{"id":785346,"date":"2026-02-24T07:34:19","date_gmt":"2026-02-24T07:34:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/785346\/"},"modified":"2026-02-24T07:34:19","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T07:34:19","slug":"paul-heyman-says-austin-theory-is-shawn-michaels-when-shawn-was-in-the-rockers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/785346\/","title":{"rendered":"Paul Heyman says Austin Theory “is Shawn Michaels when Shawn was in the Rockers”"},"content":{"rendered":"

During an appearance on Busted Open Radio<\/strong>, Paul Heyman commented on the potential of Austin Theory in WWE\u2026<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s Shawn Michaels when Shawn was in the Rockers. [Bully Ray: \u2018You just compared Austin Theory to Shawn Michaels.\u2019] My apologies to Austin Theory if that\u2019s too low of a bar to set for him. Why not?<\/p>\n

If that kid can\u2019t figure out the things that he\u2019s doing wrong and accentuate all the things that he\u2019s already doing right, then please tell me who can. What doesn\u2019t he have? He has decent size and he\u2019s only getting bigger. He has tremendous discipline. He\u2019s not one of these guys that is out all night in Europe at the Eurotrash rave in Paris at 4:30 in the morning. He\u2019s in the gym at 4:30 in the morning and he\u2019s back in the gym as soon as the matches are over. He\u2019s highly intelligent. He speaks to the youth. He looks great and he can work his balls off. <\/p>\n

Once he figures out the difference between a really good match and a money match, once he understands that being out of character while in character and relaxing within the skin of that character, he\u2019s going to, Austin Theory is going to be untouchable.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Paul Heyman on what he sees in Austin Theory <\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s Shawn Michaels when Shawn was in The Rockers.\u201d<\/p>\n

(Busted Open) pic.twitter.com\/vHyux7eYk9<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Vick (@Vick_8122) February 23, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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