Shawn Michaels Assaulted After Controversial WWE Title Match
WWE Hall of Famer Shawn Michaels was on the receiving end of some physicality after a championship match ended in a huge controversy.
Eddy Thorpe tricked his way into an NXT Championship match while avoiding having to wade his way through the Iron Survivor Challenge bout at Deadline.
As a result, Thorpe challenged Trick Williams for his title on the 17th of December edition of NXT, but that match ended in controversial circumstances to say the very least.
The original referee in the bout was taken out thanks to a DDT from Thorpe leading to another official coming to the ring to call the rest of the match. However, by the time Williams nailed his Trick Shot, both referees were back in action and when Williams landed on Thorpe in such a way that both men’s shoulders were on the mat, both referees counted a pinfall, declaring the different stars as the winner.
Shawn Michaels Tries To Cool Off NXT Star
NXT General Manager Ava made a judgment call that in the event of a draw, the title stays with the champion meaning Eddy Thorpe had failed to win gold and he was not happy about it. As he confronted Ava, referees and Shawn Michaels attempted to calm him down but Thrope pushed Michaels away drawing gasps from the crowd.
EXCLUSIVE: After @avawwe_ declares @_trickwilliams the champion, @EddyThorpe_WWE gets in Ava's face and shoves @ShawnMichaels in disbelief. #WWENXTpic.twitter.com/WYg8Up7Bzu
— WWE (@WWE) December 18, 2024
Shawn Michaels got physical with Eddy Thorpe previously after Thorpe put his hands on Ava, which inadvertently caused her to get taken out during a backstage brawl between NXT’s tag teams.