It's official.  And at the same time, it's not.

On the August 25th episode of Raw, Shawn Michaels and Chris Jericho agreed to terms that would make any normal human being cringe, if not run away in abject fear.  At Unforgiven, it's going to be HBK vs. Don't Call Him Y2J in an Unsanctioned Match.

Officially, somewhere in the piles of legal paperwork that both Shawn and Jericho will both have to look over and sign in the coming days will be the disclaimers, statements, and hold harmless agreements that will protect the WWE from the threat of future lawsuits instigated by either Jericho or Michaels as the result of this match, and protect Jericho and Michaels from each other in the courtroom as well.  But nothing—and I mean nothing—will protect them from each other in the middle of the ring.  And apparently, that's the way they want it.

This match is not recommened for the squeamish.  It will be brutal.  It will be bloody.  It will be barbaric.  Absolutely nothing will be off-limits, and neither man will be the same afterwards.

If you need any examples of how bad things are going to get, look no further than the last Unsanctioned match contested in WWE, at Summerslam 2002... ironically between Shawn Michaels and Triple H.  And THAT match happened between two men who had been close friends, and were later able to overcome their differences.  Not only have Chris Jericho and Shawn Michaels never shared that kind of bond, but Shawn is experienced in this kind of match.  And he's out for blood... and possibly a whole lot more.

Triple H is set for action at Unforgiven on September 7th, in one of two Championship Scramble matches, an innovative new type of match combining elements of the Royal Rumble, the Fatal Four-Way, and the infamous Hardcore Battle Royals of years past.

Triple H will defend the WWE Championship in a match where not only does he not have to be defeated in order to lose the championship... but he may not even be an active participant in the match before it happens.

Two participants, selected at random, will start the match, with an additional participant entering at random at five-minute intervals. The championship can change hands anytime any participant scores a pinfall or submission on any other participant—not necessarily the one holding the championship—but the match continues on.

Only when the match reaches the twenty-minute mark will the final bell sound, and at that time the man currently in possession of the championship will be crowned the winner of the match and "officially" named the WWE Champion.

Needless to say, the odds do not favor Triple H, and even for The Game it will be a challenge of epic proportions.

Some small updates today on Shawn and Rebecca Michaels. First up, a clip first aired on Raw of Shawn Michaels' comments directly following Summerslam:

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WWE.com has also posted a rumor about the condition of Rebecca Michaels, reposted below:

"Following the volatile blow suffered at the hands of Chris Jericho at SummerSlam, rumors are abound that Shawn Michaels' wife Rebecca may have fractured her jaw.

As the world witnessed on Sunday night on pay-per-view, Jericho's errant punch connected with Rebecca's jaw, causing immediate swelling about her face. The severity of her injury, however, remains unconfirmed as the Michaels family has maintained their privacy with regards to this situation.