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#2 A Boyhood nightmare
“The boyhood dream has come true for Shawn Michaels!” Those were the words exclaimed by an undeniably emotional Vince McMahon on commentary after Michaels had beaten Bret Hart for the then WWF Championship at Wrestlemania XII in 1996.
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It was arguably one of the most feel-good and iconic championship wins of the decade, coming not only after an hour-long Iron Man match against the Hitman that night in California, but also after another epic feat by Michaels in winning that years’ Royal Rumble match.
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Again I’d ask the question, though… what if? What if Michaels’ dream of becoming the WWF Champion had actually crumbled to pieces. What if he had never been medically cleared to return to the Rumble that year, and never did make it to Mania to taste the sweetest of all championship successes?
His good pal Diesel put in a good showing that night, as did the likes of Triple H and Stone Cold Steve Austin, the latter during the very early stages of what would go on to become iconic careers with the company.
