Shawn Michaels Talks What Motivated Him as a Performer, Says He Doesn’t Listen to Fans When It Comes to Match Criticism, More

April 14, 2016

WWE Hall of Famer was a recent guest on Vince Russo’s new show “The Brand” at PodcastOne.com. During the show, HBK and Russo discussed a number of topics, and below are some quotes from HBK:

On what motivated him as a performer:

“I just wanted to get outside of the box. I wanted change. It was all about what I wanted to do as a performer.”

On fan criticism:

“I don’t listen to fans … fans listen to me. I’m the wrestler. They don’t tell me what to do. Nobody is going to tell me if my match was good – I TELL ME if my match was good!”

Nick was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, and lived there until the age of 18, when he decided to pack his flack jacket and move to New York City.

Nick attended New York University and graduated in 2001 with a degree in Drama.

Nick first entered the internet wrestling community back in 2004 when he became the co-host of The Voice of Wrestling Radio Show. From there, Nick made the transition from radio personality to editor when he began working with WrestleZone in 2008.

Nick is a member of two Off-Broadway theatre companies, Another Urban Riff, and the Drama Desk Award winning Godlight Theatre Company. Nick has appeared in over a dozen Off-Broadway plays since he moved to New York City, and has shot several short and feature length films. In 2010, he completed principle photography on a film titled "How to Score Your Life," which also features TNA Knockout ODB.

Inspiration in his life has come from many people including his family, Woody Allen, Steven Spielberg, Jack Nicholson, The Beatles, and of course, Lassie.