6 Photos of Shawn Michaels he might prefer you didn't see

#2 Letting his hair down

Shawn Michaels and some well-known friends pose for a rare, candid photo [Pic - Sean Waltman]

We noted earlier about kayfabe - the invisible bubble of characters, storylines, and authenticity that professional wrestlers work in - and there is little doubt in my mind that this next photo, above, would have represented a horrific breach of kayfabe back in the day when it was taken.

Due to the personnel in it, we're dating this photo sometime early in 1996, and it is one that came to light after being shared on social media recently.

It shows Shawn (in the red shirt, second in from the right) presumably relaxing and letting his hair down on a tour bus with a number of his cohorts.

Also pictured are the likes of Triple H, Razor Ramon, The Undertaker (with Paul Bearer slumped at the front) and Stone Cold Steve Austin.

While, at the time, it was undoubtedly intended purely as a private photo for those guys to share, it's also great that as fans, we're now able to take that occasional glimpse into the lives of these incredible performers once the cameras have stopped rolling.