

WWE and drama have a close connection. Even when something doesn’t make it to WWE television, social media plays its part. Shawn Michaels is one of those WWE personalities who have been out of action for a while now. However, his leaving the in-ring drama doesn’t mean that he can escape the varied controversies that fans notice. A similar situation arose when Michaels was probably casually scrolling through his ‘X’ (Twitter) and came across a post.
The tweet showed the former wrestler liking a post, suggesting that he probably doesn’t support Stephanie McMahon. This angered some wrestling fans into bombarding ‘The Heartbreak Kid’ with aggressive comments. But what did Michaels do to infuriate the WWE world so much?
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Did Shawn Michaels show his disapproval of Stephanie McMahon?
Following WWE’s merger with UFC, several fans were wondering why Vince McMahon didn’t hand over his company to his daughter Stephanie McMahon. While some argue that she is not capable of handling the promotion on her own, others argue that she could’ve been a better pick than selling the company.

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A controversy arose while a fan was stalking Shawn Michaels’ Twitter account. In a viral screenshot, we can see that HBK liked a tweet that called out Steph’s inability to handle WWE on her own and how merging with UFC was the better option here.
As the screenshot went viral, fans stood divided again on whether Michaels held the correct opinion or not.
I’m fucking crying, HBK must have thought he was on his burner(or just doesn’t give a fuck) and liked a tweet shitting on Stephanie McMahon, her ability to lead WWE, and her treatment of Dusty Rhodes. 😭😭😭 pic.twitter.com/ZDBuADZCtX
— 🅰️🅾️ (@KXNGAO) September 22, 2023
Since only hours remain before we hit 24th September, and Steph’s birthday is on the calendar, fans are probably feeling empathetic toward her. So, in return, we can see a number of comments against HBK.
Fans think Shawn Michaels isn’t aware of how social media works
From reviving age-old WWE gimmick jokes, to plainly calling out Michaels for supporting an agenda, fans use all kinds of ways to fire up against the former wrestler.
The first two comments that we picked, aim at joking about how the 58-year-old is not well-versed in technology.
He probably doesn’t know likes are public lol
— ᶠᵃʸᵉ (@wwegirlypops) September 22, 2023
We all know HBK can’t use computers….
— nʞᴉu (@heelniku) September 22, 2023
One fan believes that it would be giving Michaels more credit to admit that he knows how to like a tweet. The other one hilariously mentions how his account was probably hacked.
Remember HBK doesn’t know how to use the internet if you really think it was him who liked it you’re giving him way too much credit
— Josiah Boateng-Myrie (@jmanofficial1) September 22, 2023
https://x.com/DoubleDogPeps/status/1705235500888391894?t=Y4_BiHKOycYXHLdzS0yfUA&s=08
The following set of reactions point out that Michaels spends a good amount of time trying to look likable in front of Vince McMahon, which is probably why he liked the post.
We all know that HBK will always be a Vince guy pic.twitter.com/CFKSeRNjO7
— Rasslin (@RassslinFan) September 22, 2023
That man lives in Vince McMahon's anus and built himself a house there.
— Danny Dubs (@Danbarber82) September 22, 2023
At last, someone believes that Triple H is going to show up to ‘nuke’ NXT to get revenge on the Senior Vice President of Talent Development Creative.
Hunter bouta nuke NXT 🤣😭
— K L D (@Khyrin_DeBoss) September 22, 2023
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So far, the sentiment appears to be protective of Stephanie McMahon, meaning that some fans clearly wanted Vince McMahon to hand over his company to his daughter.
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While this would’ve kept the family business ‘in the family’, do you think Vince McMahon made the right decision selling it?
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