Top 30 Shawn Michaels Quotes (2025 Update)

1. “Don’t hunt what you can’t kill.”

— Shawn Michaels

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2. “There’s a first time for everything when I’m involved.”

— Shawn Michaels

3. “I don’t back down for anybody.”

— Shawn Michaels

4. “I’d like to thank Mom and Dad, just for the genetics.”

— Shawn Michaels

5. “The showstopper! The icon! The main event!”

— Shawn Michaels

6. “I am the showstopper. The main event. The Icon that can still go.”

— Shawn Michaels

7. “The Heart Break Kid does not rest in peace. He can stay up ALL NIIIGHT!”

— Shawn Michaels

8. “I am simply the very best sports entertainer.”

— Shawn Michaels

9. “We know you’re stashing him, Cena!”

— Shawn Michaels

10. “See! I just kicked Stan!!!”

— Shawn Michaels

11. “I learned a valuable spiritual lesson in my return to wrestling: God does not give us gifts that He does not intend for us to use.”

— Shawn Michaels

12. “Lord knows, if it’s on the internet, it’s got to be true!”

— Shawn Michaels

13. “It was violent, it was brutal, and it got down right uglyyy!”

— Shawn Michaels

14. “Actually, he said Mr. Shawn ’cause he knows better.”

— Shawn Michaels

15. “If you’re gonna use me as a stepping stone, you’d better step hard!”

— Shawn Michaels

16. “I was ‘attitude’ in this place before it was a catchphrase!”

— Shawn Michaels

17. “And when you’re actually finally done, and you still got 5 pieces left over, all they wanna do is play with the box!”

— Shawn Michaels

18. “Now I’ve heard the phrase ‘there’s no such thing as an ugly baby’ but that is an ugly baby!”

— Shawn Michaels

19. “Available on all video game systems: Playstation 475, Ybox, and Wii 3 4000.”

— Shawn Michaels

20. “You were an ass long before I made one outta ya!”

— Shawn Michaels

21. “HB-Shizzle’s gonna be honest with ya, okay. To hit these bad boys, you have to have pinpoint accuracy.”

— Shawn Michaels

22. “Resistance builds strength.”

— Shawn Michaels

23. “I’m a real American baby!”

— Shawn Michaels

24. “I don’t think The Undertaker and Triple H need Shawn Michaels to deliver a spectacular match or make this incredibly interesting. Those two can do that on their own. Right now, as far as I’m concerned, I’m going to be there watching it like everyone else.”

— Shawn Michaels

25. “The Heartbreak Kid, Shawn Michaels, is gonna be the man of ’96.”

— Shawn Michaels

26. “Shawn Michaels has left the building.”

— Shawn Michaels

27. “I was always hurting to some extent, but never really cared about it. Now, I do care, because I have a reason to be healthy. I want to be able to chase my son around the yard; I want to be able to chase my wife around the house.”

— Shawn Michaels

28. “Oh my God! It’s a blackout!”

— Shawn Michaels

29. “Why can’t I beat up John Cena?”

— Shawn Michaels

30. “As I read the Gospels, I never saw a time when Jesus was a doormat. Jesus found a perfect balance, and for me it has been an ongoing search to find the line to walk between making people happy and giving up too much in order to do so.”

— Shawn Michaels

31. “So this is what SmackDown looks like.”

— Shawn Michaels

32. “I wouldn’t want to be anyone to usurp the authority of the WWE.”

— Shawn Michaels