Jim Cornette on A&E's Shawn Michaels Biography 

There's a quote from Bret Hart that I love: "The worst thing about Shawn Michaels is that he knows how good he is."

1997 Bad Blood immediately comes to mind, but Shawn bled all the time from 2002-2004. You could guarantee every PPV match between HHH and Shawn was going to be a bloodbath.

This is how you know Jim's disdain for Omega & the Bucks work is genuine. He hated Shawn passionately but could always praise his work.

I’ve always respected Jim for being able to give Shawn credit over the years. That’s someone who loves wrestling and someone who loves GOOD wrestling, that he can set aside the personal stuff they had.

LMAO “Shawn Michaels had a match with a ladder, and Razor Ramona was there.”

“I’ll give you a show like you’ve never ever seen before. Why? Because I can!”

Damn it seems that Jim wants see the good in Shawn, even though they had heat in the past. It refreshing to hear.

i hated Shawn in the feud with Bret. Any time his music came on I just shouted at the tv. That's a sign of a great heel. The New Generation is not as bad as we remember

Michaels has been quite open about the asshole he was during that span in his career.....I will give him props on that. Hey I am like Jim when it comes to religion, but if Shawn "finding Jesus" makes him a better person and he's not hurting anyone anymore than more power to him.

Jim is the honesty we all need in these troubled times

kinda sad that Sherri Martel seen on screen for Randy Savage, Shawn Michaels, and Harlem Heat. I don't remember her name being mentioned once. She managed all three. In fact, the only prominent spot I think was Ms. Elizabeth attacking her.

The knowledge this man has about this business is amazing.

I couldn't stop laughing at The Thumbnail 💔😂😂. Shawn's face😆

"As a worker. Michaels was without peer" - Jim Cornette

"Tell me a time he bled"...dude literally had the worst blade job ever in the hell on a cell, bled like crazy and took one hell of a chair shot from Taker

So nice to hear Jim give Michael's a great review.

Shawn's back bump was very similar to the one that ended Rick rudes career, who was planning a comeback before he died. It didn't look like a brutal bump, but after having so many brutal bumps over your career, it's not gonna take much to really hurt it.

Jim reminds me of the Angry video game nerd, but with Wrestling. Lol

The curtain call was not popular, I remember folks were like WTF.. marks today like it

I listen to Jim&Brian while doing work and that Stephen P. New bit had me in tears.. had to pause for a few minutes

I just saw the bio and it was excellent. HBK vs Kurt Angle WM 21 was one of my favorite matches of all time.

It was through the help of this A&E Biography that I finally got to put a childhood mystery of mine to bed. When I was about 7 or 8 my mother had taken on a weekend job at our apartment complex's office. Every Saturday she'd show potential renters their model apartments and whatever. I had been hanging out in the office with her when a lady who was wearing all black from head to toe, dark black hair and high heels. Hair and makeup like super 80's, as if she was going out on the town that night. I was minding my own business, playing in the floor, when she mentioned to my mother that she was actually procuring the apartment for 2 professional wrestlers. I immediately perked up and started asking her all kinds of questions. Obviously I asked who they were. Now I didn't remember exactly all these years. I had always thought she told me that the were the Midnight Express and this is where it would get me confused as I always wanted to find out more about it in my later years. I've told the story many times but never knew for sure and I always told everyone I was sure it was "Scary" Sherry Martel that came into the office that day. I mean, you can't mistake Sherry even in real life, back then. That didn't add up though. Best I could find on the internet was that Sherry seamed to have nothing to do with the Midnight Express. But I just knew it was something like the Midnight Express. I thought it had the "Rockers" word in there, maybe. It was killing me, but I gave up. Couldn't find out anymore or I just missed it. Fast forward to today when I see the A&E Biography of Shawn Michaels. Interestingly, while my wife and I are watching the documentary, I mention to her about the old story of the mystery woman who came to rent an apartment in the mid 80's. No sooner do I finish rehashing the story, they get to the part on when Shawn and Marty team up and are called the Midnight Rockers. HOLY FUCKING SHIT!!! That's it, I screamed, that's the name that I got screwed up all those years ago. Everything started to fall in place like dominoes. I immediately went to Google and as I'm looking them up they are just about to show Sherry as Shawn's manager. WHICH I FREAKIN FORGOT. DOH! I'm reading the Wikipedia info and listening to the TV at the same time and everything is now settled. TV gets to the part where Shawn and Marty are heading to Birmingham, AL. Now I know that this is them. Turns out it was Sherry that day. She was the sweetest woman and very kind to me. Patiently answering all my questions and also destroying the idea that bad guys are actually bad guys. She told me they were all really sweet and the bad guys and good guys hung out with each other. I was appalled. This cannot be. It's like telling a kid there's no Santa Claus. Thank god no one ever tried that with me. It turns out that I was living not but a couple miles away from where Sherry lived and passed away at. I never met her again though. Anyway, I remember the name Marty Jannetty all these years as well but wasn't sure. I met him and Shawn when they moved in. I actually new who they were because ESPN had just started showing AWA matches and I never missed them. Interestingly, the one persons name I should have remembered is Shawn's, because it's almost my whole name. Maybe because it was so like my name, that's why I forgot, but I'm very happy to finally be able to tell this story correctly, with the proper players. Sorry for the essay. I'm Shaun Michael.

