Jim Ross shoots on Shawn Michaels leaving the WWF in 1999

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2 жыл бұрын

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@comfortablynumblbg 2 жыл бұрын

Good stuff JR

@TeeTee-zm2re 2 жыл бұрын

That ain't Conrad

@samuelstevens248 2 жыл бұрын

I seem to remember Shawn being there around mid 2000 when undertaker returned as the American badass at judgement day, I'm sure he was referee or was ringside for the Rock and triple h iron Man match that ppv

@AllUntold 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah hbk left in 2001, not 1999.

@robertp181 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah. He was the ref.

@TheTruth-pl3mk 2 жыл бұрын

@@AllUntold If I remember correctly, Michaels was basically part-time after WM14, with sporadic appearances and/or angles, such as being "commissioner" and special guest referee, etc. But after 4 years of that, he finally came back full-time in '02.

@samuelstevens248 2 жыл бұрын

@@TheTruth-pl3mk yes that's true, although I don't think he made any appearance after Mick Foley was made commissioner. i don't remember seeing him on WWE TV from then until his return on raw in 2002,

@siddharthakumar6467 2 жыл бұрын

Shawn is the GOAT worker in the history of Sports Entertainment. No comparisons at all. 🍀✌

@jasonlevesque6340 2 жыл бұрын

It doesn't get interesting until the Rock shows up describes 90% of the content back then.

@mikesharon2177 2 жыл бұрын

More like Austin

@TylerMorganShow 2 жыл бұрын

I am a little surprised JR puts Micheals ahead of Bret.

@detroitmade5169 2 жыл бұрын

Well shawn was a better overall performer sooO theres that

@iainmackenzie8372 2 жыл бұрын

JR just knows all the gossip about every wrestler. Like Shawn or not his talent was unquestionable.

@iainmackenzie8372 2 жыл бұрын

@Old Man like Shawn or not his talent is unquestionable. No prizes for guessing which camp you're in slick 👍

@iainmackenzie8372 2 жыл бұрын

@Old Man you're making me lose my smile.

@dman50amm 2 жыл бұрын

Shawn King Trolled Hogan on the No Sell like hogan did to everyone else for Decades😁😂🤣

@charliebobandas6794 2 жыл бұрын

He was VERY talented. But honestly, Ric flair was not a talented wrestler. Just a great promo and gimmick

@iainmackenzie8372 2 жыл бұрын

@Old Man dry your eyes kid.

@McGomezAddams 2 жыл бұрын

HBK is the man

@msoileau83 2 жыл бұрын

It was a miracle that as soon as WCW was bought out, Shawn's back was healed...

@Lonewolf_665 2 жыл бұрын

Man, shut up

@HBKStyles 2 жыл бұрын

@@Lonewolf_665 lol softie

@8thaccount535 2 жыл бұрын

It's funny, when WCW went out of business Bret Hart was a potato.

@derekazyan9942 2 жыл бұрын

@@8thaccount535 cause of Goldbotch

@Lord_Bibulous 2 жыл бұрын

Shawn's back was healed by 2000. He had a match at his wrestling school. But he was still a pill head. He might've returned as early as WM17 had he been sober. But problems and arguments led him leave and not speak to them for about a year.

@Scottd86 2 жыл бұрын

Honestly after watching the HBK Biography on A&E I walked away thinking there was never a back injury and the that he was let go because of his drug problem and attitude.

@HhhHhhh-nu4lm 2 жыл бұрын

There was a back injury.hence not fighting in the Ring .if it was a drug problem they would never let him be commonnosher

@delgrady10 2 жыл бұрын

@@HhhHhhh-nu4lm really lol? They let him wrestle for years with a drug problem moron.

@simsingh8492 2 жыл бұрын

@@delgrady10 yeah Vince couldn’t give two shits. He would have the boy toy in the ring anytime any where in any condition. HBK had to walk away

@brianseitz5290 2 жыл бұрын

There definitely was a back injury. As someone who has chronic lower back issues and has had surgery, I know for sure just by watching Wrestlemania 14. He was in agonizing pain, and you can't fake what he was experiencing.

@whitecreamcascade5924 2 жыл бұрын

@@simsingh8492 You have no idea what you're talking about.

