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, formerly the World Wrestling Federation (WWF), 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 WWF/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 his 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.
Movie | Biography: Chyna | Self | 2023-03-05 |
Movie | WWE SummerSlam 2020 | Shawn Michaels | 2020-08-23 |
Movie | WWE Survivor Series 2020 | Shawn Michaels (Appearance) | 2020-11-22 |
Movie | WWE Clash of Champions 2020 | Shawn Michaels (Appearance) | 2020-09-27 |
Movie | WWE WrestleMania 35 | Shawn Michaels | 2019-04-07 |
Movie | The Marine 6: Close Quarters | Luke Trapper | 2018-11-02 |
Movie | Avengers of Justice: Farce Wars | Incredible Master Yoga | 2018-07-20 |
Movie | WWE Super Show-Down 2018 | Shawn Michaels (Ringside) | 2018-10-06 |
Movie | The Resurrection of Gavin Stone | Doug | 2017-01-20 |
Movie | Pure Country: Pure Heart | Ted | 2017-08-01 |
Movie | WWE: Best of the 2000's | Shawn Michaels | 2017-04-25 |
Movie | The Price of Fame | Self | 2017-11-07 |
Movie | Nature Boy | Himself | 2017-11-07 |
Movie | WWE WrestleMania 32 | Shawn Michaels (Appearance) | 2016-04-03 |
Movie | The Road is Jericho: Epic Stories and Rare Matches from Y2J | Shawn Michaels | 2015-03-10 |
Movie | WWE Hall of Fame 2015 | Self | 2015-03-28 |
Movie | WWE WrestleMania 31 | Shawn Michaels (Appearance) | 2015-03-29 |
Movie | Owen: Hart of Gold | Shawn Michaels | 2015-12-08 |
Movie | Daniel Bryan: Just Say Yes! Yes! Yes! | Shawn Michaels | 2015-06-05 |
Movie | Daniel Bryan: Journey to WrestleMania 30 | Shawn Michaels | 2014-04-09 |
Movie | WWE: Macho Man - The Randy Savage Story | Shawn Michaels | 2014-11-18 |
Movie | WWE Royal Rumble 2013 | Michaels (archive footage) | 2013-01-27 |
Movie | Legends of Mid-South Wrestling | Shawn Michaels | 2013-09-10 |
Movie | WWE WrestleMania 29 | Shawn Michaels (Ringside) | 2013-04-07 |
Movie | WWE: Triple H: Thy Kingdom Come | Shawn Michaels | 2013-09-24 |
Movie | WWE Hell in a Cell 2013 | Shawn Michaels (Special Guest Referee) | 2013-10-27 |
Movie | The History of WWE: 50 Years of Sports Entertainment | Shawn Michaels | 2013-11-18 |
Movie | WWE: Rey Mysterio - The Life of a Masked Man | Shawn Michaels | 2012-02-24 |
Movie | WWE WrestleMania XXVIII | Shawn Michaels (Special Guest Referee) | 2012-04-01 |
Movie | You Think You Know Me? The Story of Edge | Shawn Michaels | 2012-04-10 |
Movie | CM Punk: Best in the World | Shawn Michaels | 2012-10-09 |
Movie | WWE: Undertaker 20-0 - The Streak | 2012-07-23 | |
Movie | The John Cena Experience | Shawn Michaels (archive footage) | 2011-06-04 |
Movie | The True Story of WrestleMania | Shawn Michaels | 2011-03-13 |
Movie | WWE: OMG! The Top 50 Incidents in WWE History | Shawn Michaels | 2011-08-23 |
Movie | WWE Hall of Fame 2011 | 2011-04-02 | |
