Ex-WWE Champion Reveals Truth About Backstage Heat With Shawn Michaels
A former WWE star has revealed the truth about their backstage heat with Shawn Michaels.
Maven was a mid-card wrestler for the majority of his career in the Stamford promotion, but he also had his standout moments.
One of these instances included eliminating The Undertaker during the 2002 Royal Rumble match, which ended in a brutal beatdown for him at the hands of the Deadman.
Maven was also a 3-time WWE Hardcore Champion during his stint from 2001 to 2005.
During his recent appearance on the Insight with Chris Van Vliet podcast, the 48-year-old addressed his backstage issue with “The Heartbreak Kid” Shawn Michaels.
He also said that he had retired from wrestling and was content with everything he had achieved in the squared circle.
Ex-WWE Star Maven Discusses Backstage Issues With Shawn Michaels
Maven has previously claimed to seeking feedback about his matches from wrestling veterans backstage. He also admitted that when he would approach Shawn Michaels, he would be berated.
I don’t know if it was an issue. As far as obviously, I was never going to be on Shawn’s level. You’re Shawn freaking Michaels.
But every time I would go out and do anything, and mostly it was when he and I were tagging together, we would get backstage and obviously, if I’m doing a philosophy seminar and I got Aristotle beside me, I’m gonna want to ask him afterwards, did I get anything wrong? Tell me. How can I be better?
So I’m like that with Shawn, and he would berate me backstage, ‘Man, you can’t be like The Rock. Everything you try to do looks like you’re trying to be like The Rock.’ And if it was, then it was subconscious.
I think it’s we idolize people, so we then emulate people. I wouldn’t mean him to, but yeah, he shook my hand because he had to, not because he wanted to.
Also read about when Maven recalled drinking with The Undertaker before the WWE Royal Rumble 2002 match.