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#1 Carlito on his backstage heat with Shawn Michaels in WWE

Former WWE Superstar Carlito recently spoke to James Romero of Wrestling Shoot Interviews, and the Puerto Rican superstar opened up about his backstage relationship with Shawn Michaels when they worked with each other in the WWE during the early 2000s.

Shawn Michaels didn't like Carlito and HBK was honest enough to tell the superstar about his feelings.

Carlito respected Shawn Michaels' straightforwardness as the Hall of Famer didn't talk behind his back. The former US Champion said he developed immense respect for Shawn Michaels after their chat.

"I respected Shawn Michaels because he was one of the only ones that told me to my face that he didn't like me," Carlito said. "I can respect that. We had a talk, he told me whatever, and I can totally respect that. I don't pretend to be everybody's cup of tea. I like it that instead of telling me behind my back, he told me right to my face. After that, I had a lot of respect for Shawn Michaels."

Carlito added that Michaels wasn't a fan of his nonchalant attitude towards the wrestling business, a sentiment also shared by Jim Ross and many other wrestling personalities.

"I forgot what it was," Carlito added. "Same story as everybody else. [Shawn Michaels thought] I was too nonchalant, or I didn't care enough or whatever. I was too… [He thought] I had my mind on other things than wrestling. Stuff like that. I was like, 'Alright." H/t Danny Hart of Sportskeeda Wrestling

Carlito made a few special appearances for WWE earlier this year, and the 42-year-old star looked in phenomenal shape. Carlito is open to having another run in WWE, and it will be interesting to see if he pops up on TV anytime soon.