Originally published on ProWrestlingSheet.

The dream match between AJ Styles and Shawn Michaels at WrestleMania 33 sadly didn't go down ... but HBK has now revealed that Vince McMahon did try to make it happen.

During a clip from tonight's new episode of Table for 3 the WWE Hall of Fame wrestler says he had never been formally pitched a return since retiring, until this year.

Michaels explains, "Different writers, or this person, or producer, whatever, have asked. But for the first year ever, it was the first time Vince asked."

The wrestler went on to say his recent stint working at the Performance Center had apparently lead some to believe he wanted to wrestle again ... but it sounds like that's just not in the cards.

Watch the video below.