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 wres ... tled 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.
Stone Cold Steve Austin: The Bottom Line on the Most Popular Superstar of All Time
2011
as Shawn Michaels
WWE: Bret 'Hitman' Hart - The Best There Is, The Best There Was, The Best There Ever Will Be
2005
as Shawn Michaels
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WWE Superstars
as (archive footage)
Episodes: 398
First Aired: Apr 16, 2009
Raw
as Shawn Michaels
Episodes: 97
First Aired: Jan 11, 1993
WWE Confidential
as (archive footage)
Episodes: 80
First Aired: May 25, 2002
Raw
as Shawn Michaels
Episodes: 78
First Aired: Jan 11, 1993
WWF Wrestling Challenge
as Shawn Michaels
Episodes: 47
First Aired: Sep 07, 1986
WWE SmackDown
as Shawn Michaels
Episodes: 8
First Aired: Apr 29, 1999
WWE: Next Gen
as Shawn Michaels
Episodes: 8
First Aired: Apr 01, 2024
WWE LFG
as Shawn Michaels
Episodes: 7
First Aired: Feb 16, 2025
Undertaker: The Last Ride
as Shawn Michaels
Episodes: 6
First Aired: May 10, 2020
The Best of WWE
as Shawn Michaels
Episodes: 5
First Aired: Mar 24, 2020
WWE's Most Wanted Treasures
as Shawn Michaels
Episodes: 3
First Aired: Apr 18, 2021
Biography: WWE Legends
as Shawn Michaels
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Apr 18, 2021
Raw
as Shawn Michaels (archive footage)
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Jan 11, 1993
WWE Backstage
as Shawn Michaels
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Nov 05, 2019
WWE This Is Awesome
as Shawn Michaels (archive footage)
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Jul 29, 2022
Pacific Blue
as Michael Shane
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Mar 02, 1996
Saturday Night's Main Event
as Shawn Michaels
Episodes: 1
First Aired: May 11, 1985
E:60
as HBK
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 16, 2007
WWE 24
as Shawn Michaels
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 30, 2015
Ruthless Aggression
as Shawn Michaels
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Feb 16, 2020
WWE This Is Awesome
as Shawn Michaels
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jul 29, 2022
WWE ECW
as Shawn Michaels
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jun 13, 2006
Legends with JBL
as Michael Hickenbottom
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 21, 2015
WWE Tough Enough
as Shawn Michaels
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jun 21, 2001
WWF Superstars Of Wrestling
as Shawn Michaels
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 06, 1986
WWE Legend Profiles
as Shawn Michaels
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 01, 2025
WWE Raw Classics
as Shawn Michaels
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 01, 2025
WWF Superstars Of Wrestling
Episodes: 604
First Aired: Sep 06, 1986
Mr. McMahon
as Self
Episodes: 6
First Aired: Sep 25, 2024
South Beach
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Jan 11, 2006
Dark Side of the Ring
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Apr 10, 2019
WWE Rivals
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Jul 10, 2022
WWE Rivalries
as Self
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Oct 28, 2014
WWE SmackDown
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Apr 29, 1999
Last Ride: Post-Mortem
as Shawn michaels - guest
Episodes: 1
First Aired: May 11, 2020
10 Things Every Guy Should Experience
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Feb 02, 2004
WWE SmackDown
as Himself
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Apr 29, 1999
WWE Untold
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 15, 2018
Biography: WWE Legends
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Apr 18, 2021
E:60
as Himself
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 16, 2007
Saturday Night's Main Event
Episodes: 1
First Aired: May 11, 1985
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