupid. Because it had nothing to do with combat wrestling. Not a thing. Moron.
9 years later, Jim Cornette gives us the full detail on what happened that night.
Which night?
@@chantaunpeoenlatula3547 Wrestlemania 14
Cornette is a nutjob
@@joetamburello6292 Yeah but he was there to witness it so
I literally get chills when says it should have been a long night for hbk. You don't mess with taker
Exactly. Undertaker is one of the last ppl you want to piss off.
@@Theterminato2013Taker or Brock?
@@harismansoor5733taker because taker took down the Olympic gold medalist Kurt angle in a backstage fight choked him out taker is a bjj black belt and knows boxing
Legend has it the wold stops for a second when undertaker cracks a smile
I can only imagine the fear running through Shawn Michaels at that point in time if he didn't do what he was supposed to do 🤣
taker did the right thing. think if how different the attitude era would have been austin didn't win at this point.
Taker is a legend
Undertaker is my boy!!!!! I remember watching WWF back then, and (not really knowing what was popping on the internet at the time) still SENSING and LOATHING HBK based on how things ended with Bret Hart, etc. Coincidentally, Undertaker's always been my other favorite (besides Bret).
+Marcus Rob So true
Right there with ya buddy...when Brett left a part of my wrestling fandom died that day
I just love this guy so much. Holy shit. My fucking childhood was AMAZING!!!
undertaker was a pioneer in the locker room vince couldn't say a word against him
Shawn was the man. In the ring he is up there with the ELITE.
+David Penn you are right, in the ring HBK was a top performer. and behind the scenes he was the top politician.he kissed a lot of ass and whine to everyine who would listen. he was also a freakin trouble maker.
john doe and you know why? Because he can! Nobody had his charisma nor the insane talent for improvisation paired with an impressive ring skill.
Greatest in ring
in the ring the ELITe are not up there with him. HBK the absolute best.
"Shawn Michaels lays down for absolutely Nobodddyyyyy!!!!!!"""""
🔔 *GONG* 🔔
Taker is him 😭🙏🏾
If shawn hadnt done the right thing, there was a chokeslam and a casket waiting for him in the back.
Heard this story from Cornette too. A podcast shoot with Stone Cold, Taker and Cornette is something I'd pay extremely good money to listen to.
UNDERTAKER SUCH GOOD GUY !!!!!!
It is a good thing HBK was injured throughout the attitude era. He wouldve held rock and stone cold back and Nitro would still be on today...
Sports Master hell nawl the rock and stone cold were to powerful lol they were the biggest draws I think wcw would of lasted a little longer but the rock and stone cold sting and hogan biggest draws ever
@@swam2922 they didn’t have power until Shawn left. Rock was still a midcarder in The Nation & feuding with Shamrock. Austin was just getting back into his groove following the Owen incident & being out of the ring for months. Neither drew a dime at that point & Shawn was hellbent on holding the torch. The dude was injured & still wanted to go over. Just imagine if he’d remained healthy throughout 1998.
@@OfficialJihad I understand we’re you coming from 💯 they were goin to push triple h to that would of kept nitro on air for sure
Jeff Pryce do you know that thy were considering releasing him while he was out injured? He's spoken about this & others have touched on it. They viewed his stint as Rocky Maivia as a failure & were going to cut their losses.
@@OfficialJihad He was the main event for a long time and wanted to stay there. Like pretty much every main event guy before or after him. Pretty simple really
Don’t mess with Taker
This drives me crazy when considering that Vince went through all the shit for Shawn and wasn't going to force Shawn to drop the belt but was willing to screw over Bret. At least with Bret, he didn't want to drop it to Shawn because of his disrespect, while open to dropping it to anyone else. Shawn was thinking of doing it out of purely selfishness and greed. It was only because of his back injury that he put over Austin. Oh, and that the Deadman was waiting for him at the end of the match too.
if the boss tells you to drop his belt to the janitor you do it he's writing the checks
@@HighFalutinTootin And there are 100 different ways to get the belt off one guy & put it on another that don't involve screwing over the champ.
Taker is a legit badass. But hes the best kind of badass. Intelligent respectful and fair. He wont fuck with you until you give him a reason to.
Maybe this helped shawn think about getting back into the ring. This was in 2002 before wrestlemania. Hearing that "was" probably lit that fire
no.. what helped shawn think about getting back in the ring is he couldn't sell his back injury anymore and stay home while getting paid to not jump to wcw anymore cause vince bought them out and stopped paying him. then when the money ran out he needed a job
@@kennethgriffin7921 are you for real?
It would've been a long night for Michael's 😆😅😂🤣😭💀
maybe in the alternate universe taker is really a leader of most powerful biker gang
Shawn said he feared Taker the most after the screw job. Goes to show you how dangerous Taker can be backstage.
Can you blame him? Anyone including even Stone Cold would be scared pissing Undertaker off. Look what almost happened to Stone Cold when he tried to create a car accident hoax on Undertaker’s ex wife, Sarah? Undertaker threaten to rip his heart out if he found out he was lying to him.
@@Theterminato2013Undertaker choke out Kurt Angle on a plane. He is a very tough guy.
King Kurt would kick his ass, he's an Olympic champion, taker is a fake tough guy@@DarkGaming-2734
Well, keeping in mind that Shawn is a chickenshit that never crested 200lbs just about anybody in the back could have whooped his ass. What made Taker different was that he wouldn't get fired for beating up Micheals. Compare Undertaker to someone like Steve Blackman. Blackman could inflict far more damage in way less time. But it'd be the last thing they ever did in the company.
@@DarkGaming-2734yeah undertaker was a black belt in bjj and was also trained in boxing
Taker got dem drips
He's to humble to tell the truth, he didnt want to embarass hbk by telling the real story.
Back then definitely, doubt Shawn would care much now days dude admits he was a major asshole because of his drug usage and shit
You mean when he tapped his knuckles and waited for him gorilla?
Vince owes taker, rock & Austin big to save wwf
Taker is such a freakin badass
man and back in the day, Taker was scary looking
I don't know how much truth there was to this, all I know is, I wouldn't want the Undertaker being mad at me. lol
+Grant C. lol Like I said, I sure wouldn't want the Undertaker being mad at me. lol
+Heych otb Yea allot of wrestlers have said pretty much the same thing about Michaels. He's a dick. Or so they say, maybe just not in so many words. lol
What a shitstorm would have been unleashed on Shawn if he didn't do the job. No one wanted any of that.
And this is why Taker is the goat
Undertaker 😗😙😚☺️🤩🤗😋😝😜😉🙃😍🥰😊
In the past Taker has denied this. But glad the truth is still out there. Proud to be an old school wrestling fan
The backstage "evals" I've always heard about 'Taker usually run along the lines of "straight shooter" and "stand-up guy," so....
I never heard him talk this much.
Stone Cold might be my favourite wrestler but as far as Im concerned NOBODY tops Taker as the greatest of all time. The way he handled such a long career with so much professionalism and no controversies or such.
He is the absolute greatest no doubt in my mind. HBKs legacy with all its drugs and controversy and back room politicking and being a complete asshole isnt even in the same league as Takers greatness.
The goat
Legend has it that. 'taker stood inside the locker room taping his fists while Shawn was getting ready for the match. The meaning was crystal clear.....do the job or you're going to the hospital
It’s mad because they are now good mates
With Shawn is always a LOVE & HATE thing, because Michel Hickenbottom saids he wasn't the easiest guy to deal with. So basically he open the flood gates for his own personal hell. Great performer though, but not a very trustworthy type of fellow.
God I miss wrestling
IOW if he hadda f'd up, Taker was gonna work him over back stage. LOL Knowing you gotta face Taker is a GREAT motivator to do the right thing.
Holy SHIT he sounds different when he's not "in-voice" as The Undertaker.
Lmaoo tht was first time u heard his real voice?
The Nose Candy Taker
Looks and sounds like Undertaker did some coke. Lol
Haha yup
My thoughts exactly.
Look at his eyes LMFAO
High as a kite!
the cat (taker) attacks the mouse (hbk) when the dog (nash) is not in the house
This is why I have a hard time understanding why anyone is still on Shawn's side during this time frame. The guy was nothing but trouble sabotaging the WWE at every turn causing problems for everyone. I will tell you this if it was Bret there instead of Shawn Bret would not have had a problem dropping to Austin, it definitely would have been a better match. It is a what if I like to roll in my head now and then. What would the attitude era have looked like if Bret stayed; the matches he could have had with Austin, Rock and maybe even Angle or Jericho later on if he was still healthy.
Than why did Bret have a problem dropping it to Shawn ? Why did he cry a year for a rematch .. “ WM12” than in 1997 he got what he deserved in SS. Its been nearly 30 years .. moveon. shawn is the goat .. u like it or not its a fact
@@RakanRabih 1) Bret had no problems dropping the belt to him, he dropped it to him in WM12. 2) If you actually did your homework he was actually willing to drop to him again in Montreal but the reason why he decided not to was because after telling Shawn that he would be safe in the ring despite their issues Shawn was not going to reciprocate. Ultimate disrespect between professionals. 3) It was in Bret's contract that he had every right to refuse if he wanted to anyway. There are oodles of sources that back all of this dude. Shawn back in the late 90s was a selfish prick whom most people hated and thought he could sabotage yet another person's time in the spotlight (Austin) and would've if not for the real goat ready to kick his ass if he didn't this time around. Undertaker. The entire video you are commenting on confirms this. Love Shawn all you want, glad he got his head straight but everyone knows he was a twat back then including Shawn himself.
I'm glad that HBK did do the right thing and put Austin over Thank you taker for scaring the pants of Shawn
Taker a fuckin bad ass mofo a true legendary man! WWE is the best in the world ...ae what!
HBK is the goat.
Michaels was superb as a wrestler but he admits he's not the easiest of the men to be around. I am not sure of the chronology, but it seems the time HBK was said to cause a lot of problems in WWF coincides to when he was in a troubled love relationship and addiction issues.
Taker nowadays is older & wiser & says nice things about Shawn but dude he was so intense during back in the day
He says nice things coz Shawn is matured a little.
Back when Undertaker was aloud to do interviews lol.
You're scaring me and I'm sitting' here and I didn't do anything. THAT IS THE RIGHT THING TO SAY>>>>
Michaels langsberg you scaring me I'm sitting here and didn't do anything lol.
Undertaker
despite all that shit HBK did back in the day, Undertaker never underestimated him & always admired him for his in ring performance & contribution to WWE. I still to this day I think Undertaker's Match VS HBK in WrestleMania is the best match in WWE's history. I don't know why HBK was an asshole backstage. He was so bad Even the Rock refused to work with him
Taker had his fill of Shawn going back to the Screwjob a few months prior.
The Undertaker is The Judge, The Jury, and The Executioner!
Taker was always Keeper of The House. Shawn had some issues, and was starting toi smell his own shit, so with The Screwjob Fix and all, anything was possible with Shawn.
Translation: “I would’ve f*cked Shawn up”
🖤💙
This is why AEW has problems backstage: nobody like Taker to keep the boys in check. Well, Punk tried but he got fired for it.
Shawn would have taken it and kept on ticking, Taker just mad no one ever says he's the goat. It's almost always H B K
Shawn would've cried to vince if undertaker beat the shit out of him.
Uh, no.
Plenty of people call Taker the GOAT. And Shawn has gotten beaten up plenty of times in his career for real. But a beatdown from Taker is something else entirely. Shawn would have taken it, but he’d be feeling it for two months.
Its is weird to hear him break kfab about "doing the right thing". But if I was Shawn Michaels and saw this interview the day after, i'd be petrified... Not only did Taker say he was ready to kick his ass that night, Shawn made him break Kfab and publicly declare he's ready to do it anytime Shawn "doesn't do the right thing". Can't imagine any stronger of a warning.
I think Austin didn't knew about Shawn and Taker side...Austin said in a podcast...Shawn unwilling to drop title never happened..Where Shawn,Taker even Bruce said Shawn was being shit back then...and Taker teached Shawn some manners
If that was the year Tyson was there, he was facing Stone Cold and did lose, but I think it was more due to his back problems than worrying about any other ramifications.
The issue Taker (and a bunch of other wrestlers for that matter) had with Shawn was that he wasn't going to put Austin over and give him the belt. Most people knew he planned on walking away from the business, but he apparently planned on doing that still as champion. It's well documented that HBK was arguably the biggest asshole in the company back then.
Count Dracula meets the Undertaker. 🤣🤣
I’ll always like Shawn Michaels the wrestler, but you can’t deny he was an asshole who didn’t get his ass beat enough time to put him in his place.
BOSS
I live this Version of the Undertaker than the Deadman version
That’s that hells Angel coming outta taker lls
He’s confirming that Shawn had every reason to be scared that night if he didn’t put over Austin because Undertaker was going to beat the crap out of him
If you look back on old matches.. whenever HBK fought Taker or Nash(Big Daddy Cool) they would take it to him. There s a match I have an In Your House I can't remember what year and I have to dig it out of cob webs but there s match between Taker and Shawn and the match is brutal. Shawn limped away after and wasn't faking it.
Chills
Taker might have been on some bugar sugar here
The interviewer's name is Michael Landsberg, not Langsberry!
Lets say there is indeed a brawl. Taker vs HBK. real one backstage. Would HBK put up a fight?
Knowing the character of Shawn difficult to believe this, I think that in real fight would be very even especially for the excellent physical state of Shawn in those years, although he was injured from the back therefore would give Taker as winner but that fight would never happen, HHH and the rest of the gang would not let him touch a hair to HBK haha.
If we talk about the present 2018, and seeing how deteriorated Taker is, surely Shawn would sweep the floor with the ...
Mate if you thought that shawn michaels is a legit shooter than you should search for his 1995 bar incident
@@mohammedriadh6019 but that was just one incident tho so I don't see your point
I imagine it easy to tell the world you threatened somebody after everyone knew he (HBK) suffered a career-threatening injury the previous PPV. Cool story tho.
Exactly.
that's why HBK isn't coming out of retirement, because if he does.. 0:27
Red head Mark aka The Undertaker
content not found Or as Paul Bearer liked to call him,"wendy" lol
Michaels pre Jesus was insufferable
"WAS off the chart" Yikes.
This was when Shawn was retired. He wasn't saying he sucked. Lol
Then he came back and did even better, haha.