Why Shawn Michaels Should Not Return To Fight The Undertaker

Shawn Michaels is a venerable figure in the world of professional wrestling. He is known as the Showstopper, the Headliner, the Icon, the Main Event, Mr. Wrestlemania, and many other monikers.

He is widely celebrated as the greatest professional wrestler in history and is an anomaly in modern professional wrestling. He is a wrestler that kept his word and stayed retired after he bowed out at the Grandest Stage of Them All, Wrestlemania 26.

It's not that he has not been eased back to the spotlight from time to time. He has been seen at events such as WrestleMania Axxess, preshows, and other live events. However, despite fans clamoring for one more match, the Showstopper has been determined to stay retired.

It seemed that Shawn had managed to dignify the 'wrestling retirement' and managed to restore a semblance of respect to the notion after others before him, like Mick Foley and Ric Flair, had gone back on their word and decided to mix it up in the ring again.

Mick Foley squares off against Triple H at No Way Out (2000) in his 'retirement match'

But starting this year, things have changed. WWE has had a lot of success running shows in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, where they have generated millions of dollars in revenue. Saudis are willing to pay top dollar to see their favorite superstars in action, and this has lured a number of stars, such as Brock Lesnar and the Undertaker, back into action. But one name remained absent: The Heartbreak Kid, Shawn Michaels.

However, recent reports and a recent return to Raw indicate that Shawn may indeed be back for a last hurrah against the Undertaker. If rumors are to be believed, then D-Generation X will face The Brothers of Destruction in a tag bout at WWE Crown Jewel, a pay-per-view event in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, that will take place on November 2, 2018.

This is a bad idea.

Triple H will face off against the Undertaker for the last time in Australia at WWE Super Show-Down

Triple H can carry the Deadman to a decent match when they face off in Australia soon, but a ring full of forty to fifty-year-old superstars is a task too big, even for the Cerebral Assasin.

The Undertaker has also become known for wrestling slow matches recently, and even though Shawn can get a decent match out of him, he remains a shell of his former self in terms of ring work.

What's more important is that Shawn has stated on a number of occasions that he feels coming out of retirement would be a disrespect to the match that he and Taker had at Wrestlemania 26.

People have been clamoring for a match between him and AJ Styles for the longest time and Shawn has always rebuked such requests, citing the retirement stipulation of his last match.

There is no guarantee that if he does return, he will be as good as the Icon of the late '90s and he stands to lose more than he has to gain by coming back for the special in the desert.

Shawn had the perfect end to his career at Wrestlemania

Ultimately, the fans will be happy to see him back in action. The pay per view will do massive numbers due to his presence on the card, and it will leave the door open for future matches with the likes of Daniel Bryan and AJ Styles.

But it will also lead to that final match with the Undertaker losing a bit of its luster, which is something that none of us WWE fans truly want.