
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, formerly the World Wrestling Federation (WWF), 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 WWF/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 his 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.
Series | 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs | (archive footage) (uncredited) | 2022 |
Movie | WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 3 | Shawn Michaels | 2022 |
Movie | WWE Greatest Wrestling Factions | 2022 | |
Movie | WWE 24: Wrestlemania Dallas | Shawn Michaels | 2022 |
Movie | WWE SummerSlam 2020 | Shawn Michaels | 2020-08-23 |
Movie | 90 Feet from Home | 2019-06-20 | |
Movie | WWE Hall of Fame 2019 | 2019-04-06 | |
Movie | Avengers of Justice: Farce Wars | Incredible Master Yoga | 2018-07-20 |
Movie | Shawn Michaels: The Showstopper Unreleased | 2018-10-02 | |
Movie | WWE: 30 Years of SummerSlam | 2018-08-28 | |
Movie | The Marine 6: Close Quarters | Luke Trapper | 2018-11-02 |
Movie | WWE Crown Jewel 2018 | Shawn Michaels | 2018-11-02 |
Movie | WWE: Best of the 2000's | 2017-04-25 | |
Movie | WWE: WrestleMania Monday | Shawn Michaels | 2017-03-21 |
Movie | The Resurrection of Gavin Stone | Doug | 2017-01-20 |
Movie | Pure Country: Pure Heart | 2017-08-01 | |
Movie | Kurt Angle: The Essential Collection | Shawn Michaels (archive footage) | 2017-08-01 |
Movie | WWE: 30 Years of Survivor Series | 2017-10-24 | |
Movie | The Price of Fame | 2017-11-07 | |
Movie | Nature Boy | Himself | 2017-11-07 |
Series | Strike | Shawn Michaels | 2017-08-27 |
Movie | 1997: Dawn of the Attitude | 2017-10-03 | |
Movie | Scott Hall: Living on a Razor's Edge | 2016-01-01 | |
Movie | WWE WrestleMania 32 | Shawn Michaels | 2016-04-03 |
Movie | Our Nation's Pride: The Best of Canadian Superstars | Shawn Michaels | 2016-05-24 |
Movie | WWE: The True Story of The Royal Rumble | Shawn Michaels | 2016-12-06 |
Movie | Randy Orton: RKO Outta Nowhere | Shawn Michaels | 2016-11-15 |
Movie | WWE: Attitude Era: Vol. 3 Unreleased | 2016-08-09 | |
Movie | WWE Hall of Fame 2015 | Himself | 2015-03-28 |
Movie | The Road is Jericho: Epic Stories and Rare Matches from Y2J | Shawn Michaels | 2015-03-10 |
Movie | WWE WrestleMania 31 | Shawn Michaels | 2015-03-29 |
Movie | WWE: Monday Night War Vol. 1: Shots Fired | Shawn Michaels | 2015-07-07 |
Movie | WWE Collection Volume 2: Know Your Role | 2015-09-08 | |
Movie | WWE: The Kliq Rules | Shawn Michaels | 2015-07-28 |
Movie | WWE: Daniel Bryan: Just Say Yes! Yes! Yes! | Shawn Michaels | 2015-06-05 |
Movie | Monday Night War - Volume 1 - Shots Fired | 2015-07-07 | |
Movie | Owen Hart of Gold | Shawn Michaels | 2015-12-08 |
Movie | Shawn Michaels: Mr Wrestlemania | Himself | 2014-02-11 |
Movie | WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 2 | Shawn Michaels | 2014-01-01 |
Movie | WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 1 | Shawn Michaels | 2014-03-11 |
Movie | Undertaker: The Streak 21-1 | Himself | 2014-05-09 |
Movie | WWE: Attitude Era: Vol. 2 | Shawn Michaels | 2014-11-03 |
Movie | WWE: Macho Man - The Randy Savage Story | Shawn Michaels | 2014-11-18 |
Movie | Daniel Bryan: Journey to WrestleMania 30 | 2014-04-09 | |
Movie | WWE: John Cena's Greatest Rivalries | Himself | 2014-10-14 |
Movie | WWE: Presents...Wrestling's Greatest Factions | 2014-05-27 | |
Movie | WWE WrestleMania 29 | Shawn Michaels | 2013-04-07 |
Movie | WWE: The Best Of In Your House | Shawn Michaels | 2013-05-27 |
Movie | WWE: Triple H: Thy Kingdom Come | Shawn Michaels | 2013-09-24 |
Movie | WWE Hell in a Cell 2013 | Himself | 2013-10-27 |
Movie | WWE: Best of WWE at Madison Square Garden | Shawn Michaels | 2013-08-13 |
Movie | The History of WWE: 50 Years of Sports Entertainment | Shawn Michaels | 2013-11-18 |
Movie | Legends of Mid-South Wrestling | Shawn Michaels | 2013-09-10 |
Movie | WWE: Best Pay-Per-View Matches of 2009-2010 | Michael Hickenbottom | 2012-01-03 |
Movie | WWE: Rey Mysterio - The Life of a Masked Man | Shawn Michaels | 2012-02-24 |
Movie | WWE WrestleMania XXVIII | Himself | 2012-04-01 |
Movie | Attitude Era | 2012-11-20 | |
Movie | WWE: Undertaker 20-0 - The Streak | 2012-07-23 | |
Movie | WWE: The True Story of WrestleMania | 2011-03-13 | |
Movie | WWE: Greatest Superstars of the 21st Century | 2011-07-12 | |
Movie | WWE's Biggest Knuckleheads | 2011-02-08 | |
Movie | Randy Orton: The Evolution of a Predator | Shawn Michaels | 2011-09-06 |
Movie | WWE: OMG! The Top 50 Incidents in WWE History | Shawn Michaels | 2011-08-23 |
Movie | WWE: The Big Show - A Giant's World | Shawn Michaels | 2011-09-23 |
Movie | The Ladder Match 2: Crash & Burn | Shawn Michaels | 2011-10-11 |
Movie | Stone Cold Steve Austin: The Bottom Line on the Most Popular Superstar of All Time | Shawn Michaels | 2011-11-29 |
Movie | WWE: Hart & Soul - The Hart Family Anthology | Shawn Michaels | 2010-04-06 |
Movie | Satan's Prison: The Anthology of the Elimination Chamber | 2010-06-15 | |
Movie | WWE Royal Rumble 2010 | Himself | 2010-01-31 |
Movie | WWE: Shawn Michaels: My Journey | Shawn Michaels | 2010-06-18 |
Series | Single Father | Shawn Michaels | 2010-10-10 |
Movie | WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time | 2010-12-07 | |
Movie | Breaking the Code: Behind the Walls of Chris Jericho | Shawn Michaels | 2010-09-27 |
Movie | WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event | Shawn Michaels | 2009-02-10 |
Movie | WWE No Way Out 2009 | Himself | 2009-02-15 |
Movie | WWE Royal Rumble 2009 | Himself | 2009-01-25 |
Movie | WWE: The Best of Raw 15th Anniversary | Shawn Michaels | 2009-01-06 |
Movie | WWE WrestleMania XXV | Himself | 2009-04-05 |
Movie | WWE: Allied Powers - The World's Greatest Tag Teams | Shawn Michaels | 2009-01-01 |
Movie | Macho Madness - The Randy Savage Ultimate Collection | 2009-06-09 | |
Movie | WWE Bragging Rights 2009 | Himself | 2009-10-25 |
Movie | WWE: Greatest Wrestling Stars of the '90s | Shawn Michaels | 2009-04-14 |
Movie | WWE TLC: Tables Ladders & Chairs 2009 | Himself | 2009-12-13 |
Movie | WWE Hell in a Cell 2009 | Himself | 2009-10-04 |
Movie | WWE Survivor Series 2009 | Himself | 2009-11-22 |
Movie | WWE Breaking Point 2009 | Himself | 2009-09-13 |
Movie | WWE SummerSlam 2009 | Shawn Michaels | 2009-08-23 |
Movie | WWE WrestleMania XXIV | Himself | 2008-03-30 |
Movie | WWE Backlash 2008 | Himself | 2008-04-27 |
Movie | WWE Judgment Day 2008 | Himself | 2008-05-18 |
Movie | WWE: The Legacy of Stone Cold Steve Austin | Shawn Michaels | 2008-02-12 |
Movie | WWE Royal Rumble 2008 | Himself | 2008-01-27 |
Movie | WWE No Way Out 2008 | Himself | 2008-02-18 |
Movie | WWE The Great American Bash 2008 | Himself | 2008-07-20 |
Movie | WWE Survivor Series 2008 | Himself | 2008-11-23 |
Movie | WWE: The History Of The Intercontinental Championship | Shawn Michaels | 2008-11-25 |
Movie | WWE One Night Stand 2008 | Shawn Michaels | 2008-06-01 |
Movie | WWE No Mercy 2008 | Himself | 2008-10-05 |
Movie | WWE: Edge: A Decade of Decadence | Shawn Michaels | 2008-12-23 |
Movie | WWE Unforgiven 2008 | Himself | 2008-09-07 |
Movie | WWE: Nature Boy Ric Flair - The Definitive Collection | Shawn Michaels | 2008-07-08 |
Movie | WWE: Triple H: The King of Kings - There is Only One | Shawn Michaels | 2008-06-10 |
Movie | WWE: The New & Improved DX | Shawn Michaels | 2007-02-20 |
Movie | WWE No Way Out 2007 | Himself | 2007-02-18 |
Movie | WWE New Year's Revolution 2007 | Himself | 2007-01-07 |
Movie | WWE Hall of Fame 2007 | Michaels | 2007-03-31 |
Movie | WWE Royal Rumble 2007 | Shawn Michaels | 2007-01-28 |
Movie | WWE Backlash 2007 | Himself | 2007-04-29 |
Movie | WWE WrestleMania 23 | Himself | 2007-04-01 |
Movie | WWE: The Shawn Michaels Story - Heartbreak and Triumph | Shawn Michaels | 2007-11-27 |
Movie | WWE Cyber Sunday 2007 | Himself | 2007-10-28 |
Movie | WWE Survivor Series 2007 | Himself | 2007-11-18 |
Movie | WWE: Rey Mysterio - The Biggest Little Man | Shawn Michaels | 2007-10-23 |
Movie | WWE Judgment Day 2007 | Himself | 2007-05-20 |
Movie | WWE: The Ladder Match | Shawn Michaels | 2007-06-05 |
Movie | WWE Royal Rumble 2006 | Himself | 2006-01-29 |
Series | South Beach | Unknown | 2006-01-11 |
Movie | WWE: The Spectacular Legacy of the AWA | Himself | 2006-01-01 |
Movie | WWE WrestleMania 22 | Himself | 2006-04-02 |
Movie | WWE New Year's Revolution 2006 | Himself | 2006-01-08 |
Movie | Running Scared | Unknown | 2006-01-06 |
Movie | WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology | 2006-10-17 | |
Movie | WWE Survivor Series 2006 | Himself | 2006-11-26 |
Movie | WWE Cyber Sunday 2006 | Himself | 2006-11-05 |
Movie | WWE Unforgiven 2006 | Himself | 2006-09-17 |
Movie | WWE Backlash 2006 | Himself | 2006-04-30 |
Movie | WWE: The History Of The WWE Championship | Shawn Michaels | 2006-09-05 |
Movie | WWE SummerSlam 2006 | Himself | 2006-08-20 |
Movie | WWE Vengeance 2006 | Himself | 2006-06-25 |
Movie | WWE WrestleMania 21 | Himself | 2005-04-03 |
Movie | WWE Royal Rumble 2005 | Himself | 2005-01-30 |
Movie | WWE: The Best of the Intercontinental Championship | Shawn Michaels (archive footage) | 2005-01-25 |
Movie | WWE New Year's Revolution 2005 | Himself | 2005-01-09 |
Movie | WWE Backlash 2005 | Himself | 2005-05-01 |
Movie | WWE: Wrestlemania Recall | Shawn Michaels | 2005-02-01 |
Movie | WWE Taboo Tuesday 2005 | Himself | 2005-11-01 |
Movie | WWE Vengeance 2005 | Himself | 2005-06-26 |
Movie | WWE: Bret 'Hitman' Hart - The Best There Is, The Best There Was, The Best There Ever Will Be | Shawn Michaels | 2005-11-14 |
Movie | WWE Unforgiven 2005 | Himself | 2005-09-18 |
Movie | WWE Survivor Series 2005 | Himself | 2005-11-27 |
Movie | WWE SummerSlam 2005 | Himself | 2005-08-21 |
Movie | WWE: Tombstone - The History of the Undertaker | Shawn Michaels | 2005-08-23 |
Movie | WWE Royal Rumble 2004 | Shawn Michaels | 2004-01-25 |
Movie | WWE: Mick Foley's Greatest Hits & Misses - A Life in Wrestling | Shawn Michaels | 2004-01-20 |
Series | 10 Things Every Guy Should Experience | Unknown | 2004-02-02 |
Movie | WWE Backlash 2004 | Himself | 2004-04-18 |
