Michael Hickenbottom
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
Raw
Shawn Michaels
Raw
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Raw
WWE NXT
WWE: The Best of Raw 15th Anniversary
Shawn Michaels
Stone Cold Steve Austin: The Bottom Line on the Most Popular Superstar of All Time
Shawn Michaels
WWE: Best of WWE at Madison Square Garden
Shawn Michaels
WWE: The Shawn Michaels Story - Heartbreak & Triumph
Shawn Michaels
WWE Superstars
(archive footage)
WWF Superstars
WWF Superstars
Shawn Michaels
WWE: Satan's Prison - The Anthology of the Elimination Chamber
Shawn Michaels
WWF Wrestling Challenge
Shawn Michaels
Pacific Blue
Michael Shane
WWE SmackDown
WWE SmackDown
Himself
WWE SmackDown
Shawn Michaels
Best Of Raw • Volume Six
Shawn Michaels
WWE: The Legacy of Stone Cold Steve Austin
Shawn Michaels
WWE In Your House 8: Beware of Dog
Shawn Michaels
WWE New Year's Revolution 2006
Shawn Michaels
WWE: The History Of The WWE Championship
Shawn Michaels
WWE: Hell in a Cell - The Greatest Hell in a Cell Matches of All Time
Shawn Michaels
WWE Hall of Fame 2015
Self
WWE New Year's Revolution 2005
Shawn Michaels
WWE Survivor Series 1992
Shawn Michaels
WWE Hall of Fame 2025
Shawn Michaels
WWE: OMG! The Top 50 Incidents in WWE History
Shawn Michaels
The Marine 6: Close Quarters
Luke Trapper
WWE In Your House 9: International Incident
Shawn Michaels
WWE Royal Rumble 2010
Shawn Michaels
WWE No Way Out 2007
Shawn Michaels
WWE Tribute to the Troops 2005
Shawn Michaels
WWE Survivor Series 1989
Shawn Michaels
WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology
Shawn Michaels
WWE Survivor Series 1993
Shawn Michaels
WWF: Hell Yeah: The Stone Cold Saga Continues
Himself
WWE Survivor Series 2005
Shawn Michaels
WWE/AAA Worlds Collide 2025
Shawn Michaels
WWE Survivor Series 2008
Shawn Michaels
WWE: Edge: A Decade of Decadence
Shawn Michaels
WWE In Your House 3: Triple Header
Shawn Michaels
WWE Survivor Series 1994
Shawn Michaels
WWE Survivor Series 1996
Shawn Michaels
WWE Rock Bottom: In Your House
Shawn Michaels
The Top 100 Moments In Raw History
Michaels
WWE Royal Rumble 2008
Shawn Michaels
WWE Survivor Series 2009
Shawn Michaels
WWE Royal Rumble 2006
Shawn Michaels
Our Nation's Pride: The Best of Canadian Superstars
Shawn Michaels
WWE Royal Rumble 2002
Shawn Michaels
Undertaker: The Streak 21-1
Himself
My Way: The Life and Legacy of Pat Patterson
Shawn Michaels
Saturday Night's Main Event
Shawn Michaels
Saturday Night's Main Event
The Life And Times of Paul Boesch
Shawn Michaels
WWE Royal Rumble 1994
Shawn Michaels
WWE Hell in a Cell 2009
Shawn Michaels
WWE: Bret 'Hitman' Hart - The Best There Is, The Best There Was, The Best There Ever Will Be
Shawn Michaels
WWE In Your House 10: Mind Games
Shawn Michaels
WWE Ground Zero: In Your House
Shawn Michaels
WWE Bad Blood 2003
Shawn Michaels
WWE Royal Rumble 2007
Shawn Michaels