Omg the song at the end 🤣

“Undertaker, you might be 16 & O at Wrestlemania, but I AM MR. WRESTLEMANIA!”

What killed wrestling is these wrestlers going on social media and the internet and exposing the business! They don’t even try to protect the business and kayfabe any longer, it’s an absolute disgrace!

Shawn has certainly lost his smile in the thumbnail pic.

Thanks for the kind words Jim on us filming the curtain call ;) . Btw i do have a great quality of the tape as i have the original.

As entertaining as it’s been over the years to hear Cornette rip HBK, but it’s actually pretty rewarding to hear him come around and give Michael’s so much respect for his in-ring career.

HBK bled like a fucking faucet on several occasions in his 2nd run. Just look at any ladder match or street fight against HHH.

Cornette talking about Shawn is one my fav pastimes..... #goat

Jims totally wrong here when he said Michaels never bled jesus he was always bleeeding just watch the matches with triple h and the survior series matches in the mid 2000s

Just a quick thing about the curtain call that gets overlooked. Yeah Shawn just faced Diesel in a grueling match and Diesel was a heel but during their feud at that time Diesel talked about how he loved Shawn and how they were still friends despite them feuding over the belt and Razor was a face who came to Shawn's defense on TV a few times leading up to the show. So them 3 celebrating together really wouldn't have been that big of deal, it wasn't until HHH who had nothing to do with any of them on TV and was a heel came out to celebrate where kayfabe was broken and it made fans question what was up. I think that's why he was punished.

To be fair, about the back surgery, (from a former hockey player) that one inch incision can be utterly disastrous, Jim.

I disagree Jim. Shawn shed plenty of blood in the ring.

To answer the question "can a leopard change it's spots?" Absolutely, as long as the leopard doesn't like it's reflection. That's always the first step in changing yourself, seeing that something's wrong. I know I'm not the same person I was 2 decades ago, nobody should be the same 20 years later. It's called change, it's called character evolution. And even though I'm no religious man by any stretch, I'm happy it's what Shawn needed & I'm damn proud of the man he's become.

Cornette always seems like he's JUST like his character on TV. Haha Good for Shawn. Glad to see his doing well. One of the greats.

Wrestlemania 20 was easily the best triple threat match ever. All the while he continued to become a better person and a loving father and husband

I wish they had of kept the WWF Championship on Owen Hart when he beat Bret for the title in 1994. He held it for 5 minutes but after the referee reviewed the footage on replay, the match was restarted due to outside interference from the lumberjacks, and Bret rolled up Owen for the win. Therefore Owen was never recognised as holding the title in the record books.

I remember seeing a couple of late night tv shows from Shawn's wrestling org with Lothario and guys they trained. It was super low budget, but their work wasn't mudshow. Shawn would intro the show from the ring. Nice to get local wrestling on tv with guys who are trained correctly.

