Shawn Michaels Explains Why Dream Match With The Rock Never Happened

Shawn Michaels and The Rock are without a doubt two of the biggest names in the history of WWE and fans have often talked about a potential dream match between The Showstopper and The Great One. Recently HBK spoke to Alex McCarthy of Daily Mail about why the dream match never went down, and he admitted that it didn’t happen because he was difficult.

“Everyone knows the story of me being difficult, having a huge change of heart and coming back in 2002. I was always open to it but it didn’t work out. He became an incredibly busy man and famous guy and everything else and I would imagine his priorities changed quite a bit, and the things he wanted to do I think he did and I respect that.

We all change and we grow,’ he said. ‘I for one always go back to the Hall of Fame when we did get to see each other and talk with each other and make peace. But that’s the thing I’ve had the opportunity to do with everyone that I’ve worked with and that’s what’s most important to me.”

Shawn Michaels also noted that there are always, “would’ve, could’ve, should’ve” matches that he wishes he could have had and named AJ Styles as another example. However, he added that as a performer you should leave the fans wanting more and he feels he did that.