WWE Survivor Series 2020
Shawn Michaels (Appearance)
WWE Royal Rumble 2009
Shawn Michaels (Ringside)
WWE Royal Rumble 1993
Shawn Michaels
WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time
Shawn Michaels
WWE Survivor Series 1997
Shawn Michaels
Best Of Raw • Volume One
Shawn Michaels
WWE: The 50 Greatest Finishing Moves in WWE History
WWE Royal Rumble 1997
Shawn Michaels
WWE SummerSlam 1989
Shawn Michaels
WWE Cyber Sunday 2008
Shawn Michaels (Appearance)
WWE Royal Rumble 1995
Shawn Michaels
WWE Hell in a Cell 2013
Shawn Michaels (Special Guest Referee)
WWE Royal Rumble 2013
Michaels (archive footage)
Smack 'Em Whack 'Em
Shawn Michaels
WWE Royal Rumble 1996
Shawn Michaels
WWE Clash of Champions 2020
Shawn Michaels (Appearance)
WWE: Triple H: The King of Kings - There is Only One
Shawn Michaels
WWE SummerSlam 1992
"The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels
The Best of WWE Raw, Vol. 1 & 2
Shawn Michaels
WWE Royal Rumble 1998
Shawn Michaels
WWE Backlash 2007
Shawn Michaels
WWE SummerSlam Spectacular 1993
Shawn Michaels
WWE D-Generation X: In Your House
Shawn Michaels
WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 2
Shawn Michaels
WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 3
Shawn Michaels
WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 1
Shawn Michaels
WWE Hall of Fame 2007
Shawn Michaels
WWE ECW
Shawn Michaels
Dark Side of the Ring
Shawn Michaels
Dark Side of the Ring
Shawn Michaels (archive footage)
WWE Brawl in the Family
Shawn Michaels (Manager)
WWE Hall of Fame 2019
Shawn Michaels
The John Cena Experience
Shawn Michaels (archive footage)
WWE March to WrestleMania VIII
"The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels
WWE World Tour 1992
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
WWF SummerSlam Spectacular 1994: Sunday Night Slam
Shawn Michaels (Ringside)
Avengers of Justice: Farce Wars
Incredible Master Yoga
WWE Hall of Fame 2011
WWE In Your House 2: Lumberjacks
Shawn Michaels
WWE: DX: One Last Stand
Shawn Michaels
WWE Armageddon 2007
Shawn Michaels
WWE In Your House 12: It's Time
Shawn Michaels (Commentary)
WWE: Rey Mysterio - The Life of a Masked Man
Shawn Michaels
WWE: Greatest Superstars of the 21st Century
Shawn Michaels
AWA The Brawl in St. Paul
Shawn Michaels
WWE SummerSlam 1994
Shawn Michaels
WWE Tough Enough
Shawn Michaels
The Best of WWE
Shawn Michaels
WWE SummerSlam 2003
Shawn Michaels
WWE Los Angeles Wrestling: January '89
Shawn Michaels
WWE: Shawn Michaels: My Journey
Shawn Michaels
WWE: Allied Powers - The World's Greatest Tag Teams
Shawn Michaels
WWE WrestleFest '93
Shawn Michaels
WWE Old School
Shawn Michaels
WWE SummerSlam 2006
Shawn Michaels
Shawn Michaels: Hits from the Heartbreak Kid
Shawn Michaels
WWF WrestleFest '94
Shawn Michaels
Mid-South Wrestling
Shawn Michaels
AWA Blood on the Sand
Shawn Michaels
WWE: Before They Were Superstars 2
