0.0
The Heartbreak Kid: Becoming Shawn Michaels
2026
Michael Hickenbottom
Acting
Born July 22, 1965Chandler, Arizona, USA
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.
Movies
See All
7.4
NXT Stand & Deliver 2026
2026
6.5
WWE NXT Homecoming
2025
8.1
WWE/AAA Worlds Collide 2025: Las Vegas
2025
7.5
AAA TriplemanÃa XXXIII
2025
7.0
WWE/AAA Worlds Collide 2025
2025
7.2
WrestleMania 41: Saturday
2025
6.2
WWE Hall of Fame 2025
2025
5.2
WrestleMania IX: Becoming a Spectacle
2025
6.4
NXT Deadline 2023
2023
5.0
Superfan: The Story of Vladimir
2023
7.5
Angle
2023
10.0
John Cena's Greatest Rivalries
2022
9.0
My Way: The Life and Legacy of Pat Patterson
2021
2.0
WWE Slammy Awards 2020
2020
7.4
WWE Survivor Series 2020
2020
7.4
WWE Clash of Champions 2020
2020
8.5
The Firefly Funhouse Match
2020
5.3
Avengers of Justice: Farce Wars
2019
4.7
90 Feet from Home
2019
8.7
WWE Hall of Fame 2019
2019
5.5
WWE Crown Jewel
2018
6.8
The Marine 6: Close Quarters
2018
6.7
WWE Super Show-Down 2018
2018
10.0
Shawn Michaels - The Showstopper Unreleased
2018
10.0
WWE: 30 Years of SummerSlam
2018
7.1
Nature Boy
2017
6.0
The Price of Fame
2017
10.0
WWE: 30 Years of Survivor Series
2017
10.0
1997: Dawn of the Attitude
2017
7.1
Pure Country: Pure Heart
2017
10.0
Kurt Angle: The Essential Collection
2017
7.5
WWE: Best of the 2000's
2017
10.0
WWE: WrestleMania Monday
2017
0.0
WWE Network Collection: Shawn Michaels - Mr. Wrestlemania
2017
5.6
The Resurrection of Gavin Stone
2017
6.0
The True Story of the Royal Rumble
2016
8.8
Randy Orton: RKO Outta Nowhere
2016
0.0
WWE: Attitude Era: Vol. 3 Unreleased
2016
Our Nation's Pride: The Best of Canadian Superstars
10.0
Our Nation's Pride: The Best of Canadian Superstars
2016
10.0
WWE 24: Wrestlemania Dallas
2016
7.1
WWE WrestleMania 32
2016
7.2
Owen: Hart of Gold
2015
WWE Collection Volume 2: Know Your Role
6.0
WWE Collection Volume 2: Know Your Role
2015
7.0
Kevin Nash: Too Sweet
2015
6.8
WWE: The Kliq Rules
2015
6.8
WWE: Monday Night War Vol. 1: Shots Fired
2015
8.0
WWE WrestleMania 31
2015
6.8
WWE Hall of Fame 2015
2015
4.8
The Road is Jericho: Epic Stories and Rare Matches from Y2J
2015
WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 3
10.0
WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 3
2014
7.6
WWE: Macho Man - The Randy Savage Story
2014
9.0
WWE: Attitude Era: Vol. 2
2014
0.0
DX: Confidential
2014
6.0
Batista: The Animal Unleashed
2014
Greatest Wrestling Factions
0.0
Greatest Wrestling Factions
2014
10.0
WWE Greatest Wrestling Factions
2014
Undertaker: The Streak 21-1
5.8
Undertaker: The Streak 21-1
2014
0.0
Warrior's Greatest Matches
2014
8.4
Daniel Bryan: Journey to WrestleMania 30
2014
0.0
WrestleMania XXX Kickoff
2014
WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 1
10.0
WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 1
2014
8.5
Shawn Michaels: Mr Wrestlemania
2014
WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 2
10.0
WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 2
2014
8.8
The History of WWE: 50 Years of Sports Entertainment
2013
7.1
WWE Hell in a Cell 2013
2013
7.9
WWE: Triple H: Thy Kingdom Come
2013
9.3
Legends of Mid-South Wrestling
2013
9.2
WWE: Best of WWE at Madison Square Garden
2013
9.0
WWE: The Best Of In Your House
2013
7.6
WWE WrestleMania 29
2013
8.7
WWE: Greatest Stars Of The 90's
2013
7.2
WWE Royal Rumble 2013
2013
8.1
The Top 100 Moments In Raw History
