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"Who's your Daddy, Montreal?"

Promo

Promo Data

Title:

Worker(s):

Shawn Michaels

Date:

15.08.2005

Promotion:

World Wrestling Entertainment

Event:

WWE RAW #638 (Card with guide)

Feud:

Legend vs. Icon: Hulk Hogan gegen Shawn Michaels

Promo

Shawn Michaels: "Who's your daddy, Montreal? [Schallend laute Buhrufe und "You screwed Bret" Chants] Well since all of you have been so respectful to me I would like to return in kind:

Oh Canada, how much I hate this place
oh Canada, I'm gonna kick Hulk Hogan right in the face...

Alright, I admit I'm no singer... but what I am is the SHOWSTOPPER, the HEADLINER, The MAIN EVENT, The ICON of the WWE, yours truly, Shawn Michaels. Hulk Hogan, at SummerSlam I promise - no, better yet - I guarantee... I guarantee Hogan, I'll give you and the WWE fans something to remember. And of course all of you here in Montreal know that I'm all about... you know that I'm all about giving you memories.

SURVIVOR SERIES 1997, I handed Canada's own, Bret 'The Hitman' Hart his most miserable defeat. [We want Bret Chants] You want Bret? You're not gonna get Bret because I SCREWED BRET! I did it once and I'd do it again! If Bret 'The Hitman' Hart had any guts and he walked down that aisle tonight, stepped into this ring and looked me eye to eye like a man, I'd say: 'Hitman: I screwed you once and I'll screw you again. Because Bret... [Brets Musik ertönt aus den Boxen, die Fans explodieren vor Jubel und Michaels schaut zunächst geschockt, um die Fans dann nach einer Weile hämisch anzugrinsen - Bret ist nicht da, er hat die Musik einspielen lassen]

Got your hopes up just a little bit, didn't I? You will never - and I mean ever - hear or see Bret 'The Hitman' Hart inside a WWE ring again. Hulk Hogan, I did it to Bret Hart and at SummerSlam I'm gonna do it to you! You see, what all those Montreal Canadiennes despise about the Heartbreak Kid Shawn Michaels is that I'm everything they wish they could be. I come out here with my live microphone and I do what I want when I wanna do it. Let's face it Hulk Hogan: It's the same thing that you don't like about me. I'm unlike everybody you ever had to deal with. And at SummerSlam, BROTHER, whatcha gonna do, BROTHER, whatcha gonna do, BROTHER, when... [Hulk Hogans Musik wird eingespielt, wieder jubelt das Publikum laut, wieder tut Michaels erschrocken um sich dann schließlich eins zu lachen - er hat die Fans wieder an der Nase herumgeführt]

Oh my. Now. Now. C'mon, now, the first time, sure, maybe I'm cruel. The second time, all you do is show the entire world that Montreal is everything I ever said it was. You Canucks are not the sharpest knives in the drawer. You don't like me very much, do ya? I know, I know, nothing would thrill you more than to have one of your heroes like Bret 'The Hitman' Hart or Hulk Hogan come down that aisle and just give me, aw, just give me what for. Well guess what? It isn't gonna happen. And I'll tell ya why. One, nobody in this industry can touch me. And two, your heroes like Bret 'the Hitman' Hart and Hulk Hogan, they're not even here yet. They're such big WWE superstars that their limos don't bring them to the show until it's already in progress... [Shawn stoppt aufgrund lauter Buhrufe, setzt sich hin und wartet, bis die Fans sich beruhigt haben]

Now that you understand who's running this show, I'll continue. Hulk Hogan, the second thing I despise about you is what I despise about Bret Hart. You stood for some moral fiber that in your real life did not exist. Yet you stood in judgement of me. And you, Hulk Hogan, well, you'd stand for just about anything. There isn't a realistic bone in your body. Hulk Hogan, you're the biggest star in WWE history. And at Summerslam, I want you to bring your big star, I want you to bring your boa, I want you to have your sunglasses on, and your chin held high. [Shut the fuck up Chants] Nice language. Do you teach your children the same talk? You do. Yet every one of you Montreal Canadien men do nothing but stand there and talk it while I walk it. Hulk Hogan, at Summerslam, you're one move from your star being snuffed out. You don't believe me? Just ask Bret 'The Hitman' Hart."

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Average rating: 9.84 [227]

Average rating in 2026: 9.76 [21]

Average rating in 2025: 10.00 [13]

Average rating in 2024: 9.96 [25]

Average rating in 2023: 9.81 [16]

Average rating in 2022: 9.69 [16]

Average rating in 2021: 10.00 [2]

Average rating in 2020: 9.69 [13]

Average rating in 2019: 10.00 [6]

Average rating in 2018: 10.00 [5]

Average rating in 2017: 9.83 [12]

Average rating in 2016: 10.00 [3]

Average rating in 2015: 10.00 [4]

Average rating in 2014: 10.00 [3]

Average rating in 2013: 10.00 [1]

Average rating in 2012: 9.40 [5]

Average rating in 2011: 9.82 [11]

Average rating in 2010: 10.00 [7]

Average rating in 2009: 9.57 [23]

Average rating in 2008: 9.89 [19]

Average rating in 2007: 10.00 [22]

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Killerhustle2008 wrote on 01.06.2026:

[10.0] "I will always think Shawn was better as a heel because of this great promo. Like no one can scam the crowd twice like he did. This was the best thing there could do with short term heel turn of Shawn Michaels."

