Michael Hickenbottom
Known for Acting · 401 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 (46)
Raw
1993
as Shawn Michaels / Shawn Michaels
WWE Pay Per View
1985
WWE NXT
2010
as Shawn Michaels
WWE Friday Night SmackDown
1999
as Himself / Shawn Michaels
WWE Superstars
2009
as (archive footage)
WWF Wrestling Challenge
1986
as Shawn Michaels
WWF Superstars
1986
as Shawn Michaels
WWE Rivals
2022
as Shawn Michaels
Pacific Blue
1996
as Michael Shane
WWE 24
2015
as Shawn Michaels
The Best of WWE
2020
as Shawn Michaels
World Class Championship Wrestling
1982
as Shawn Michaels
Dark Side of the Ring
2019
as Shawn Michaels / Shawn Michaels (archive footage)
WWE Saturday Night's Main Event
1985
as Shawn Michaels
WWE Confidential
2002
as (archive footage)
Mid-South Wrestling
1981
as Shawn Michaels
WWE ECW
2006
as Shawn Michaels
WWE Backstage
2019
as Shawn Michaels
WWE EVOLVE
2025
as Shawn Michaels
Wrestlemania Rewind
2014
as Shawn Michaels
WWE Tough Enough
2001
as Shawn Michaels
WWE Old School
1973
as Shawn Michaels
Biography: WWE Legends
2021
as Shawn Michaels
WWE's Most Wanted Treasures
2021
as Shawn Michaels
WWE LFG
2025
as Shawn Michaels
WWE Rivalries
2014
as Self
WWE Hall of Fame
2005
as Self
Mr. McMahon
2024
as Self
WWE This Is Awesome
2022
as Shawn Michaels / Shawn Michaels (archive footage)
South Beach
2006
WWE Untold
2018
Ruthless Aggression
2020
as Shawn Michaels
Legends with JBL
2015
as Michael Hickenbottom
E:60
2007
as HBK / Himself
Undertaker: The Last Ride
2020
as Shawn Michaels
WWE Raw Classics
2025
as Shawn Michaels
WWF on MSG Network
1976
as Shawn Michaels
WWE Legend Profiles
2025
as Shawn Michaels
WWE Sunday Night Slam
1994
as Shawn Michaels (Ringside)
AWA Arena Shows
1981
as Shawn Michaels
AWA Superstars
1988
as Shawn Michaels
AWA Championship Wrestling
1986
as Shawn Michaels
10 Things Every Guy Should Experience
2004
AWA All-Star Wrestling
1987
as Shawn Michaels
WWE: Next Gen
2024
as Shawn Michaels
Last Ride: Post-Mortem
2020
as Shawn michaels - guest
Movies (355)
WWF: D-Generation X
1998
as Shawn Michaels "HBK"
WWF: Mick Foley - Hard Knocks & Cheap Pops
2001
as Himself
Batista - I Walk Alone
2009
as Shawn Michaels
WrestleMania 41: Saturday
2025
as Shawn Michaels
WWE SuperTape: Volume 1
1990
as Shawn Michaels
WWE: WrestleMania Monday
2017
as Shawn Michaels
Shawn Michaels: Mr Wrestlemania
2014
as Himself
WWE SuperTape: Volume 4
1991
as Shawn Michaels
Batista: The Animal Unleashed
2014
as Himself
WWF Rock And Rumble
1997
as Shawn Michaels
WWE Survivor Series 1995
1995
as Shawn Michaels
WWE Wrestlemania XIX
2003
as Shawn Michaels
WWE WrestleMania XX
2004
as Shawn Michaels
Mick Foley: Madman Unmasked
1999
as Himself
WWE WrestleMania X
1994
as Shawn Michaels
WWE: Macho Man - The Randy Savage Story
2014
as Shawn Michaels
WWE WrestleMania XXVIII
2012
as Shawn Michaels (Special Guest Referee)
WWE WrestleMania XXIV
2008
as Shawn Michaels
WrestleMania XXX Kickoff
2014
as Shawn Michaels
WWE: Best of the 2000's
2017
as Shawn Michaels
WWE WrestleMania 21
2005
as Shawn Michaels
WWE WrestleMania 23
2007
as Shawn Michaels
WWE WrestleMania 29
2013
as Shawn Michaels (Ringside)
WWE Royal Rumble 2008
2008
as Shawn Michaels
NXT Stand & Deliver 2026
2026
as Shawn Michaels
WWE U.K. PPV
1989
as Shawn Michaels
WWE: Shawn Michaels - Boyhood Dream
2004
as Shawn Michaels
The Heartbreak Kid: Becoming Shawn Michaels
2026
as Self
WWE Wrestlemania XXVI
2010
as Shawn Michaels
WWE Hottest Matches
1990
as Ted DiBiase
WWE WrestleMania XXV
2009
as Shawn Michaels
WWE Royal Rumble 2013
2013
as Michaels (archive footage)
WWE Cyber Sunday 2008
2008
as Shawn Michaels (Appearance)
WWE WrestleMania 22
2006
as Shawn Michaels
WWE Royal Rumble 2003
2003
as Shawn Michaels
WWE Royal Rumble 2009
2009
as Shawn Michaels (Ringside)
WWE Royal Rumble 2007
2007
as Shawn Michaels
WWE WrestleMania XIV
1998
as Shawn Michaels
WWE Hell in a Cell 2009
2009
as Shawn Michaels
Greatest Wrestling Factions
2014
WWE Unforgiven 2008
2008
as Himself
WWE Royal Rumble 2006
2006
as Shawn Michaels
WWE Royal Rumble 2004
2004
as Shawn Michaels
WWE Unforgiven 2003
2003
as Shawn Michaels
WWE Armageddon 2007
