Michael Hickenbottom
Biography
Michael Shawn Hickenbottom, better known by his ring name, Shawn Michaels, is an American professional wrestling personality, television presenter and retired professional wrestler. He is currently signed to WWE, where he has served as an ambassador for the company since December 2010. Michaels wrestled for WWE, from 1988 until his first retirement in 1998, owing to a severe back injury. He appeared in non-wrestling roles from 1998 to 2000 and resumed his wrestling career in 2002 until retiring ceremoniously in 2010. In the WWE, Michaels headlined major pay per view events in four decades from the 1980s to the 2010s, closing the company's premier annual event WrestleMania on five occasions Michaels was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame class of 2011. Following Michaels' induction, WWE said of Michaels, "Ask any Superstar on the WWE roster who the most gifted sports-entertainer of all time is and nearly everyone will have the same answer Shawn Michaels." Michaels is a four time world champion: a three-time WWF Champion and a former World Heavyweight Champion. He was also the winner of the 1995 and 1996 Royal Rumbles and was the company's first Grand Slam Champion. He has also won the PWI Match of the Year Award a record eleven times. Michaels currently resides in San Antonio, Texas with his wife, Rebecca, and their two children.
Known For
Shawn Michaels
WWE: Allied Powers - The World's Greatest Tag Teams
Shawn Michaels
WWE Royal Rumble 1998
Shawn Michaels
Hitman Hart: Wrestling with Shadows
Shawn Michaels
WWE: The Shawn Michaels Story - Heartbreak & Triumph
Shawn Michaels
WWF: TLC - Tables Ladders Chairs
Shawn Michaels
WWE Survivor Series 2005
Himself
WWE: Triple H - The Game
WWE RAW Homecoming
Shawn Michaels
WWE SummerSlam 2009
Michaels (archive footage)
WWE Royal Rumble 2013
WWE RAW 1000
Shawn Michaels
WWE WrestleMania V
Self
WWE: The Spectacular Legacy of the AWA
Shawn Michaels
WWE Bloopers Bleeps and Bodyslams
Shawn Michaels
WWE: DX: One Last Stand
Shawn Michaels
WWE Wrestlemania XXVI
Shawn Michaels
WWE Global Warfare
Shawn Michaels
WWE Grudges, Gripes & Grunts
Shawn Michaels
3rd Annual Battle of the WWE Superstars
Shawn Michaels
Paul Bearer's Hits From the Crypt
Shawn Michaels
WWE Wrestling Grudge Matches
Shawn Michaels
WWE WrestleFest '95
Shawn Michaels
WWE WrestleFest '90
Shawn Michaels
WWE WrestleFest '91
Shawn Michaels
WWE WrestleFest '92
Shawn Michaels
German Fan Favorites
Shawn Michaels
WWE UK Fan Favorites 1993
Ted DiBiase
WWE Hottest Matches
Shawn Michaels
WWE SlamFest
Shawn Michaels
Smack 'Em Whack 'Em
Shawn Michaels
WWE SuperTape: Volume 4
Shawn Michaels
WWE SuperTape: Volume 2
Shawn Michaels
Austin 3:16 Uncensored
Shawn Michaels
WWE Bashed in the USA
Shawn Michaels (Manager)
WWE Brawl in the Family
Shawn Michaels
WWE Invasion '92
Shawn Michaels
Inside the WWF
Shawn Michaels
Invasion of the Bodyslammers
Shawn Michaels
WWE Rampage '92
Shawn Michaels
WWE Rampage '91
Shawn Michaels
WWE Royal Rumble 2003
Shawn Michaels
WWE SummerSlam 2002
Shawn Michaels
WWE SummerSlam 2003
Shawn Michaels
WWE Wrestlemania XIX
Shawn Michaels
WWE Survivor Series 2002
Shawn Michaels
WWE Wham, Bam, Bodyslam!
