Information technology is at present ix-and-a-half years since WrestleMania 25 and the finish of Shawn Michaels in-ring career.

Simply ever since a defeat to The Undertaker ushered i of wrestling'due south true icons into retirement, there have been no shortage of calls for Michaels to render for one more match.

This twelvemonth, those calls have intensified, especially with regards a proposed disharmonism confronting WWE champion AJ Styles.

Michaels himself said that he is open up to a return to the ring, even at the age of 53 - but only against someone of a like historic period. That would rule out Styles. But not The Undertaker.

And while the Deadman is currently gearing upwardly for a 'final time ever' friction match against Triple H on October half dozen in Commonwealth of australia, WWE have now fully teased a potential final showdown with Michaels.

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The Heartbreak Child returned to Monday Night Raw on Monday night in Columbus, Ohio, to address the clash betwixt 'Taker and HHH at the MCG adjacent month.

HBK predicted that Triple H will emerge victorious, claiming Undertaker no longer has the stamina to go toe-to-toe with The Game.

"The fact of the matter is that Triple H is still The Game, he is still the Cerebral Assassinator," said Michaels. "And every bit far as what's left in the tank, sorry my man [but] I think he's got a heck of a lot more left than you exercise.

"And so at WWE Super Evidence-Downward the Cerebral Assassin is going to cerebrally assassinate The Undertaker."

On that annotation, The Undertaker made his archway and faced off with the man he retired over nine years ago.

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Michaels and 'Taker in the ring

The seven-fourth dimension globe champion wasted no fourth dimension in accusing Michaels of still being upset that he ended the Showstopper'south career.

"How long was it? 20 years? You lot and Triple H all-time friends. In those 20 years I took the best that y'all had, and I took the all-time that Triple H had and I put you both down.

"And in the process I reached in and took part of your soul. And your egos can't accept it. Y'all chose Triple H, considering I took the one thing from you lot that was most important. Your career."

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Michaels responded, declaring his continued retirement was because he is "a man of my word," "a homo of integrity" and "out of respect for the Undertaker".

But the drew the Undertaker's ire, declaring Michaels is afraid to go back in the ring with him and threatening to destroy him if he dared render.

"Is it respect or is information technology fear? Because if yous had ever chosen to come out of retirement at that place would've been only ane person that you'd come up for. Me.

"And brand no mistake almost it, I would put you downward all over over again. You know it, I know information technology, they know it, and in that location's one other thing you lot know. In Melbourne, Australia I'one thousand gonna put your buddy Triple H down again."

Now fans are already questioning whether Michaels will be involved Down Under when 'Taker and HHH face offand when the ultimate pay off from their latest face off will come.

Wrestlemania 35, at MetLife Stadium in 2019, looks as expert a identify equally any.