2012
8.5
WWE: The Attitude Era
2012
WWE Superstar Collection: Shawn Michaels
0.0
WWE Superstar Collection: Shawn Michaels
2012
0.0
WWE Tagged Classics: Austin 3:16 Uncensored / Three Faces Of Foley / Chris Jericho: Break Down The Walls / Kurt Angle: Its True
2012
0.0
WWE: The 50 Greatest Finishing Moves in WWE History
2012
0.0
WWE RAW 1000
2012
8.8
WWE: Undertaker 20-0 - The Streak
2012
7.8
You Think You Know Me? The Story of Edge
2012
7.9
WWE WrestleMania XXVIII
2012
7.8
WWE: Rey Mysterio - The Life of a Masked Man
2012
8.0
WWE: RAW The Beginning - The Best Of Seasons 1 & 2
2012
8.4
Stone Cold Steve Austin: The Bottom Line on the Most Popular Superstar of All Time
2011
8.5
Greatest Rivalries: Shawn Michaels vs. Bret Hart
2011
Greatest Rivalries: Shawn Michaels vs Bret Hart
7.5
Greatest Rivalries: Shawn Michaels vs Bret Hart
2011
8.0
The Ladder Match 2: Crash & Burn
2011
6.7
WWE: The Big Show - A Giant's World
2011
8.0
WWE: OMG! The Top 50 Incidents in WWE History
2011
0.0
The Greatest Superstars of the 21st Century
2011
7.4
The John Cena Experience
2011
7.6
WWE: DX: One Last Stand
2011
10.0
WWE Hall of Fame 2011
2011
8.2
The True Story of WrestleMania
2011
WWE's Biggest Knuckleheads
10.0
WWE's Biggest Knuckleheads
2011
8.3
WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time
2010
7.5
Breaking the Code: Behind the Walls of Chris Jericho
2010
WWE: Best Pay-Per-View Matches of 2009-2010
8.0
WWE: Best Pay-Per-View Matches of 2009-2010
2010
10.0
WWE: Satan's Prison - The Anthology of the Elimination Chamber
2010
9.4
WWE: Shawn Michaels: My Journey
2010
8.0
Hart & Soul - The Hart Family Anthology
2010
7.7
WWE Wrestlemania XXVI
2010
6.8
WWE Elimination Chamber 2010
2010
7.7
WWE Royal Rumble 2010
2010
6.8
WWE TLC: Tables Ladders & Chairs 2009
2009
8.0
WWE Survivor Series 2009
2009
7.0
WWE Bragging Rights 2009
2009
7.0
Batista - I Walk Alone
2009
6.7
WWE Hell in a Cell 2009
2009
7.4
WWE Breaking Point 2009
2009
7.5
WWE SummerSlam 2009
2009
10.0
Macho Madness - The Randy Savage Ultimate Collection
2009
6.9
WWE: Greatest Wrestling Stars of the '90s
2009
7.8
WWE WrestleMania XXV
2009
7.8
WWE No Way Out 2009
2009
7.5
WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event
2009
7.1
WWE Royal Rumble 2009
2009
7.1
WWE: Allied Powers - The World's Greatest Tag Teams
2009
6.9
WWE: Edge: A Decade of Decadence
2008
7.3
WWE: The History Of The Intercontinental Championship
2008
7.2
WWE Survivor Series 2008
2008
10.0
WWE: Hell in a Cell - The Greatest Hell in a Cell Matches of All Time
2008
7.7
WWE: The Twisted, Disturbed Life of Kane
2008
7.3
WWE Cyber Sunday 2008
2008
7.2
WWE No Mercy 2008
2008
7.6
WWE Unforgiven 2008
2008
7.4
WWE The Great American Bash 2008
2008
6.0
Nature Boy Ric Flair - The Definitive Collection
2008
7.6
WWE Night of Champions 2008
2008
7.6
WWE: Triple H: The King of Kings - There is Only One
2008
8.2
WWE One Night Stand 2008
2008
7.6
WWE Judgment Day 2008
2008
8.0
WWE: Twist of Fate - The Matt and Jeff Hardy Story
2008
7.8
WWE Backlash 2008
2008
8.1
WWE WrestleMania XXIV
2008
6.5
WWE No Way Out 2008
2008
10.0
WWE: The Legacy of Stone Cold Steve Austin
2008
7.5
WWE Royal Rumble 2008
2008
0.0
Giants, Midgets, Heroes and Villains II
2008
8.0
WWE: The Best of Raw 15th Anniversary
2007
6.2
WWE Armageddon 2007
2007
8.6
WWE: The Shawn Michaels Story - Heartbreak & Triumph
2007
8.0
WWE Survivor Series 2007
2007