Shawn Michaels
WWE World Tour '90
Shawn Michaels
WWE World Tour 1991
Shawn Michaels
WWE World Tour 1992
Shawn Michaels
Razor Ramon
Shawn Michaels
WWE Royal Rumble 2004
Shawn Michaels
WWE Royal Rumble 2005
Shawn Michaels
WWE WrestleMania VII
Shawn Michaels
WWE WrestleMania 22
Shawn Michaels
WWE WrestleMania 23
Shawn Michaels
WWE WrestleMania XII
Shawn Michaels
WWE WrestleMania XI
Shawn Michaels
WWE WrestleMania XX
Shawn Michaels
WWE WrestleMania XIV
Shawn Michaels
WWE WrestleMania 21
Shawn Michaels
WWE Royal Rumble 2006
Shawn Michaels
WWE Royal Rumble 2008
Shawn Michaels (Ringside)
WWE Royal Rumble 2009
Shawn Michaels
WWE Royal Rumble 2010
Shawn Michaels (Special Guest Referee)
WWE WrestleMania XXVIII
Shawn Michaels
WWE Royal Rumble 1991
Shawn Michaels
WWE Royal Rumble 1990
Shawn Michaels
WWE Royal Rumble 1997
Shawn Michaels
WWE Royal Rumble 2007
Shawn Michaels
WWE SummerSlam 1989
Shawn Michaels
WWE Badd Blood: In Your House
Shawn Michaels
WWE TLC: Tables Ladders & Chairs 2009
Shawn Michaels (Ringside)
WWE WrestleMania 29
Shawn Michaels
WWE Backlash 2007
Shawn Michaels
WWE Survivor Series 2003
Shawn Michaels
WWE Tagged Classics: Austin 3:16 Uncensored / Three Faces Of Foley / Chris Jericho: Break Down The Walls / Kurt Angle: Its True
Shawn Michaels
WWE Unforgiven 2006
Shawn Michaels
WWE WrestleMania VI
Shawn Michaels
WWE Survivor Series 1992
Shawn Michaels
WWE Survivor Series 1990
Shawn Michaels
WWE Survivor Series 1993
Shawn Michaels
WWE Survivor Series 1988
Shawn Michaels
WWE Vengeance 2006
Shawn Michaels
WWE WrestleMania XXV
Shawn Michaels
WWE Survivor Series 2006
Shawn Michaels
WWE SummerSlam 1990
Shawn Michaels
WWE WrestleMania XXIV
Shawn Michaels
WWE In Your House 2: Lumberjacks
Shawn Michaels
WWE Survivor Series 1995
Shawn Michaels
WWE SummerSlam 1995
Shawn Michaels
WWE King of the Ring 1995
Shawn Michaels
WWE In Your House 6: Rage in the Cage
Shawn Michaels
WWE In Your House 7: Good Friends, Better Enemies
Shawn Michaels
WWE In Your House 8: Beware of Dog
Shawn Michaels
WWE King of the Ring 1996
Shawn Michaels
WWE In Your House 9: International Incident
Shawn Michaels
WWE In Your House 10: Mind Games
Shawn Michaels
WWE SummerSlam 1996
Shawn Michaels
WWE Survivor Series 1996
Shawn Michaels
WWE U.K. Rampage 1993
Shawn Michaels (Referee)
WWE Judgment Day 2000
Shawn Michaels (Referee)
WWE SummerSlam 1997
Shawn Michaels
WWE Ground Zero: In Your House
Shawn Michaels
WWE King of the Ring 1997
Shawn Michaels
WWE Survivor Series 1997
Shawn Michaels
WWE Tribute to the Troops 2005
Shawn Michaels
WWE D-Generation X: In Your House
Ted
Pure Country: Pure Heart
Shawn Michaels
WWE New Year's Revolution 2005
Shawn Michaels
WWE Unforgiven 2004
Shawn Michaels
WWE Taboo Tuesday 2004
Shawn Michaels
WWE Vengeance 2005
Shawn Michaels
WWE SummerSlam 2005
Himself
WWE Backlash 2005
Shawn Michaels
WWE Unforgiven 2005
Shawn Michaels
WWE Taboo Tuesday 2005
Shawn Michaels
WWE New Year's Revolution 2006
Shawn Michaels
WWE Armageddon 2002
Shawn Michaels
WWE Backlash 2006
Shawn Michaels
WWE SummerSlam 2006
Shawn Michaels
WWE Backlash 2003
Shawn Michaels (Ringside)
WWE Insurrextion 2003
Shawn Michaels
WWE Unforgiven 2003
Shawn Michaels
WWE Bad Blood 2003
Shawn Michaels (archive footage)
Angle
Shawn Michaels
WWE Cyber Sunday 2006
Shawn Michaels
WWE: Triple H: Thy Kingdom Come
Shawn Michaels
WWE New Year's Revolution 2007
Shawn Michaels
WWE Armageddon 2003
Shawn Michaels
WWE Judgment Day 2007
Shawn Michaels
WWE Backlash 2004
Shawn Michaels
WWE No Way Out 2007
Shawn Michaels