@theallamericannightmare4163 2 жыл бұрын

The GOAT JR has spoken

@detroitmade5169 2 жыл бұрын

U mean the libtard

@LAMONTWILLIAMS21 2 жыл бұрын

Shout out to Grilling JR

@cats362 2 жыл бұрын

all those legend trainers in aew combined cant teach the way one shawn michaels can

@nebraskajoenelson8987 2 жыл бұрын

Agreed, no one can be the selfish ass hat like Michaels can

@crooker23 2 жыл бұрын

daniel bryan said in his book that shawn was a shit trainer at his school, just such a natural talent that he couldnt teach people how to do what he did. cuz he just did it and it worked every time

@8thaccount535 2 жыл бұрын

@@nebraskajoenelson8987 Bret Hart can. Plus Bret's the biggest, whiniest baby in all of wrestling.

@AllUntold 2 жыл бұрын

Hbk left in 01, not 99…wtf 😂 he was totally there in mid 2000 briefly.

@dfree1442 2 жыл бұрын

He ping ponged back and forth during that time. Somewhere during that time he was officially let go, but it was very short lived. Somewhere during his absence, he had back surgery in which if you look closely, you can see the surgical scar.

@AllUntold 2 жыл бұрын

@@dfree1442 but I’ve heard interviews where Shawn said he left in 01. JR is going senile.

@davidgraham8299 Жыл бұрын

@@AllUntold He might be referring to the fact that Shawn was let go by the company in '01.

@JM1993951 2 жыл бұрын

I’ve heard that HHH ratted Shawn out to the office for his drug abuse around the time he left. I wonder if there’s any truth to that.

@dunnwell7780 2 жыл бұрын

The drug abuse was well known in the office throughout the 1990s. Listen to anyone who was there at the time.

@bareavis 2 жыл бұрын

Very possible it's true. The reality was, like either of the guys or not, HHH was actually trying to help HBK.

@Cobane823 2 жыл бұрын

Naw The Rock beat his ass that night backstage but I guess we’re supposed to act like his own father Rocky Johnson didn’t confirm that in a shoot interview lol but I digress

@clubbedsandwich1128 Жыл бұрын

Shawn may have been an asshole, but the guy knew how to sell tickets.

@heydudedolfan13 8 күн бұрын

He was the second lowest champion after after Nash

@chrismale9976 Жыл бұрын

HBK is the Goat...waaay better than Flair

@steventhurlow2685 2 жыл бұрын

Like jim ross but his comments about taking ric flair out of it and shawn could be the best ever in my opinion is wrong, keep them both in and Bret Hart is still the very very best of all time

@markwrenn5965 2 жыл бұрын

PREACH

@siddharthakumar6467 2 жыл бұрын

Shawn has easily bested Bret. Yes, Ric is certainly behind Bret. But, Shawn is miles ahead of Bret and anyone else due to his versatility. 🍀

@8thaccount535 2 жыл бұрын

My god you Bret fanbois are ridiculous.

@markwrenn5965 2 жыл бұрын

Ah, yes. Say Bret is the best and, like clockwork, wait for the grown men to show up and insult you. 🤌

@8thaccount535 2 жыл бұрын

@@markwrenn5965 Say HBK or Flair are the best and wait for Bret fanbois to show up and whine about it. 👌🏻

@whitecreamcascade5924 2 жыл бұрын

Do people really like Bret Hart that much? Or do they just hate Shawn so they talk up Bret? Both are great, but I only see Bret fans commenting whenever Shawn is the topic.

@douglasdoyle8944 2 жыл бұрын

Canadians love him.

@QuentinDude 2 жыл бұрын

Bret was very very popular in Canada and overseas especially Europe. I think in the states he wasn't as popular as others.

@LeoWhalen1933 2 жыл бұрын

Bret has always been my favorite. GOAT in my opinion but I have no problem with people who think Shawn is better. The reason they are tied together is because of their shoot rivalry in 1997 and the screwjob. Alot of hart fans, like myself, believe Bret would've has a much better last few years if shawn wasnt such a bitch back then and made vince have to make a choice between the two.

@whitecreamcascade5924 2 жыл бұрын

@@LeoWhalen1933 I feel you.

@JM1993951 2 жыл бұрын

Super kicks and insane bumps (for the 90s, at least) are cool. But Bret could have great matches with anyone without the theatrics.

