Shawn Michaels is telling his friends that he will be retiring at (or after) WrestleMania.
HBK has been quoted of saying that he wants to spend more time with his children.
This though is not just a rumor. Many facts back this up such as his contract which is set to expire soon and the fact that he is not advertised for any show to be held after Wrestlemania.
Last year, Shawn said, in a radio interview, that he had given WWE his retirement date which close to this year's WrestleMania. In the same interview, he said that he might continue wrestling even in his fifties, but only a match or two per year.
This match will probably be the least predictable in WrestleMania as The Undertaker has been rumored to quit his career because of an injury in his knee which apparently seems to be serious enough to require a minor transplant.
Source: ewrestlingnews.com
Discuss it on the wrestling forum
Comment #1
whats a MINOR transplant sorry but as sombody who has had a knee replacment trust me a transplant is never minor will be intresting come wrestle mania
Posted by link on Thursday, March 18, 2010
Comment #2
More and more suspecting this fight is going to be a total wipeout on both sides with them both falling into the Grand Canyon or something equally crazy.
Posted by Hayden Sikh on Thursday, March 18, 2010
Comment #3
i will be sad to see either of these to retire but i still want 18/0 after wrestlemania
Posted by The Blue Bomber on Thursday, March 18, 2010
Comment #4
It will end in a draw both will rest for a few years than at WM 30 Taker VS Shawn 3
Posted by Nick on Thursday, March 18, 2010
Comment #5
love them both,they're example of what good wrestlers should be,hope the younger guys learn something from them but we're here for a good time not a long time,nothing is 4ever,win or loose they're GREAT guys.that's just my opinion.bigquest to all nice and decent people.
Posted by Quest Bigquest !! on Thursday, March 18, 2010
Comment #6
I got a shock, when i saw the headline " shawn michales retiring" but undertaker maybe has the plan to do the same, so for me is the wrestlemania results still a mystery for me.
Posted by Hi on Thursday, March 18, 2010
Comment #7
Shawn Michaels is suppose to take a break after Wrestlemania and come back in the summer like last year.
Posted by on Thursday, March 18, 2010
Comment #8
HE SHOULD HAVE RETIRED YEARS AGO
Posted by on Thursday, March 18, 2010
Comment #9
Ok, change the name of this article to "Possible WM SPOILER!", without mentioning Shawn or Taker. I know you mentioned Taker retiring, but still, just rename this article.
Posted by SPOILER on Thursday, March 18, 2010
Comment #10
Agreed with #9. It's like the Spike Dudley return post. If something is huge and groundbreaking the subject should say Spoiler in it. I should have to click on the link to know that Shawn Michaels isn't booked for anything after WM and is retiring.
Posted by Spoiled on Thursday, March 18, 2010
Comment #11
whats the spoiler? I did not say who will win because nobody knows, I mentioned that both of them are planning retirement
Posted by Mortal Van Dam on Thursday, March 18, 2010
Comment #12
A spoiler would indicate that MVD was reporting that either Shawn or Taker was going to win, and he did neither. Simply put, 90% of the people here don't know what spoilers mean. Good job MVD, even though we don't always agree on things, I enjoy reading your articles.
Posted by Ben Malacam on Thursday, March 18, 2010
Comment #13
Yea..not seeing how this is a spoiler either, since it doesn't give any indication of the planned endings for anything.
Posted by on Thursday, March 18, 2010
Comment #14
HA i called it when i first seen taker and micheals career v streak i knew this would happen XD
Posted by vladdy on Thursday, March 18, 2010
Comment #15
shawn needs to live cause vince ain't using him right he should be heel again with his sunglasses and stuff like that i read hbk's book he said he loves to wrestle but doesnt know when to retire but maybe this is his year hbk 1988-2010
Posted by ivan on Thursday, March 18, 2010
Comment #16
Mind you this isn't a spoiler and I don't think it gives away any idea who will win the match. My guess is undertaker keeps his reign and they use that as an advertisement deal for future merchandise.
Posted by Ryder on Thursday, March 18, 2010
Comment #17
comment 4 , no offence, but thats the stupidest thing i have heard all week. It is NOT going to end in a draw 'cause that would be plain stupid and they wont rest for a couple of YEARS, and all of a sudden return and have another match at wrestlemania 30.
Im going to love this match, its too hard for me too choose, but id rather see the streak stay alive.
Posted by Rofl Kid on Thursday, March 18, 2010
Comment #18
I hope the UnderTaker rumor is not real because hes a great Wrestler.
The good news is that Shawn michael is quiting WWE :D
Posted by The Blue Bomber on Thursday, March 18, 2010
Comment #19
HBK is a greath wrestler and today is an grath wrestler, but the character "Shawn Michaels" isn´t a inmortal monster, like The Undertaker & he need another feuds. Shawn Michaels wins the trophy "Best Match of the Year" every season, don´t forget it
Posted by STING THE ICON on Thursday, March 18, 2010
Comment #20
good he is old
Posted by petercom on Friday, March 19, 2010
Comment #21
dont retire hbk
Posted by leon on Friday, March 19, 2010
Comment #22
welll it was about time these two wrestling "dinossaurs" decided to give up on their golden plate...let the new generation take over..that's life!
props to shawn and taker for making this business better everyday
Posted by Thez on Friday, March 19, 2010
Comment #23
Come on we know that both will stay till the day they die
Posted by Victor on Saturday, March 20, 2010
Comment #24
If he will do the transplant.
He can still return to WWE .
And if something like that, HBK will retire , he will come back
Posted by Jack Hawkster on Saturday, March 20, 2010
Comment #25
thats a load of crap never trust publicity
Posted by john paul on Saturday, March 20, 2010
Comment #26
oh and i forgot to add rip undertaker 17/1
Posted by john paul on Saturday, March 20, 2010
Comment #27
Shawn will win. Undertaker will win. Shawn will retire because winning will require him to virtually kill himself. Undertaker will win because Shawn's win will somehow be tossed out. Vince McMahon will take off his clothes and rub his butt, Rakishi like, in the face of the ref. Bobo Brazil will come back to life and head butt Vince. Iron Mike Tyson will drop down from the ceiling, landing on Paul Bearer who will hit Triple H with the urn, man, I am telling you it is going to be INCREDIBLE!!!!!!
Posted by Knowitall on Sunday, March 21, 2010
Comment #28
Michaels the Greatest of all time
-match quality
-charisma
-athleticism
-innovation
-on the mic skills
-pound for pound the best
-an that x factor quality that 99% of wrestlers today just simply do not have!
Posted by The New Heartbreak Kid--> Sho Tyme Keith Michaels on Monday, March 29, 2010
Comment #29
hbk looses
Posted by yoyo on Monday, March 29, 2010
Comment #30
i'm a big shawn michaels fan sense i was little..i think the undertaker will win cause shawn has nothing left tp prove..he knows he will never be champion again,,so why not retire..
Posted by nathan on Monday, March 29, 2010