Shawn Michaels has addressed past allegations against him from Brutus “The Barber” Beefcake.
WWE Hall of Famer Shawn Michaels recently hosted an NXT Vengeance Day Media Call. When asked about past allegations about him and Marty Jannetty from Brutus Beefcake, Michaels said there’s no truth to what Beefcake said and that Beefcake has since retracted his statements.
“Look, I will say this as I’ve never shied away from the stupid stuff I did in the past,” Shawn Michaels began. “If you go back and ask Brutus Beefcake, he’ll tell you one: he’s never seen any of that actually happen. Again, wrestling stories, he also retracted it after saying it. I’ll say this: I’ve had a lot of struggles in my life.
“I don’t know how to say this without sounding, I don’t know, shameful, but being with a lady was not something Shawn Michaels had a difficult time doing. I’ve never been in a situation where it was not consensual in any way, shape or form. I’ve never taken advantage of someone in that respect. Those things are done for two reasons, and I’ve had a lot of counseling in my lifetime.
Shawn Michaels addresses his past issues during the NXT Vengeance Day Media Call
“The reason that you do that stuff is because you dislike women or you have power issues. Shawn Michaels did not have those. He had insecurity issues, and he had problems feeling like he wasn’t enough. That’s why you go to drugs and downers. The other stuff is built on power and disrespect for women, which is something I’ve never had.
“So any accusations against me as far as non-consensual time with a woman simply is not true. That’s why they’ve never come up in anything other than, and I don’t mean it to be mean to you guys, but it’s never come up in anything other than wrestling stories. And back in the day, it was dirt sheets. And those things start from guys spinning a lot of stories that were not true.”
You can check out the complete NXT Vengeance Day Media Call in the embedded video below:
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