Current wrestlers should think outside the box, says Shawn Michaels

Shawn Michaels

In a recent interview with the WWE magazine, WWE legend Shawn Michaels has said that the current wrestlers should learn to think outside the box in order to make a lasting impact.

Michaels recalled his match against Mankind in 1996 at In Your House 10: Mind Games and substantiated his advice.

“ Mick and I wanted that match to be something different. We had no background together. We didn’t know if we were going to have chemistry. Both of us wanted to make a WWE Championship Match that wasn’t typical of the business at the time. Mankind was an opponent with a rugged style that Shawn Michaels had never faced before. Had we not tried to add those extra elements,” Michaels said.

“It wouldn’t have felt special. I wasn’t a fan of having a definite ‘style.’ I get that there are different styles, and some guys do things a certain way but, as a fan, I don’t prefer one over another. So, throughout my whole career, it always made sense to go out and try to mix things up. One of the easiest ways to keep people from saying, ‘It’s the same old thing,’ is to not continually do the same thing,” he added.

The WWE’s latest edition of “WWE Top 10” counted down the top ten talk show moments in the history of WWE and WCW. The video featured Michaels turning on Marty Jannetty, debut of Shockmaster and many more as seen below.