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Michael Hickenbottom
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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.
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The Heartbreak Kid: Becoming Shawn Michaels
WrestleMania 41: Saturday
WWE Hall of Fame 2025
WrestleMania IX: Becoming a Spectacle
NXT Deadline 2023
Superfan: The Story of Vladimir
Angle
John Cena's Greatest Rivalries
My Way: The Life and Legacy of Pat Patterson
WWE Survivor Series 2020
The Firefly Funhouse Match
90 Feet from Home
WWE Hall of Fame 2019
WWE Crown Jewel
WWE Super Show-Down 2018
Shawn Michaels - The Showstopper Unreleased
WWE: 30 Years of SummerSlam
Avengers of Justice: Farce Wars
The Marine 6: Close Quarters
Nature Boy
The Price of Fame
WWE: 30 Years of Survivor Series
1997: Dawn of the Attitude
Kurt Angle: The Essential Collection
WWE: Best of the 2000's
WWE: WrestleMania Monday
WWE Network Collection: Shawn Michaels - Mr. Wrestlemania
The Resurrection of Gavin Stone
The True Story of the Royal Rumble
Randy Orton: RKO Outta Nowhere
WWE: Attitude Era: Vol. 3 Unreleased- OUOur Nation's Pride: The Best of Canadian Superstars
WWE 24: Wrestlemania Dallas
WWE WrestleMania 32
Owen: Hart of Gold- WWWWE Collection Volume 2: Know Your Role
Kevin Nash: Too Sweet
WWE: The Kliq Rules
WWE: Monday Night War Vol. 1: Shots Fired
WWE WrestleMania 31
WWE Hall of Fame 2015
The Road is Jericho: Epic Stories and Rare Matches from Y2J- WWWWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 3
WWE: Macho Man - The Randy Savage Story
WWE: Attitude Era: Vol. 2
DX: Confidential- GRGreatest Wrestling Factions
WWE Greatest Wrestling Factions
Warrior's Greatest Matches
WrestleMania XXX Kickoff
Shawn Michaels: Mr Wrestlemania
Journey to WrestleMania: Daniel Bryan
The History of WWE: 50 Years of Sports Entertainment
WWE Hell in a Cell 2013
WWE: Triple H: Thy Kingdom Come
Legends of Mid-South Wrestling
WWE: Best of WWE at Madison Square Garden
WWE: The Best Of In Your House
WWE WrestleMania 29
WWE: Greatest Stars Of The 90's
WWE Royal Rumble 2013
The Top 100 Moments In Raw History
WWE: The Attitude Era- WWWWE Superstar Collection: Shawn Michaels
WWE Tagged Classics: Austin 3:16 Uncensored / Three Faces Of Foley / Chris Jericho: Break Down The Walls / Kurt Angle: Its True
WWE: The 50 Greatest Finishing Moves in WWE History
WWE: Undertaker 20-0 - The Streak
WWE RAW 1000
You Think You Know Me? The Story of Edge
WWE WrestleMania XXVIII
WWE: Rey Mysterio - The Life of a Masked Man
WWE: RAW The Beginning - The Best Of Seasons 1 & 2
Stone Cold Steve Austin: The Bottom Line on the Most Popular Superstar of All Time- GRGreatest Rivalries: Shawn Michaels vs Bret Hart
Greatest Rivalries: Shawn Michaels vs. Bret Hart
The Ladder Match 2: Crash & Burn
WWE: The Big Show - A Giant's World
WWE: OMG! The Top 50 Incidents in WWE History
The Greatest Superstars of the 21st Century
The John Cena Experience
WWE: DX: One Last Stand
WWE Hall of Fame 2011
The True Story of WrestleMania- WWWWE's Biggest Knuckleheads
WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time
Breaking the Code: Behind the Walls of Chris Jericho- WWWWE: Best Pay-Per-View Matches of 2009-2010
WWE: Satan's Prison - The Anthology of the Elimination Chamber
WWE: Shawn Michaels: My Journey
Hart & Soul - The Hart Family Anthology
WWE Wrestlemania XXVI
WWE Elimination Chamber 2010
WWE Royal Rumble 2010
