With the Heart Break Kid, Shawn Michaels set to step inside the Hell in a Cell structure wearing the stripes of a referee for his student Daniel Bryan’s match against Randy Orton on Sunday. Being a special guest referee is not something that is new to HBK and he has donned the stripes numerous times before. Lets take a look at his 5 of his most memorable matches a referee.
Raw, May 1, 2006 – Kane vs Rob Conway
This match was just on one of those days when HBK was up to no good. HBK walked in wearing a shirt peppered with the date – May19. May 19th is supposedly the day that Kane burned down his parents house with them in it. Micheals instead put the shirt on Rob Conway after he low blowed him and then made him wear the shirt. After Kane hammered Conway and started to leave the ring, Michaels uttered the date again and then place the mike on Conway
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SmackDown,Aug. 26, 1999 – Triple H vs The Rock
The first episode of Smackdown could be quite diifficult to watch for Daniel Bryan. HBK who was apparently supportive of the Rock for the whole duration of the show. He even got Chyna removed from the ring and stopped Shane McMahon from interfering. However, just as The Rock prepared to deliver The People’s elbow to the Game, HBK superkicked him out of nowhere to hand the match to the Game.
SummerSlam 1997 Bret Hart vs The Undertaker
A Match whose ending resulted in the creation of the first ever Hell in a Cell Match. Shaw Michaels played special guest referee to the match between his hated rival Bret Hart and the Undertaker, for a belt he believed was rightfully his. He had called the match right down the middle till the end.
However, he was knocked out for a small portion of the match and when he returned he saw the a chair in the ring and the undertaker on the mat. An argument ensued between him and the Hitman and HBK tried to knock his head off with the chair. Unfortunately he hit the Undertaker who had just gotten up and he was then forced to count to 3 for his rival.
Judgment Day 2000 Triple H vs The Rock 60 minute Iron Man match
Another match with the Game and the Rock with HBK as a special guest referee. The Iron man match at Judgement day was one of the matches that was called totally down the middle. Unfortunately for HBK he was knocked out again just before the Undertaker made his return and he only got up in time to see the the Deadman choke slam Triple H. So he called the match which had been tied at that time in Triple H’s favour.
WrestleMania XXVIII – Undertaker vs Triple H, Hell in a Cell
The End of an Era match between the Undertaker and Triple H would not have been what it was had HBK not been inside the cell with them. He provided even more drama to the match as he retaliated with a Sweet Chin Music to the deadman after he had been put inside the Hells Gate submission hold by Taker. That superkick almost ended the streak.
