Remember this photo?
Turns out we almost got that match. But no♌t at💖 the Royal Rumble. At WrestleMania.
Inst🌌ead, AJ Styles will be facing Shane McMahon. On television, Styles was without an opponent after losing a championship opportunity until his erratic behavior provoked McMahon into challenging him to a match at 'Mania.
But in an interview on♕ the , Michaels reveals he was asked to face Styles at W🥂restlemania, ultimately deciding to stay retired.
"I could have had that match. They did not have an opponent for AJ at Wrestlemania. I had addressed it before as if I hadn't been asked because I hadn't, but then I was. It was just something 'we don't have anyone to work with him and I'd really like to see you guys, are you interested?' And I said 'look, I wish that young man was here ten years ago' I honestly do. I think he's very talented. I think him and Shane will have a pretty decent match," said Michaels.
Michaels would go onto say that he has only seen Styles perform live one time but he knows he's a great performer. He also stated having a match with someone like McMahon could bring out the best performer in Styles. Michaels cited his experience🐠 with Shane and Vince McMahon and how he handled wrestling a non-🐬wrestler. In the rest of the interview, Michael discussed his matches with Chris Jericho, Ric Flair, and Hulk Hogan. He spent a lot of time explaining his philosophy on both current and past events in WWE.
Sam Roberts' interview with Micha🔥els can be found at .