6.2
WWE Cyber Sunday 2007
2007
6.8
WWE: Rey Mysterio - The Biggest Little Man
2007
8.3
WWE: The Ladder Match
2007
7.3
WWE Judgment Day 2007
2007
7.6
WWE Backlash 2007
2007
8.3
WWE WrestleMania 23
2007
8.6
WWE Hall of Fame 2007
2007
6.1
WWE: The New & Improved DX
2007
8.4
WWE No Way Out 2007
2007
8.1
WWE Royal Rumble 2007
2007
5.4
WWE New Year's Revolution 2007
2007
7.1
WWE Survivor Series 2006
2006
6.5
WWE Cyber Sunday 2006
2006
7.9
WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology
2006
8.3
WWE Unforgiven 2006
2006
10.0
WWE: The History Of The WWE Championship
2006
7.0
WWE SummerSlam 2006
2006
7.9
WWE Vengeance 2006
2006
7.1
WWE Backlash 2006
2006
8.3
WWE WrestleMania 22
2006
7.9
WWE Royal Rumble 2006
2006
7.5
WWE New Year's Revolution 2006
2006
8.5
WWE: The Spectacular Legacy of the AWA
2006
8.7
WWE Survivor Series 2005
2005
7.7
WWE: Bret 'Hitman' Hart - The Best There Is, The Best There Was, The Best There Ever Will Be
2005
7.9
WWE Taboo Tuesday 2005
2005
0.0
WWE RAW Homecoming
2005
8.0
WWE Unforgiven 2005
2005
7.8
WWE: Tombstone - The History of the Undertaker
2005
7.2
WWE SummerSlam 2005
2005
8.8
WWE Vengeance 2005
2005
7.9
WWE Backlash 2005
2005
8.4
WWE WrestleMania 21
2005
WWE Tribute to the Troops 2005
10.0
WWE Tribute to the Troops 2005
2005
0.0
WWE: Wrestlemania Recall
2005
7.8
WWE Royal Rumble 2005
2005
10.0
WWE: The Best of the Intercontinental Championship
2005
8.7
WWE New Year's Revolution 2005
2005
7.2
WWE Taboo Tuesday 2004
2004
6.8
Hard Knocks : The Chris Benoit Story
2004
0.0
WWE: Shawn Michaels - Boyhood Dream
2004
7.6
WWE Unforgiven 2004
2004
8.7
WWE Bad Blood 2004
2004
6.9
WWE Backlash 2004
2004
8.2
WWE WrestleMania XX
2004
7.7
The Monday Night War - WWE Raw vs. WCW Nitro
2004
7.3
WWE Royal Rumble 2004
2004
6.4
WWE: Mick Foley's Greatest Hits & Misses - A Life in Wrestling
2004
6.4
WWE Armageddon 2003
2003
8.0
WWE Survivor Series 2003
2003
8.0
WWE Unforgiven 2003
2003
7.9
WWE SummerSlam 2003
2003
7.0
WWE Bad Blood 2003
2003
8.2
WWE Insurrextion 2003
2003
7.6
WWE Backlash 2003
2003
10.0
WWE: From the Vault: Shawn Michaels
2003
8.1
WWE Wrestlemania XIX
2003
9.0
WWE: Raw 10th Anniversary
2003
6.7
WWE: Before They Were Superstars 2
2003
7.6
WWE Royal Rumble 2003
2003
10.0
WWE: The Best of WWE Confidential, Vol. 1
2003
5.5
WWE Armageddon 2002
2002
8.6
WWE Survivor Series 2002
2002
WWE Super Tuesday
0.0
WWE Super Tuesday
2002
8.4
WWE SummerSlam 2002
2002
7.5
WWE Vengeance 2002
2002
5.6
WWE: Triple H - The Game
2002
6.2
WWE King of the Ring 2002
2002
6.8
WWE Royal Rumble 2002
2002
8.0
WWF: Mick Foley - Hard Knocks & Cheap Pops
2001
0.0
The Best of WWE Raw, Vol. 1 & 2
2001
WWF: TLC - Tables Ladders Chairs
6.1
WWF: TLC - Tables Ladders Chairs
2000
7.9
WWE Judgment Day 2000
2000
0.0
WWF: It's Our Time
1999
0.0
Mick Foley: Madman Unmasked
1999
10.0
WWF: Hell Yeah: The Stone Cold Saga Continues
1999
7.5
WWE WrestleMania XV
1999
7.5
Hitman Hart: Wrestling with Shadows
1998
7.5
WWE Rock Bottom: In Your House
1998
10.0
WWF: Best of Wrestlemania I-XIV
1998
7.0
WWF: D-Generation X
1998
7.7
WWE WrestleMania XIV
1998
6.7
WWE Royal Rumble 1998
1998
10.0
Austin 3:16 Uncensored
1998
8.1
WWE D-Generation X: In Your House
1997
8.6
WWE Survivor Series 1997
1997
7.6
WWE Badd Blood: In Your House
1997
8.7
WWE One Night Only
1997
8.0
WWE Ground Zero: In Your House
1997
7.8
WWE SummerSlam 1997
1997
10.0
WWF Summer Flashback!
