5 Opponents for Shawn Michaels at Wrestlemania 35

At Crown Jewel, the WWE Universe witnessed the return of one of the most decorated wrestlers in the history of sports entertainment after 8 years of retirement to team up with his best friend "The Game" Triple H to take on the Brothers of Destruction in the main event of the show

Although the match involved four part-timers who are past their prime, Shawn Michaels was easily the best wrestler in the match. This is not the HeartBreak Kid of 1996, but still, there is clearly still some gas left in the tank to continue and have one or two matches before he calls it a day one final time.

The tag team match at Crown Jewel might have been the climax of the DX-Brothers of Destruction storyline because of Triple H's unfortunate injury, and also there is no meaningful story left to tell. This can give Shawn Michaels a chance to move onto singles competition.

If Shawn Michaels indeed returns for one more singles match, it will likely be at the grandest stage of them all. Here are 5 opponents for Shawn Michaels if he makes a comeback at Wrestlemania 35.

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#5 Seth Rollins

This match can top this Wrestlemania moment

Seth Rollins has been red-hot since his performance in the gauntlet match earlier this year and he is easily the most over babyface on the entire roster right now. This feud and match against Shawn Michaels can raise his stock to whole new level.

Michaels and Rollins are two wrestlers who share a similar career path. They both were once part of a famous tag team, then turned their back on their partners to become a successful singles wrestler.

Seth Rollins is currently involved in a feud of the year candidate against his former Shield-brother Dean Ambrose after Ambrose finally snapped and turned on Seth moments after winning the RAW tag team championship, and this story is likely to be dragged out till Wrestlemania 35. This decreases the possibility of a Seth Rollins Vs Shawn Michaels match at Wrestlemania, but this is one match that fans will be heavily invested in it happens.

#4 Andrade Cien Almas

Andrade 'Cien' Almas is the future of WWE

Andrade Cien Almas is the only active main roster superstar with a 5-star match next to his name. What better qualification is needed to get a Wrestlemania match against the Mr.Wrestlemania Shawn Michaels in the grandest stage of them all.

In January of this year, Cien Almas was involved in NXT's first 5-star match against Johnny Gargano where he successfully defended his NXT Championship in the main event of TakeOver: Philadelphia.

It is a shame that a wrestler of Almas's class is currently not involved in any meaningful storyline in Smackdown Live. If WWE and Shawn Michaels decides to put over rising star and pass on the baton, then Andrade Cien Almas is the perfect guy. This match can be the perfect stage for Andrade to establish himself as the main league wrestler, and become what Shawn Michaels was to his generation.

#3 Daniel Bryan

What better story than this?

This story can finally come to full circle. It is a known fact that Daniel Bryan was trained by none other than the Hall of Famer Shawn Michaals for a period of time (though he credits William Regal more). The student getting the better of the teacher at the grandest stage of them all can be one hell of a story to tell.

Daniel Bryan, similar to Shawn Michaels retired a few years back and made his WWE comeback at Wrestlemania 34 to team up with Shane McMahon and take on the pair of Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn. Since his return, Daniel has been involved in a feud with the A-lister Miz for most of the time.

A match against his own mentor can be the cherry on the top moment for Daniel since his return to the squared circle. As everyone knows Shawn is well past his prime days and his opponent has to be the one to carry the most of the match, and Daniel can do an exceptional job.

#2 AJ Styles

One of the biggest dream match

Ever since AJ Styles posted this picture was posted this picture in his Instagram handle, the idea of an AJ Styles Vs Shawn Michaels feud went viral amongst the fans. There were heavy rumors of Shawn returning for a match against AJ, but sadly this idea was never materialized.

AJ Styles and Shawn Michaels are two of the best professional wrestlers to have ever walked on the planet Earth. Both have been the icons of their respective generations, whom the fellow wrestlers have always looked up to.

AJ defeated Jinder Mahal in November 2017 to become the WWE Champion, and he is only behind CM Punk in becoming the longest reigning WWE Champion in the modern era. This shows the faith that WWE has on AJ. He is currently not involved in any major feuds, and WWE doesn't have any longtime plans for him as of now. So the probability of this match happening is quite high.

Imagine the buzz and the roar from the crowd when these top-class athletes step foot in the ring

#1 The Undertaker

End of an era?

Let's be honest here. Is there any better match than this? The Wrestlemania 35 is the best place for these two larger than life wrestlers to showcase the rich history that they share between them.

Undertaker was the guy who retired Shawn Michaels at Wrestlemania 26 when he defeated Shawn in a career vs streak match, and Undertaker was again the reason why Shawn came back to wrestling. It makes sense that Undertaker to be the guy to send him back.

It is being heavily rumored that Wrestlemania 35 will be the place where the last match of Undertaker's career will take place, what better person than Shawn Michaels to be a part of the match. Shawn retiring Undertaker and calling it a day along with him will be the best way to pay respect the career both these gentlemen.

Comment on the opponent that you want to see Shawn Michaels face at Wrestlemania 35.

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