The Inside Story Behind Shawn Michaels' Famous Turn On Marty Jannetty

The Inside Story Behind Shawn Michaels' Famous Turn On Marty Jannetty

After years of working together as The Rockers, Shawn Michaels and Marty Janetty created one of the most memorable moments in wrestling history when Michaels threw Janetty through a barber shop window in 1992. The attack broke up the tag team, recast Michaels as a heel and set him up for the illustrious singles career he would go on to enjoy.

But the spot was originally conceived with a different purpose, which Michaels explained during a Tuesday conversation with HuffPost Live's Marc Lamont Hill about his new memoir Wrestling For My Life.

See Michaels share the inside story of the unforgettable moment in the video above, and click here for the full HuffPost Live conversation.

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