{"id":353887,"date":"2026-06-20T20:36:14","date_gmt":"2026-06-20T15:06:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=353887"},"modified":"2026-06-20T20:36:14","modified_gmt":"2026-06-20T15:06:14","slug":"the-reason-why-shawn-michaels-never-appeared-on-wwe-smackdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/06\/20\/the-reason-why-shawn-michaels-never-appeared-on-wwe-smackdown\/","title":{"rendered":"The Reason Why Shawn Michaels Never Appeared On WWE SmackDown"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_91\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Shawn Michaels was a well-recognized face on WWE television during his post-retirement run with the corporate, however the WWE Hall of Famer once revealed why he never made the move to SmackDown.<\/p>\n<p>While promoting the 2017 Christian comedy film <em>The Resurrection of Gavin Stone<\/em>, Michaels discussed his return to WWE and explained that he turned down the chance to work SmackDown since the show\u2019s Tuesday night taping schedule conflicted together with his Bible study commitments.<\/p>\n<p>Michaels, who has been open about his faith as a born-again Christian, said he was unwilling to sacrifice that a part of his life, even when it meant taking a major financial hit. He said,<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>\u201cThere was a time during my profession, after I went back, that they wanted me to go over to SmackDown, which is taped on Tuesday nights. Which might\u2019ve affected my wife\u2019s bible study and mine. It just wasn\u2019t something I used to be going to do.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Based on Michaels, WWE even floated the potential for reducing his pay if he refused to make the switch, but he remained firm in his decision. He said,<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>\u201c\u2018We will cut your contract in half,\u2019 well do whatever you gotta\u2019 do. I said, \u2018You must understand, the nice Lord\u2019s already decided how much money I\u2019m gonna make this yr. [There\u2019s] nothing you&#8217;ll be able to do to alter it.\u2019\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Michaels ultimately stayed on RAW, making occasional appearances while maintaining the schedule that allowed him to prioritize his family and faith commitments.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Shawn Michaels reflects on his personal role in &quot;The Resurrection of Gavin Stone&quot;\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/US9gm-Dm3QE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>NOTE:<\/strong> If you could have any news suggestions or podcast recaps that you simply\u2019d prefer to send in for us to post (full credit shall be given to you), please email me at <span class=\"__cf_email__\" data-cfemail=\"0755446b66756c575054475e666f68682964686a\">[email\u00a0protected]<\/span>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Shawn Michaels was a well-recognized face on WWE television during his post-retirement run with the corporate, however the WWE Hall of Famer once revealed why he never made the move to SmackDown. 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