Shawn Michaels talks WWE Survivor Series 1997 and the Montreal Screwjob (again)

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Here it is from the WWE Championship book, which you can order here:

Is it true that only you, Triple H and Vince McMahon knew about the Montreal Screwjob prior to the Survivor Series pay-per-view?

Somebody told me that Vince Russo wrote a book and said that they were talking about it Stamford a while before that. I didn’t know that at the time.

What was the day of the Montreal Screwjob like for you?

The most uncomfortable day ever … Bret and I had a lot of conversations … mending and breaking down, mending and breaking down. And that day we had another one. I never felt lower. We shook hands and I knew full well what was going on. At that time, I was angry so I could do it. I look back at it now and I feel like a scumbag.

Originally, you denied being involved in the screwjob, but later admitted to being involved all along. Why did you change your tune?

The TV show Confidential wanted to come down and interview me. And to be honest, it comes up in every interview I ever do. And this was after I had been saved … the change in my life, so I didn’t want to lie about it anymore. I made a call to the office trying to get a hold of Vince, but he wasn’t around. So I went ahead and admitted it in the interview and told them that they could air it or not air it, it was their choice, but I’m wasn’t going to lie about it anymore.

Glazer is a former senior editor at Pulse Wrestling and editor and reviewer at The Comics Nexus.