Shawn Michaels was recently interviewed by Sports Illustrated for their Extra Mustard section. He spoke on a wide variety of topics about his wrestling career and who he likes on today’s WWE roster. One of the most interesting parts was his praise for Samoa Joe.

Michaels says that fans constantly tell him that they want to see him wrestle AJ Styles. He says that at his age, he thinks that a match against Samoa Joe would be much better and easier on him:

“I think everybody would like to see me against AJ Styles at WrestleMania. That’s one that people have talked about, but I also really like Kevin Owens and Seth Rollins. I saw Samoa Joe when he was down here at NXT and his stuff looked really good. It’s one of those things, from an older guy’s standpoint, you think, oh my god, it would be a piece of cake”

He continued:

“The thing I do best is get beat up. Samoa Joe’s stuff looks so good and crisp, and he’s a pretty tough, rugged-looking dude, so that would work to my strengths. It’s a different kind of match than an AJ-Shawn match. An AJ-Shawn match would be something that you’d expect to be like what you saw with Shawn Michaels and Kurt Angle. That’s a lot of fun to do, but it is also a lot of work. I guess I speak more of Samoa Joe because it is one of those things that can be good, like a Shawn and ’Taker, but it’s a heck of a lot easier to do physically. Of course, when you get up there in age, those are the things you think about. It’s more about the story you’ve got to tell and it’s a little less physical. That’s when I think, ‘That would be a piece of cake and be a lot of fun.’ But there are a number of talented guys out there, and the world of the WWE is in good hands with the talent at the top.”

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Let us know what you think in the comment section below. Both a Samoa Joe vs Shawn Michaels and an AJ Styles vs Shawn Michaels match would sound great to me!

You can check out the interview here.