Michael Hickenbottom
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
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
385
Gender
Male
Birthday
1965-07-22 (59 years old)
Place of Birth
Chandler, Arizona, USA
Acting

2025

WWE Raw Classics as Shawn Michaels

2025

WWE LFG as Shawn Michaels

2025

WWE Legend Profiles as Shawn Michaels

2025

WWE Evolve as Shawn Michaels

2024

Mr. McMahon as Self

2024

WWE: Next Gen as Shawn Michaels

2023

Biography: Chyna as Self

2023

Angle as Shawn Michaels (archive footage)

2022

WWE This Is Awesome as Shawn Michaels

2022

WWE This Is Awesome as Shawn Michaels (archive footage)

2022

WWE Rivals as Not available

2022

WWE Rivals as Shawn Michaels

2021

WWE's Most Wanted Treasures as Shawn Michaels

2021

Biography: WWE Legends as Shawn Michaels

2021

Biography: WWE Legends as Not available

2021

Biography: Mick Foley as Not available

2021

Biography: Shawn Michaels as Self - WWE Hall of Famer

2020

Undertaker: The Last Ride as Shawn Michaels

2020

The Best of WWE as Shawn Michaels

2020

Ruthless Aggression as Shawn Michaels

2020

Last Ride: Post-Mortem as Shawn michaels - guest

2020

WWE Survivor Series 2020 as Shawn Michaels (Appearance)

2020

The Firefly Funhouse Match as Shawn Michaels (archive footage)

2020

WWE Clash of Champions 2020 as Shawn Michaels (Appearance)

2020

WWE Slammy Awards 2020 as Shawn Michaels - Presenter

2019

Dark Side of the Ring as Not available

2019

WWE Backstage as Shawn Michaels

2019

90 Feet from Home as James Devine

2019

WWE Hall of Fame 2019 as Shawn Michaels

2018

WWE Untold as Not available

2018

The Marine 6: Close Quarters as Luke Trapper

2018

Avengers of Justice: Farce Wars as Incredible Master Yoga

2018

WWE Super Show-Down 2018 as Shawn Michaels (Ringside)

2018

WWE Crown Jewel as Shawn Michaels

2018

WWE: 30 Years of SummerSlam as Not available

2017

Nature Boy as Himself

2017

WWE: WrestleMania Monday as Shawn Michaels

2017

WWE: Best of the 2000's as Shawn Michaels

2017

Kurt Angle: The Essential Collection as Shawn Michaels (archive footage)

2017

WWE: 30 Years of Survivor Series as Not available

2017

1997: Dawn of the Attitude as Shawn Michaels

2017

The Price of Fame as Self

2016

WWE WrestleMania 32 as Shawn Michaels (Appearance)

2016

Randy Orton: RKO Outta Nowhere as Shawn Michaels

2016

WWE 24: Wrestlemania Dallas as Shawn Michaels

2015

WWE 24 as Shawn Michaels

2015

Legends with JBL as Michael Hickenbottom

2015

WWE WrestleMania 31 as Shawn Michaels (Appearance)

2015

Kevin Nash: Too Sweet as Shawn Michaels

2015

Owen: Hart of Gold as Shawn Michaels

2015

WWE: The Kliq Rules as Shawn Michaels

2014

WWE Rivalries as Self

2014

WWE Greatest Wrestling Factions as Shawn Michaels

2014

WWE: Attitude Era: Vol. 2 as Shawn Michaels

2014

Greatest Wrestling Factions as Not available

2014

DX: Confidential as Shawn Michaels

2013

WWE Royal Rumble 2013 as Michaels (archive footage)

2013

WWE WrestleMania 29 as Shawn Michaels (Ringside)

2013

Legends of Mid-South Wrestling as Shawn Michaels

2013

WWE: Triple H: Thy Kingdom Come as Shawn Michaels

2013

WWE: The Best Of In Your House as Shawn Michaels

2013

WWE: Greatest Stars Of The 90's as Shawn Michaels

2013

WWE Hell in a Cell 2013 as Shawn Michaels (Special Guest Referee)

2012

WWE WrestleMania XXVIII as Shawn Michaels (Special Guest Referee)

2012

WWE: Undertaker 20-0 - The Streak as Not available

2012

WWE RAW 1000 as Not available

2012

WWE: The Attitude Era as Michaels

2011

The True Story of WrestleMania as Shawn Michaels

2011

WWE: DX: One Last Stand as Shawn Michaels

2011

The Ladder Match 2: Crash & Burn as Shawn Michaels

2011

The John Cena Experience as Shawn Michaels (archive footage)

2011

WWE's Biggest Knuckleheads as Not available

2010

WWE Wrestlemania XXVI as Shawn Michaels

2010

WWE Royal Rumble 2010 as Shawn Michaels

2010

WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time as Shawn Michaels

2010

WWE Elimination Chamber 2010 as Shawn Michaels (Appearance)

