Shawn Michaels Comments On Past Allegations Made Against Him and Marty Jannetty By Brutus Beefcake
Shawn Michaels looks back at his past.
On todayβs NXT Vengeance Day media call the Hall of Famer was asked about the allegations made against himself and Marty Jannetty by Brutus Beefcake, who claimed that the former tag team partners used to used βh-bombsβ (date rape drugs) on women. Michaels not only denied the allegations, but states that Beefcake himself walked back on these accusations.
Iβll say this, Iβve never shied away from the stupid stuff I did in the past. If you go back and ask Brutus Beefcake, heβll tell you, one, never seen any of that actually happen. Again, wrestling stories. Heβs also retracted that after saying it. I can say this. Iβve had a lot of struggles in my life and I donβt know how to say this without sounding shameful, but being with a lady was not something Shawn Michaels had a difficult time doing. Iβve never been in a situation where it was not consensual in any way, shape, or form. Iβve never taken advantage of someone in that respect. Those things are done for two reasons, and Iβve 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 wasnβt enough. Thatβs why you go to drugs and downers. The other stuff is build on power and disrespecting women, which is something Iβve never had. Any accusations against me as far as non consensual time with a woman simply is not true. Thatβs why theyβve never come up in anything other than, and I donβt mean to be mean to you guys, but itβs 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 werenβt true.
Elsewhere on the media call, Michaels spoke about the allegations made against Vince McMahon by Janel Grant. You can read about that here.
(H/T and transcribed by Fightful)