1997
0.0
Best Of Raw • Volume Six
1997
10.0
WWE King of the Ring 1997
1997
7.5
WWE WrestleMania 13
1997
7.0
WWE Royal Rumble 1997
1997
0.0
WWF Rock and Rumble
1997
0.0
Best Of Raw • Volume Three
1997
0.0
WWE Terminators '96
1996
8.0
WWE In Your House 12: It's Time
1996
0.0
Best Of Raw • Volume One
1996
7.4
WWE Survivor Series 1996
1996
8.0
WWE In Your House 10: Mind Games
1996
7.8
WWE SummerSlam 1996
1996
7.8
WWE In Your House 9: International Incident
1996
8.3
WWE King of the Ring 1996
1996
6.8
WWE In Your House 8: Beware of Dog
1996
8.4
WWE In Your House 7: Good Friends, Better Enemies
1996
7.0
WWE WrestleMania XII
1996
9.0
WWE In Your House 6: Rage in the Cage
1996
6.0
WWE Royal Rumble 1996
1996
8.4
WWE Survivor Series 1995
1995
9.3
WWE In Your House 3: Triple Header
1995
6.7
WWE SummerSlam 1995
1995
4.0
Big Daddy Cool Diesel
1995
0.0
SMW Superbowl of Wrestling
1995
7.2
WWE In Your House 2: Lumberjacks
1995
7.0
WWE King of the Ring 1995
1995
10.0
WWE Hall Of Fame 1995
1995
0.0
WWE Brawl in the Family
1995
6.5
WWE WrestleMania XI
1995
0.0
WWE SlamFest
1995
0.0
WWE Wham, Bam, Bodyslam!
1995
0.0
Shawn Michaels: Hits from the Heartbreak Kid
1995
7.1
WWE Royal Rumble 1995
1995
0.0
WWE WrestleFest '95
1995
0.0
WWE Paul Bearer's Hits From the Crypt
1994
7.3
WWE Survivor Series 1994
1994
0.0
German Fan Favorites
1994
0.0
Razor Ramon
1994
6.7
WWE SummerSlam 1994
1994
0.0
WWF SummerSlam Spectacular 1994: Sunday Night Slam
1994
0.0
Bret "Hit Man" Hart
1994
10.0
WWE Bloopers Bleeps and Bodyslams
1994
10.0
WWE WrestleFest '94
1994
7.4
WWE King of the Ring 1994
1994
0.0
Inside the WWF
1994
10.0
The Life And Times of Paul Boesch
1994
8.0
WWE WrestleMania X
1994
0.0
The History Of WrestleMania
1994
6.9
WWE Royal Rumble 1994
1994
6.2
WWE Survivor Series 1993
1993
0.0
Bret "Hit Man" Hart: His Greatest Matches
1993
0.0
WWE Grudges, Gripes & Grunts
1993
0.0
Best of The British Bulldog
1993
6.4
WWE SummerSlam 1993
1993
0.0
WWE SummerSlam Spectacular 1993
1993
0.0
WWE Global Warfare
1993
0.0
WWE UK Fan Favorites 1993
1993
0.0
WWE Invasion of the Bodyslammers
1993
0.0
WWE Bashed in the USA
1993
7.8
WWE King of the Ring 1993
1993
0.0
WWE Smack 'Em Whack 'Em
1993
9.0
WWE U.K. Rampage 1993
1993
0.0
WWE UK Rampage '93
1993
6.1
WWE WrestleMania IX
1993
0.0
WWE WrestleFest '93
1993
0.0
WWE Wrestling Grudge Matches
1993
6.5
WWE Royal Rumble 1993
1993
8.4
WWE Survivor Series 1992
1992
0.0
WWE Rampage '92
1992
8.1
WWE SummerSlam 1992
1992
0.0
WWE World Tour 1992
1992
0.0
WWE WrestleFest '92
1992
10.0
3rd Annual Battle of the WWE Superstars
1992
5.0
WWE UK Rampage
1992
0.0
WWE UK Rampage '92
1992
8.1
WWE WrestleMania VIII
1992
WWE March to WrestleMania VIII
0.0
WWE March to WrestleMania VIII
1992
0.0
WWE Invasion '92
1992
6.9
WWE Royal Rumble 1992
1992
7.4
WWE Survivor Series 1991
1991
0.0
WWE Rampage '91
1991
6.0
WWE Battle Royal at the Albert Hall
