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WWE Hall of Famer, television host and multi-time WWE Champion āThe Heartbreak Kidā Shawn Michaels joined āMulti-time Award Winningā the Rack Thursday Night. In a nearly 10 minute interview, he discussed his new book, āWrestling for My Life: The Legend, the Reality the Faith of a WWE Superstarā, his faith, on what he hopes people will take away from reading his book, on reforming friendships upon returning to the WWE, especially with āStone Coldā Steve Austin and the Undertaker, why he chose them to write the forewords to his book, if he has a favorite memory concerning those two and so much more.
What does he hope people will take away from reading his new book: āI have to tell you, and as I stated in the book, Iām certainly no biblical scholar and Iām no pastor, Iām just a guy telling a story of what the Lord did in his life but Iāve learned the power of testimony over the past several years. So, Iām just hoping that if Iām a guy who stands there amongst many people and raises their hands and goesā hey, just so you know I went through this, I had this problem. Itās ok to say you struggled here and struggled thereā and that it will help other people do the same and that theyāll feel more comfortable knowing that itās ok.
We live in, and especially in the WWE, in that world that obviously doesnāt dead with a lot of truths and thereās always wearing a mask, so to speak, and just for a bit being honest with oneself and saying you need help and admitting to that; thatās not something thatās looked upon as real strong these days but youād be surprised at what it does and the strength it takes to do it and the strength the Lord gives you to move forward past it.ā
On reforming friendships when he returned to the WWE : āNothing short of spectacular and thatās again, probably one of theā¦ itās always a toss-up about the single greatest thing about my salvation, but one of the things my faith has taught me is that everything in our lives is about relationships and to have the opportunity to be given a second change with these guys, especially again with like āStone Coldā Steve Austin and the Undertaker; guys that we werenāt necessarily friends or hung out or anything like that, but we had a mutual respect for one another but obviously, because of the way I was before, it drove a wedge and didnāt give us an opportunity to have more, more than just that professional respect that you almost have to have and having the opportunity to go back and form real friendships with those guys and more importantly to be at a point in our lives where I can say āHey, Iām going to do this book, and itās in an area that you guys may or may not be real comfortable with; itās about my faith. But I want to be transparent, I want to be open and honest and only if you can be open and honest about me, would you write a dedication or would you write something and I want you to be painfully honest. Itās okā.
I didnāt want people so to speak; I could have reached out to friends: Kevin Nash and Scott Hall, my wife and kids; people I know who will write things about me, but I wanted these guys who could truly give a real assessment of the before and after and honestly, the things they wrote almost brought a tear to my eye. The fact that they said, āNo, not only will I do it, but Iād be honored to do itā; that just meant the world to me because we have traveled some tough roads, these gentlemen and myself, to get where weāre at and now to have a friendship and a real relationship that goes so far past and beyond the wrestling business and even sort of the silliness that that business brings to your life. Itās nice to have something real and solid with those guys and again couldnāt be more thrilled with that.ā
Does he have any particular fond memories about either Steve Austin or The Undertaker: āThe irony, well I guess with both of them, is Steve and I had big differences: he was the guy I was dropping the championship to at WrestleMania 14, which was supposed to be the last match that I ever had because Iād injured my back and had been told my career was over and again, to all these years later, to have him be one of the guys that wrote a foreword in this book and to be a guy who we talk on a fairly regular basis about hunting, our deer programs, our ranches and stuff like that. And then, of course, with the Undertaker, thatās the guy who I ended up ending my career with, my actual wrestling career; I had my last two matches with him and they were just so off-the-charts spectacular and we brought in a lot of our real aspects into it, my faith into it and it was just a wonderful thing. Itās an amazing moment to share those very real times with those guys and thatās been, as I said, nothing short of spectacular and those are just two I guess fairly long winded but quick stories about those two guys in particular.ā
You can follow Shawn through his Twitter (@ShawnMichaels) or his website (www.theshawnmichaels.com) to stay up-to-date on all the latest on his news and notes, including the latest on his MRA Hunting adventures. Make sure to check with your local cable provider to see about channel listings and availability with the Outdoor Channel and showtimes for MacMillian River Adventures. You can also get Shawnās latest book āWrestling for My Life: The Legend, the Reality and the Faith of a WWE Superstarā at your local book retailers or through online distributors like Amazon.com, or BN.com, available today and with forewords penned by WWE Superstars āStone Coldā Steve Austin and The Undertaker!
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