Shawn Michaels
WWE Unforgiven 2003
Shawn Michaels
WWE SummerSlam 1995
Shawn Michaels
WWE UK Rampage '92
"The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels
WWE SummerSlam 1997
Shawn Michaels (Referee)
WWE: The True Story of The Royal Rumble
Shawn Michaels
WWE Unforgiven 2005
Shawn Michaels
WWE Unforgiven 2006
Shawn Michaels
AWA Christmas Night 1987
Shawn Michaels
WWE: The Big Show - A Giant's World
Shawn Michaels
WWE: Triple H - The Game
Himself
WWE: Raw 10th Anniversary
Shawn Michaels
WWE Super Show-Down 2018
Shawn Michaels (Ringside)
WWE Unforgiven 2008
Himself
WWE SummerSlam 2002
Shawn Michaels
The Road is Jericho: Epic Stories and Rare Matches from Y2J
Shawn Michaels
WWE SummerSlam 2009
Shawn Michaels
WWE Unforgiven 2004
Shawn Michaels
WWE: Attitude Era: Vol. 2
Shawn Michaels
Wrestlemania Rewind
Shawn Michaels
WWE: The History Of The Intercontinental Championship
Shawn Michaels
WWE Backlash 2005
Himself
WWE U.K. Rampage 1993
Shawn Michaels
Hard Knocks : The Chris Benoit Story
Shawn Michaels (archive footage)
WWE: The Twisted, Disturbed Life of Kane
"HBK" Shawn Michaels
WWE Backlash 2006
Shawn Michaels
WWE In Your House 6: Rage in the Cage
Shawn Michaels
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: June '90
Shawn Michaels
WWE Global Warfare
Shawn Michaels
WWE Confidential
(archive footage)
Mr. McMahon
Self
WWE Backstage
Shawn Michaels
Angle
Shawn Michaels (archive footage)
WWE Hall Of Fame 1995
Self
WWE RAW 1000
WWE Breaking Point 2009
Shawn Michaels
Undertaker: The Last Ride
Shawn Michaels
WWE WrestleMania XXIV
Shawn Michaels
World Class Championship Wrestling
Shawn Michaels
WWE: Rey Mysterio - The Biggest Little Man
Shawn Michaels
WWE WrestleMania XXVIII
Shawn Michaels (Special Guest Referee)
Superfan: The Story of Vladimir
Self
WWE LFG
Shawn Michaels
WWE This Is Awesome
Shawn Michaels
WWE This Is Awesome
Shawn Michaels (archive footage)
WWE King of the Ring 1994
Shawn Michaels (Ringside)
WWE: Tombstone - The History of the Undertaker
Shawn Michaels
Nature Boy
Self
WWE Los Angeles Wrestling: July '88
Shawn Michaels
The Price of Fame
Self
WWE's Most Wanted Treasures
Shawn Michaels
WWE Wham, Bam, Bodyslam!
Shawn Michaels
Pure Country: Pure Heart
Ted
South Beach
AWA Battle by the Bay
Shawn Michaels
WWE: Macho Man - The Randy Savage Story
Shawn Michaels
Giants, Midgets, Heroes and Villains II
Shawn Michaels
Biography: WWE Legends
Shawn Michaels
Biography: WWE Legends
WWE King of the Ring 2002
Shawn Michaels (Appearance)
WWE Battle Royal at the Albert Hall
Shawn Michaels
WWF: TLC - Tables Ladders Chairs
Shawn Michaels
WWE EVOLVE
Shawn Michaels
WWE Vengeance 2005
Shawn Michaels
WWE Wrestlemania XXVI
Shawn Michaels
WWE: Monday Night War Vol. 1: Shots Fired
Shawn Michaels
WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event
Shawn Michaels
WWE Taboo Tuesday 2004
Shawn Michaels
WWE Rivalries
Self
