Talk:Shawn Michaels: Difference between revisions

Please add the "Boy Toy" to his list of niknames. IOt was one of his nicknames back on the 1993-1994 perion, when Sherri was still his valet. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 121.54.41.119 (talk) 13:35, 8 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

 Not done, all content must be verifiable via a reliable source, I've done a quick search for this, and cannot find any source that suggest that Michaels ever had the nickname "IOt" or "Boy Toy". If you find a source, please resubmit the request, clearing stating the source in the request. Regards, Spitfire^Tally-ho! 13:57, 8 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I believe "IOt" was a typo.66.108.211.43 (talk) 22:47, 3 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

In the second line of the introduction, the statement "He was considered as one of WWE's senior performers..." is tautological and misleading. He was not "considered" one of the senior performers, he WAS one of the senior performers. It is self evident, based on his 22 years of tenure with the company. A far more appropriate and coherent statement would be "During his tenure with the WWE, Michaels was considered one of WWE's greatest and most perennial performers..." For such a high profile sport-entertainer/athlete, an immediate change needs to be implemented.

Thanks —Preceding unsigned comment added by 124.170.173.12 (talk) 16:26, 15 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Saying "Michaels was considered one of WWE's greatest and most perennial performers" is POV. --  ThinkBlue  (Hit BLUE) 16:31, 15 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Does anyone have any sources as to why he decided to quit wresting and retire for good? Personal Life reasons not WWE storylined. —Preceding unsigned comment added by ToonIsALoon (talk • contribs) 10:07, 18 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

He needed a break. His back was giving him a terrible time, and under medical advice, he was looking at taking an extended break. In WWE that means retire. Comebacks are always possible. The story we heard (related to a RL friend of rebecca) was professionals (not wrestling/gimmick doctors) told him take a break and rebuild your back, or suffer with it a few years and maybe do permanent damage that no surgery/rest will fix. TNA/Carter contacted him when it became obvious in wwe programming he was taking time out about appearing there. It was an adamant 'no' as it is a genuine rest or regret it issue.121.216.99.172 (talk) 15:10, 16 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I heard no reports about Shawn's back giving him trouble. After surgery in 1999 to repair his back, doctors told him he would never wrestle again. However, Around 2000 Shawn considered a ring return and actually did wrestle one match in his own federation (the twa), to see how his back responded. He was fine, and eventually decided to return to the ring in 2001, but due to drug problems, it never happened. All reports from the last few years say that Shawn's back is fine, but only the worst of the damage was repaired. He said as of 2007, that he still has some screws to remove, and 2 more discs that will need fusing down the road, but it was not an immediate need. It is widely assumed that when Shawn has the final 2 discs fused, that he could not legitimatley wrestle anymore. He always looked at doing that when he was an older man, in his 50's.

Michaels knees were in worse shape than his back, and it is for that reason, that he looked at taking a long break, eventually deciding to retire. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.211.139.239 (talk) 14:18, 20 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

There is a line that I would like to add in the introduction page: 'He is widely considered one of the greatest wrestlers of all time.' after the line 'having performed for over 20 years,'. I feel the page doesn't give enough credit to Shawn and his great influence in the world of sports entertainment. Bret Hart & Ric Flair's pages have similar lines, declaring them as either legendary or great. I feel Shawn deserves the exact same thing, and here is proof/reference by Shawn's peers & his boss (Vince McMahon) in Shawn's DVD 'Heartbreak & Triumph'.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M86R5J12VtM

I've never edited/added info to a page, so I'd be grateful if someone did it or shows me how to. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Amreletr (talk • contribs) 13:50, 28 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Adding that he is widely considered "one of the greatest wrestlers of all time" is point-of-view and original research, thus not acceptable as this is an encyclopedia, not a fansite. --  ThinkBlue  (Hit BLUE) 14:16, 28 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I agree if that was my own personal POV only. However, I did bring a reference showing his peers stating that he's the best they've ever wrestled. It would be unfair to add that line to other pages such as Ric Flair's or Bret Hart's and not add it to Shawn Michaels.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ric_flair http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bret_Hart

