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"Tell them that daddy will never ever be Shawn Michaels"

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"Tell them that daddy will never ever be Shawn Michaels"
Date:
17.08.2008
Shawn Michaels: "First of all I wanna come out here and thank everybody who has supported us through this difficult time. But let's get right to it. I recently had an appointment with my doctors for a re-evaluation of my eye and due to complications with my eye, compounded with the knee surgeries and back surgery and all the other countless injuries I had over my career, his recommendation to me and us was for me to walk away. Now ultimately, he said it was my decision. And after talking it over with my wife Rebecca and other family members we've decided for the first time in my professional career it is time for me to heed the doctor's advice and walk away.

I want you to know that I have had a wonderful career and I regret nothing. I came here in 1988, and I can remember my first SummerSlam. And from that SummerSlam to this one, each and every one of you had given me the opportunity to be the Heartbreak Kid. To be the Headliner, the Main Event, the Icon, the Showstopper, and even Mr. WrestleMania. I've also been known for some other things. I'm known as the guy that screwed Bret Hart. I'm also the guy that formed D-Generation X. I'm the man that innovated the ladder match. I'm also the guy that lost his smile. And I will forever be known as the man who retired Ric Flair.

But I now have an opportunity to be known as something else. Full-time husband and a full-time father. Now ultimately I know this is not gonna be a popular decision, but I know it's the right one. So I wanna come out here, and from the bottom of my heart, I wanna thank..."

[Chris Jerichos Theme unterbricht Shawn Michaels. Unter den Buhrufen der Fans kommt Jericho zum Ring und baut sich vor Michaels und dessen Frau auf.]

Chris Jericho: "No."

Shawn Michaels: "Excuse me?"

Chris Jericho: "You heard exactly what I said, and I said no. I'm not gonna allow you to go out this way. I'm not gonna allow you to take the eye injury that I gave you and mix it with all the rest of your injuries and go out on your own terms. That's not gonna happen. You are walking away from this business because of Chris Jericho. And I want you to admit that to my face, right now!"

Shawn Michaels: "If you have even the slightest amount of human decency you will get out of this ring right now."

Chris Jericho: "No. I'm not going anywhere until you admit to the world that the reason why you are walking away isn't because of your doctor's orders or your family's influence. You are walking away because of what Chris Jericho did to you. You should never forget that I'm the one who damaged your eye beyond repair and I want to hear you say it.

You need to admit that to your wife, you need to go home and talk to your precious little children and tell them why daddy can't go to work anymore. And you need to admit it to yourself in your heart of hearts. And most importantly, you need to admit it to me, because I deserve to hear it. I have earned the right to hear you say that I put you out. I want the last moment of your professional career to be you looking at me face to face, eye to eye and saying that Chris Jericho put you out for good.

Because it doesn't matter, all of your accomplishments and your accolades, all the championships you've won and all the fans you've made, because right as of now the epitaph for your professional life is gonna read 'Shawn Michals - The man who was forced to walk away from the wrestling business because of Chris Jericho'."

Shawn Michaels: "Okay, Chris. I'll admit it. I'll go home, I'll sit my wife down, I'll sit my kids down and I will tell them that the reason that daddy can't wrestle anymore is because of the actions of a vile, selfish, worthless human being.

But I want you to do me a favour. I want you to go home, sit your wife down, your kids down! Look them in the eye and tell them that daddy will never ever be Shawn Michaels!"

[Michaels und Jericho liefern sich einen Staredown, bevor Michaels und seine Frau schließlich gehen wollen. Jericho kocht vor Wut, reißt Michaels an dessen Schulter herum und will ihm einen Faustschlag verpassen. Michaels duckt sich jedoch instinktiv weg, sodass der Schlag Michaels' Frau Rebecca niederstreckt.]
- Nachdem Chris Jericho seinem Rivalen Shawn Michaels im Vormonat eine Augenverletzung zugefügt hatte, wurde groß angekündigt, dass Shawn Michaels beim Summer Slam 2008 ein Statement bezüglich eines aus der Verletzung resultierenden, möglichen Karriereendes abgibt.
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