2010

WWE: Best Pay-Per-View Matches of 2009-2010 as Michael Hickenbottom

2010

WWE: Shawn Michaels: My Journey as Shawn Michaels

2009

WWE Superstars as (archive footage)

2009

WWE WrestleMania XXV as Shawn Michaels

2009

WWE Royal Rumble 2009 as Shawn Michaels (Ringside)

2009

WWE Survivor Series 2009 as Shawn Michaels

2009

WWE Bragging Rights 2009 as Shawn Michaels

2009

WWE Hell in a Cell 2009 as Shawn Michaels

2009

WWE No Way Out 2009 as Shawn Michaels

2009

WWE Breaking Point 2009 as Shawn Michaels

2009

Batista - I Walk Alone as Shawn Michaels

2009

WWE SummerSlam 2009 as Shawn Michaels

2008

WWE WrestleMania XXIV as Shawn Michaels

2008

WWE: The Twisted, Disturbed Life of Kane as "HBK" Shawn Michaels

2008

WWE The Great American Bash 2008 as Shawn Michaels

2008

WWE Survivor Series 2008 as Shawn Michaels

2008

WWE Royal Rumble 2008 as Shawn Michaels

2008

WWE One Night Stand 2008 as Shawn Michaels

2008

WWE No Mercy 2008 as Shawn Michaels

2008

WWE Cyber Sunday 2008 as Shawn Michaels (Appearance)

2008

WWE No Way Out 2008 as Shawn Michaels

2008

WWE Night of Champions 2008 as Shawn Michaels (Appearance)

2008

WWE Unforgiven 2008 as Himself

2008

WWE Backlash 2008 as Himself

2008

WWE Judgment Day 2008 as Shawn Michaels

2008

WWE: Edge: A Decade of Decadence as Shawn Michaels

2007

E:60 as HBK

2007

E:60 as Himself

2007

WWE WrestleMania 23 as Shawn Michaels

2007

WWE Royal Rumble 2007 as Shawn Michaels

2007

WWE: The Ladder Match as Shawn Michaels

2007

WWE Backlash 2007 as Shawn Michaels

2007

WWE Survivor Series 2007 as Shawn Michaels

2007

WWE Judgment Day 2007 as Shawn Michaels

2007

WWE Armageddon 2007 as Shawn Michaels

2007

WWE Hall of Fame 2007 as Shawn Michaels

2007

WWE No Way Out 2007 as Shawn Michaels

2007

WWE Cyber Sunday 2007 as Shawn Michaels

2006

WWE ECW as Shawn Michaels

2006

South Beach as Not available

2006

WWE WrestleMania 22 as Shawn Michaels

2006

WWE SummerSlam 2006 as Shawn Michaels

2006

WWE Royal Rumble 2006 as Shawn Michaels

2006

WWE Survivor Series 2006 as Shawn Michaels

2006

WWE New Year's Revolution 2006 as Shawn Michaels

2006

WWE Cyber Sunday 2006 as Shawn Michaels

2006

WWE Vengeance 2006 as Shawn Michaels

2006

WWE Unforgiven 2006 as Shawn Michaels

2005

WWE WrestleMania 21 as Shawn Michaels

2005

WWE: The Best of the Intercontinental Championship as Shawn Michaels (archive footage)

2005

WWE SummerSlam 2005 as Shawn Michaels

2005

WWE Vengeance 2005 as Shawn Michaels

2005

WWE Survivor Series 2005 as Shawn Michaels

2005

WWE Unforgiven 2005 as Shawn Michaels

2005

WWE: Wrestlemania Recall as Shawn Michaels

2005

WWE New Year's Revolution 2005 as Shawn Michaels

2005

WWE Royal Rumble 2005 as Shawn Michaels

2005

WWE Taboo Tuesday 2005 as Shawn Michaels

2004

WWE WrestleMania XX as Shawn Michaels

2004

WWE Royal Rumble 2004 as Shawn Michaels

2004

WWE Backlash 2004 as Shawn Michaels

2004

WWE Bad Blood 2004 as Shawn Michaels

2003

WWE Wrestlemania XIX as Shawn Michaels

2003

WWE Royal Rumble 2003 as Shawn Michaels

2003

WWE Insurrextion 2003 as Shawn Michaels (Ringside)

2003

WWE Backlash 2003 as Shawn Michaels

2003

WWE SummerSlam 2003 as Shawn Michaels

2003

WWE Survivor Series 2003 as Shawn Michaels

2003

WWE: Raw 10th Anniversary as Shawn Michaels

2003

WWE Bad Blood 2003 as Shawn Michaels

2003

WWE Armageddon 2003 as Shawn Michaels

2002

WWE Confidential as (archive footage)