WWE Insurrextion 2003
Shawn Michaels (Ringside)
WWE's Biggest Knuckleheads
WWE WrestleMania 29
Shawn Michaels (Ringside)
WWE Untold
WWE: Undertaker 20-0 - The Streak
WWE King of the Ring 1995
Shawn Michaels
WWE King of the Ring 1997
Shawn Michaels
WWE: From the Vault: Shawn Michaels
WWE King of the Ring 1996
Shawn Michaels
WWE WrestleMania VI
Shawn Michaels
WWE Vengeance 2006
Shawn Michaels
WWE WrestleMania XX
Shawn Michaels
WWE UK Rampage '93
Shawn Michaels
Big Daddy Cool Diesel
Shawn Michaels
The Best of the WWF: volume 17
Shawn Michaels
WWE WrestleMania 32
Shawn Michaels (Appearance)
WWF: Best of Wrestlemania I-XIV
WWE WrestleMania XII
Shawn Michaels
WWE SlamFest
Shawn Michaels
WWE: The Spectacular Legacy of the AWA
Self
WWE Raw Classics
Shawn Michaels
WWE WrestleMania X
Shawn Michaels
WWE WrestleMania 13
Shawn Michaels (Commentary)
DX: Confidential
Shawn Michaels
Ruthless Aggression
Shawn Michaels
WWE WrestleMania 31
Shawn Michaels (Appearance)
WWE WrestleFest '91
Shawn Michaels
Shawn Michaels - The Showstopper Unreleased
Shawn Michaels
WWE Judgment Day 2007
Shawn Michaels
WWE: The Attitude Era
Michaels
WWE WrestleMania 22
Shawn Michaels
WWE WrestleMania 21
Shawn Michaels
WWE WrestleMania XXV
Shawn Michaels
WWE: Mick Foley's Greatest Hits & Misses - A Life in Wrestling
Shawn Michaels
WWE Judgment Day 2000
Shawn Michaels (Referee)
Owen: Hart of Gold
Shawn Michaels
WWE RAW Homecoming
WWE WrestleMania V
Shawn Michaels
WWE WrestleMania 23
Shawn Michaels
10 Things Every Guy Should Experience
Greatest Wrestling Factions
WWE SuperTape: Volume 4
Shawn Michaels
WWE Funniest Moments
Shawn Michaels
WWE Legend Profiles
Shawn Michaels
The Resurrection of Gavin Stone
Doug
Hart & Soul - The Hart Family Anthology
Shawn Michaels
WWE: Attitude Era: Vol. 3 Unreleased
WrestleMania 41: Saturday
Shawn Michaels
1997: Dawn of the Attitude
Shawn Michaels
AWA: WrestleRock '86
Shawn Michaels
WWE 24: Wrestlemania Dallas
Shawn Michaels
WWE One Night Only
Shawn Michaels
AWA Arena Shows
Shawn Michaels
WWE WrestleMania XV
Shawn Michaels (WWE Commissioner)
WWE Super Tuesday
Shawn Michaels
WWE Crown Jewel
Shawn Michaels
WWE Bloopers Bleeps and Bodyslams
Shawn Michaels
WWE: Triple H: Thy Kingdom Come
Shawn Michaels
Hitman Hart: Wrestling With Shadows
Shawn Michaels
WWF: D-Generation X
Shawn Michaels "HBK"
WWE: RAW The Beginning - The Best Of Seasons 1 & 2
Shawn Michaels
WWE No Mercy 2008
Shawn Michaels
AAA Triplemanía XXXIII
Shawn Michaels
WWE: Best of the 2000's
Shawn Michaels
German Fan Favorites
Shawn Michaels
Randy Orton: RKO Outta Nowhere
Shawn Michaels
WWE WrestleFest '95
Shawn Michaels
WWE: Shawn Michaels - Boyhood Dream
Shawn Michaels
Batista - I Walk Alone
Shawn Michaels
WWE Judgment Day 2008
Shawn Michaels
Bret "Hit Man" Hart: His Greatest Matches
Shawn Michaels
WWE Hottest Matches
Ted DiBiase
WWE Wrestling Grudge Matches
Shawn Michaels
Legends with JBL
