Known For
Acting
Born
Jul 22, 1965
Place of Birth
Chandler, Arizona, USA
Credits
413 titles
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
Filmography
NXT The Great American Bash 2026
Executive Producer
LIVE matches from WWE World: April 19, 2026 Part 2
Writer
The Heartbreak Kid: Becoming Shawn Michaels
Self
NXT Stand & Deliver 2026
Shawn Michaels
WWE NXT Countdown To Stand & Deliver 2026
Art Direction
NXT Halloween Havoc 2025
Executive Producer
NXT vs. TNA Showdown
Executive Producer
WWE NXT Homecoming
Shawn Michaels
WWE/AAA Worlds Collide 2025: Las Vegas
Shawn Michaels
Heatwave 2025
Executive Producer
AAA Triplemanía XXXIII
Shawn Michaels
WWE/AAA Worlds Collide 2025
Shawn Michaels
WrestleMania 41: Saturday
Shawn Michaels
WWE Hall of Fame 2025
Shawn Michaels
WrestleMania IX: Becoming a Spectacle
Self
WWE EVOLVE
Shawn Michaels
WWE LFG
Shawn Michaels
WWE Raw Classics
Shawn Michaels
WWE Legend Profiles
Shawn Michaels
WWE NXT Deadline 2024
Executive Producer
NXT Halloween Havoc 2024
Executive Producer
Mr. McMahon
Self
WWE: Next Gen
Shawn Michaels
NXT Deadline 2023
Shawn Michaels
Superfan: The Story of Vladimir
Self
Angle
Shawn Michaels (archive footage)
NXT Battleground 2023 Kickoff
Executive Producer
WWE NXT Stand & Deliver Kickoff
Creative Producer
NXT Vengeance Day 2023 Kickoff
Producer's Assistant
WWE Worlds Collide: NXT vs. NXT UK Kickoff
Executive Producer
WWE This Is Awesome
Shawn Michaels
WWE Rivals
John Cena's Greatest Rivalries
Shawn Michaels
Biography: WWE Legends
Shawn Michaels
WWE's Most Wanted Treasures
Shawn Michaels
My Way: The Life and Legacy of Pat Patterson
Shawn Michaels
WWE Slammy Awards 2020
Shawn Michaels - Presenter
WWE Survivor Series 2020
Shawn Michaels
WWE Clash of Champions 2020
Shawn Michaels (Appearance)
Last Ride: Post-Mortem
Shawn michaels - guest
Undertaker: The Last Ride
Shawn Michaels
The Firefly Funhouse Match
Shawn Michaels (archive footage)
The Best of WWE
Shawn Michaels
Ruthless Aggression
Shawn Michaels
WWE Backstage
Shawn Michaels
90 Feet from Home
James Devine
Dark Side of the Ring
Shawn Michaels
WWE Hall of Fame 2019
Shawn Michaels
The Marine 6: Close Quarters
Luke Trapper
WWE Crown Jewel
Shawn Michaels