Movie | WWE: The Big Show - A Giant's World | Shawn Michaels | 2011-09-23 |
Movie | Stone Cold Steve Austin: The Bottom Line on the Most Popular Superstar of All Time | Shawn Michaels | 2011-11-29 |
Movie | The Ladder Match 2: Crash & Burn | Shawn Michaels | 2011-10-11 |
Movie | WWE Elimination Chamber 2010 | Shawn Michaels (Appearance) | 2010-02-21 |
Movie | WWE Royal Rumble 2010 | Shawn Michaels | 2010-01-31 |
Movie | Hart & Soul - The Hart Family Anthology | Shawn Michaels | 2010-04-06 |
Movie | WWE Wrestlemania XXVI | Shawn Michaels | 2010-03-28 |
Movie | WWE: Shawn Michaels: My Journey | Shawn Michaels | 2010-06-18 |
Movie | WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time | Shawn Michaels | 2010-12-07 |
Movie | Breaking the Code: Behind the Walls of Chris Jericho | Shawn Michaels | 2010-09-27 |
Movie | WWE WrestleMania XXV | Shawn Michaels | 2009-04-05 |
Movie | WWE No Way Out 2009 | Shawn Michaels | 2009-02-15 |
Movie | Macho Madness - The Randy Savage Ultimate Collection | 2009-06-09 | |
Movie | WWE: Allied Powers - The World's Greatest Tag Teams | Shawn Michaels | 2009-01-01 |
Movie | WWE Royal Rumble 2009 | Shawn Michaels (Ringside) | 2009-01-25 |
Movie | WWE Breaking Point 2009 | Shawn Michaels | 2009-09-13 |
Movie | WWE Survivor Series 2009 | Shawn Michaels | 2009-11-22 |
Movie | WWE Bragging Rights 2009 | Shawn Michaels | 2009-10-25 |
Movie | WWE SummerSlam 2009 | Shawn Michaels | 2009-08-23 |
Movie | WWE Hell in a Cell 2009 | Shawn Michaels | 2009-10-04 |
Movie | WWE TLC: Tables Ladders & Chairs 2009 | Shawn Michaels | 2009-12-13 |
Movie | WWE Backlash 2008 | Himself | 2008-04-27 |
Movie | WWE Judgment Day 2008 | Shawn Michaels | 2008-05-18 |
Movie | WWE WrestleMania XXIV | Shawn Michaels | 2008-03-30 |
Movie | WWE: The Legacy of Stone Cold Steve Austin | Shawn Michaels | 2008-02-12 |
Movie | WWE One Night Stand 2008 | Shawn Michaels | 2008-06-01 |
Movie | WWE Royal Rumble 2008 | Shawn Michaels | 2008-01-27 |
Movie | WWE No Way Out 2008 | Shawn Michaels | 2008-02-18 |
Movie | WWE Night of Champions 2008 | Shawn Michaels (Appearance) | 2008-06-29 |
Movie | WWE: The Twisted, Disturbed Life of Kane | "HBK" Shawn Michaels | 2008-11-09 |
Movie | WWE: Edge: A Decade of Decadence | Shawn Michaels | 2008-12-23 |
Movie | WWE Cyber Sunday 2008 | Shawn Michaels (Appearance) | 2008-10-26 |
Movie | WWE Survivor Series 2008 | Shawn Michaels | 2008-11-23 |
Movie | WWE No Mercy 2008 | Shawn Michaels | 2008-10-05 |
Movie | WWE Unforgiven 2008 | Himself | 2008-09-07 |
Movie | WWE The Great American Bash 2008 | Shawn Michaels | 2008-07-20 |
Movie | WWE WrestleMania 23 | Shawn Michaels | 2007-04-01 |
Movie | WWE: The New & Improved DX | Shawn Michaels | 2007-02-20 |
Movie | WWE Royal Rumble 2007 | Shawn Michaels | 2007-01-28 |
Movie | WWE Backlash 2007 | Shawn Michaels | 2007-04-29 |