Like I said, it's not only my personal POV, and if it is not a fansite, then why do other wrestlers such as the ones mentioned above have a 'POV' line in their pages. Thanks. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Amreletr (talk • contribs) 10:33, 1 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

{{editsemiprotected}} there should be 1 more nickname added since people have debated this for years " 1 of the greatest wrestlers of all time"

66.156.98.97 (talk) 07:45, 12 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

 Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. Salvio ( ^{Let's talk 'bout it!}) 10:53, 12 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

He was never known as that, and never referred to himself as that. --  ThinkBlue  (Hit BLUE) 14:38, 12 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

he didnt return it was one night only —Preceding unsigned comment added by 97.100.146.210 (talk) 20:59, 22 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

And I quote:"On the March 28 episode of Raw, Michaels addressed his long time friend Triple H and The Undertaker about their match at WrestleMania XXVII" I think it was the February 28 episode of Raw as March 28 is still ahead of us.

Thanks for catching that. --  ThinkBlue  (Hit BLUE) 18:53, 1 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

{{edit semi-protected}} The WWE ranked him at # 1 in their list of "Top 50 Superstars of all Time"

Viknesann (talk) 14:16, 15 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

How is that important in the article? --  ThinkBlue  (Hit BLUE) 14:56, 15 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

 Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. It would be relevant if we had a source. Viknesann, if you have a reliable source which verifies this claim, it can be added with a citation to the article. If you do, please make a new edit request with that reference. Thanks. Qwyrxian (talk) 23:52, 15 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Take off that bit about "Sports entertainment" dude if not, then go insert it into every wrestlers bio. Everybody knows what pro wrestling is it dosen't need to be defined as "a form of sports entertainment"

I thought I read this in a PWI Magazine that Michaels won, Most Inspirational, Feud (with Chris Jericho) and Match of the Decade (WrestleMania XXIV against Ric Flair) of the Decade Award from PWI? Can anyone verify it? 202.161.9.176 (talk) 12:09, 22 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Why was my changes to shawns ring names and billed from sections removed Shawn competed as Shawn Michael and was billed from Georgia throughout his career in WCCW. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 2.102.61.101 (talk) 23:35, 12 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Sources please. NiciVampireHeart 23:43, 12 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EjfOdMBB934 —Preceding unsigned comment added by 2.102.61.101 (talk) 13:21, 15 April 2011 (UTC) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-dZ3Ngp2ZI in this he is billed as shawn micheal but uses san antonio as where he is billed from —Preceding unsigned comment added by 2.102.61.101 (talk) 13:25, 15 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Please see WP:LINKVIO. We cannot link to known copyright violations. Neither of those youtube uploaders owns the copyright to that footage, so it's a copyright violation. NiciVampireHeart 18:54, 17 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Many big time, prominent industry figures have stated that they outright consider Michaels to be the greatest of all time. Across his DVD's, Vince McMahon, Jim Ross, Pat Patterson and Chris Jericho (possibly others, I can't remember) have called him the greatest of all time. Steve Austin (the biggest star in WWE history), The Undertaker, Kurt Angle, Ric Flair and Triple H have stated the same in interview cites that I have to hand. I have a feeling there may be other people who've shared this opinion, if I were to scour the web. There's no running away from it: guys like Ric, Bret and Taker have certainly been described as the best in the business by certain peers, but nobody garners the all-round acclaim that Michaels does. Similar to the Roger Federer lede, I think it's time we noted that Shawn Michaels is considered by an overwhelming number of prominent industry figures as the single greatest performer in the history of professional wrestling. The NPOV argument doesn't stand up. CalciumKid77 (talk) 21:13, 10 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Its has to be certain in this article. AnthonyTheGamer (talk) 10:32, 20 August 2011 (UTC) Anthonythegamer[reply]

Is it me or during the last couple of years of his in-ring stint did Shawn develop a lazy eye? Looking back over time both eyes seeem normal, but recently they seem to be odd. Can anyone confirm? TheHeartbreakKid15 (talk) 01:21, 10 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Years of being piledriven, chair-shotted, suplexed and whatever else eventually caused a turn in his left eye. He had to get surgery for it and was written of television, the reason being that Jericho had allegedly injured Michaels' eye during a ruckus.