Shawn Michaels was never a draw..just a guy praised for in ring work. Thats why Austin is bullet proof with fans and he gets booed for mentioning the Network @Raw 25. I feel sorry for every young star that looks up to him...It's like they are settling to be mediocre career wise.Y'all put too much weight on the UFC loss. As Cornette once put it: "Shawn Michaels is 0 for life in real life fights" and that didn't hinder his credibility at all. I ain't an HBK fan, and while I get a kick out of him getting his ass beat by Bret or a marine, I know that doesn't mean anything in a television program and can recognize his value.
Most who fixate on that are people who don't like Punk for other reasons. Everyone has seen the still image after the fight, as well as the fight itself. It's been four years since he left and crowds are still chanting his name. Who else has that ever happened for? He's been gone for almost as long as Shawn was, and nobody was checking for Shawn like that.
By this point everyone has made up their mind about Punk, and nothing someone says in a worked shoot is gonna change minds.
Dana just said he is giving Punk another fight, so maybe Punk can change some minds, but even if he doesn't, his stock with WWE will remain intact. Man's impact is undeniable.
Same way you never want to see Alistair cook or James Anderson in another matchI never want to see Rock in another match. Dude is done.
Y'all put too much weight on the UFC loss. As Cornette once put it: "Shawn Michaels is 0 for life in real life fights" and that didn't hinder his credibility at all. I ain't an HBK fan, and while I get a kick out of him getting his ass beat by Bret or a marine, I know that doesn't mean anything in a television program and can recognize his value.
Most who fixate on that are people who don't like Punk for other reasons. Everyone has seen the still image after the fight, as well as the fight itself. It's been four years since he left and crowds are still chanting his name. Who else has that ever happened for? He's been gone for almost as long as Shawn was, and nobody was checking for Shawn like that.
By this point everyone has made up their mind about Punk, and nothing someone says in a worked shoot is gonna change minds.
Dana just said he is giving Punk another fight, so maybe Punk can change some minds, but even if he doesn't, his stock with WWE will remain intact. Man's impact is undeniable.