Michael Hickenbottom
SMW Superbowl of Wrestling
Shawn Michaels
WWE Greatest Wrestling Factions
Shawn Michaels
WWF: Mick Foley - Hard Knocks & Cheap Pops
Himself
WWE Hall of Fame
Self
Kevin Nash: Too Sweet
Shawn Michaels
Mick Foley: Madman Unmasked
Himself
WWE World Tour '90
Shawn Michaels
Inside the WWF
Shawn Michaels
The Firefly Funhouse Match
Shawn Michaels (archive footage)
AWA Christmas Show 1987
Shawn Michaels
Greatest Rivalries: Shawn Michaels vs. Bret Hart
Shawn Michaels
WWE: The Ladder Match
Shawn Michaels
WWE WrestleMania XI
Shawn Michaels
WWE Sunday Night Slam
Shawn Michaels (Ringside)
Warrior's Greatest Matches
Self
WWE: Next Gen
Shawn Michaels
WWE: WrestleMania Monday
Shawn Michaels
You Think You Know Me? The Story of Edge
Shawn Michaels
WWE Royal Rumble 2003
Shawn Michaels
WWE Collection Volume 2: Know Your Role
WWE Royal Rumble 1992
Shawn Michaels
WWE UK Rampage
"The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels
WWE Survivor Series 1988
Shawn Michaels
WWE SummerSlam 1996
Shawn Michaels
WWE Wrestlemania XIX
Shawn Michaels
WWE Royal Rumble 2004
Shawn Michaels
Nature Boy Ric Flair - The Definitive Collection
Shawn Michaels
Invasion of the Bodyslammers
Shawn Michaels
90 Feet from Home
James Devine
WWE Armageddon 2002
Shawn Michaels
AWA All-Star Wrestling
Shawn Michaels
Best of The British Bulldog
Shawn Michaels
John Cena's Greatest Rivalries
Shawn Michaels
WWE Survivor Series 2006
Shawn Michaels
WWE WrestleMania XIV
Shawn Michaels
Razor Ramon
Shawn Michaels
WWE Cyber Sunday 2006
Shawn Michaels
WWE Cyber Sunday 2007
Shawn Michaels
WWE UK Fan Favorites 1993
Shawn Michaels
WWE Survivor Series 2007
Shawn Michaels
WWE WrestleMania VII
Shawn Michaels
Shawn Michaels: Mr Wrestlemania
Himself
WWE Elimination Chamber 2010
Shawn Michaels (Appearance)
WWE Survivor Series 2003
Shawn Michaels
WWE Armageddon 2003
Shawn Michaels
The History of WWE: 50 Years of Sports Entertainment
Shawn Michaels
WWE WrestleMania VIII
Shawn Michaels
AWA Superstars
Shawn Michaels
WWE SuperTape: Volume 2
Shawn Michaels
WWE SummerSlam 1990
Shawn Michaels
WWE: Greatest Wrestling Stars of the '90s
Shawn Michaels
WWE One Night Stand 2008
Shawn Michaels
3rd Annual Battle of the WWE Superstars
Shawn Michaels
Kurt Angle: The Essential Collection
Shawn Michaels (archive footage)
WWE Royal Rumble 1991
Shawn Michaels
WWE Royal Rumble 1990
Shawn Michaels
WWE SummerSlam 2005
Shawn Michaels
WWE Vengeance 2002
Shawn Michaels
WWE Bragging Rights 2009
Shawn Michaels
WWE In Your House 7: Good Friends, Better Enemies
Shawn Michaels
WWE Taboo Tuesday 2005
Shawn Michaels
WWE WrestleMania IX
Shawn Michaels
WWE Badd Blood: In Your House
Shawn Michaels
WWE SuperTape: Volume 1
Shawn Michaels
WWE Survivor Series 1991
Shawn Michaels
WWE Backlash 2008
Himself
WWE Bad Blood 2004
Shawn Michaels
Legends of Mid-South Wrestling
Shawn Michaels
AWA Championship Wrestling
