WWE Hall of Famer Shawn Michaels recently appeared on Sam Roberts Wrestling Podcast and revealed that WWE did approach him about doing a match with AJ Styles at WrestleMania 33.
“I guess I’m breaking something with you and I don’t even know if I should, but I could have had that match,” Michaels said. “They didn’t have an opponent for AJ at WrestleMania. I said that I hadn’t been asked because I hadn’t—but then I was.
“I said, I wish that young man was here 10 years ago, man. I honestly do. I think he’s very talented.”
You can hear Michaels talk about turning down the match around the 41:40 mark in the player below: