Shawn Michaels accused of using date rape drugs

[Hunch back of Notredomus]

www.fightful.com/wrestling/shawn-michaels-addresses-allegations-made-against-him-brutus-beefcake

[ben:friendship frog]

Beefcake walked back the claims, Shawn denies he ever did anything like that.

Saved you all a click. Of course it was Nick Hausman asking and forgetting to mention the guy who accused Shawn and Jannetty also called the allegations an urban legend.

Seems a sensationalist thread title tbh

I’ll say this, I’ve never shied away from the stupid stuff I did in the past. If you go back and ask Brutus Beefcake, he’ll tell you, one, never seen any of that actually happen. Again, wrestling stories. He’s also retracted that after saying it. I can say this. I’ve had a lot of struggles in my life and I don’t know how to say this without sounding shameful, but being with a lady was not something Shawn Michaels had a difficult time doing. I’ve never been in a situation where it was not consensual in any way, shape, or form. I’ve never taken advantage of someone in that respect. Those things are done for two reasons, and I’ve had a lot of counseling in my lifetime. The reason you do that stuff is because you dislike women or you have power issues. Shawn Michaels did not have those. He had insecurity issues and he had problems feeling like he wasn’t enough. That’s why you go to drugs and downers. The other stuff is build on power and disrespecting women, which is something I’ve never had. Any accusations against me as far as non consensual time with a woman simply is not true. That’s why they’ve never come up in anything other than, and I don’t mean to be mean to you guys, but it’s never come up in anything other than wrestling stories. Back in the day, it was dirt sheets and those things start from guys spinning a lot of stories that weren’t true," he said.

[polarbearpete]

Those are old claims that were backtracked a while ago. Thread title makes it sound like it just happened

[Baldobomb-22-OH-MAN!!!]

Yeah this is one of those Jericho "if nobody's made a concrete allegation, there's no story" things.

[asuka007]

HBK basically said “yeah I was a complete s***head back then, I don’t deny that.”

But he does deny that he ever did anything non-consensual.

[salz4life]

I've been nervous about something like this coming out about Shawn Michaels from the 90s. Hopefully it doesn't.

[Zone Was Wrong]

Yeah, this is a non-story, a question asked by Hausman by the way, that Beefcake walked back on and Shawn addressed in a very thoughtful manner. Even saying that Shawn Michaels back in the day never had to have non-consensual encounters with women, and the people who do have power issues or hate women, something that never fit his particular problems, which were insecurity issues.

[Hunch back of Notredomus]

Feb 1, 2024 13:07:03 GMT -5 ben:friendship frog said:

Beefcake walked back the claims, Shawn denies he ever did anything like that.

Saved you all a click. Of course it was Nick Hausman asking and forgetting to mention the guy who accused Shawn and Jannetty also called the allegations an urban legend.

Seems a sensationalist thread title tbh

I’ll say this, I’ve never shied away from the stupid stuff I did in the past. If you go back and ask Brutus Beefcake, he’ll tell you, one, never seen any of that actually happen. Again, wrestling stories. He’s also retracted that after saying it. I can say this. I’ve had a lot of struggles in my life and I don’t know how to say this without sounding shameful, but being with a lady was not something Shawn Michaels had a difficult time doing. I’ve never been in a situation where it was not consensual in any way, shape, or form. I’ve never taken advantage of someone in that respect. Those things are done for two reasons, and I’ve had a lot of counseling in my lifetime. The reason you do that stuff is because you dislike women or you have power issues. Shawn Michaels did not have those. He had insecurity issues and he had problems feeling like he wasn’t enough. That’s why you go to drugs and downers. The other stuff is build on power and disrespecting women, which is something I’ve never had. Any accusations against me as far as non consensual time with a woman simply is not true. That’s why they’ve never come up in anything other than, and I don’t mean to be mean to you guys, but it’s never come up in anything other than wrestling stories. Back in the day, it was dirt sheets and those things start from guys spinning a lot of stories that weren’t true," he said.

Tell fightful, not me.

[polarbearpete]

Feb 1, 2024 14:05:43 GMT -5 Hunch back of Notredomus said:

Feb 1, 2024 13:07:03 GMT -5 ben:friendship frog said:

Beefcake walked back the claims, Shawn denies he ever did anything like that.

Saved you all a click. Of course it was Nick Hausman asking and forgetting to mention the guy who accused Shawn and Jannetty also called the allegations an urban legend.

Seems a sensationalist thread title tbh

Tell fightful, not me.

Nick Hausman asked the question, not Fightful.

[Stu]

Yeah, I'm locking this one.