2002

WWE Royal Rumble 2002 as Shawn Michaels

2002

WWE SummerSlam 2002 as Shawn Michaels

2002

WWE King of the Ring 2002 as Shawn Michaels (Appearance)

2002

WWE Survivor Series 2002 as Shawn Michaels

2002

WWE Vengeance 2002 as Shawn Michaels

2002

WWE Armageddon 2002 as Shawn Michaels

2002

WWE: Triple H - The Game as Himself

2001

WWE Tough Enough as Shawn Michaels

2000

WWE Judgment Day 2000 as Shawn Michaels (Referee)

1999

WWE SmackDown as Not available

1999

WWE SmackDown as Himself

1999

WWE SmackDown as Shawn Michaels

1999

WWE WrestleMania XV as Shawn Michaels (WWE Commissioner)

1998

WWE WrestleMania XIV as Shawn Michaels

1998

WWE Royal Rumble 1998 as Shawn Michaels

1998

WWE Rock Bottom: In Your House as Shawn Michaels

1997

WWE WrestleMania 13 as Shawn Michaels (Commentary)

1997

WWE Badd Blood: In Your House as Shawn Michaels

1997

WWE D-Generation X: In Your House as Shawn Michaels

1997

WWE King of the Ring 1997 as Shawn Michaels

1997

WWE Royal Rumble 1997 as Shawn Michaels

1997

WWE Survivor Series 1997 as Shawn Michaels

1997

WWF Summer Flashback! as Shawn Michaels

1997

WWE SummerSlam 1997 as Shawn Michaels (Referee)

1996

Pacific Blue as Michael Shane

1996

WWE Royal Rumble 1996 as Shawn Michaels

1996

WWE Survivor Series 1996 as Shawn Michaels

1996

WWE In Your House 12: It's Time as Shawn Michaels (Commentary)

1996

WWE King of the Ring 1996 as Shawn Michaels

1996

WWE WrestleMania XII as Shawn Michaels

1996

WWE SummerSlam 1996 as Shawn Michaels

1995

WWE WrestleMania XI as Shawn Michaels

1995

WWE King of the Ring 1995 as Shawn Michaels

1995

WWE Royal Rumble 1995 as Shawn Michaels

1995

WWE Brawl in the Family as Shawn Michaels (Manager)

1995

WWE Survivor Series 1995 as Shawn Michaels

1995

WWE SlamFest as Shawn Michaels

1995

WWE SummerSlam 1995 as Shawn Michaels

1994

WWE WrestleMania X as Shawn Michaels

1994

WWE King of the Ring 1994 as Shawn Michaels (Ringside)

1994

WWE Survivor Series 1994 as Shawn Michaels

1994

The Life And Times of Paul Boesch as Shawn Michaels

1994

WWE Bloopers Bleeps and Bodyslams as Shawn Michaels

1994

WWE SummerSlam 1994 as Shawn Michaels

1994

WWE Royal Rumble 1994 as Shawn Michaels

1993

Raw as Shawn Michaels

1993

Raw as Shawn Michaels (archive footage)