WWE Bad Blood 2004
Shawn Michaels
WWE No Way Out 2008
Shawn Michaels
WWE Survivor Series 2007
Shawn Michaels
WWE Cyber Sunday 2007
Himself
WWE Backlash 2008
Shawn Michaels (Appearance)
WWE Elimination Chamber 2010
Shawn Michaels
The Ladder Match 2: Crash & Burn
Shawn Michaels
WWE One Night Stand 2008
Shawn Michaels
WWE The Great American Bash 2008
Shawn Michaels
WWE Judgment Day 2008
Shawn Michaels
WWE No Mercy 2008
Shawn Michaels
WWE Survivor Series 2008
Himself
WWE Unforgiven 2008
Shawn Michaels
WWE No Way Out 2009
Himself
WWF: Hell Yeah: The Stone Cold Saga Continues
Shawn Michaels
WWE Breaking Point 2009
Shawn Michaels
WWE Survivor Series 2009
Shawn Michaels
Best Of Raw • Volume One
Shawn Michaels
WWE Hell in a Cell 2009
Shawn Michaels
WWE Bragging Rights 2009
Himself
WWF: Mick Foley - Hard Knocks & Cheap Pops
Shawn Michaels (Special Guest Referee)
WWE Hell in a Cell 2013
Shawn Michaels
Best Of Raw • Volume Three
Shawn Michaels
AWA Christmas Show 1987
Shawn Michaels
Best Of Raw • Volume Six
Shawn Michaels
The History Of WrestleMania
Shawn Michaels
WWE Royal Rumble 2002
Himself
Undertaker: The Streak 21-1
Shawn Michaels (WWE Commissioner)
WWE WrestleMania XV
Self
Superfan: The Story of Vladimir
Himself
Shawn Michaels: Mr Wrestlemania
Shawn Michaels
WWE WrestleFest '93
Shawn Michaels (Appearance)
WWE King of the Ring 2002
Shawn Michaels
WWE Vengeance 2002
Shawn Michaels
NXT Deadline 2023
Shawn Michaels (archive footage)
The Firefly Funhouse Match
More Saturday Night's Main Event
Shawn Michaels
WWE Super Tuesday
Shawn Michaels
WWE: Best of WWE at Madison Square Garden
Shawn Michaels
WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology
WWE: From the Vault: Shawn Michaels
Shawn Michaels
John Cena's Greatest Rivalries
Self
WWE Hall of Fame 2015
Shawn Michaels
WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time
Shawn Michaels
The Road is Jericho: Epic Stories and Rare Matches from Y2J
Shawn Michaels
The Greatest Superstars of the 21st Century
"HBK" Shawn Michaels
WWE: The Twisted, Disturbed Life of Kane
Shawn Michaels
The Best of the WWF: volume 17
Shawn Michaels
Giants, Midgets, Heroes and Villains II
Shawn Michaels
WWE: The Best of Raw 15th Anniversary
WWE's Biggest Knuckleheads
Shawn Michaels
WWE: The Kliq Rules
Shawn Michaels
The Life And Times of Paul Boesch
WWE Collection Volume 2: Know Your Role
Shawn Michaels
WWE: Shawn Michaels: My Journey
Shawn Michaels
The True Story of WrestleMania
Shawn Michaels
The Best of WWE Raw, Vol. 1 & 2
Shawn Michaels
WWE Armageddon 2007
Shawn Michaels
WWE: The Ladder Match
Shawn Michaels
WWE: The Legacy of Stone Cold Steve Austin
Macho Madness - The Randy Savage Ultimate Collection
Greatest Wrestling Factions
Shawn Michaels (Appearance)
WWE Night of Champions 2008
Shawn Michaels (Appearance)
WWE Cyber Sunday 2008
Shawn Michaels
Our Nation's Pride: The Best of Canadian Superstars
Shawn Michaels (Ringside)
WWE Super Show-Down 2018
WWE: Attitude Era: Vol. 3 Unreleased
Shawn Michaels
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: June '90
Shawn Michaels
WWE Los Angeles Wrestling: July '88
Shawn Michaels
WWE Los Angeles Wrestling: November '88
Shawn Michaels
WWE Los Angeles Wrestling: January '89
Shawn Michaels
WWE: Monday Night War Vol. 1: Shots Fired
Himself
Mick Foley: Madman Unmasked
Shawn Michaels (Commentary)
WWE In Your House 12: It's Time
Shawn Michaels
Randy Orton: RKO Outta Nowhere
Shawn Michaels
WWE: The True Story of The Royal Rumble
Doug
The Resurrection of Gavin Stone
Shawn Michaels