Movie | WWE New Year's Revolution 2007 | Shawn Michaels | 2007-01-07 |
Movie | WWE No Way Out 2007 | Shawn Michaels | 2007-02-18 |
Movie | WWE: Rey Mysterio - The Biggest Little Man | Shawn Michaels | 2007-10-23 |
Movie | WWE: The Shawn Michaels Story - Heartbreak & Triumph | Shawn Michaels | 2007-11-27 |
Movie | WWE Judgment Day 2007 | Shawn Michaels | 2007-05-27 |
Movie | WWE Survivor Series 2007 | Shawn Michaels | 2007-11-18 |
Movie | WWE Armageddon 2007 | Shawn Michaels | 2007-12-16 |
Movie | WWE Cyber Sunday 2007 | Shawn Michaels | 2007-10-28 |
Movie | WWE: The Ladder Match | Shawn Michaels | 2007-06-05 |
Movie | WWE Royal Rumble 2006 | Shawn Michaels | 2006-01-29 |
Movie | WWE WrestleMania 22 | Shawn Michaels | 2006-04-02 |
Movie | WWE New Year's Revolution 2006 | Shawn Michaels | 2006-01-08 |
Movie | WWE Backlash 2006 | Shawn Michaels | 2006-04-30 |
Movie | WWE: The Spectacular Legacy of the AWA | Self | 2006-01-01 |
Movie | WWE Vengeance 2006 | Shawn Michaels | 2006-06-25 |
Movie | WWE SummerSlam 2006 | Shawn Michaels | 2006-08-20 |
Movie | WWE Cyber Sunday 2006 | Shawn Michaels | 2006-11-05 |
Movie | WWE Survivor Series 2006 | Shawn Michaels | 2006-11-26 |
Movie | WWE Unforgiven 2006 | Shawn Michaels | 2006-09-17 |
Movie | WWE Backlash 2005 | Himself | 2005-05-01 |
Movie | WWE Vengeance 2005 | Shawn Michaels | 2005-06-26 |
Movie | WWE WrestleMania 21 | Shawn Michaels | 2005-04-03 |
Movie | WWE New Year's Revolution 2005 | Shawn Michaels | 2005-01-09 |
Movie | WWE: The Best of the Intercontinental Championship | Shawn Michaels (archive footage) | 2005-01-25 |
Movie | WWE Royal Rumble 2005 | Shawn Michaels | 2005-01-30 |
Movie | WWE SummerSlam 2005 | Shawn Michaels | 2005-08-21 |
Movie | WWE: Tombstone - The History of the Undertaker | Shawn Michaels | 2005-08-23 |
Movie | WWE: Bret 'Hitman' Hart - The Best There Is, The Best There Was, The Best There Ever Will Be | Shawn Michaels | 2005-11-14 |
Movie | WWE Survivor Series 2005 | Shawn Michaels | 2005-11-27 |
Movie | WWE Taboo Tuesday 2005 | Shawn Michaels | 2005-11-01 |
Movie | WWE Unforgiven 2005 | Shawn Michaels | 2005-09-18 |
Movie | WWE WrestleMania XX | Shawn Michaels | 2004-03-14 |
Movie | The Monday Night War - WWE Raw vs. WCW Nitro | Shawn Michaels | 2004-02-03 |
Movie | WWE Royal Rumble 2004 | Shawn Michaels | 2004-01-25 |
Movie | WWE Backlash 2004 | Shawn Michaels | 2004-04-18 |
Movie | WWE: Mick Foley's Greatest Hits & Misses - A Life in Wrestling | Shawn Michaels | 2004-01-20 |
Movie | WWE Bad Blood 2004 | Shawn Michaels | 2004-06-13 |
Movie | WWE Taboo Tuesday 2004 | Shawn Michaels | 2004-10-19 |
Movie | Hard Knocks : The Chris Benoit Story | Shawn Michaels | 2004-09-19 |
Movie | WWE Unforgiven 2004 | Shawn Michaels | 2004-09-12 |
Movie | WWE Backlash 2003 | Shawn Michaels | 2003-04-27 |
