You might remember Summerslam 2005 and the match that took place between Shawn Michaels and Hulk Hogan. The match has become infamous for HBK overselling almost every single move that Hogan hit on him during the match.
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When we say overselling, we mean that he exaggerated everything, to the point where it looked ridiculous and (according to some critics) exposed the pro-wrestling business. It was also pretty damn funny.
Rumors suggest that Hogan and Michaels disagreed on who should win the match. After the backstage politics and everything else that went on, Michaels would express his displeasure inside of the ring.
Michaels was recently interviewed on the Sam Roberts Wrestling Podcast where he spoke about the match:
“Let’s just say, look, you could say I didn’t do a good job, but, I mean, you go and watch some of my work from, I don’t know, ’96, I bounced around all the time. You look at Ziggler now, I mean, if what I did in the Hogan match was overselling, then what Dolph does on a regular basis, or Billy Gunn, when Billy’s a heel, that’s just, a lot of it is how we worked. I was out there trying, obviously too hard, I guess, in some people’s eyes. I was just trying to make it a good match because I felt like it wasn’t going to be.”
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Sorry HBK, we aren’t buying it. He likely doesn’t want to throw Hogan under the bus.
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You can listen to the interview here. h/t to Wrestling Inc. for the transcript.