WWE TLC: Tables Ladders & Chairs 2009
WWE Survivor Series 2009
WWE Bragging Rights 2009
Batista - I Walk Alone
WWE Hell in a Cell 2009
WWE Breaking Point 2009
WWE SummerSlam 2009
Macho Madness - The Randy Savage Ultimate Collection
WWE: Greatest Wrestling Stars of the '90s
WWE WrestleMania XXV
WWE No Way Out 2009
WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event
WWE Royal Rumble 2009
WWE: Allied Powers - The World's Greatest Tag Teams
WWE: The History Of The Intercontinental Championship
WWE Survivor Series 2008
WWE: Hell in a Cell - The Greatest Hell in a Cell Matches of All Time
WWE Cyber Sunday 2008
WWE No Mercy 2008
WWE Unforgiven 2008
WWE The Great American Bash 2008
Nature Boy Ric Flair - The Definitive Collection
WWE Night of Champions 2008
WWE: Triple H: The King of Kings - There is Only One
WWE One Night Stand 2008
WWE Judgment Day 2008
WWE: Twist of Fate - The Matt and Jeff Hardy Story
WWE Backlash 2008
WWE WrestleMania XXIV
WWE No Way Out 2008
WWE: The Legacy of Stone Cold Steve Austin
WWE Royal Rumble 2008
WWE: The Best of Raw 15th Anniversary
WWE Armageddon 2007
WWE: The Shawn Michaels Story - Heartbreak & Triumph
WWE Survivor Series 2007
WWE Cyber Sunday 2007
WWE: The Ladder Match
WWE Judgment Day 2007
WWE Backlash 2007
WWE WrestleMania 23
WWE: The New & Improved DX
WWE No Way Out 2007
WWE Royal Rumble 2007
WWE New Year's Revolution 2007
WWE Survivor Series 2006
WWE Cyber Sunday 2006
WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology
WWE Unforgiven 2006
WWE SummerSlam 2006
WWE Vengeance 2006
WWE Backlash 2006
WWE WrestleMania 22
WWE Royal Rumble 2006
WWE New Year's Revolution 2006
WWE: The Spectacular Legacy of the AWA
WWE Survivor Series 2005
WWE: Bret 'Hitman' Hart - The Best There Is, The Best There Was, The Best There Ever Will Be
WWE Taboo Tuesday 2005
WWE RAW Homecoming
WWE Unforgiven 2005
WWE: Tombstone - The History of the Undertaker
WWE SummerSlam 2005
WWE Vengeance 2005
WWE Backlash 2005
WWE WrestleMania 21- WWWWE Tribute to the Troops 2005
WWE: Wrestlemania Recall
WWE Royal Rumble 2005
WWE: The Best of the Intercontinental Championship
WWE Taboo Tuesday 2004
Hard Knocks : The Chris Benoit Story
WWE: Shawn Michaels - Boyhood Dream
WWE Unforgiven 2004
WWE Bad Blood 2004
WWE Backlash 2004
WWE WrestleMania XX
The Monday Night War - WWE Raw vs. WCW Nitro
WWE Royal Rumble 2004
WWE: Mick Foley's Greatest Hits & Misses - A Life in Wrestling
WWE Armageddon 2003
WWE Survivor Series 2003
WWE Unforgiven 2003
WWE SummerSlam 2003
WWE Bad Blood 2003
WWE Backlash 2003
WWE: From the Vault: Shawn Michaels
WWE Wrestlemania XIX
WWE: Raw 10th Anniversary
WWE: Before They Were Superstars 2
WWE Royal Rumble 2003
WWE: The Best of WWE Confidential, Vol. 1
WWE Armageddon 2002
WWE Survivor Series 2002
WWE SummerSlam 2002
WWE Vengeance 2002
WWE: Triple H - The Game
WWE King of the Ring 2002
WWE Royal Rumble 2002
WWF: Mick Foley - Hard Knocks & Cheap Pops
The Best of WWE Raw, Vol. 1 & 2- WWWWF: TLC - Tables Ladders Chairs
WWE Judgment Day 2000
WWF: It's Our Time
Mick Foley: Madman Unmasked
WWF: Hell Yeah: The Stone Cold Saga Continues
Hitman Hart: Wrestling with Shadows
WWF: Best of Wrestlemania I-XIV
WWF: D-Generation X
WWE WrestleMania XIV
WWE Royal Rumble 1998
Austin 3:16 Uncensored
WWE D-Generation X: In Your House
WWE Survivor Series 1997
WWE Badd Blood: In Your House
WWE One Night Only
WWE Ground Zero: In Your House
WWF Summer Flashback!