Movie | WWE Wrestlemania XIX | Shawn Michaels | 2003-03-30 |
Movie | WWE Royal Rumble 2003 | Shawn Michaels | 2003-01-19 |
Movie | WWE Insurrextion 2003 | Shawn Michaels | 2003-06-07 |
Movie | WWE: Raw 10th Anniversary | Shawn Michaels | 2003-03-18 |
Movie | WWE Bad Blood 2003 | Shawn Michaels | 2003-06-15 |
Movie | WWE SummerSlam 2003 | Shawn Michaels | 2003-08-24 |
Movie | WWE Survivor Series 2003 | Shawn Michaels | 2003-11-16 |
Movie | WWE Armageddon 2003 | Shawn Michaels | 2003-12-14 |
Movie | WWE Unforgiven 2003 | Shawn Michaels | 2003-09-21 |
Movie | WWE King of the Ring 2002 | Shawn Michaels (Appearance) | 2002-06-23 |
Movie | WWE: Triple H - The Game | Himself | 2002-06-24 |
Movie | WWE Royal Rumble 2002 | Shawn Michaels | 2002-01-20 |
Movie | WWE SummerSlam 2002 | Shawn Michaels | 2002-08-25 |
Movie | WWE Vengeance 2002 | Shawn Michaels | 2002-07-21 |
Movie | WWE Survivor Series 2002 | Shawn Michaels | 2002-11-17 |
Movie | WWE Armageddon 2002 | Shawn Michaels | 2002-12-15 |
Movie | WWF: Mick Foley - Hard Knocks & Cheap Pops | Himself | 2001-08-07 |
Movie | WWE Judgment Day 2000 | Shawn Michaels (Referee) | 2000-05-21 |
Movie | WWF: TLC - Tables Ladders Chairs | Shawn Michaels | 2000-08-22 |
Movie | WWE St. Valentine's Day Massacre: In Your House | (archive footage) | 1999-02-14 |
Movie | WWE WrestleMania XV | Shawn Michaels (WWE Commissioner) | 1999-03-28 |
Movie | WWE WrestleMania XIV | Shawn Michaels | 1998-03-29 |
Movie | WWE Royal Rumble 1998 | Shawn Michaels | 1998-01-18 |
Movie | WWE Rock Bottom: In Your House | Shawn Michaels | 1998-12-13 |
Movie | WWE King of the Ring 1997 | Shawn Michaels | 1997-06-08 |
Movie | WWE WrestleMania 13 | Shawn Michaels (Commentary) | 1997-03-23 |
Movie | WWE SummerSlam 1997 | Shawn Michaels (Referee) | 1997-08-02 |
Movie | WWE Royal Rumble 1997 | Shawn Michaels | 1997-01-19 |
Movie | WWE Survivor Series 1997 | Shawn Michaels | 1997-11-09 |
Movie | WWE Ground Zero: In Your House | Shawn Michaels | 1997-09-07 |
Movie | WWE D-Generation X: In Your House | Shawn Michaels | 1997-12-07 |
Movie | WWE Badd Blood: In Your House | Shawn Michaels | 1997-10-05 |
Movie | WWE One Night Only | Shawn Michaels | 1997-09-20 |
Movie | WWE In Your House 7: Good Friends, Better Enemies | Shawn Michaels | 1996-04-28 |
Movie | WWE WrestleMania XII | Shawn Michaels | 1996-03-31 |
Movie | WWE Royal Rumble 1996 | Shawn Michaels | 1996-01-21 |
Movie | WWE In Your House 8: Beware of Dog | Shawn Michaels | 1996-05-26 |
Movie | WWE In Your House 6: Rage in the Cage | Shawn Michaels | 1996-02-18 |
Movie | WWE Survivor Series 1996 | Shawn Michaels | 1996-11-17 |
Movie | WWE King of the Ring 1996 | Shawn Michaels | 1996-06-23 |
Movie | WWE In Your House 12: It's Time | Shawn Michaels (Commentary) | 1996-12-15 |
Movie | WWE In Your House 10: Mind Games | Shawn Michaels | 1996-09-22 |
