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03-13-2009, 05:49 AM
Shawn Michael's "Boyhood Dream"
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Main Participants: Shawn Michaels, Bret Hart
Event: Wrestlemania XII
Date: March 31st 1996
The first Rate The Moment is Shawn Michaels first WWE Title win at Wrestlemania XII.
In the build up to the moment, we start at Royal Rumble, a year earlier. Shawn Michaels and "The British Bulldog" Davey Boy Smith were numbers 1 and 2, and lasted till the end. Davey Boy thought he had eliminated "The Heartbreak Kid", however Michaels held on to the top rope and only one of his feet touched the floor. Michaels won the rumble and went on to Wrestlemania to face an Uber face, Big Daddy Cool, Diesel for the title. Along the way, Michaels recruited Sid as his body guard in the angle. At Wrestlemania XI, Shawn was unable to beat Diesel (He'd hit Sweet Chin, however Sid had "inadvertantly" distracted the referee). The next night on Raw, Sid attacked Michaels, leaving him out of action until June 1995. This absence was, according to some people, so that Shawn Michaels could return a face.
Shortly after his return, Michaels defeated Jeff Jarrett for the Intercontinental Title (his third reign) at In Your House in July. The month after, he defeated Razor Ramon at Summerslam in a rematch of their classic ladder at Wrestlemania X. Michaels was building momentum, however, in October 1995, he was legitimately attacked outside a bar in Syracuse. He took a few weeks off, forfeiting the intercontinental title, and in a scripted twist, took a kick to the back of the head from Owen Hart, leaving him unconcious (courtesy of a concussion suffered in the Syracuse incident). This led to Shawn teasing a retirement angle. As it turned out, Michaels entered the Royal Rumble 1996 as a face at number 18. He won the Royal Rumble, earning a title shot at Wrestlemania XII.
In the meantime, Bret Hart had beaten Diesel at Survivor Series 1995, in a no disqualification match (where there had been lots of outside interference) and then went on to the Royal Rumble, where he clung onto his title by virtue of being disqualified. This meant that Michaels and Hart were due to meet at Wrestlemania XII.
After the Royal Rumble, Gorilla Monsoon declared that the title match at Wrestlemania was going to be a 60 minute iron man match. WWE was billing this as a classic from the get go, and both competitors had vignettes aired. Bret was shown training in his home town in the snow, and Shawn Michaels hired his old trainer, Jose Lothario to help him to realise his boyhood dream. The vignettes captured the fans imaginations and gave both competitors momentum.
It turns out, the Iron Man match was a classic. It is still one of the most talked about matches today. Michaels and Hart went back and forth for an hour, with neither scoring a pinfall, submission or earning a DQ. In the final minute, Michaels was captured in the Sharpshooter, and the fans thought he was going to tap, but he was saved by the bell. As the match ended a draw, Bret Hart thought he would retain the belt, but WWE President, Gorilla Monsoon ruled that the match needed a winner and that it would continue into a sudden death (first pinfall/submission wins). Michaels hit a Sweet Chin Music, but was too tired to make the pinfall. Both competitors regained their feet and Shawn again hit the Sweet Chin Music and got the pinfall, earning him his first WWE Championship reign and realising his boyhood dream.
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Main Participants: Shawn Michaels, Bret Hart
Event: Wrestlemania XII
Date: March 31st 1996
The first Rate The Moment is Shawn Michaels first WWE Title win at Wrestlemania XII.
In the build up to the moment, we start at Royal Rumble, a year earlier. Shawn Michaels and "The British Bulldog" Davey Boy Smith were numbers 1 and 2, and lasted till the end. Davey Boy thought he had eliminated "The Heartbreak Kid", however Michaels held on to the top rope and only one of his feet touched the floor. Michaels won the rumble and went on to Wrestlemania to face an Uber face, Big Daddy Cool, Diesel for the title. Along the way, Michaels recruited Sid as his body guard in the angle. At Wrestlemania XI, Shawn was unable to beat Diesel (He'd hit Sweet Chin, however Sid had "inadvertantly" distracted the referee). The next night on Raw, Sid attacked Michaels, leaving him out of action until June 1995. This absence was, according to some people, so that Shawn Michaels could return a face.
Shortly after his return, Michaels defeated Jeff Jarrett for the Intercontinental Title (his third reign) at In Your House in July. The month after, he defeated Razor Ramon at Summerslam in a rematch of their classic ladder at Wrestlemania X. Michaels was building momentum, however, in October 1995, he was legitimately attacked outside a bar in Syracuse. He took a few weeks off, forfeiting the intercontinental title, and in a scripted twist, took a kick to the back of the head from Owen Hart, leaving him unconcious (courtesy of a concussion suffered in the Syracuse incident). This led to Shawn teasing a retirement angle. As it turned out, Michaels entered the Royal Rumble 1996 as a face at number 18. He won the Royal Rumble, earning a title shot at Wrestlemania XII.
In the meantime, Bret Hart had beaten Diesel at Survivor Series 1995, in a no disqualification match (where there had been lots of outside interference) and then went on to the Royal Rumble, where he clung onto his title by virtue of being disqualified. This meant that Michaels and Hart were due to meet at Wrestlemania XII.
After the Royal Rumble, Gorilla Monsoon declared that the title match at Wrestlemania was going to be a 60 minute iron man match. WWE was billing this as a classic from the get go, and both competitors had vignettes aired. Bret was shown training in his home town in the snow, and Shawn Michaels hired his old trainer, Jose Lothario to help him to realise his boyhood dream. The vignettes captured the fans imaginations and gave both competitors momentum.
It turns out, the Iron Man match was a classic. It is still one of the most talked about matches today. Michaels and Hart went back and forth for an hour, with neither scoring a pinfall, submission or earning a DQ. In the final minute, Michaels was captured in the Sharpshooter, and the fans thought he was going to tap, but he was saved by the bell. As the match ended a draw, Bret Hart thought he would retain the belt, but WWE President, Gorilla Monsoon ruled that the match needed a winner and that it would continue into a sudden death (first pinfall/submission wins). Michaels hit a Sweet Chin Music, but was too tired to make the pinfall. Both competitors regained their feet and Shawn again hit the Sweet Chin Music and got the pinfall, earning him his first WWE Championship reign and realising his boyhood dream.
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