Hunter Hearst Helmsley vs Shawn Michaels 1/3 - May 13, 1996

[DaI3eAsT22]

backstage conversation hunter change you wwf name to HHH easier to and we should bring a old tag team back

[Gtaisgeil]

@bgmafiot5678 well done Sherlock

[bgmafiot5678]

it is hhh

[DaI3eAsT22]

@bgmafiot5678 no duh hunter hearst helmsley is what hhh stands for

[stage51manager]

the rest is history in 97...

[Charlito93]

LOL at vince when HBK music hit

[ralph110281]

hbk is actually BIGGER than triple h here lol

[aaronrichardson1000]

@ralph110281 Age and steroids do a lot. cough triple h cough

[ralph110281]

@aaronrichardson1000 yup lol

[adu1991]

Michaels looks like Tarzan with all of his hair down

[TheTonecity]

and from san antonio texas he is the heartbreakk kidd shaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaawn michealssss!

[universe112]

3:14  Jerry called HBK a sleazebag. That's insulting, especially coming from the King.

[titoortiz1983]

Earl Hebner wearing 5 ref t-shirts, sold them all when the cameras turned off.

[ejlewis18]

lol loved how mcmahon had an orgasm right when hbk's music hits lmfao

[Wifey2525]

theres one kinda big difference between shawns attire n the village ppl......that motherfucking wwf championship round his waist. hbk ftw

[jhall024]

HBK>Everyone back then...D-bag or not...mid 90's HBK was the fucking man!!!

[Honest15dx]

My two all time favorite wrestlers going at it.

class act HHH. HBK was at the top at this time.

[DbzWweGamesPesosoto]

d ganerration x

[rumsky1987]

The start of something that no 1 would ever forget D-X

[RaddGalaxeyOYTA]

the kliq was around at this time right?

[FuriaAlbaGeoX]

@RaddGalaxeyOYTA yup

[concam96]

Its funny when u compare that enterence of HHH and the enterance from WM 27

[piro4351]

shawn was roided up back then

[unclebobpart2]

Ahh....the good 'ol days. No beaners like Mysterio....or del Rio....

[sawrated18]

@unclebobpart2 Del Rio is the future of the company and makes a hell of alot more money in one night, then you will in a life time....but you already know that ;).

[unclebobpart2]

@sawrated18 : How can that pig licker be the future of WWE, when he is going to be deported soon? Oh yeah, the hearings started about a month ago. He will be going back to Mexico.

[shogunlaky]

@unclebobpart2 the best was the sweet chin music in del rios face

[TheSalman5555]

triple h theme is make me laugh

[LTopomcFly]

its crazy they were once the same size. when they wrestled 10 years later in their Last Man Standing Match, HHH was enormous and HBK was tiny compared to this.

[aajayla22]

shawn mickeals got pissed off

[smily180]

backstage conversation: we should be a tag team

[kreyzik]

HBK 4ever!!

[Cokedlr]

was this the same night as the debut of scott hall in wcw??

[Youngcapoincharge]

you know what will be a thing for the wwe to do it like have a retro night and have all the veterans like kane undertaker triple H even bring back hbk, edge and any other veteran and have them act out there old gimmicks like masked kane, the snob hunter hurst hemsley, american badass undertaker edge and christian can come out as the brood or when they were doing the 5 second poses..etc I know they did an old school night before but I think doing it this way would be better

[Youngcapoincharge]

I know this was when wwf was still coming up but wow compare the pyro from then to now

[miked91893]

Vince said it was a non-title match and an opportunity for Helmsley.

[theShowStopper321]

This was 6 days before the curtain call at MSG

[666Horns]

I think with Triple H with that american aristocrat gimmick would still work today. I mean it suited him, he looked the part and he made it work. He knew all the right mannerisms and gestures related to that kind of person or character so he was very believable as a blueblood instead just being a big jacked up sledgehammer swinging meathead.

[jck148]

I'd like to see HHH bring back the snob gimick just one more time.