Movie | WWE WrestleMania XX | Himself | 2004-03-14 |
Movie | WWE Unforgiven 2004 | Himself | 2004-09-12 |
Movie | WWE Taboo Tuesday 2004 | Himself | 2004-10-19 |
Movie | WWE Bad Blood 2004 | Himself | 2004-06-13 |
Movie | WWE: Raw 10th Anniversary | Shawn Michaels | 2003-03-18 |
Movie | WWE: From the Vault: Shawn Michaels | 2003-04-22 | |
Movie | WWE Royal Rumble 2003 | Himself | 2003-01-19 |
Movie | WWE Wrestlemania XIX | Himself | 2003-03-30 |
Movie | WWE SummerSlam 2003 | Himself | 2003-08-24 |
Movie | WWE Backlash 2003 | Himself | 2003-04-27 |
Movie | WWE Unforgiven 2003 | Himself | 2003-09-21 |
Movie | WWE Bad Blood 2003 | Himself | 2003-06-15 |
Movie | WWE Armageddon 2003 | Himself | 2003-12-14 |
Movie | WWE Insurrextion 2003 | Himself | 2003-06-07 |
Movie | WWE: Triple H - The Game | Himself | 2002-06-24 |
Movie | WWE Armageddon 2002 | Himself | 2002-12-15 |
Movie | WWE Survivor Series 2002 | Himself | 2002-11-17 |
Movie | WWE SummerSlam 2002 | Himself | 2002-08-25 |
Movie | WWF: Mick Foley - Hard Knocks & Cheap Pops | Himself | 2001-08-07 |
Series | Beyblade | Himself | 2001-01-08 |
Movie | Monsters, Inc. | 2001-11-01 | |
Movie | WWE Judgment Day 2000 | Himself | 2000-05-21 |
Movie | WWF: TLC - Tables Ladders Chairs | Shawn Michaels | 2000-08-22 |
Movie | WWE St. Valentine's Day Massacre: In Your House | (archive footage) | 1999-02-14 |
Movie | WWF: Hell Yeah: The Stone Cold Saga Continues | Himself | 1999-10-25 |
Series | WWE SmackDown | Shawn Michaels | 1999-04-27 |
Movie | Austin 3:16 Uncensored | Shawn Michaels | 1998-01-01 |
Movie | WWE Royal Rumble 1998 | Shawn Michaels | 1998-01-18 |
Movie | WWF: D-Generation X | Shawn Michaels "HBK" | 1998-08-18 |
Movie | WWE WrestleMania XIV | Shawn Michaels | 1998-03-29 |
Movie | WWF: Austin 3:16 Uncensored | Himself | 1998-11-24 |
Movie | WWE Rock Bottom: In Your House | Shawn Michaels | 1998-12-13 |
Movie | WWE WrestleMania 13 | Shawn Michaels (Commentary) | 1997-03-23 |
Movie | WWE Royal Rumble 1997 | Shawn Michaels | 1997-01-19 |
Movie | WWE SummerSlam 1997 | Shawn Michaels (Referee) | 1997-08-02 |
Movie | WWE King of the Ring 1997 | Shawn Michaels | 1997-06-08 |
Movie | WWE Ground Zero: In Your House | Shawn Michaels | 1997-09-07 |
Movie | WWE Survivor Series 1997 | Shawn Michaels | 1997-11-09 |
Movie | WWE D-Generation X: In Your House | Shawn Michaels | 1997-12-07 |
Movie | WWE Badd Blood: In Your House | Shawn Michaels | 1997-10-05 |
Movie | WWE One Night Only | Shawn Michaels | 1997-09-20 |
Movie | WWE WrestleMania XII | Shawn Michaels | 1996-03-31 |
Movie | WWE In Your House 6: Rage in the Cage | Shawn Michaels | 1996-02-18 |
Movie | WWE In Your House 7: Good Friends, Better Enemies | Himself | 1996-04-28 |
Movie | WWE Royal Rumble 1996 | Shawn Michaels | 1996-01-21 |
Movie | WWE Survivor Series 1996 | Shawn Michaels | 1996-11-17 |
Movie | WWE In Your House 8: Beware of Dog | Shawn Michaels | 1996-05-26 |
Movie | WWE SummerSlam 1996 | Shawn Michaels | 1996-08-17 |
Movie | WWE In Your House 10: Mind Games | Shawn Michaels | 1996-09-22 |
Movie | WWE In Your House 9: International Incident | Shawn Michaels | 1996-07-21 |
Movie | WWE King of the Ring 1996 | Shawn Michaels | 1996-06-23 |
Movie | WWE WrestleMania XI | Shawn Michaels | 1995-04-02 |
Movie | WWE Royal Rumble 1995 | Shawn Michaels | 1995-01-22 |
Movie | WWE King of the Ring 1995 | Shawn Michaels | 1995-06-25 |
