(posted here and on pwinsiderelite.com forums)
With the retirement of Shawn Michaels I have cried literally, he has been my idol on par with Troy Aikman, Roger Staubach and Tony Romo. Shawn Michaels was who I aspired to be for years upon years, in my Elementary school graduation we were asked multiple questions, one being "Who is your Idol" my answer was Shawn Michaels, that question was asked once more 3 years later upon my graduation from middle school, the answer stayed the same, Shawn Michaels. Long live the HeartBreak Kid, the greatest wrestler by a mile and a half- With the end of the HBK era, I will no longer watch any WWE programming. period, unless the great one himself Shawn Michaels returns and if so I will resume only watching his segments. Shawn Michaels forevermore will be my favorite wrestler, but for the first time I can say that my favorite active wrestler is someone else, the long-time #2 AJ Styles now steps up into the role of my favorite wrestler, quite a gap between the two has always been there. I still recall the day that Shawn Michaels superkicked Hulk Hogan, it is forever etched in my mind, I remember the day Triple H turned heel with that gruesome sludgehammer hit on Shawns back, which was my favorite angle of all time. No one can touch Shawns work in the ring, no one. No one will ever be able to be so natural on the mic. No one will ever entertain me as much as he has. Thanks for the memories Shawn, thank you.
