During Shawn Michaels' final stint with WWE, there was something different about him. He wasn't the same person he was when he was raising hell on a weekly basis in the early- and mid-'90s. In a recent interview, HBK talks about his first WWE run, saying that his problems backstage started with his strong disagreements with the creative team
Question on Everybody's Mind: Does WWE have anyone now as creative as Shawn Michaels?
Our Take: If it did, the company would be in much better shape than it is right now. Michaels was one of those people who had a feel for the business and fans, which is so rare in today's WWE. Some have one or the other, but rarely both.
The best part of Michaels' final run with WWE was how open and honest he was about everything. When he was a young man, he seemed to be confrontational just for the sake of being confrontational.
source: bleacherreport.com