Michael Hickenbottom
Known for Acting · 400 credits
- Born
- 1965-07-22 (age 60)
- Place of birth
- Chandler, Arizona, USA
- Also known as
- Shawn Michaels · The Heartbreak Kid · HBK · Mr. WrestleMania · The Showstopper · Sexy Boy
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
TV Shows (45)
Raw
1993
as Shawn Michaels / Shawn Michaels
WWE NXT
2010
as Shawn Michaels
WWE Friday Night SmackDown
1999
as Himself / Shawn Michaels
Pacific Blue
1996
as Michael Shane
WWF Superstars
1986
as Shawn Michaels
WWF Wrestling Challenge
1986
as Shawn Michaels
WWE Superstars
2009
as (archive footage)
WWE Saturday Night's Main Event
1985
as Shawn Michaels
WWE Pay Per View
1985
World Class Championship Wrestling
1982
as Shawn Michaels
WWE ECW
2006
as Shawn Michaels
The Best of WWE
2020
as Shawn Michaels
WWE Rivals
2022
as Shawn Michaels
Mid-South Wrestling
1981
as Shawn Michaels
WWE Tough Enough
2001
as Shawn Michaels
WWE LFG
2025
as Shawn Michaels
Dark Side of the Ring
2019
as Shawn Michaels / Shawn Michaels (archive footage)
WWE Old School
1973
as Shawn Michaels
WWE Confidential
2002
as (archive footage)
Biography: WWE Legends
2021
as Shawn Michaels
WWE 24
2015
as Shawn Michaels
WWE This Is Awesome
2022
as Shawn Michaels / Shawn Michaels (archive footage)
Undertaker: The Last Ride
2020
as Shawn Michaels
WWE's Most Wanted Treasures
2021
as Shawn Michaels
WWE Backstage
2019
as Shawn Michaels
Mr. McMahon
2024
as Self
WWE Rivalries
2014
as Self
South Beach
2006
WWE Untold
2018
WWE EVOLVE
2025
as Shawn Michaels
Wrestlemania Rewind
2014
as Shawn Michaels
Ruthless Aggression
2020
as Shawn Michaels
E:60
2007
as HBK / Himself
WWE Hall of Fame
2005
as Self
WWE Raw Classics
2025
as Shawn Michaels
10 Things Every Guy Should Experience
2004
AWA Arena Shows
1981
as Shawn Michaels
WWE Legend Profiles
2025
as Shawn Michaels
Legends with JBL
2015
as Michael Hickenbottom
WWE: Next Gen
2024
as Shawn Michaels
AWA Championship Wrestling
1986
as Shawn Michaels
Last Ride: Post-Mortem
2020
as Shawn michaels - guest
WWE Sunday Night Slam
1994
as Shawn Michaels (Ringside)
AWA All-Star Wrestling
1987
as Shawn Michaels
AWA Superstars
1988
as Shawn Michaels
Movies (355)
WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology
2006
as Shawn Michaels
My Way: The Life and Legacy of Pat Patterson
2021
as Shawn Michaels
WWE WrestleMania 31
2015
as Shawn Michaels (Appearance)
The Marine 6: Close Quarters
2018
as Luke Trapper
WrestleMania IX: Becoming a Spectacle
2025
as Self
WWE Hell in a Cell 2013
2013
as Shawn Michaels (Special Guest Referee)
The Resurrection of Gavin Stone
2017
as Doug
WWE WrestleMania XXIV
2008
as Shawn Michaels
WWE Night of Champions 2008
2008
as Shawn Michaels (Appearance)
WWE Royal Rumble 2013
2013
as Michaels (archive footage)
WWE The Great American Bash 2008
2008
as Shawn Michaels
WWE Royal Rumble 2010
2010
as Shawn Michaels
WWE: Shawn Michaels: My Journey
2010
as Shawn Michaels
WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 1
2014
as Shawn Michaels
WWE: Attitude Era: Vol. 2
2014
as Shawn Michaels
WWE Royal Rumble 2007
2007
as Shawn Michaels
WWE Royal Rumble 2008
2008
as Shawn Michaels