Best Of Raw • Volume Six
WWE King of the Ring 1997
WWE Royal Rumble 1997
WWF Rock And Rumble
Best Of Raw • Volume Three
WWE Terminators '96
Best Of Raw • Volume One
WWE Survivor Series 1996
WWE In Your House 10: Mind Games
WWE SummerSlam 1996
WWE In Your House 9: International Incident
WWE King of the Ring 1996
WWE In Your House 8: Beware of Dog
WWE In Your House 7: Good Friends, Better Enemies
WWE WrestleMania XII
WWE In Your House 6: Rage in the Cage
WWE Royal Rumble 1996
WWE Survivor Series 1995
WWE In Your House 3: Triple Header
WWE SummerSlam 1995
Big Daddy Cool Diesel
SMW Superbowl of Wrestling
WWE In Your House 2: Lumberjacks
WWE King of the Ring 1995
WWE WrestleMania XI
WWE SlamFest
WWE Wham, Bam, Bodyslam!
Shawn Michaels: Hits from the Heartbreak Kid
WWE Royal Rumble 1995
German Fan Favorites
Razor Ramon
Bret "Hit Man" Hart
WWE Bloopers Bleeps and Bodyslams
WWE WrestleFest '94
WWE King of the Ring 1994
Inside the WWF
The Life And Times of Paul Boesch
WWE WrestleMania X
The History Of WrestleMania
WWE Royal Rumble 1994
Bret "Hit Man" Hart: His Greatest Matches
WWE Grudges, Gripes & Grunts
Best of The British Bulldog
WWE SummerSlam 1993
WWE SummerSlam Spectacular 1993
WWE UK Fan Favorites 1993
WWE Invasion of the Bodyslammers
WWE Bashed in the USA
WWE King of the Ring 1993
WWE Smack 'Em Whack 'Em
WWE UK Rampage '93
WWE U.K. Rampage 1993
WWE WrestleMania IX
WWE Royal Rumble 1993
WWE Survivor Series 1992
WWE SummerSlam 1992
WWE World Tour 1992
3rd Annual Battle of the WWE Superstars
WWE UK Rampage
WWE UK Rampage '92
WWE WrestleMania VIII- WWWWE March to WrestleMania VIII
WWE Invasion '92
WWE Royal Rumble 1992
WWE Survivor Series 1991
WWE Rampage '91
WWE Battle Royal at the Albert Hall
WWE World Tour 1991
WWE WrestleFest '91
WWE SuperTape: Volume 4
WWE U.K. Rampage 1991
SWS WrestleFest
WWE WrestleMania VII
WWE Superstars & Stripes Forever: The March to WrestleMania VII
WWE Funniest Moments
WWE Royal Rumble 1991
WWE Survivor Series 1990
WWE Hottest Matches
WWE SummerSlam 1990
WWE SuperTape: Volume 2
WWE WrestleFest '90- WWWWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: June '90
WWE World Tour '90
WWE WrestleMania VI
WWE The Ultimate Challenge Special: The March to WrestleMania VI
WWE SuperTape: Volume 1
WWE Royal Rumble 1990
WWE Survivor Series 1989
WWE U.K. PPV
WWE SummerSlam 1989
More Saturday Night's Main Event
WWE WrestleMania V- WWWWE Los Angeles Wrestling: January '89
WWE Royal Rumble 1989
WWE Survivor Series 1988- WWWWE Los Angeles Wrestling: November '88
The Best of the WWF: volume 17- WWWWE Los Angeles Wrestling: July '88
AWA Christmas Night 1987- AWAWA Christmas Show 1987
AWA SuperClash II
AWA The Brawl in St. Paul- AWAWA Blood on the Sand
- AWAWA Battle by the Bay