Shawn Michaels
Breaking the Code: Behind the Walls of Chris Jericho
Shawn Michaels
WWE Royal Rumble 2005
Shawn Michaels
Last Ride: Post-Mortem
Shawn michaels - guest
WWE WrestleFest '90
Shawn Michaels
WWE Invasion '92
Shawn Michaels
WWE Slammy Awards 2020
Shawn Michaels - Presenter
Macho Madness - The Randy Savage Ultimate Collection
WWE: 30 Years of Survivor Series
WWE Royal Rumble 1989
Shawn Michaels
WWE The Great American Bash 2008
Shawn Michaels
The History Of WrestleMania
Shawn Michaels
WWE: Greatest Stars Of The 90's
Shawn Michaels
WWE Rampage '91
Shawn Michaels
WWE: The New & Improved DX
Shawn Michaels
WWE Night of Champions 2008
Shawn Michaels (Appearance)
WWE Bashed in the USA
Shawn Michaels
WWE Survivor Series 2002
Shawn Michaels
WWF: It's Our Time
Shawn Michaels
WWE New Year's Revolution 2007
Shawn Michaels
WWE Backlash 2003
Shawn Michaels
WWE U.K. Rampage 1991
Shawn Michaels
WWE No Way Out 2008
Shawn Michaels
WWE: 30 Years of SummerSlam
WWE TLC: Tables Ladders & Chairs 2009
Shawn Michaels
WWE SummerSlam 1993
Shawn Michaels
WWE/AAA Worlds Collide 2025: Las Vegas
Shawn Michaels
WWF Summer Flashback!
Shawn Michaels
More Saturday Night's Main Event
WWE Superstars & Stripes Forever: The March to WrestleMania VII
Shawn Michaels
WWE Survivor Series 1990
Shawn Michaels
WWE Backlash 2004
Shawn Michaels
WWE Survivor Series 1995
Shawn Michaels
WWF Rock And Rumble
Shawn Michaels
Best Of Raw • Volume Three
Shawn Michaels
WWE King of the Ring 1993
Shawn Michaels
WWE: The Best Of In Your House
Shawn Michaels
The Monday Night War - WWE Raw vs. WCW Nitro
Shawn Michaels
The Ladder Match 2: Crash & Burn
Shawn Michaels
The True Story of WrestleMania
Shawn Michaels
AWA SuperClash II
Shawn Michaels
WWE The Ultimate Challenge Special: The March to WrestleMania VI
Shawn Michaels
WWE NXT Homecoming
Shawn Michaels
WWE No Way Out 2009
Shawn Michaels
WWE: Wrestlemania Recall
Shawn Michaels
WWE U.K. PPV
Shawn Michaels
Paul Bearer's Hits From the Crypt
Shawn Michaels
NXT Deadline 2023
Shawn Michaels
WWE WrestleFest '92
Shawn Michaels
WWE: The Best of the Intercontinental Championship
Shawn Michaels (archive footage)
SWS WrestleFest
Shawn Michaels
Bret "Hit Man" Hart
Shawn Michaels
WWE Rampage '92
Shawn Michaels
Daniel Bryan: Journey to WrestleMania 30
Shawn Michaels
WWE World Tour 1991
Shawn Michaels
WrestleMania IX: Becoming a Spectacle
Self
WWE: The Kliq Rules
Shawn Michaels
Austin 3:16 Uncensored
Shawn Michaels
WWE Los Angeles Wrestling: November '88
Shawn Michaels
WWE: The Best of WWE Confidential, Vol. 1
WWE Network Collection: Shawn Michaels - Mr. Wrestlemania
WWE Grudges, Gripes & Grunts
Shawn Michaels
WWE: Twist of Fate - The Matt and Jeff Hardy Story
Self
WWE: Best Pay-Per-View Matches of 2009-2010
Michael Hickenbottom
WWE Superstar Collection: Shawn Michaels
WWE 24
Shawn Michaels
WWE Rivals
WWE Rivals
Shawn Michaels
E:60
HBK
E:60
Himself