One of the biggest stories towards the end of 2016 was a potential match between the ‘Phenomenal One’ AJ Styles and the ‘Heartbreak Kid’ Shawn Michaels. The internet was buzzing after AJ posted a photo of Michaels, teasing a match between the two at the 2017 Royal Rumble.
Here was the photo posted by Styles:
Interesting photo….. is it not? pic.twitter.com/MKgF4XoAF1
— AJStyles.Org (@AJStylesOrg) October 20, 2016
Shawn Michaels recently spoke with Brian Campbell of ESPN to promote his new movie: ‘The Resurrection of Gavin Stone”. During the interview he was asked for his reaction to AJ Styles teasing the match between the two:
“My reaction was that he’s a bright young man. I think he’s not only gifted in the ring, but he understands that the work doesn’t stop there. It’s about creating talk and constantly being the topic of conversation. He understands that”
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While saying it was smart of Styles to tease the match, he says that it is not going to happen:
“I have no doubt that LeBron James would’ve loved to have played against Michael Jordan, but that simply is not going to happen. But I’ve got to tell you that I appreciate the free press. I’m a guy that has absolutely no problem flying under the radar and not being talked about. My name has been out there for the last three months thanks to him doing that”
You can check out the full interview here. Looks like we aren’t going to see HBK vs AJ Styles. What a match that it would be though….
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