2007
as Shawn Michaels
WWE Judgment Day 2007
2007
as Shawn Michaels
WWE Cyber Sunday 2007
2007
as Shawn Michaels
The Resurrection of Gavin Stone
2017
as Doug
WWE SlamFest
1995
as Shawn Michaels
WWE Royal Rumble 2010
2010
as Shawn Michaels
You Think You Know Me? The Story of Edge
2012
as Shawn Michaels
WWE WrestleMania 13
1997
as Shawn Michaels (Commentary)
WWE Armageddon 2003
2003
as Shawn Michaels
WWE No Mercy 2008
2008
as Shawn Michaels
WWE Vengeance 2006
2006
as Shawn Michaels
Inside the WWF
1994
as Shawn Michaels
WWE Armageddon 2002
2002
as Shawn Michaels
WWE Royal Rumble 2005
2005
as Shawn Michaels
WWE WrestleFest '91
1991
as Shawn Michaels
WWE Backlash 2007
2007
as Shawn Michaels
WWE SummerSlam 2002
2002
as Shawn Michaels
WWE Backlash 2008
2008
as Himself
WWE Survivor Series 2009
2009
as Shawn Michaels
WWE WrestleMania VII
1991
as Shawn Michaels
Kevin Nash: Too Sweet
2015
as Shawn Michaels
WWE UK Fan Favorites 1993
1993
as Shawn Michaels
WWE Survivor Series 2002
2002
as Shawn Michaels
WWE WrestleMania XV
1999
as Shawn Michaels (WWE Commissioner)
WWE Unforgiven 2006
2006
as Shawn Michaels
WWE Survivor Series 2005
2005
as Shawn Michaels
WWE Royal Rumble 1997
1997
as Shawn Michaels
WWE WrestleMania 32
2016
as Shawn Michaels (Appearance)
WWE SummerSlam 2003
2003
as Shawn Michaels
WWE Hell in a Cell 2013
2013
as Shawn Michaels (Special Guest Referee)
90 Feet from Home
2019
as James Devine
WWE SummerSlam 2006
2006
as Shawn Michaels
WWE No Way Out 2007
2007
as Shawn Michaels
WWE Royal Rumble 2002
2002
as Shawn Michaels
WWE: DX: One Last Stand
2011
as Shawn Michaels
WWE WrestleMania 31
2015
as Shawn Michaels (Appearance)
WWE Royal Rumble 1992
1992
as Shawn Michaels
WWE WrestleMania VI
1990
as Shawn Michaels
WWE Bragging Rights 2009
2009
as Shawn Michaels
WWE Unforgiven 2004
2004
as Shawn Michaels
WWE Royal Rumble 1990
1990
as Shawn Michaels
WWE No Way Out 2008
2008
as Shawn Michaels
WWE Royal Rumble 1993
1993
as Shawn Michaels
WWE Survivor Series 2008
2008
as Shawn Michaels
WWE Breaking Point 2009
2009
as Shawn Michaels
WWE Vengeance 2005
2005
as Shawn Michaels
WWE WrestleMania XI
1995
as Shawn Michaels
The John Cena Experience
2011
as Shawn Michaels (archive footage)
WWE WrestleMania VIII
1992
as Shawn Michaels
WWE Night of Champions 2008
2008
as Shawn Michaels (Appearance)
WWE WrestleMania IX
1993
as Shawn Michaels
WWE Judgment Day 2000
2000
as Shawn Michaels (Referee)
WWE Survivor Series 2003
2003
as Shawn Michaels
Warrior's Greatest Matches
2014
as Self
WWE UK Rampage
1992
as "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels
WWE Cyber Sunday 2006
2006
as Shawn Michaels
WWE Backlash 2003
2003
as Shawn Michaels
WWE Royal Rumble 1995
1995
as Shawn Michaels
WWE Taboo Tuesday 2005
2005
as Shawn Michaels
WWE WrestleMania XII
1996
as Shawn Michaels
WWE Backlash 2006
2006
as Shawn Michaels
WWE Backlash 2005
2005
as Himself
WWE World Tour '90
1990
as Shawn Michaels
WWE Judgment Day 2008
2008
as Shawn Michaels
Razor Ramon
1994
as Shawn Michaels
WWE Vengeance 2002
2002
as Shawn Michaels
WWE No Way Out 2009
2009
as Shawn Michaels
WWE Survivor Series 2006
2006
as Shawn Michaels
WWE Backlash 2004
2004
as Shawn Michaels
WWE SummerSlam 2009
2009
as Shawn Michaels
WWE Survivor Series 2007
2007
as Shawn Michaels
DX: Confidential
2014
as Shawn Michaels
WWE One Night Stand 2008
2008
as Shawn Michaels
WWE Royal Rumble 1989
1989
as Shawn Michaels
WWE Elimination Chamber 2010
2010
as Shawn Michaels (Appearance)
WWE Insurrextion 2003
2003
as Shawn Michaels (Ringside)
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 401 credits spanning from 1973 to 2026, Michael Hickenbottom has appeared in 355 films and 46 TV shows.
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Most Popular Michael Hickenbottom Movies
- WWF: D-Generation X (1998) — as Shawn Michaels "HBK"
- WWF: Mick Foley - Hard Knocks & Cheap Pops (2001) — as Himself
- Batista - I Walk Alone (2009) — as Shawn Michaels
- WrestleMania 41: Saturday (2025) — as Shawn Michaels
- WWE SuperTape: Volume 1 (1990) — as Shawn Michaels
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