1996 gewann Shawn Michaels den Royal-Rumble zum zweiten Mal in Folge. Dies bereitete den Boden für das Jahr, in dem wir beobachten konnten, wie sich Shawn Michaels in 'The Showstopper' und 'The Main Event' verwandelte. Als er das Iron-Man-Match vs. Bret Hart bei 'Wrestlemania XII' gewann, hatten sich seine Jugendträume einmal WWE-Champion zu werden, erfüllt.
An seinem Traum festzuhalten, erforderte Courage und Entschlossenheit.
Mit Höhepunkten der folgenden Matches:
- Wrestlemania 12 vs. Bret Hart
- In Your House 7 (Good Friends, Better Enemies) vs Diesel
- In Your House 8 (Beware of Dog) vs British Bulldog
- In Your House 9 (International Incident) Shawn Michaels/Sycho Sid/Ahmed Johnson vs British
- Bulldog / Vader / Owen Hart
- Summerslam 96 vs Vader
- In Your House 10 (Mind Games) vs Mankind
- Survivor Series 96 vs Sycho Sid
- Royal Rumble 97 vs Sycho Sid
In 1996, Shawn Michaels won the Royal Rumble for the second time in a row. This set the stage for the year in which we saw Shawn Michaels transform into 'The Showstopper' and 'The Main Event'. When he won the Iron Man Match vs. Bret Hart at Wrestlemania XII, his childhood dreams of becoming a WWE Champion had come true.
Holding on to his dream required courage and determination.
With highlights from the following matches:
- Wrestlemania 12 vs. Bret Hart
- In Your House 7 (Good Friends, Better Enemies) vs Diesel
- In Your House 8 (Beware of Dog) vs British Bulldog
- In Your House 9 (International Incident) Shawn Michaels/Sycho Sid/Ahmed Johnson vs British
- Bulldog / Vader / Owen Hart
- Summerslam 96 vs Vader
- In Your House 10 (Mind Games) vs Mankind
- Survivor Series 96 vs Sycho Sid
- Royal Rumble 97 vs Sycho Sid
