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The Current Relationship Between Hart and Michaels
While Michaels was critical of Hart in his likely ghostwritten autobiography Heartbreak & Triumph, claiming that Hart "was not a great wrestler," "wasn’t that versatile," and "didn’t do a lot of exciting stuff," he has otherwise been respectful of Hart as a worker since the Montreal Screwjob. In 2002, he claimed that Hart was the only person with whom he could’ve worked an ironman match. When Hart was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame, Michaels said "It’s been a long time coming for The Hitman."
Hart, too, has been respectful of Michaels as a wrestler. While Hart’s comments about Michaels being a "hairless yellow dog" are aimed at the Michaels the man, even Michaels acknowledges that Hart is a fair evaluator of his in-ring work: "Despite all of our differences, he’s always been objective about my ability." This comment preceded Hart’s complimentary remarks on Michaels/Undertaker at WrestleMania 25: "One of the best matches I’ve seen in years. To a certain degree, I was proud of both of them. I never take away from the fact that Shawn was a great wrestler and he did a lot of great stuff."
Michaels even wants Hart to induct him into the WWE Hall of Fame, though to that, Hart said, "Maybe if he wants to make himself feel better about [the Montreal Screwjob], he should have the guts to pick up the phone and apologize. Then we’ll see after that."
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