Shawn Michaels Has Come Under Fire For His Weak Selling Of Randy Orton's Punt Kick On RAW

Shawn Michaels Has Come Under Fire For His Weak Selling Of Randy Orton's Punt Kick On RAW

Randy Orton added another legend to his list this past Monday on Raw when he took out Shawn Michaels with a Punk Kick, but HBK has since come under fire for his rather weak selling of the devastating move.

By MarkCassidy - Aug 19, 2020 11:08 AM EST
Filed Under: WWE

Shawn Michaels appeared on Raw this past Monday to address Randy Orton's heinous attack on Ric Flair from the week before, and while the WWE Hall of Famer did fall victim to an inevitable RKO/Punt Kick combo, he didn't exactly sell the move like it did very much damage.

The Punt has been built up to be a devastating kick that can shorten or even end careers, and we've seen how it should be sold over the past few weeks when The Viper delivered it to the likes of Christian, The Big Show, and most recently the Nature Boy. However, HBK was up to his knees and leaning on the corner ropes about 5 seconds after he was hit with it. In fact, Drew McIntyre stayed on the mat for longer and acted like he was in more pain after taking an RKO shortly after.

Many fans took to social media to call out Michaels after the show, but one fellow wrestler also had a few things to say. The always outspoken Bully Ray sent out the following Tweet.

To play devil's advocate here, it wasn't like Shawn jumped up immediately after and he did look suitably dazed, but there's no arguing that he should have stayed prone on the mat for longer and maybe even been stretchered out like the rest of The Legend Killer's recent victims.

What do you guys think?

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