WWE: The History Of The WWE Championship
Shawn Michaels
WWE: WrestleMania Monday
Shawn Michaels
WWE: Best of the 2000's
Shawn Michaels
WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event
Shawn Michaels (archive footage)
WWE: The Best of the Intercontinental Championship
Shawn Michaels
WWE: The Big Show - A Giant's World
Shawn Michaels
WWE: Greatest Wrestling Stars of the '90s
Shawn Michaels (archive footage)
Kurt Angle: The Essential Collection
Self
Nature Boy
Shawn Michaels
1997: Dawn of the Attitude
WWE: 30 Years of Survivor Series
Self
The Price of Fame
Shawn Michaels "HBK"
WWF: D-Generation X
Shawn Michaels
WWE Crown Jewel
Shawn Michaels
Shawn Michaels - The Showstopper Unreleased
WWE: 30 Years of SummerSlam
WWF: Best of Wrestlemania I-XIV
Shawn Michaels
WWE: Before They Were Superstars 2
Shawn Michaels
WWE: Wrestlemania Recall
Shawn Michaels
WWE: The New & Improved DX
WWE Hall of Fame 2011
Michael Hickenbottom
WWE: Best Pay-Per-View Matches of 2009-2010
WWE: The Best of WWE Confidential, Vol. 1
Luke Trapper
The Marine 6: Close Quarters
Shawn Michaels
WWE: Raw 10th Anniversary
Shawn Michaels
WWE Hall of Fame 2019
Shawn Michaels
Daniel Bryan: Journey to WrestleMania 30
Shawn Michaels
WWE: Greatest Stars Of The 90's
Shawn Michaels
WWE: RAW The Beginning - The Best Of Seasons 1 & 2
James Devine
90 Feet from Home
Incredible Master Yoga
Avengers of Justice: Farce Wars
Shawn Michaels
WWE: Attitude Era: Vol. 2
Shawn Michaels
WWE: The Best Of In Your House
Michaels
The Top 100 Moments In Raw History
Shawn Michaels
WWE: Satan's Prison - The Anthology of the Elimination Chamber
Shawn Michaels
Batista - I Walk Alone
Shawn Michaels
Breaking the Code: Behind the Walls of Chris Jericho
Shawn Michaels
WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 1
Shawn Michaels
WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 2
Shawn Michaels
WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 3
Shawn Michaels
Greatest Rivalries: Shawn Michaels vs. Bret Hart
Shawn Michaels
WWE: Bret 'Hitman' Hart - The Best There Is, The Best There Was, The Best There Ever Will Be
Shawn Michaels
WWE: Edge: A Decade of Decadence
Shawn Michaels
WWE: Hell in a Cell - The Greatest Hell in a Cell Matches of All Time
Shawn Michaels (archive footage)
Hard Knocks : The Chris Benoit Story
Shawn Michaels
WWE: The History Of The Intercontinental Championship
Shawn Michaels
The History of WWE: 50 Years of Sports Entertainment
Shawn Michaels
Stone Cold Steve Austin: The Bottom Line on the Most Popular Superstar of All Time
Shawn Michaels
Hart & Soul - The Hart Family Anthology
Shawn Michaels
WWE: Tombstone - The History of the Undertaker
Shawn Michaels
Owen: Hart of Gold
Shawn Michaels
WWE: Triple H: The King of Kings - There is Only One
Shawn Michaels
The Monday Night War - WWE Raw vs. WCW Nitro
Shawn Michaels
WWE: Mick Foley's Greatest Hits & Misses - A Life in Wrestling
Shawn Michaels
Legends of Mid-South Wrestling
Shawn Michaels
Nature Boy Ric Flair - The Definitive Collection
Shawn Michaels
WWE: Rey Mysterio - The Biggest Little Man
Shawn Michaels
WWE Greatest Wrestling Factions
Shawn Michaels
WWE: Rey Mysterio - The Life of a Masked Man
Shawn Michaels
You Think You Know Me? The Story of Edge
Shawn Michaels
WWE: Macho Man - The Randy Savage Story
Shawn Michaels
WWE: Shawn Michaels - Boyhood Dream
WWE Superstar Collection: Shawn Michaels
WWE Network Collection: Shawn Michaels - Mr. Wrestlemania
WWE: Undertaker 20-0 - The Streak
Shawn Michaels
WWE 24: Wrestlemania Dallas
