Maven Recalls Shawn Michaels Yelling at Him Over Botching a Move

– During a recent video shared on his YouTube channel, former WWE Superstar Maven Huffman recalled wrestlers who yelled at him during his career. He also shared an anecdote recalling an incident where Shawn Michaels got angry at him over botching a move when they wrestled each other at a WWE live event in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Below are some highlights (via WrestlingInc.com):

Maven on wrestling Shawn Michaels at a WWE live event: “On this night, he was working with me and I was extremely green. This was early in my career, I definitely didn’t want to make myself look stupid but moreover, I did not want to make this man look stupid. At this point, I didn’t know he didn’t like me. I had hopes that there could still be a level of mutual respect between one another and if I had those hopes they were all dashed the night we stepped into Albuquerque, New Mexico. Now, the reason I remember and tell you the exact city that we were in is the city actually plays a role in why Shawn yelled at me.”

On attempting to emulate The Rock and Shawn Michaels’ kip up: “As the match progresses I find myself in a spot and once again, imitation being the most sincerest form of flattery, I was on my back and I was trying to do a move that The Rock and [Michaels] does — a nip up. It was pretty easy for me to do during this time. I mean, I could do it usually with or without hands, [it] didn’t matter. I was athletic enough that I could pull the move off — at sea level.”

On Shawn Michaels yelling at Maven backstage over the botch: “Once the match was over, once the crowd got a good chuckle out of a rookie not landing a simple move, we get backstage and Shawn laid into me. He told me, if you’re not 100% sure you can do and land a move, don’t do it.”