Sycho Sid defeated Shawn Michaels for the WWE Championship at Survivor Series 1996 Shawn would recapture ... earn a WWE Title match at WrestleMania Diesel had previously worked as Shawn's ...

This dynamic has naturally drawn comparisons to Shawn Michaels and “Big Daddy Cool” Diesel, the latter of whom came into WWE in 1993 to protect and help Michaels, the Intercontinental Champion.