5 WWE dream matches rejected by legends

#4 - WWE Hall of Famer Shawn Michael rejects dream match with AJ Styles

Once Shawn Michael announced his WWE retirement, he wanted to stay retired. He did not want to step back into the ring and get lured back in for a match every now and then.

We really have been robbed of the chance of ever seeing AJ Styles vs Shawn Michaels. Would’ve had the potential to be one of the greatest matches of all time #MITB

— Hayden (@HJJ92_) July 19, 2021

However, he did make an exception and teamed up with Triple H to take on the Brothers of Destruction at WWE Crown Jewel in 2018. AJ Styles tried to use that window to get his dream match against the Hall of Famer but was rejected.

While speaking to WWE's Cathy Kelley in 2019, AJ Styles revealed:

"I would have loved the opportunity to have gotten in the ring with him. I'm not sure what it is about Shawn and I that people see as like, 'Oh wow, these guys are one and the same.'"

"I asked Shawn [about a match] and he said 'No.' Well That's on Shawn, guys. I can't do anything about that. I would love to opportunity to do that match, But I get where he's coming from too."

"It's one of those things where, if you say you're gonna retire — Now, granted, he had a match after his retirement, one match — but I understand not really wanting to do it. When I retire, I want to [stay] retired too."

AJ Styles vs Shawn Michaels

— Sbulele J. Ngxingolo (@SbuleleNgxingo1) July 8, 2021

AJ Styles vs Shawn Michaels would have been a dream come true for the majority of the WWE Universe, but we are sadly never going to get that.