HBKs music plays and out comes Shawn in a suit. Joey says Vince must have liked the money HBK made him over the years. Shawn will not look Vince in the eye and has a smirk on his face. Vince wants to shake HBKs hand and when Shawn goes to do so, Vince pulls back. Crowd is chanting. HBK. Vince asks Shawn if this is what he wanted. Vince says through all of his accomplishments of HBKs in the WWE, he has put together a musical tribute. He is about to roll it, but Vince has something better. Vince says he has every wrestler from Smackdown and Raw about to come out and shake his hand, and as he is about to do that, he changes his mind again.
Vince is thinking. Because this is a special night, I flew up your family from San Antonio so they could be with you on this vary last night . Actually, Vince didnt do that. Vince said he didnt do it cause Shawn is special, and he should have an extraordinary tribute because of what he has accomplished.
Vince introduces Shawn Michaels' tribute, the Spirit Squad. King says this is an insult. 20 years have passed, now its time for you to kiss Vinces a** says the squad. They do a chant for HBK mocking him and spelling out his name. Vince says that was tremendous. Vince wants to know what is wrong with HBK. Did he not envision his last night in WWE with North Carolina red necks and 5 male men chanting his name? Vince says that is too damn bad, and asks Shawn to sign the papers.
Shawn is choked up and doesnt want to do it. He grabs a mic. Vince starts HBK, but crowd is chanting HBK and drowns him out. Look, I know I was not the easiest guy to deal with. But this is not what I want. I dont want to retire. Vince says cut Shawns mic off. Vince says his mic will only work from now on. He wont listen to Shawn crap, he has listened to it for too damn wrong. Vince tells Shawn to sign the papers now. King says if he signs the papers, he is no longer part of the WWE. Shawn reads the papers and is about to sign but is hesitant. Crowd is chanting HBK. Vince is yelling at Shawn to do it, but he s looking at the fans, with tears in his eye. HBK decides not ot sign and stands back up pushing the papers to the others end of the table. HBK looks at Vince and shakes his head no, saying no way will he do it. Vince isnt happy. He says HBK wont get away with this, and that you dont say no to Vince McMahon.
Shawn grabs Vinces mic. Shawn says, I cant do it. I know that I said walking away was an option. But its not! Its not! I love this job. To walk away from this ring, to walk away (shakes his head), to walk away from these people (crowd cheers), would be walking away from one of the greatest joys I have ever known and I am not going to do it! I dont know why you are doing to me Vince, but I am not going out this way .
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