Shawn's 2005 heel turn

[blackmegaman]

People tend to look back fondly on the few heel promos and skits that Shawn did with his brief feud with Hogan and the few people I talked to wished it would have lasted longer....I just wanted to know do you agree and wish it would have lasted longer and if so who would you like him to have a program with ?

[DragonMasterP]

I don't know, feuding with Hogan was really the only reason to turn him heel.

Besides, after the show in Montreal, he had already accomplished everything he needed to as a heel, all in one night.

[Bub (BLM)]

I just remember thinking it was stupid to drop it after how well it'd been working. Michaels just seems so much more natural as a cocky jerk heel, much like Ric Flair. I seem to recall the reason for him turning face again being that Michaels didn't want to play a bad guy anymore.

[Deleted]

I don't know if it should have lasted, but it was amazing during that short period.

[rnrk supports BLM]

I legitimately think that brief angle is some of the best work of Michaels' entire career.

[TOK Hehe'd Around & Found Out]

Feb 2, 2012 18:48:48 GMT -5 rnrk supports BLM said:

I legitimately think that brief angle is some of the best work of Michaels' entire career.

It was the best of asshole HBK, without the gigantic ego and drug use of the 90's and the psychology of 2000's Shawn.

[FUNK_US/BRODUS]

His Montreal promo was the high summit of heel dickery. He had nowhere to go but down after that.

[fw91]

funny thing is that he never wanted to do it, hogan asked for it

[-Lithium-]

His promo in Montreal is one of the best, ever. When the fans try to shut him up with different chants, and he just sits down until they stop. The reaction of the fans when they realized it was useless, and Michaels was in control, was great. As if that wasn't bad enough, HBK had to say "...now that you know who's running this show, I'll continue", to make it even worse. He just totally had those fans right were he wanted them...

[Hawk Hart]

As a very vocal HBK hater, I will say that he was goddamn amazing in 2005. Just pure, solid gold.

[Sektor]

It can be summed up in one phrase:

"WHO'S YOUR DADDY MONTREAL?!?"

[RamsayBoltonIsUnderYourBed]

Absolute most entertaining part of his career. It's a crying shame that his 8 year farewell tour never had a proper extended heel turn because Shawn was money in 2005.

[Long Live the Stream]

Absolutely spectacular. It's not that I wish he had been a heel longer, it's that I wish he had stayed edgier after that.

As good as Montreal was, not to mention the genius Larry King/Hogan parody, I loved the shoot promo more than anything else. It was like seeing 98 HBK just let all his frustration toward Hogan out at once.

[Oh Cry Me a Screwball]

I think Heel Shawn would have been a hard sell in 2005. Could you imagine if when they tried Heel HBK vs. Face Cena? The crowd reactions everywhere would have been glorious in all the wrong ways.

[blackmegaman]

Feb 3, 2012 3:00:18 GMT -5 Oh Cry Me a Screwball said:

I think Heel Shawn would have been a hard sell in 2005. Could you imagine if when they tried Heel HBK vs. Face Cena? The crowd reactions everywhere would have been glorious in all the wrong ways.

Depends if it's pre beating Angle/Christian/Jericho the crowd would probably still be on his side.