WWE Royal Rumble 2002
2002
as Shawn Michaels
WWE Greatest Wrestling Factions
2014
as Shawn Michaels
WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time
2010
as Shawn Michaels
WWE WrestleMania 13
1997
as Shawn Michaels (Commentary)
WWE WrestleMania 29
2013
as Shawn Michaels (Ringside)
WrestleMania 41: Saturday
2025
as Shawn Michaels
WWE WrestleMania XXVIII
2012
as Shawn Michaels (Special Guest Referee)
The John Cena Experience
2011
as Shawn Michaels (archive footage)
WWE: The Best of Raw 15th Anniversary
2007
as Shawn Michaels
WWE Hell in a Cell 2009
2009
as Shawn Michaels
Avengers of Justice: Farce Wars
2018
as Incredible Master Yoga
WWE WrestleMania XXV
2009
as Shawn Michaels
WWE Insurrextion 2003
2003
as Shawn Michaels (Ringside)
Angle
2023
as Shawn Michaels (archive footage)
WWE Survivor Series 1989
1989
as Shawn Michaels
WWE SummerSlam 1997
1997
as Shawn Michaels (Referee)
WWE WrestleMania XV
1999
as Shawn Michaels (WWE Commissioner)
WWE Survivor Series 1992
1992
as Shawn Michaels
WWE Survivor Series 2020
2020
as Shawn Michaels
90 Feet from Home
2019
as James Devine
WWE: Satan's Prison - The Anthology of the Elimination Chamber
2010
as Shawn Michaels
WWE Survivor Series 2002
2002
as Shawn Michaels
WWE: Rey Mysterio - The Life of a Masked Man
2012
as Shawn Michaels
WWE WrestleMania XX
2004
as Shawn Michaels
WWE Elimination Chamber 2010
2010
as Shawn Michaels (Appearance)
WWE Wrestlemania XXVI
2010
as Shawn Michaels
WWE Royal Rumble 1997
1997
as Shawn Michaels
The True Story of WrestleMania
2011
as Shawn Michaels
WWE Judgment Day 2000
2000
as Shawn Michaels (Referee)
WWE: DX: One Last Stand
2011
as Shawn Michaels
WWE Rock Bottom: In Your House
1998
as Shawn Michaels
WWE SummerSlam 1992
1992
as "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels
WWE WrestleMania V
1989
as Shawn Michaels
WWE: The Big Show - A Giant's World
2011
as Shawn Michaels
WWE In Your House 10: Mind Games
1996
as Shawn Michaels
WWE WrestleMania 21
2005
as Shawn Michaels
WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 2
2014
as Shawn Michaels
WWE WrestleMania IX
1993
as Shawn Michaels
WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event
2009
as Shawn Michaels
WWE Survivor Series 1997
1997
as Shawn Michaels
WWE WrestleMania VII
1991
as Shawn Michaels
WWE: Undertaker 20-0 - The Streak
2012
WWE King of the Ring 2002
2002
as Shawn Michaels (Appearance)
WWE SummerSlam 2002
2002
as Shawn Michaels
WWE: Hell in a Cell - The Greatest Hell in a Cell Matches of All Time
2008
as Shawn Michaels
WWE WrestleMania 22
2006
as Shawn Michaels
WWE Royal Rumble 2009
2009
as Shawn Michaels (Ringside)
WWE Hall Of Fame 1995
1995
as Self
WWE Unforgiven 2006
2006
as Shawn Michaels
WWE Unforgiven 2008
2008
as Himself
WWE Survivor Series 2008
2008
as Shawn Michaels
WWE Survivor Series 2006
2006
as Shawn Michaels
WWE Clash of Champions 2020
2020
as Shawn Michaels (Appearance)
WWE WrestleMania X
1994
as Shawn Michaels
WWE WrestleMania 23
2007
as Shawn Michaels
Hitman Hart: Wrestling with Shadows
1998
as Shawn Michaels
WWE WrestleMania 32
2016
as Shawn Michaels (Appearance)
The Ladder Match 2: Crash & Burn
