Honey, They Shrunk Shawn Michaels

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Smiles add 3 inches. Losing them is deterimental to your height.

[Mighty Attack Tribble]

Apr 30, 2023 3:10:34 GMT -5 ThankGodForSidJustice said:

I was taken aback by that too. I know Road Dogg is one of those deceptively tall guys as I think he's like 6'2" or 6'3" but I wasn't expecting Shawn to be completely dwarfed by him. I wonder how much Shawn shrunk. I know he was never huge guy but in his prime in the 90's he looked around 6'0". He never seemed like ridiculously short compared to most of the roster. Now it looks like he can't be more then 5'8".

I'm pretty sure Shawn wore lifts. I'd guess he was a legit 5'10" in the '90s, so 5'8" now is definitely plausible. I mean, shit, I was 6'1" up until my mid-30s, and at 41 I'm now just under 6", and I haven't had major back surgery.

[ThankGodForSidJustice]

I guess him wearing lifts is possible. However even in outside the ring pictures from back in the day he doesn't look small at all compared to his peers. Take this super early 90's picture (fanny packs, overalls, and Zubaz oh my!) for instance. He's clearly taller then both Marty and Snuka by at least a couple of inches and doesn't look much shorter then Von Erich. And I have time buying that Jannetty and Snuka were both only like 5'8". I mean I guess we can't see their footwear so maybe Shawn has cowboy boots on or something but still. I think his back surgery probably caused him to lose height but at the same time losing four inches seems far fetched.

[A Little Doo Doo]

May 2, 2023 3:40:55 GMT -5 ThankGodForSidJustice said:

I guess him wearing lifts is possible. However even in outside the ring pictures from back in the day he doesn't look small at all compared to his peers. Take this super early 90's picture (fanny packs, overalls, and Zubaz oh my!) for instance. He's clearly taller then both Marty and Snuka by at least a couple of inches and doesn't look much shorter then Von Erich. And I have time buying that Jannetty and Snuka were both only like 5'8". I mean I guess we can't see their footwear so maybe Shawn has cowboy boots on or something but still. I think his back surgery probably caused him to lose height but at the same time losing four inches seems far fetched.

Yeah, I know my mom's mom was 5'10" or 5'11" before back surgery and shrunk a couple inches after.

[DichEvans]

Apr 29, 2023 19:24:38 GMT -5 Alyce: Old Media Enthusiast said:

I know Shawn wasn't the biggest guy ever but he's looking like Road Dogg's shorter, balder son by comparison. Unless maybe Road Dogg was on a platform, Shawn's slowly morphing into a tiny elf man by the appearance.

I mean, people with back injuries do lose height. I think on the last STW with, Bruce talks about (literally) looking up to Hogan in the 80's, but now they are the same height.