WWE Legend Shawn Michaels Names Surprising Pro Wrestling Mount Rushmore
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Shawn Michaels is widely considered by many to be one of the greatest professional wrestlers to ever step into the ring.
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Not only has Michaels earned countless honors in the WWE, including four world championships and two Royal Rumble victories, he has multiple matches and rivalries that are still revered as all-time classics.
Naturally, it's safe to assume that Michaels would wind up on multiple Mt. Rushmores for fans and wrestlers alike. However, his personal Mt. Rushmore has some interesting selections.
SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS - JANUARY 25: Shawn Michaels makes his entrance during Saturday Night's Main Event at Frost Bank Center on January 25, 2025 in San Antonio, Texas.
SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS - JANUARY 25: Shawn Michaels makes his entrance during Saturday Night's Main Event at Frost Bank Center on January 25, 2025 in San Antonio, Texas.
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In an interview with News4JAX, Michaels revealed the four (maybe five) wrestlers he would put on his personal Mount Rushmore.
"I don't know. To me, I've always felt like there's, I don't know, they're just your personal favorites, I think," Michaels said. But yeah, I've got a few, I guess, but mine date back to usually the... The mid-80s or late 70s.
"I always put Terry Funk in there. I usually put Harley Race in there, Ric Flair and then that fourth one's always a little tough for me. It goes to Tully Blanchard because that's who I grew up with or Wahoo McDaniel."
While some of these names may not be known to casual modern fans, there's no doubt that they are some of the greatest in pro wrestling history.
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Terry Funk had a career spanning over 50 years beginning in 1965. An innovator of the hardcore style, Funk took home multiple championships, including the ECW World Heavyweight Championship, NWA World Heavyweight Championship, USWA Unified World Heavyweight Championship, and the WWF World Tag Team Championship among others.
Funk has been inducted into the WWE, WCW, NWA, and Hardcore Halls of Fame.
Harley Race is widely considered one of the best pro wrestlers in history. A nine-time world champion, Race has been inducted into the WWE, NWA, WCW, Wrestling Observer Newsletter, and Professional Wrestling Halls of Fame.
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Ric Flair is probably the most well-known name on the list, having held the record for most world championships (16) before John Cena passed him at WrestleMania 41.
Flair and Michaels have a particularly special bond, putting together what many consider one of the best matches in WrestleMania history.
Flair has been inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame twice and has also been inducted into the NWA, Wrestling Observer Newsletter, and Professional Wrestling Halls of Fame.
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Michaels' final spot goes to either Tully Blanchard or Wahoo McDaniel. Blanchard made his pro wrestling debut in 1975 and retired from in-ring action in 2005. He has worked by the scenes as recently as 2022 with AEW.
An inaugural member of The Four Horsemen, Blanchard has been inaugurated into the NWA and WWE Halls of Fame.
McDaniel was a massive star for the American Wrestling Association and National Wrestling Alliance. He held the NWA United States Heavyweight Championship five times. He was inducted into the WWE, WCW, and NWA Halls of Fame.
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