Phil7 wrote on 29.01.2026:

[10.0] "Shawn Michaels' greatest promo, he had the entire crowd worked into a SEETHING shoot, this was peak Michaels of any era"

the nox wrote on 20.08.2025:

[10.0] "Man. Everytime I watch this promo, it's so good. The genuine heat from the crowd. Shawn knowing how to rub it in their faces to stoke the fire even more. And the fake entrances? The cherry on top. The anger and anticipation this crowd had could make any wrestler a hero that night for interrupting Shawn Michaels and attacking him mid promo. That's how you know you've got a one-in-a-kind special heel promo."

Thenwoagedbadly wrote on 16.08.2025:

[10.0] "How did this promo not have Shawn Michaels drowning in a sea of bottles? He basically does absolutely everything he can to rile the Canadian crowd and they respond exactly how he wants them to by loudly booing, loudly begging for Bret to come out and then loudly insulting and swearing at him. An absolute masterclass in heel work and utterly fearless behaviour from The Heartbreak Kid."

Raditz Flair wrote on 21.06.2025:

[10.0] "All I need to do is enter a 10 rating and be on my way but this promo is so legendary and has so much influence that I felt compelled to chime in. It has since died down but after this we started seeing a lot more use of a wrestler's music to troll the crowd. Easily the greatest promo of Shawn's career and one of the best ever."

darkflame4527 wrote on 29.01.2025:

[10.0] "The greatest and funniest heel promo of all time. Shawn Michaels was the ultimate instigator pissing off the fans in every single way. Awesome."

ismarizvi wrote on 18.12.2024:

[10.0] "A brilliant promo by Shawn mocking the fans of Montreal where he done the job.Shawn try to get under the skin and succeeded in it"

devourblast wrote on 04.03.2024:

[10.0] "The ultimate heel promo in the most hostile territory a wrestler could be in. Since Hulk Hogan forced a short term heel turn on Shawn Michaels, this is the possible thing he could've done while being a heel. The Bret fake out is amazing. The crowd will barely let Shawn get a word in through booing and chanting "You screwed Bret! " but Shawn manages to deliver arguably his best promo ever."

Ruthless Attitude wrote on 08.02.2024:

[10.0] "Fantastic promo! The fake out with Bret Hart's music was fantastic and he kinda proved his point on Hogan when he played the same trick with him. Shawn was already getting nuclear heat from the Montreal fans long before this heel turn so it was awesome to see him bite back. Arguably one of his finest moments."

MainEventMaster wrote on 13.01.2023:

[10.0] "COMEDY GOLD, Shawn was overselling his heel gimmick to a hilarious level, the Bret Hart was fake was an all-timer, fucking peak."

TigerDiver wrote on 01.02.2022:

[9.0] "Holy cow, this was some amazing, amazing trolling. Shawn virtually had the entire Montreal crowd in the palm of his hands, feeding off all the HEAT from them in the most self-satisfied way possible. The fake Bret (and Hogan) tease was fucking hilarious, got the poor crowd riled up like a bunch of crazed maniacs. Had an absolute blast with this one overall, even if it might not be the most substantial promo in the world."

S0L1D SNA3K3 wrote on 10.12.2020:

[10.0] "This to me is the epitome of a heel promo. From the moment Shawn's music played and as he walked down that aisle he had that entire crowd eating right out his hands. You could dissect just about everything from this promo as a work of art. There are even some subtle details like the suit and tie Shawn wears (Black suit and pink tie. Shawn is effectively telling the crowd he owns Bret like a suit)."

Amico Leonard wrote on 15.01.2019:

[10.0] "Fantastic promo... my favorite promo second only to CM Punk's Shoot promo in 2011... The return of the heel HBK one time only back in Attitude Era Stuff..."

Kippy wrote on 04.09.2017:

[9.0] "Fantastic promo by HBK, completely different from most of the promos he delivered in the 2000s. The crowd is hot and Michaels does a great job playing off of them. He moves all around the ring to speak to every section of the arena rather than just staring at the hard camera."

FemaleSmark wrote on 03.05.2017:

[10.0] "There are no words to describe just how amazing this promo is. HBK stood in the ring in the middle of Montreal Canada, the place of the screwjob, and screamed "WHO'S YOUR DADDY, MONTREAL? " The boos lasted for what felt like hours as the Heartbreak Kid did everything in his power to anger the crowd. He faked out the return of both Bret Hart by playing his theme despite him not being there. He then did the same with Hulk Hogan. All while he had the greatest smuggest smile on his face. It's heel perfection."

SrHunter wrote on 02.01.2017:

[10.0] "Can't stop seeing this one, man heel HBK is underrated, the atomosphere in this one was insane and the heat for Michaels was breathtaking, and Shawn was really into this, the pop for ''Bret'' was insane, GREAT heel promo and what a way to get heat."

TheIbar wrote on 28.05.2013:

[10.0] "That promo was amazing. Some classic heel behaviour from "The Heart Break Kid" Shawn Michaels. What's more, he just owned two of the most popular professional wrestlers from the past in a great way. And, of course, I just can't leave it without mentioning one of the loudest pops of all time when Bret Hart entrance theme song hit the arena."