Shawn Michaels and The Rock never worked a singles match together in their wrestling careers. The only time that they shared the ring was when Michaels served as a special guest referee for two of The Rock\'s matches.
Over the years, there have been rumors that Michaels\' attitude in the 90s towards The Rock caused Rock to never want to work with him. In 2017, Rocky Johnson, the father of the Rock, shared that Rock was upset that Michaels caught him too hard with the Sweet Chin Music, leading to a confrontation between the two.
Before Rock became a top star, Michaels retired in 1998 but made sporadic appearances in the following years. He returned full-time in 2002 at WWE SummerSlam against Triple H.
While speaking to Logan Paul on ImPAULsive, Michaels was asked where things stood with The Rock and noted that it wasn’t as bad as people thought.
Shawn Michaels on The Rock
\"I\'ve never worked with him. His daughter [Simon Johnson] is here [in NXT]. The times I\'ve seen him, we\'ve always gotten along okay. I don\'t think it was as bad as everyone made it out to be. I know I gave everybody a hard time back when I was younger. When I came back, I made sure I went up to everybody and was at least like, \'Sorry.\' That\'s the best that I could do. When I came back in 2002, I knew there was going to be, \'We\'ll see.\' It was important to me to go around and make amends and at least tell everyone, \'Sorry about the way I was. I have no excuse. I\'m willing to earn back whatever. If you never talk to me again, I\'m cool with that too.”
Michaels is currently the Senior Vice President of Talent Development Creative at WWE, while The Rock is arguably the biggest movie star in the world,
H/T to Fightful for the transcription
