Shawn Michaels Recalls Being Fired By WWE in 80’s, The Issue With The Rockers as a Tag Team

By Josh Isenberg

Shawn MichaelsWWE Hall of Famer Shawn Michaels was a guest on Chris Jericho’s popular podcast, “Talk is Jericho.

Among many of the stories and comments he had, he talked about his trials and tribulations in his early years with WWE. 

On the size disadvantage with The Rockers, being told to take down larger opponents with tag team moves:

“It all made sense, but size was an issue. It was the first time that we’d ever dealt with it. It made sense with us to do a double dropkick, we’d done that before. But to have it emphasized, it was something we would have to think about.”

On getting fired from WWE: 

“We went to the WWE offices in Greenwich and had snakeskin boots on. Vince came in and said “Nice boots, you know they are made for walking. Just kidding.” Shawn and Marty walked into Vince’s office and was then fired. 

This was an incident where Michaels and Marty tore up a bar and were being punished for it. 

Josh Isenberg
Josh Isenberg

Josh controls most of the creative writing and ideas for the show on a weekly basis, as well as an on-air talent.

Aside from working with WrestleZone, Isenberg began his career in Broadcast Journalism interning at ESPN and worked with CBS Radio for three years. He has also had the opportunity to interview some of the best athletes and performers alive, including Andrew McCutchen, Ben Roethlisberger, Chris Jericho, Billy Gunn, Karl Anderson, Matt Hardy, Steven Strasburg and others.

Currently, Josh Isenberg works for Major League Baseball in their Advanced Media Productions. He grew up in Pittsburgh and went to Point Park University, which is where Chair Shot Reality is filmed each week.

His life outside of his obsession with wrestling include being a savant for Seinfeld, NFL, NBA, MLB and many television shows. He also has an undying love for musicals, which includes many shows he was a part of in high school. Some of his favorite wrestling moments can be linked to such superstars as Edge, The Rock, Bret Hart, Shawn Michaels and The Great Khali. 

 

 

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