5 things you probably forgot about The Rock

#2 The Rock had serious tension with Shawn Michales

Did HBK rub The Rock in a wrong way?

The Rock and Shawn Michaels are two of the biggest box-office drawers of all time. Just one match between the two of them would've pulled drastic numbers and left every single fan wide-eyes open. However, due to their legitimate beef, The Rock and Michaels never faced each other inside a squared circle.

According to the reports, the problems between The Rock and Michaels stemmed from a confrontation that happened during an independent wrestling show that was being promoted by The Rock's grandmother, Lia Maivia.

During the show, Michaels said some disrespectful things to Lia. As you can imagine, that made the Samoan star so enraged that he wanted to beat HBK up, although he didn't.

Fast forward to a few years later, the time around The Rock was becoming a major fan-favorite in WWE. Michaels and Triple H are reported to have tried to hold him down and push him down the card. At one point, HBK and HHH even attempted to subvert The Rock's chance to main event WrestleMania 15, thankfully they failed.

A lot of people saw that Rock had a lot of friends and he had a lot of potential. They wanted to make sure that he didn’t get there and he was smart enough to see that it happened.

The Rock and Shawn Michaels have never made their real-life rivalry official, but the two men are reported to have buried the hatchet a long time ago.