[NYYanks2003040506]

@jck148

HHH doing the snob gimmick now would be absolutely hilarious. Obviously there's no chance it'll ever happen but if it did I might actually tune in again just to see what a disaster it would be.

[666Horns]

sexy boy vs rich boy

[666Horns]

Shawn was a big guy in the real world but in the WWF world it's like the land of the giants.

[VeNeM999]

triple h was a better wrestler when he used his technical skills.

[BigSmurf]

I always thought Shawn was built like a small tank in the 90's. His arms are bigger than Triple H's here.

[Asushlo]

@BigSmurf Roids will do that for you.

[Asushlo]

My God Shawn looks...flamboyant.

[MaidofFrankenstein]

@Asushlo He he....flamboyant. So true. But that was his style back then.

[Ihateoldyork]

I love how no one is cheering for HHH but they all cheer their asses off for HBK. Of course I would personally do the exact same thing if I went to a show, even now.

[davemiester]

vince goes crazy about shawn like jr gets crazy about stone cold lol

[dan19961]

on the 23rd March of March 1996 was when Shawn Michaels wins the WWF title,and the date I was born

[HBK344356]

@dan19961 No Shawn won the title on March 31 1996 at Wrestlemania XII

[dan19961]

@HBK344356 Really? Last time I checked Wrestlemania XII was on the 23rd

[WeskerLogan]

HBK>HHH

[tonyAJ420]

Wasn't HHH using Ode to Joy at this time?

[kefkaroth]

@tonyAJ420 beginning of 1997 is when he stared using that theme.

[Infordust]

"Negotiate that deal McMahon!"

and

"I'm not going to dignify those remarks"

[MrAlHijaz]

Memories

[DXFoley]

love hhhs theme then ^^

[619Drone]

LOL triple h before using the juice!!

[babushkabro]

This was also the only time that Triple H was ever SMALLER than Shawn Michaels

[theShowStopper321]

@babushkabro steroids...VInce got rid of the policy in 1997

[kefkaroth]

@TheTenjin666 i dont need to give a reason as to who i like but, if u want to know because he was a much better wrestler with better overall ability before he blew up on the juice.

[kefkaroth]

@TheTenjin666 not me i prefer hunter hearst. always have and will ^_^

[M80Ag]

The first match of the best rilvary in the WWE. Best friends and best rivals! Not doubt Triple H will induct HBK to the Hall Of Fame. THIS IS VINTAGE!!!

[chrisuncleahmad]

Triple H's first ever shot at the WWF/E title.

The first of many to come.

[maniuel85]

triple h's entrance song seems like a bad 90's porn music hahahahaha

[SexyGoddessBabe]

DX!

[dariusguerrero]

the ending was similar to survivor series 2002

[BigRy8]

listen to this crowd... they r going nuts. I hate the WWE now

[1Webbman9]

A sex image wrestler vs a medevial typewrestler, FUnny I thought HBK was bigger then HHH, but I guess I was wrong

[grungyflannel]

they used shawns ring entrance for this match on the "My Journey" dvd cover

[213HBK]

The description says it's a title match but at 3.30 Vince says "Hunter Hearst Helmsley, non title, what an opportunity here to really make a name for himself". And the ref never held the belt up at the beginning as they do in title matches. No biggie just saying...

[lovespot42069]

@213HBK - ya, this dude needs to get his facts straight !!

[1000sidney]

HUNTER HEARST HELMSLEY just isnt hunter anymore ever since they started calling him triple H. I miss that arrogant snooty bastard from 1996

[remedave]

@1000sidney reminds me of drew mcentyre

[ssnader]

@remedave Who the hell is Drew Mcentyre? Stop talking about Mid card wrestlers or some crusier weights cause no body knows those guys from today's WWE

[remedave]

@ssnader wait you mean to tell me you dont know who drew mcentyre is how in the hell can you be a true wrestling fan. The man is callled the future of the wwe. He is already being compared to triple h vince said this himself. He is no mid card wrestler nor a cruiser weight in fact he is a former intercontinental champion. Do some research

[kefkaroth]

@1000sidney agreed

[knubbelkeks69]

@1000sidney Absolutely!!! Back in the good ol' days when the WWF was the WWF and not 3/4 of wrestlers had almost the same outfit/music etc. Was dun back then.

