Shawn Micheals on DX, John Cena's injury, more

The Baltimore Sun has a new Q&A up with Shawn Michaels. Check out the full Q&A where HBK speaks on Vince, where he's at now in his career and more. Check out the highlights:

Q: There were reports that you were considering not coming back to WWE on a fulltime basis while you were out. Is there any truth to that?
A: The fulltime stuff, yeah, that crosses my mind on a daily basis. I am guilty of fluctuating back and forth. When I’m home, especially, for that amount of time, I just don’t like leaving. I still enjoy the job. I just see me slowly doing it a heck of a lot less as I move into the future. That’s something that I’m certainly even trying to do at this point. I wouldn’t say that I’m back even fulltime now, nor do I plan to take on a fulltime schedule with my current return.

Q: You returned right after John Cena’s injury. Did you come back early, before you were 100 percent, because you felt the company needed you?
A: I did. My wife is the one that noticed [Cena’s injury]. She said, “It looks like his arm is hurt.” I got a text from John the next day saying that he had torn his pec. So I said to my wife, “I get the feeling we’re going to get a call here.” Sure enough, the next morning I got a call. They wanted to see how I felt, if I thought I could come back early, and I did. I feel OK. My knee had bothered me a couple times, but it does that. I don’t really see it as a problem. And therein lies the question of the fulltime schedule. I think a fulltime schedule would probably be too much on me physically, but at the same time, I’m certainly healthy enough to do what I’m doing. And, yeah, I knew as soon as John went down that the roster was getting a little thin and I fully expected the call. I’m still a soldier. I will always have that in me as far as the company. The business can be rough and people can say what they want to about it, but I have a sick sense of loyalty to the WWE and I’m going to have that until the day I die.

Q: When you see ex-wrestlers as they get older, a lot of times they are in rough shape physically. With all the injuries that you have suffered and the wear or tear from years in the ring, are you at a point where you start to think about quality of life from a physical standpoint?
A: I’ve thought about that before, but – maybe it’s faith – but I don’t think that’s going to happen to me. I take incredibly good care of myself now. I think for a guy that’s 42, I still heal and recover extremely quickly. I’m real aware of my limitations and I try not to push them. I’d like to think I’m a little wiser. Again, I think if I were foolish enough to try to take on the full schedule and wrestle 250 nights a year like I do at the pay-per-views like I did when I was 30, then, yeah, I think you’re probably correct in assuming that when I’m 60 or 70 I’m going to be barely able to move. I think I’m going to be just fine. I feel great.

Q: You and Triple H got back together as DX for one night on Raw recently. The two of you obviously have great chemistry. Which do you enjoy more, teaming with him in DX or working with him as an opponent?
A: That’s tough. I enjoy the silly stuff, but we get to do that behind the scenes if we want, and I’m actually more comfortable doing it there. I guess I’d have to say in the ring, because he’s a guy like Undertaker that I can go in there with and it’s almost like taking a night off; I don’t have to think because I know he’ll do it all if I ask him to. At this point in my career, that’s enjoyable, the idea of going out there and saying, “I’m not going to do anything; I’m going to listen.” That’s fun because it’s just so rare.