5 Reasons AJ Styles vs. Shawn Michaels Shouldn’t Happen

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2. Michaels Already Had a Proper Retirement

Whenever a wrestler retires in a storyline, it’s considered doubtful that their career is truly over. When Michaels lost to the Undertaker at Wrestlemania, it was a match that had so much emotion that told such an incredible story, so to tamper with it takes away its value. A battle between Styles and Michaels once again will trivialize the character’s word. Does Michaels probably have ambitions of stepping back into the ring? Without question. However, his character once said that if he lost that match then ‘he has no career.’ And that final, hard-fought battle with the Deadman, and the storyline that led up to it is an integral part of his legacy.

In some ways, for Michaels to end his retirement could tamper with the mystique created around the Undertaker character. Crossing paths with Styles may be something that fans want to see happen, but fantasy booking isn’t always believable, and it isn’t the type of send-off that should happen for Michaels. He already received an outstanding send-off when he walked away from the ring years ago.