Shawn Michaels
WWE Hall of Fame 2007
WWE: The 50 Greatest Finishing Moves in WWE History
Michaels
WWE: The Attitude Era
Shawn Michaels
WWE: OMG! The Top 50 Incidents in WWE History
Shawn Michaels (Appearance)
WWE WrestleMania 31
Shawn Michaels
WWF WrestleFest '94
Shawn Michaels
AWA WrestleRock 1986
Shawn Michaels
Kevin Nash: Too Sweet
Shawn Michaels
WWE Royal Rumble 1989
Shawn Michaels
WWE U.K. PPV
Shawn Michaels
WWE Survivor Series 1989
Shawn Michaels
WWE The Ultimate Challenge Special: The March to WrestleMania VI
Shawn Michaels
AWA Battle by the Bay
Shawn Michaels
AWA Blood on the Sand
Shawn Michaels
AWA The Brawl in St. Paul
Shawn Michaels
AWA SuperClash II
Shawn Michaels
WWE Superstars & Stripes Forever: The March to WrestleMania VII
Shawn Michaels
WWE U.K. Rampage 1991
Shawn Michaels
WWE In Your House 3: Triple Header
"The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels
WWE SummerSlam 1992
Shawn Michaels
WWE Royal Rumble 1996
Shawn Michaels
WWE Battle Royal at the Albert Hall
Shawn Michaels
WWE Survivor Series 1991
Shawn Michaels
WWE Royal Rumble 1993
Shawn Michaels
WWE WrestleMania IX
Shawn Michaels
WWE Royal Rumble 1992
"The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels
WWE March to WrestleMania VIII
Shawn Michaels
WWE WrestleMania VIII
Shawn Michaels
WWE Rock Bottom: In Your House
Shawn Michaels
WWE King of the Ring 1993
Shawn Michaels
WWE SummerSlam 1993
Shawn Michaels
WWE SummerSlam Spectacular 1993
"The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels
WWE UK Rampage
"The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels
WWE UK Rampage '92
Shawn Michaels
WWE WrestleMania X
Shawn Michaels (Commentary)
WWE WrestleMania 13
Shawn Michaels (Ringside)
WWE King of the Ring 1994
Shawn Michaels
WWE Royal Rumble 1994
Shawn Michaels (Ringside)
WWF SummerSlam Spectacular 1994: Sunday Night Slam
Shawn Michaels
WWE SummerSlam 1994
Shawn Michaels
WWE One Night Only
Shawn Michaels
WWE Royal Rumble 1995
Shawn Michaels
WWE Survivor Series 1994
Shawn Michaels
SMW Superbowl of Wrestling
Shawn Michaels
My Way: The Life and Legacy of Pat Patterson
Shawn Michaels
AWA Christmas Night 1987
Shawn Michaels - Presenter
WWE Slammy Awards 2020
Shawn Michaels (Appearance)
WWE Clash of Champions 2020
Shawn Michaels
WWE Survivor Series 2020
Shawn Michaels (Appearance)
WWE WrestleMania 32
Shawn Michaels (archive footage)
The John Cena Experience
Self
WWE: Twist of Fate - The Matt and Jeff Hardy Story
Shawn Michaels
WWF Summer Flashback!
Shawn Michaels
WWF Rock And Rumble
Shawn Michaels
DX: Confidential
Shawn Michaels
SWS WrestleFest
Self
WrestleMania IX: Becoming a Spectacle
Shawn Michaels
WWE Hall of Fame 2025
Shawn Michaels
WrestleMania 41: Saturday
Shawn Michaels
WWE/AAA Worlds Collide 2025
Shawn Michaels
AAA Triplemanía XXXIII
Shawn Michaels
WWF: It's Our Time
Shawn Michaels
WWE/AAA Worlds Collide 2025: Las Vegas
Shawn Michaels
WWE NXT Homecoming
Shawn Michaels
Shawn Michaels: Hits from the Heartbreak Kid
Shawn Michaels
Bret "Hit Man" Hart
Shawn Michaels
Bret "Hit Man" Hart: His Greatest Matches
Shawn Michaels
Best of The British Bulldog
Shawn Michaels
WWE UK Rampage '93
Shawn Michaels
WWE SuperTape: Volume 1
Shawn Michaels
WWE Funniest Moments
Self
Warrior's Greatest Matches
Shawn Michaels
Big Daddy Cool Diesel
Self
WWE Hall Of Fame 1995
Himself
Batista: The Animal Unleashed
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
350
Gender
Male
Birthday
1965-07-22
Place of Birth
Chandler, Arizona, USA
Also Known As
Shawn Michaels