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This was due to Austin needing to take time away from wrestling because of underlying spinal and neck issues caused by his initial injury at SummerSlam in 1997. Austin then underwent spinal fusion surgery by Dr. Lloyd Youngblood. [46] Austin would not be seen on WWF television (aside from a one-off appearance at Backlash 2000) for nine months.
After briefly retiring from active wrestling in 1998 after back surgery, Shawn Michaels opened the Shawn Michaels Wrestling Academy on April 5, 1999, with Ken Johnson, Jose Lothario and Rudy Boy Gonzalez. [1] They also started a professional wrestling promotion to go along with the school called the Texas Wrestling Alliance (TWA). [1]
Shawn Michaels (born Michael Shawn Hickenbottom on July 22, 1965) is an American retired professional wrestler. He is signed to WWE , where he is the Senior Vice President of Talent Development, Creative, and oversees the creative aspects of the NXT brand , the promotion's developmental territory . [ 6 ]
For more than 50 years, a spinal fusion has been to the go-to surgery for herniated discs. But a new procedure may offer an alternative. New back surgery gaining popularity to alleviate pain [Video]
When Shawn Michaels began appearing on WWE television again, one of the first things noticed by the fans is that he no longer had any hair. For a couple of years now, his D-Generation (DX ...
Then-commissioner Shawn Michaels was the first, having viciously being attacked by the group in a parking lot once it became clear he began to make decisions that did not cater to their interests. In reality, Michaels needed to have back surgery and the attack was to write him off television. [3]
In the main event, Shawn Michaels was the first entrant in the Royal Rumble match, while Davey Boy Smith was the second participant. Every 60 seconds, another wrestler entered the match. As Owen Hart made his way to the ring, he was attacked by his brother Bret.
The main event was a casket match between Shawn Michaels, and The Undertaker for the WWF Championship, which Michaels won to retain the title. The main match on the undercard was the 1998 Royal Rumble match, which Stone Cold Steve Austin won by lastly eliminating Rocky Maivia , thus becoming the third person to win two Royal Rumble matches, and ...