Top 5 Triple H and Shawn Michaels Moments

#3 “Apologizing” for their behavior

DX staged a mock press conference to "atone" for their misdeeds.

DX was at the forefront of WWE’s Attitude Era, when it embraced questionable taste and raunchy behavior in a step away from family-friendly entertainment to appeal to teenagers and adults who might have previously outgrown the product.

Shawn Michaels, Triple H, and Chyna arguably stepped over the line with some of their antics, though, up to the point that the USA Network and advertisers raised complaints. Rather than backing down, DX staged a downright artful takedown of their critics, in a mock press conference. The segment consisted of Michaels and Helmsley repeating a lot of their most problematic vocabulary (and then some) with the strong language bleeped out to comedic effect.

This moment proved HBK and Triple H’s ability to adapt to circumstances, strike a chord that’s funny to wrestling fans, and emerge all the stronger from what seemed like a setback. Not only was the segment itself great, but it established what DX would be about for the decades to come.