2011
as Shawn Michaels
WWE: OMG! The Top 50 Incidents in WWE History
2011
as Shawn Michaels
WWE: Best of WWE at Madison Square Garden
2013
as Shawn Michaels
WWE New Year's Revolution 2006
2006
as Shawn Michaels
WWE WrestleMania XIV
1998
as Shawn Michaels
Stone Cold Steve Austin: The Bottom Line on the Most Popular Superstar of All Time
2011
as Shawn Michaels
The History of WWE: 50 Years of Sports Entertainment
2013
as Shawn Michaels
The Road is Jericho: Epic Stories and Rare Matches from Y2J
2015
as Shawn Michaels
WWE Backlash 2008
2008
as Himself
Daniel Bryan: Journey to WrestleMania 30
2014
as Shawn Michaels
WWE Royal Rumble 2004
2004
as Shawn Michaels
WWE Bragging Rights 2009
2009
as Shawn Michaels
Undertaker: The Streak 21-1
2014
as Himself
John Cena's Greatest Rivalries
2022
as Shawn Michaels
WWE: Triple H: Thy Kingdom Come
2013
as Shawn Michaels
WWE/AAA Worlds Collide 2025
2025
as Shawn Michaels
WWE: Edge: A Decade of Decadence
2008
as Shawn Michaels
WWE WrestleMania VIII
1992
as Shawn Michaels
Batista - I Walk Alone
2009
as Shawn Michaels
WWE One Night Stand 2008
2008
as Shawn Michaels
WWE Armageddon 2002
2002
as Shawn Michaels
WWE: Mick Foley's Greatest Hits & Misses - A Life in Wrestling
2004
as Shawn Michaels
Superfan: The Story of Vladimir
2023
as Self
WWE King of the Ring 1995
1995
as Shawn Michaels
WWE: Attitude Era: Vol. 3 Unreleased
2016
WWE World Tour '90
1990
as Shawn Michaels
WWE Royal Rumble 2006
2006
as Shawn Michaels
WWE Invasion '92
1992
as Shawn Michaels
WWE SummerSlam 1994
1994
as Shawn Michaels
Hart & Soul - The Hart Family Anthology
2010
as Shawn Michaels
WWE Vengeance 2002
2002
as Shawn Michaels
WWE In Your House 12: It's Time
1996
as Shawn Michaels (Commentary)
WWE: The Legacy of Stone Cold Steve Austin
2008
as Shawn Michaels
WWE SummerSlam 2005
2005
as Shawn Michaels
Breaking the Code: Behind the Walls of Chris Jericho
2010
as Shawn Michaels
WWE Ground Zero: In Your House
1997
as Shawn Michaels
WWE Survivor Series 2003
2003
as Shawn Michaels
1997: Dawn of the Attitude
2017
as Shawn Michaels
WWE Backlash 2006
2006
as Shawn Michaels
WWE Cyber Sunday 2007
2007
as Shawn Michaels
The Firefly Funhouse Match
2020
as Shawn Michaels (archive footage)
WWE No Mercy 2008
2008
as Shawn Michaels
WWE SummerSlam 2003
2003
as Shawn Michaels
WWE Royal Rumble 2003
2003
as Shawn Michaels
WWE Rampage '91
1991
as Shawn Michaels
WWE: The History Of The Intercontinental Championship
2008
as Shawn Michaels
About 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 headl… With 400 credits spanning from 1973 to 2026, Michael Hickenbottom has appeared in 355 films and 45 TV shows.
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Most Popular Michael Hickenbottom Movies
- WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology (2006) — as Shawn Michaels
- My Way: The Life and Legacy of Pat Patterson (2021) — as Shawn Michaels
- WWE WrestleMania 31 (2015) — as Shawn Michaels (Appearance)
- The Marine 6: Close Quarters (2018) — as Luke Trapper
- WrestleMania IX: Becoming a Spectacle (2025) — as Self
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