What if Shawn Michaels had stayed on full time after Crown Jewel?

#2 A heel run

Shawn Michaels has edged toward heel in a number of appearances. A comeback tour might have involved playing the bad guy.

Shawn Michaels is an all-time great baby face and the kind of legend whom a large swathe of fans can’t help but cheer at this point in his career. By the same token, there’s a very real argument that he’s even better at playing the heel role, as demonstrated by his work in the original DX era or his momentary heel turn against Hulk Hogan in 2005.

Michaels toyed with playing heel in a number of his recent appearances, which included siding with Triple H against Daniel Bryan and Sting. One last go-round as heel HBK could be very entertaining from a promo perspective. Additionally, the heel working style could afford him a natural opportunity to slow down his in-ring work to match his physical limitations as a man who is in great shape for his age, but is nonetheless now in his mid-fifties.