[1000sidney]

You combine this HHH's arrogance and bad attitude and SYCHO SID's psycho and badass persona from 1996 and thats how steve austin's persona was born.

[xCwHomeVideo]

@1000sidney haha um, stone colds persona is just himself.

[1000sidney]

@xCwHomeVideo No that grey jacket Austin wears is what SID used to wear when he was in WWF right before Austin became popular.

[bukkake2007]

@1000sidney

False. The Stone Cold persona came from him watching a court case of a murderer on the news and the guy was cold blooded, didn't give a fuck, expressionless, he wanted to portray that in the ring. His wife came up with the name.

[1000sidney]

@1000sidney I know that but you cant deny the fact that SID wore that black vest originally

[mk4013]

who can believe that gay prince would become the king of kings

lol i wonder what would happen if he didnt change that gimmik

[EricV1]

Vince mentions HBK defending the title in the Cage Match this weekend.

Thats the day of the MSG Curtain Call.

[NWpowerhouse85]

HHH is rather skinny here..

[thatsitfuckit]

hunter look like a queer doing that bow

[brokeutopian]

who could've known back then... i was a big time HBK mark back in these prime days. but HHH, man... what a joke back then. nobody could have predicted DX, or HHH becoming the man.

[Larh124]

Vince LOVED Shawn back then during the 90's! Vince whole perception changed when Micheal's became a christian man and didn't do the thing's Vince wanted him to do around 2002 and after! Micheal grew older and his personality changed which is why Vince could care less about Shawn, Now he's retired! 90'S Shawn IS THE BEST though!

[HBK344356]

@Larh124 yeah Shawn i think is one of the few guys (talent) that Vince Legitametly cared for.....where guys Like Hogan, Austin, Rock were guys he liked because they made money for him....

[InspectorBONK]

Hunters theme is EPIC.

[DFrnkln06]

Kimg- "I just seen Jose wink at an 80 year old broad!" lol

[uberjens]

Ooooooh there`s the old Triple H with his Gentleman music!

[officialhbkmano]

Michaels Is ready to Fight at 4:40

[Bikage21]

Who would have thought that later in their careers they would have one of the best feuds in history

[sugarcakes52488]

I miss when Vince would commentate! In fact I miss Shawn Michaels! I miss RAW is WAR! Where is HHH?

[hbkShawnMichaels6]

HHH's theme song reminds me of good old Heroes of Might and Magic :D

[newportwildcats]

Who would have ever thought when they saw HHH back in these days that he'd one day be the Cerebral Assassin?

[Nordfelt]

<3 heel lawler

[Mypugfrank]

Vince was happy as hell when Shawn came out

[xanderdude123]

@Mypugfrank Lmao! I just completely imagined what you said as the wrong way.

Vince was happy as hell when Shawn "came out"

As referance to HHHs jokes about HBKs old entrance attire today.

[Sachish123]

@xanderdude123 i dont get it.can you explain it please?

[xanderdude123]

@Sachish123 Well you can look at it like Shawn "came out" as in coming out the closet. HHH always said HBKs entrance attire during the 90's looked like something out of the village people.

[JimmyCrackedYourMum]

3:31 to 3:34 Vince says "Hunter Hearst Helmsley Non title"

Now im quite sure but says in the description "Shawn Michaels defends his WWF title against Hunter"

[GraceMan1970]

I'm surprised that Vince could even continue speaking after Shawn's entrance! Vince was just frothy with vocal emotion, yelling and screaming, singing to praises of HBK. This was back when an entrance was an entrance, this stuff rocks! Now-a-days they really don't "crowd pop" like they used to. HBK could really bring them to their feet. And man talk about a different world for HHH, this pampas and arrogant and smug and dainty HHH, talk about polished and clean! Glad that HHH evolved!

[NoRulesInNam]

@GraceMan1970 Vince was a horrible, horrible announcer.

[razzaramon]

@NoRulesInNam are you kiddin????????? vince was a great announcer!