Movie | WWE In Your House 9: International Incident | Shawn Michaels | 1996-07-21 |
Movie | WWE SummerSlam 1996 | Shawn Michaels | 1996-08-17 |
Movie | WWE WrestleMania XI | Shawn Michaels | 1995-04-02 |
Movie | WWE Royal Rumble 1995 | Shawn Michaels | 1995-01-22 |
Movie | WWE In Your House 2: Lumberjacks | Shawn Michaels | 1995-07-22 |
Movie | WWE King of the Ring 1995 | Shawn Michaels | 1995-06-25 |
Movie | WWE SummerSlam 1995 | Shawn Michaels | 1995-08-26 |
Movie | WWE In Your House 4: Great White North | Himself | 1995-10-22 |
Movie | WWE Survivor Series 1995 | Shawn Michaels | 1995-11-19 |
Movie | WWE In Your House 3: Triple Header | Shawn Michaels | 1995-09-24 |
Movie | WWE WrestleMania X | Shawn Michaels | 1994-03-20 |
Movie | WWE Royal Rumble 1994 | Shawn Michaels | 1994-01-22 |
Movie | WWE King of the Ring 1994 | Shawn Michaels (Ringside) | 1994-06-19 |
Movie | WWE SummerSlam 1994 | Shawn Michaels | 1994-08-29 |
Movie | WWE Bloopers Bleeps and Bodyslams | Shawn Michaels | 1994-06-29 |
Movie | WWE Survivor Series 1994 | Shawn Michaels | 1994-11-23 |
Movie | WWE WrestleMania IX | Shawn Michaels | 1993-04-04 |
Movie | WWE Royal Rumble 1993 | Shawn Michaels | 1993-01-24 |
Movie | WWE U.K. Rampage 1993 | Shawn Michaels | 1993-04-11 |
Movie | WWE King of the Ring 1993 | Shawn Michaels | 1993-06-13 |
Movie | WWE Survivor Series 1993 | Shawn Michaels | 1993-11-24 |
Movie | WWE SummerSlam 1993 | Shawn Michaels | 1993-08-30 |
Movie | WWE Royal Rumble 1992 | Shawn Michaels | 1992-01-19 |
Movie | WWE WrestleMania VIII | Shawn Michaels | 1992-04-05 |
Movie | WWE SummerSlam 1992 | "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels | 1992-08-29 |
Movie | WWE Survivor Series 1992 | Shawn Michaels | 1992-11-25 |
Movie | WWE WrestleMania VII | Shawn Michaels | 1991-03-24 |
Movie | WWE U.K. Rampage 1991 | Shawn Michaels | 1991-04-21 |
Movie | WWE Royal Rumble 1991 | Shawn Michaels | 1991-01-19 |
Movie | WWE Battle Royal at the Albert Hall | Shawn Michaels | 1991-10-03 |
Movie | WWE Survivor Series 1991 | Shawn Michaels | 1991-11-27 |
Movie | WWE WrestleMania VI | Shawn Michaels | 1990-04-01 |
Movie | WWE SummerSlam 1990 | Shawn Michaels | 1990-08-27 |
Movie | WWE Royal Rumble 1990 | Shawn Michaels | 1990-01-21 |
Movie | WWF Hottest Matches | Ted DiBiase | 1990-10-25 |
Movie | WWE Survivor Series 1990 | Shawn Michaels | 1990-11-22 |
Movie | WWE Royal Rumble 1989 | Shawn Michaels | 1989-01-15 |
Movie | WWE WrestleMania V | Shawn Michaels | 1989-04-02 |
Movie | WWE Survivor Series 1989 | Shawn Michaels | 1989-11-23 |
Movie | WWE SummerSlam 1989 | Shawn Michaels | 1989-08-28 |
Movie | WWE Survivor Series 1988 | Shawn Michaels | 1988-11-24 |
Series | WWF Superstars Of Wrestling | 1986-09-06 | |
Series | Saturday Night's Main Event | 1985-05-11 |
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