‘Mafia Don’ wrestling icon kept WWE legend Shawn Michaels terrified with year-long backstage prank [Video]

There might not have been much to strike fear into the heart of Shawn Michaels, but one WWE icon managed it with astonishing triumph.

The Heartbreak Kid, now helping guide the future of the next generation of WWE wrestlers as the de facto ‘boss’ of NXT, its developmental brand, is one of the finest performers of all time.

He’s also generally regarded as one of the most controversial. Never shy of an opinion or two – or the need to express it – Michaels was a fiery figure in his WWE prime as well as being one of the most insanely talented grapplers of his time.

He wasn’t always quite so cocksure, however. Back in his formative years in what was Vince McMahon’s company, Michaels was left in fear of one man in particular: Andre The Giant.

Andre was billed at being over eight …