1991
0.0
WWE World Tour 1991
1991
0.0
WWE WrestleFest '91
1991
0.0
WWE SuperTape: Volume 4
1991
6.0
WWE U.K. Rampage 1991
1991
0.0
SWS WrestleFest
1991
7.3
WWE WrestleMania VII
1991
0.0
WWE Superstars & Stripes Forever: The March to WrestleMania VII
1991
0.0
WWE Funniest Moments
1991
7.1
WWE Royal Rumble 1991
1991
7.7
WWE Survivor Series 1990
1990
0.0
WWE Hottest Matches
1990
6.9
WWE SummerSlam 1990
1990
0.0
WWE SuperTape: Volume 2
1990
0.0
WWE WrestleFest '90
1990
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: June '90
0.0
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: June '90
1990
0.0
WWE World Tour '90
1990
8.4
WWE WrestleMania VI
1990
0.0
WWE The Ultimate Challenge Special: The March to WrestleMania VI
1990
0.0
WWE SuperTape: Volume 1
1990
6.1
WWE Royal Rumble 1990
1990
7.8
WWE Survivor Series 1989
1989
8.2
WWE U.K. PPV
1989
6.7
WWE SummerSlam 1989
1989
0.0
More Saturday Night's Main Event
1989
7.3
WWE WrestleMania V
1989
WWE Los Angeles Wrestling: January '89
0.0
WWE Los Angeles Wrestling: January '89
1989
5.8
WWE Royal Rumble 1989
1989
8.0
WWE Survivor Series 1988
1988
WWE Los Angeles Wrestling: November '88
0.0
WWE Los Angeles Wrestling: November '88
1988
0.0
The Best of the WWF: volume 17
1988
WWE Los Angeles Wrestling: July '88
0.0
WWE Los Angeles Wrestling: July '88
1988
AWA Christmas Show 1987
0.0
AWA Christmas Show 1987
1987
0.0
AWA Christmas Night 1987
1987
10.0
AWA SuperClash II
1987
0.0
AWA The Brawl in St. Paul
1986
AWA Blood on the Sand
0.0
AWA Blood on the Sand
1986
AWA Battle by the Bay
0.0
AWA Battle by the Bay
1986
10.0
AWA WrestleRock 1986
1986
TV Shows
See All
7.4
WWE EVOLVE
9.0
WWE LFG
8.3
WWE Legend Profiles
6.2
WWE Raw Classics
7.7
Mr. McMahon
5.0
WWE: Next Gen
7.3
WWE This Is Awesome
7.3
WWE This Is Awesome
7.2
WWE Rivals
7.2
WWE Rivals
7.4
Biography: WWE Legends
8.6
WWE's Most Wanted Treasures
0.0
Last Ride: Post-Mortem
7.4
Undertaker: The Last Ride
9.7
The Best of WWE
7.6
Ruthless Aggression
0.0
WWE Backstage
8.3
Dark Side of the Ring
8.3
Dark Side of the Ring
10.0
WWE Untold
0.0
Legends with JBL
0.0
Legends with JBL
6.8
WWE 24
7.0
WWE Rivalries
0.0
Wrestlemania Rewind
6.7
WWE NXT
6.7
WWE NXT
7.3
WWE Superstars
9.5
E:60
9.5
E:60
6.4
WWE ECW
6.4
South Beach
7.2
WWE Hall of Fame
10 Things Every Guy Should Experience
10.0
10 Things Every Guy Should Experience
9.5
WWE Confidential
7.5
WWE Tough Enough
7.4
WWE Friday Night SmackDown
7.4
WWE Friday Night SmackDown
5.3
Pacific Blue
0.0
WWE Sunday Night Slam
6.8
Raw
6.8
Raw
6.8
Raw
0.0
AWA Superstars
7.0
AWA All-Star Wrestling
7.2
WWF Superstars
6.8
WWF Wrestling Challenge
7.2
WWF Superstars
7.2
WWF Superstars
0.0
AWA Championship Wrestling
8.3
WWE Saturday Night's Main Event
8.3
WWE Saturday Night's Main Event
0.0
World Class Championship Wrestling
0.0
AWA Arena Shows
0.0
Mid-South Wrestling
0.0
WWF on MSG Network
0.0