Shawn Michaels got a call on Thursday telling him to fly here for tonight’s RAW. The fans in the Joe Louis Arena couldn’t have been happier about it.
The Heartbreak Kid received a deafening ovation when he made his surprise appearance tonight, the first in-person appearance on the show since before August’s SummerSlam. Although Michaels says he only has one more match left in him, he adds that the adrenaline from the crowd’s response to him never gets old.
“I’m sure at one time when I took it for granted it might have,” he said, “but it certainly doesn’t now.”
Asked whether he was going to miss the thrill of a live audience when he does retire, he joked, “It’s hard for me to think about missing it because just when I think it’s gone, they bring me back. It’s like the mob.”
Michaels said his back is doing OK, and he’s not sure if his match with Triple H at SummerSlam caused further damage because he “didn’t even check.”
“I just go on with faith that whenever I need it, it’s going to be with me,” he said of his back.
Michaels said he doesn’t know for sure, but he assumes he’ll be on RAW again next week.