The other phantom title change was on August 10, 1987. The Rougeau Brothers beat the Hart Foundation for the titles but was never mentioned.

The phantom title change was huge. I remember being happy for the Rockers yet I never saw them as tag champs. Lol

“Wait what the hells that?!”🤣🤣🤣

Proof that Jim will praise where it's due, even if he hates the guy.

Marty that coward! Jumping thru the window to get away from Shawn.

Jim tells it how he saw it,, The truth in his heart. He knows this BUISNESS inside and out. He gave us many good shows in our youth. I'm from the Smokies!! Watching the different shows Jim helped produce and promote,, was one of our biggest forms of Entertainment back in the day. We never missed a show! Thx Jim,, and all the guys from that era. I recall All of us GG boxers,, breaking to watch SMOKIE MTN WRESTLING! We had one TV in the Kitchen or Breakroom of the old Gym. All of us kids crowded around it for that hour,, coaches too.

What i got from it was shawn was quiet and insecure. Marty jannetty was like the bad influence that helped him overcome shyness. Essentially shawn was a wrestling nerd until he met Marty and partied in the business.

"Just watching Nitro... I'll have her. Tell her... to come to San Antonio..."

Of course a person can change - especially if drugs were involved during the period where the person was behaving terribly, and now said person is clean ...

It is somewhat sad. A lot of the divide.. HBK vs Bret is 95% Vince's fault..It seems that he always keeps his top guys at odds. After Montreal ,a lot of HBK's legacy became too intertwined w Bret's. I am glad he had a second run post 2002.

Every kid i went to school with used to do the “suck it” all the time. Dx was so over in new england

Shawn bled tons during his second run. He didn't bleed during the first run because the WWF had a no blood policy going on.

Actually when Shawn came back in 2002 he was in a lot of matches where he would bleed. But I know you didn't watch those. But he was like Ric Flair when it came to bleeding. I remember people thought he is already bleeding. Vince was another one who bled quickly.

Okay, Jim Cornette must produce, host ALL wrestling biopics from now on.

As someone that lived in Bluefield, Virginia for a couple years, it's cool to hear Jim mention the bad side of town(Bluefield, West Virginia).

We missed out on a real dream match in the 90s; can you imagine how insanely awesome HBK vs Beautiful Bobby would've been?!

I would have loved to see Shawn go against Eddie Guerrero

The Hell in the Cell matches, Survivor Series 03, Mania XX...Shawn bled a LOT...

The kayfabe reason Hart Foundation got the belts back is that Tunney reversed the decision because the rope broke.

7:15 oh shit. That’s a true fact. 🤣 Mr cornette, you’re the best. I don’t even really watch anything anymore I just listen to you explain it lol 😂

I hope one day they come face to face again and they finally make up. Not saying become friends, just bury the hatchet with one another. I’m sure Shawn wants too.

Shawn got color at bad blood 1997 vs taker during Kanes Debut.

For the most part Jim your usually correct but then there are times you judge someones past as if they are suppose to be the same person. From hearing other wrestlers from back in the day talk about how drugs were passed around like candy it wouldnt shock me that Shawn doesnt remember to much of his past.

I wish they had Jim Cornette on HBK's Biography 🤣🤣🤣

Man, after watching it I realized that in the 90's, nobody had bigger spots than Shawn. The Barber Shop window with Janetty, ladder match with Razor, 60 minute Ironman with Bret, Montreal, Curtain Call, dropping the belt to Austin. The guy came up big in the biggest spots and never faulted. And don't forget the Monday Night Wars when RAW was getting their asses handed to them and DX came along and help reverse that trend. Also 1st Hell in a Cell with Taker, which gets forgotten because Foley's all time great performance the following year vs Taker, but a hell of a match just the same. And Flairs retirement match. Just always in the right place at right time.

I could listen to Jim talk wrestling all day

“Like Shoeshine Boy”. Lol. Love the Underdog reference.

