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A significant part of his gimmick is his body, though I think there’s something to be said about how wrestling in general involves a certain amount of objectification. Shawn’s entrance music, his ring gear, the way he dances his way into the ring; his body and how sexy he is, IS what’s being marketed here.

There’s also something to be said about the disdain Shawn received from his peers for doing things LIKE his cover/photographs for Playgirl, or how oftentimes when people list his more “negative” qualities they include how he presents his in-ring character: a degenerate whore (words I’ve actually seen been used to describe him, yes!). So much so that people—both colleagues and fans—blur the lines between his character gimmick and who he actually is as a person (though he’s far from the first wrestler who’s, in one way or another, conflated their gimmicks and themselves as real people; look at Hulk Hogan, or Jerome Young/New Jack).

His body was the gimmick, his body was a significant part of the character and what made him so appealing to fans (and, in a very predatory sense, what made him so appealing to Vince McMahon; a vessel to live his dreams through and project himself onto in whatever ways he pleased).

Of course you also have storylines such as Shawn being indebted/owned by JBL in the 2000’s, or his entire feud with Bret Hart + the Degeneration X heel run. Particularly the promos where Bret insinuates that Shawn has slept his way to the top.

It's Shawn Saturday and here's sweet little date with Bret Hart and Shawn Michaels!

Shawn Michaels finally reunited with his favorite kid on WWE World panel, with Ethan Page, Joe Hendry and the host of the panel Vic Joseph.

From Vegas's post captioned: "One of the craziest panel moments from WWE World!"

Omfg poor HBK

HBK BABY!!

when your boytoy and your boyfriend start having a brawl!

"I'm a grown man, I have a beard. Plus I can do both"