@Erik-nd4qj Жыл бұрын

I hate the ric flair greatest of all time talk… he worked the same match over and over again! Hbk revolutionized, so many different matches! Micheals is so much better then flair was

@dman50amm 2 жыл бұрын

HBK HBK HBK

@lostNxbox29 2 жыл бұрын

he just stopped being used. He stayed on the payroll the entire time so he couldn't go to WCW. As soon as the Monday Night War was over somehow his back was healed and he went back to full time wrestling for another 8 years.

@pastorofmuppets22 2 жыл бұрын

So, what you're saying is...it took him 9 years to realize that the 1980's were over,and he wasn't cool anymore?I guess for his sake,a lot of 80's bands still haven't realized it.It was a fun time to be alive,but it's over.And it's never coming back

@Drummer8282 2 жыл бұрын

Ric flair - same match every night HBK - gymnast not a wrestler Neither are the GOAT. That title goes to The Hitman.

@dunnwell7780 2 жыл бұрын

Same match? Take a whupping and then make comeback. Backbreaker, 2 count, middle rope elbow, 2 count, Russian leg sweep, 2 count, sharpshooter, submission. Every night...

@dunnwell7780 2 жыл бұрын

And I'm a Bret fan. But he does embellish things to make himself look good. Summerslam 92 he was over as the Bulldog? Bull. I was there and it was 90% to 10% at best. He was over in the UK and Europe, but to Smith's extent in the UK when wrestling him? That would be like saying the Bulldog was as over as Bret in Canada. Bulldog moved to Canada as 1st stop when hopping the Atlantic, but "hometown" wrestler, even when heel will out over anyone.

@dennisnash2744 2 жыл бұрын

Hbk is the best his peers say so… I will take their opinion over yours

@siddharthakumar6467 2 жыл бұрын

Shawn is the GOAT worker. He bested both Ric and Bret eons ago. 🍀

@8thaccount535 2 жыл бұрын

Bret Hart was way too boring. He doesn't even make the top 25.

@nicholashurst780 2 жыл бұрын

Shawn Michaels could be the best ever... You know I hate to ask this of the greatest wrestling play-by-play guy in the history of the business but are you full of shit? You didn't draw the most money, he didn't have the best in-ring work-rate, he didn't understand that he needed to do what was right for the business, what the hell is even begins to put him in the conversation for best ever?

@Warlow1980 2 жыл бұрын

Bret Hart is The GOAT

@dennisnash2744 2 жыл бұрын

Not better then Shawn

@theradgegadgie6352 2 жыл бұрын

@@dennisnash2744 Not as good on the stick or general performance, but a better wrestler, a more reliable employee and a better team member.

@dennisnash2744 2 жыл бұрын

@@theradgegadgie6352 well if he was a good team member Vince would’ve f him at the Survivor series

@theradgegadgie6352 2 жыл бұрын

@@dennisnash2744 That's too simplistic to be relevant. That was a very complex situation and totally understandable. Just about every other person in the business would have refused to job to Shawn in those circumstances. And even if your point did stand, my point is that Bret was a better team player than Shawn. Shawn fucked the company and his colleagues on multiple occasions.

@Warlow1980 2 жыл бұрын

@@dennisnash2744 Bret's wrestling looked so much more punishing and real. Not only did he grow up with it but he respected wrestling. Shawn was good at high flying and elbows off the rope but Bret was better and his 97 heel turn every promo was great. And I would put up a Bret Hart 1997 against any year HBK ever had in WWE.

@damienlee2424 2 жыл бұрын

Bret hart .the best there is The best there was The best there ever will be

@8thaccount535 2 жыл бұрын

lol, not even close

@8thaccount535 2 жыл бұрын

Bret Hart was so overrated. He was the "top guy" during the worst period of WWF history. Bret was so boring no one wanted to see him.

@iainmackenzie8372 2 жыл бұрын

Just no.

@8thaccount535 2 жыл бұрын

@@iainmackenzie8372 Just yes.

@broganchapman3731 2 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣 straight up bullshit. WWF was boring until Bret turned heel, Steve Austin started to rise, and the DX shenanigans. Bret was probably the greatest in ring with psychology

@8thaccount535 2 жыл бұрын

@@broganchapman3731 You're part right, WWF was boring with Bret as the top guy, until Stone Cold and DX showed up.

@rodinowright6591 2 жыл бұрын

Bret didn't have the persona unlike Michaels, Rock,Macho , Flair and Hogan. He was the best technical wrestler but he sold tickets based on the storyline not his persona.