Multiple friends forwarded Michaels' seal of approval to Kraft, including San Francisco tight end George Kittle, who told him, "Dude, you've got to respond to him." Having grown up a wrestling fan himself, Kraft acknowledged Michaels in his Instagram story over the weekend.

Shawn Michaels was one of WWE's top main-eventers in the 1990s. In a recent video, former WWE star Stevie Richards recalled how The Heartbreak Kid was once sent home due to his behind-the-scenes behavior at a show.

The king of the “kip-up” gave Green Bay Packers tight end Tucker Kraft a perfect rating on his performance of the move during Thursday night’s loss to the Detroit Lions.

Tucker Kraft looks at the play of the offense and the moment he imitated WWE's Shawn Michaels that made the Hall of Famer shout him out on social media.

During the Thursday Night Football game between the Green Bay Packers and Detroit Lions, Packers tight end Tucker Kraft was tackled by multiple Lions players after getting a first down. Kraft jumped out of the way of a potential shot to the legs, but ran into two Lions players, who knocked him to the ground.