WWE Hall of Famer Shawn Michaels recently appeared on the Sam Roberts Wrestling Podcast in which he revealed that WWE wanted him to face AJ Styles at Wrestlemania 33 but he turned them down:

“I could’ve had that match, they did not have an opponent for AJ at Wrestlemania”

Shawn would go on to say that he was approached to take on AJ because fans wanted to see the match. It also had to do with them not having any other plans for AJ at the time. Michaels declined, wanting to stay retired.

“I wish that man was here 10 years ago man, I really do”

You can listen to the podcast here.