Shawn Michaels Reveals Who First Asked To Use Sweet Chin Music

Shawn Michaels knows his iconic finisher, the Sweet Chin Music, isn’t as exclusive as it once was — and he’s got an interesting take on it.

While speaking on 7PM in Brooklyn with Carmelo Anthony, Michaels addressed how the superkick — the very move he turned into the legendary Sweet Chin Music — has become one of the most commonly used moves in wrestling today. He didn’t sugarcoat it. The move is everywhere now, and he sees it clearly.

“Now everybody does it! The million-dollar question is, are you going to be doing something that somebody else isn’t already doing, which is one of the challenging things now? And if you are going to do that, will you be hearing about it?”

Michaels then went back to the moment when things started to shift, explaining that not long after he retired, someone actually reached out to ask for permission to use the move he made famous.

“And so I can remember with Sweet Chin Music—the superkick—it was a couple of years after I retired, getting a phone call. And again, one guy wanted to use it, and, you know, ‘Is it okay?’ And I said, ‘Yeah, it didn’t matter to me.’”

When asked who it was, Michaels recalled that it was likely Dolph Ziggler — a moment that ended up opening the floodgates for everyone else. From there, Michaels explained why he never tried to protect the move or stop others from using it, making it clear he didn’t want to be the kind of veteran who blocks the evolution of the business.

“I’m trying to think—I want to say I think it was Dolph Ziggler. Yeah. And I just thought, like I said, sure. I’m not there anymore. I’ve just never been—I didn’t want to be an old-timer that stopped the progression and the evolution of the business. And so once I said yes to that one, it was like sort of opening a floodgate.”

Even with how widespread it’s become, Michaels still believes his version — the Sweet Chin Music — will always stand apart. And when it comes down to it, he’s not bothered by the overuse at all.

“I still feel like the move is always going to be synonymous with me, which I’m appreciative of. And I don’t know if—I think to myself, if I’m laying there on my deathbed, and my biggest problem in my life is too many people were using the damn Sweet Chin Music… you did good, man.”

He wrapped it up with a reminder that while many wrestlers use the superkick, there’s still something missing compared to his signature delivery: “And there’s a difference between a superkick and—they don’t tune up the band. Mine works.”

So at the end of the day, Shawn Michaels isn’t complaining about the superkick being everywhere. If anything, he knows exactly why it is — and he’s more than fine with the legacy it left behind

Do you think Sweet Chin Music still hits different today, or has the superkick lost its impact with how often it’s used? Drop your thoughts and let us know.

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