[NoRulesInNam]

@razzaramon No he wasn't, he was beyond aggravating.

[CanuckFan96]

FUCK WWE WWF IS THE BEST STUPID KIDS PG NO BLOOD CENA FANS SUCK MY DICK

[TheAlphaMale666]

@CanuckFan96 damn straight i give your comment a thumbs up

[2010zelda]

purplehaze3000. Just type it up there are 2 parts to it.

[nozivopanada]

que pedo con triple h se ve bien mamon

[MultiJamie09]

hbk hbk hbk hbk hbk hbk hbk hbk hbk hbk hbk hbk hbk hbk hbk hbk hbk hbk hbk

[hbklives4ever1]

oh my god!!! shawn is sooooooooooooooo hot!!!!! i iove him!!! shawn come back plz!!!

[lopas961]

HHH theme changed a lot :O

[2010zelda]

6 Days before the MSG Incident 

[purplehaze3000]

@2010zelda wat wuz the MSG Inident? I keep hearin about that but wat the hell wuz it?

[Mathisbrothers1]

@purplehaze3000 The msg inident happened when 4 of the kliq members hugged after having a cage match. It was scott hall Kevin Nash HHH and HBK and they broke their charachter Heel/Face By hugging. Now Hall ANd Nash were leaving for wcw so they couldnt be punished. SHawn was the champ so they pul all the blame on HHH now if you hear HHH had a "year of hell" its a lie he was punished but he won the intercontinental champ within a year. Also this event turne HHH into the badass we see 2day

[Mathewm5]

Wow! Shawn michaels and HHH looks so silmilar, Shawn Michaels Mascular and HHH Slim

[Hardy0811]

nice video

[Hardy0811]

nice video

[Dhamestic]

I give props to HBK he didnt always want to be champion because he was a company man and wanted to help put over talent.

[Mathisbrothers1]

@Dhamestic LOLZ!!!! YOu must be joking right? Shawn Michaels was a prick during this time and so was HHH. He only put over HHH during this time. HE was not a company man him and the kliq messed up storylines and buried alot of Talent. The undertaker had to threaten to beat up HBK to job to Austin at WM 14 and that officaly kicked off the famed Attitude Era. Now HHH and HBk tried their best to hold down the Rock as well By that Statement this shows you obviously dont know your wrestling

[BrittanyFarts1]

@Mathisbrothers1 Wow are you like best friends with these guys or something? You dont really know all of that for a fact!

[Mathisbrothers1]

@BrittanyFarts1 Do me a favor and watch some shoot interviews of the New age Owtlaws... Bret Hart...and read any book thats not publised by wwe perferably Mick Foleys books and come back And please tell me if any of my statments are indeed incorrect

[Dhamestic]

@Mathisbrothers1

LMAO U obviously dont know anything about story lines and how help mold wrestlers despite rumors of him being selfish.

[Mathisbrothers1]

@Dhamestic If you call Shawn Michaels calling himself a prick and then yea id say its more than a rumor did he help mold young stars.. Yes.. but after he became a born again christian and he only became a born again christian after he broke his back on a bumbp that didnt look that serious but he was out for four years But before the accident Shawn was very selfish but he wasnt the only one

[TheVampireLucinda]

Heel announcer King + Vince McMahon= Amazing announce team.

[budwhite1]

@TheVampireLucinda

completely agree, even better with JR aswell, just classic! :D

[johnissoevil]

Pretty good match here. And if you're not down with that, well, I just have two words for you. ;-)

[smthomas09]

shawn isnt gone for good, he has mentioned his last match and send off will be wrestlemania 27 with HHH winning the championship

[DaysForEveryoneAlive]

this was raw back theN?!!

[lethalgamer02]

shawn left i cant belive it

[MrProfessormiller]

Triple H has come along way from this Greenwich snob.

[Larh124]

Vince was on Michael shit MORE THAN the crowd was! It's funny cause now Vince could care less about him! I wonder if it was the fact that he completely changed and he is a lot older?! I do have to admit 90'S Michael was a lot better! The crowd then and now are different! Now HBK is getting OLD, Out of Shape and LOSING a lot of hair LOL, the crowd reaction is NOT as loud for him anymore, that's a BAD sign! The crowd now in general SUCKS compare to the 90's crowd period!

[MysterMarv]

he may be getting older but it says something when he still is consistently having better matches than anyone on the roster.

[TheHappynot]

@Larh124 Actually Shawn is way more over now because back here was a cocky male stripper. The crowd like's Shawn now cause he gave that gimmick up. He also still puts on great matches.

[Larh124]

@TheHappynot Yea your right BUT HBK was more agile and younger during those times! I have to admit he was a fucked up individual at the time and he was being a little bit phony! He changed his ways as time went on, his matches were most looked at even though he didn't win all of it! From my understanding HBK didn't want to win the title matches, I have to admit that disappointed me cause I wanted him to be the champion instead of GAY Cena!

[Lewis1711]

Does anyone else picture vince macmahon furiously masturbating when he starts yelling excitedly about Shawn Michaels?

[Lloydgo]

@Lewis1711 lol, he definatley had a hard-on for Shawn in those days.

[iwanttoseemrshow]

@Lewis1711: LOL! I used to imagine that when McMahon used to say, "THEEEE ULLLLTIMate.....WARRIOR"

[TheMile816v2]

@Lewis1711 who would wanna picture that ?

[Francisco4888]

H.B.K May be Mr Wrestle Mania but When Set And Done Undertaker Will have the Greasiest WM History Moments .He's Famous for it.People will Never Forget Taker And the History he made at WM

[Francisco4888]

The Klique was Awesome H.B.K, Kevin Nash,Scott Hall,Sean Waltman,then last at least Triple H [Sunny] as Well Backstage Only

[Francisco4888]

This is Epic Way better then the Crap Today The Old days are the Best

[jjsteven9]

hhh was a noob in the beginnig of his career

[Nacturl]

@jjsteven9

Noob?

[kevinl9391]

i know michaels was a face but, vince was really kissing hbk's arse here. it's like michael cole on cena today

[edris16]

@kevinl9391 Cena? don't u mean miz?

[grungyflannel]

@edris16 his comment was made before cole's heel turn and before miz's uber-push

[fmthebaron]

This match was great because HBK worked on Triple H's huge nose a lot throughout this match and you can see it swell and turn red and get even bigger than usual.

[westftballstar31]

at this point, did anyone really think HHH had any shot in this match?

[Francisco4888]

Hell No because at this Point WWF was Focusing on Shawn at this Point.Triple H has a big Shot no cos he's Married to Step.

[AriesGoddess72]

King calling HBK a scumbag, it's not as if Shawn was caught messing w/ an underage girl or anything right Lawler? Isn't it ironic..don't 'cha think?

[Lewis1711]

Messing with underage girls is awesome, what are you gay?

[NBAfuture2]

this is the heartbreak kid

[durty100]

imagine hbk at this time vs hhh wen juss became the "the game". that woulda been a better match

[durty100]

imagine hbk at this time vs hhh wen he juss became "the game". that woulda been a sick match

[theShowStopper321]

6 days before the curtain call

[Gawks1]

Back then it didnt matter if it was fake it was solid gold, now its lame as shit all corny, bring back GORILLA MONSOON

[MikeWilki28]

@Gawks1 sorry dude, Gorilla Monsoon died like 10 years ago!!!

[Gawks1]

back from the dead...that is.

[frothydrink]

I remember watching this live, and thinking then how someday in the future these two are probably going to find themselves under the mat in little peoples' court. I wonder if they knew then?

[HBKHHHDXforever]

It's pretty funny that 7 years after this match they would have one of the greatest rivalries the WWE has ever seen.

[oOxXca]

yeah shawn 4:40

[BigRy8]

man... when hbk was the champ back in those days u couldnt even hear his music the crowd was so loud. Now is so different, all these corny athletes have no idea what real wwF superstars are like (HBK, HHH, Stone Cold and Bret Hart)

[hickmantaylor]

@BigRy8: Yeah, you got that right.