I love that Jim hates HBK as a person(well who he was) and holds a grudge about the curtain call, yet he'll always praise Shawn for being a great worker. That's how you know HBK is one of the greats (the greatest imo)

I fucking died picturing Jim's face as the Stephen P New 'cover' played near the end. I was wheezing and crying.

Shawn bled like crazy in 97 against the Undertaker in Hell In A Cell…Jim’s forgetting a lot of wrestling

I love Jim and he's spot on most of the time. But he has a problem with judging a person today based on who they were 25 years ago when He first knew them.

This review has made me want to watch the actual show!

They glossed over his overselling match with Hogan.

the belt is most important and 1 of the most realistic things in wrestling. love this show.

I'd love to see or maybe hear any of Jim's AWA stories... The AWA had a lot of young talent there that turned out to be Superstars and I just like to know what it was like behind the scenes with Vern... I still remember Jerry Blackwell..Stone mountain Georgia brings me back lol

That Stephen P. New cover song caught me off guard. 😂 😂 😂

Hey, Jim, The Curtain Call Incident was 25 years ago yesterday!

I've actually heard it was DDP that healed Shawn's back as he started the early version of DDP Yoga, DDP is never given the credit for Shawn's miraculous comeback though.

35:32 they've gotten to the point where they just laugh the same now lol

i’ll never understand how literally most of the biggest stars and legends in wrestling call shawn michaels the best in ring performer, AND some random youtube comments keep bashing his wrestling... Objectively speaking, i think his peers would kinda know what they are talking about. 🤷‍♂️

I was at the house show during the curtain call. As a 12 year old I was completely confused lol.

"And he became addicted to religion to replace the drugs." -Corney Dropping some truth right there.

"Shoe Shine Boy" made me spit my damn drink!!! Good one Sir!

The Stephen P New theme cover towards the end 🤣

What is Jim on about? Shawn used to bleed in most big matches in the early to mid 2000’s and as far back as the Hell in a Cell with Taker.

Man, that cover of Stephen P. New threw me for a loop.

This show and the Booker T one made me realize how i miss Sherri Martel and Jim is wrong on one thing at Wrestlemania 14 Shawn stayed at the same hotel than the boys (Boston park plaza) i stayed there as well and hav epictures of him and his then gf but yes even in the hotel he did have security with him

Always knew Corny was the marine in the bar. Thank you for the confirmation Mr. Animator!

Shawn was great in the ring but I never took him seriously. Like Mr. Last once said; "wrestling would be in a lot better state today if more kids watched Bret Hart than Shawn Michaels"

Jim Cornette is such a genuinely kind guy so it's just so fitting hearing him talk about prime Shawns character. 👍🙄

Jim Cornette blaming Shawn for his own personal problems in that he doesn't believe in redemption or 2nd chances for people is peak Cornette smh

Shawn Michaels was one of my favourite wrestler growing.imagine 1997 heel hbk during the attitude towards 2001 era.Im guessing he would have been hard to deal with.glad he turned his life around.

The Steven P New ad is so funny! 🤣🤣

Awesome again. The Michaels/Savage comments and comparison were spot on.

How come nobody has ever interviewed the marine(s) that beat up Michaels? I’d like to hear their side of it.

As someone who has had 3 back surgeries from gymnastics and injuring it on the balance beam, I can rest assure Shawn had back surgery. My scar is about 4 inches long with a 3 level fusion. Jim you just don't like Shawn and think everything is a lie. You need to keep quiet because your negativity about many people in the business is getting old.

I wasn’t gonna listen to this right away but then I saw the Travis Bickel masterpiece and realized I had to hear it immediately.

I love Jim and I love the Klique and I feel like the more time passes the more they both realize how important they both were to the business

Finally posted! Been waiting for this review since Monday! As a kid, long before I knew what a nightmare-ish train wreck HBK was, I was such a huge fan.

I don’t know why people put crap on Shawn for his back injury. Watch him at WM 14 and tell me he isn’t in absolute freaking pain. He was gonna steal the show if he had to drop the belt.

It's weird how much personal hatred Brian Last has for Vince McMahon. He sounds like a scorned ex lover