1993

Raw as Shawn Michaels

1993

WWE Survivor Series 1993 as Shawn Michaels

1993

WWE WrestleMania IX as Shawn Michaels

1993

WWE King of the Ring 1993 as Shawn Michaels

1993

WWF: WrestleFest '93 as Shawn Michaels

1993

WWE Grudges, Gripes & Grunts as Shawn Michaels

1992

WWE WrestleMania VIII as Shawn Michaels

1992

WWE SummerSlam 1992 as "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels

1992

WWE Royal Rumble 1992 as Shawn Michaels

1991

WWE WrestleFest '91 as Shawn Michaels

1991

WWE WrestleMania VII as Shawn Michaels

1991

WWE Survivor Series 1991 as Shawn Michaels

1991

WWE Royal Rumble 1991 as Shawn Michaels

1991

WWE U.K. Rampage 1991 as Shawn Michaels

1991

WWE Rampage '91 as Shawn Michaels

1990

WWE WrestleMania VI as Shawn Michaels

1990

WWE Survivor Series 1990 as Shawn Michaels

1990

WWE Royal Rumble 1990 as Shawn Michaels

1990

WWF SuperTape vol. 2 as Shawn Michaels

1989

WWE Survivor Series 1989 as Shawn Michaels

1989

WWE Royal Rumble 1989 as Shawn Michaels

1989

WWE WrestleMania V as Shawn Michaels

1988

WWE Survivor Series 1988 as Shawn Michaels

1987

AWA SuperClash II as Shawn Michaels

1986

WWF Wrestling Challenge as Shawn Michaels

1986

WWF Superstars Of Wrestling as Not available

1986

WWF Superstars Of Wrestling as Shawn Michaels

NaN

WWF: The Best Of RAW Vol. 1&2 as Shawn Michaels

2023

NXT Deadline 2023 as Shawn Michaels

2011

WWE Hall of Fame 2011 as Not available

2007

WWE: The New & Improved DX as Shawn Michaels

2007

WWE New Year's Revolution 2007 as Shawn Michaels

2006

WWE Backlash 2006 as Shawn Michaels

2005

WWE Backlash 2005 as Himself

2005

WWE Tribute to the Troops 2005 as Shawn Michaels

2005

WWE RAW Homecoming as Not available

2004

WWE Unforgiven 2004 as Shawn Michaels

2004

WWE Taboo Tuesday 2004 as Shawn Michaels

2003

WWE Unforgiven 2003 as Shawn Michaels

2003

WWE: Before They Were Superstars 2 as Shawn Michaels

2002

WWE Super Tuesday as Shawn Michaels

2000

WWF: TLC - Tables Ladders Chairs as Shawn Michaels

1998

WWF: D-Generation X as Shawn Michaels "HBK"

1998

Austin 3:16 Uncensored as Shawn Michaels

1998

WWF: Best of Wrestlemania I-XIV as Not available

1997

WWE Ground Zero: In Your House as Shawn Michaels

1997

Best Of Raw • Volume Three as Shawn Michaels

1997

WWE One Night Only as Shawn Michaels

1997

Best Of Raw • Volume Six as Shawn Michaels

1997

WWF Rock And Rumble as Shawn Michaels

1996

WWE In Your House 8: Beware of Dog as Shawn Michaels

1996

WWE In Your House 10: Mind Games as Shawn Michaels

1996

Best Of Raw • Volume One as Shawn Michaels

1995

SMW Superbowl of Wrestling as Shawn Michaels

1995

WWE Wham, Bam, Bodyslam! as Shawn Michaels

1995

WWE In Your House 2: Lumberjacks as Shawn Michaels

1995

WWE WrestleFest '95 as Shawn Michaels

1995

WWE In Your House 3: Triple Header as Shawn Michaels

1994

German Fan Favorites 2 as Shawn Michaels

1994

The History Of WrestleMania as Shawn Michaels

1994

WWF WrestleFest '94 as Shawn Michaels

1994

Inside the WWF as Shawn Michaels

1994

WWF SummerSlam Spectacular 1994: Sunday Night Slam as Shawn Michaels (Ringside)

1994

Razor Ramon as Shawn Michaels

1993

WWE SummerSlam Spectacular 1993 as Shawn Michaels

1993

WWE Invasion of the Bodyslammers as Shawn Michaels

1993

WWE Royal Rumble 1993 as Shawn Michaels

1993

WWE SummerSlam 1993 as Shawn Michaels

1993

WWE Global Warfare as Shawn Michaels

1993

WWF Smack 'Em, Whack 'Em as Shawn Michaels

1993

WWF Bashed in the USA as Shawn Michaels

1993

WWE U.K. Rampage 1993 as Shawn Michaels

1993

WWE Wrestling Grudge Matches as Shawn Michaels

1993

WWE U.K. Fan Favourites as Shawn Michaels

1992

WWE World Tour 1992 as Shawn Michaels

1992

WWE Survivor Series 1992 as Shawn Michaels

1992

WWE Invasion '92 as Shawn Michaels

1992

WWE U.K. Rampage 1992 as "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels

1992

WWE WrestleFest '92 as Shawn Michaels

1992

WWE Rampage '92 as Shawn Michaels

1992

WWE U.K. Rampage Tour '92: Munich as "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels

1992

WWE March to WrestleMania VIII as "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels

1991

WWE World Tour 1991 as Shawn Michaels

1991

WWE SuperTape vol. 4 as Shawn Michaels

1990

WWE WrestleFest '90 as Shawn Michaels

1990

WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: June '90 as Shawn Michaels

1990

WWE SummerSlam 1990 as Shawn Michaels

1990

WWE World Tour as Shawn Michaels

1990

WWF Hottest Matches as Ted DiBiase

1989

WWE SummerSlam 1989 as Shawn Michaels

1989

More Saturday Night's Main Event as Not available

1989

WWE U.K. PPV as Shawn Michaels

1988

The Best of the WWF: volume 17 as Shawn Michaels

1987

AWA Christmas Show 1987 as Shawn Michaels

1987

AWA Christmas Night 1987 as Shawn Michaels

1986

AWA The Brawl in St. Paul as Shawn Michaels

1986

AWA: WrestleRock '86 as Shawn Michaels

1986

AWA Blood on the Sand as Shawn Michaels

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SWS WrestleFest as Shawn Michaels

1986

AWA Battle by the Bay as Shawn Michaels

1985

Saturday Night's Main Event as Shawn Michaels
Crew

NaN

The Epidemic Thanks

2025

WWE Evolve Executive Producer

2007

WWE No Way Out 2007 Costume Consultant