Movie | SMW Super Bowl of Wrestling | Shawn Michaels | 1995-08-04 |
Movie | WWE In Your House 4: Great White North | Himself | 1995-10-22 |
Movie | WWE Survivor Series 1995 | Shawn Michaels | 1995-11-19 |
Movie | WWE In Your House 2: Lumberjacks | Shawn Michaels | 1995-07-22 |
Movie | WWE In Your House 3: Triple Header | Shawn Michaels | 1995-09-24 |
Movie | WWE SummerSlam 1995 | Shawn Michaels | 1995-08-26 |
Movie | WWE Royal Rumble 1994 | Shawn Michaels | 1994-01-22 |
Movie | WWE WrestleMania X | Shawn Michaels | 1994-03-20 |
Movie | WWF WrestleFest '94 | Shawn Michaels | 1994-06-29 |
Movie | WWE King of the Ring 1994 | Shawn Michaels | 1994-06-19 |
Movie | WWE SummerSlam 1994 | Shawn Michaels | 1994-08-29 |
Movie | WWE SummerSlam Spectacular 1994: Sunday Night Slam | Shawn Michaels | 1994-08-21 |
Movie | WWE Survivor Series 1994 | Shawn Michaels | 1994-11-23 |
Movie | WWE Royal Rumble 1993 | "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels | 1993-01-24 |
Series | WWE Raw | Shawn Michaels | 1993-01-11 |
Movie | WWE WrestleMania IX | Shawn Michaels | 1993-04-04 |
Movie | WWE U.K. Rampage 1993 | Shawn Michaels | 1993-04-11 |
Movie | WWE Survivor Series 1993 | Shawn Michaels | 1993-11-24 |
Movie | WWE King of the Ring 1993 | Shawn Michaels | 1993-06-13 |
Movie | WWE SummerSlam 1993 | Shawn Michaels | 1993-08-30 |
Movie | WWE SummerSlam Spectacular 1993 | Shawn Michaels | 1993-08-22 |
Movie | WWE Royal Rumble 1992 | Shawn Michaels | 1992-01-19 |
Movie | WWE WrestleMania VIII | "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels | 1992-04-05 |
Movie | WWE U.K. Rampage 1992 | "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels | 1992-04-19 |
Movie | WWE SummerSlam 1992 | "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels | 1992-08-29 |
Movie | WWE U.K. Rampage Tour '92: Munich | "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels | 1992-04-14 |
Movie | WWE Survivor Series 1992 | "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels | 1992-11-25 |
Movie | WWE Royal Rumble 1991 | Shawn Michaels | 1991-01-19 |
Movie | WWE Superstars & Stripes Forever: The March to WrestleMania VII | Shawn Michaels | 1991-03-17 |
Movie | WWE WrestleMania VII | Shawn Michaels | 1991-03-24 |
Movie | WWE Survivor Series 1991 | Shawn Michaels | 1991-11-27 |
Movie | WWE Battle Royal at the Albert Hall | Shawn Michaels | 1991-10-03 |
Movie | WWE U.K. Rampage 1991 | Shawn Michaels | 1991-04-21 |
Movie | WWE Royal Rumble 1990 | Shawn Michaels | 1990-01-21 |
Movie | WWE Survivor Series 1990 | Shawn Michaels | 1990-11-22 |
Movie | WWE SummerSlam 1990 | Shawn Michaels | 1990-08-27 |
Movie | WWE WrestleMania VI | Shawn Michaels | 1990-04-01 |
Movie | WWE The Ultimate Challenge Special: The March to WrestleMania VI | Shawn Michaels | 1990-03-25 |
Movie | WWE Royal Rumble 1989 | Shawn Michaels | 1989-01-15 |
Movie | WWE U.K. PPV | Shawn Michaels | 1989-10-10 |
Movie | WWE SummerSlam 1989 | Shawn Michaels | 1989-08-28 |
Movie | WWE Survivor Series 1989 | Shawn Michaels | 1989-11-23 |
Movie | WWE WrestleMania V | Shawn Michaels | 1989-04-02 |
Movie | WWE Survivor Series 1988 | Shawn Michaels | 1988-11-24 |
Movie | AWA SuperClash II | Shawn Michaels | 1987-05-02 |
Movie | AWA Christmas Night 1987 | Shawn Michaels | 1987-12-25 |
Movie | AWA WrestleRock '86 | Shawn Michaels | 1986-04-20 |
Series | WWF Superstars Of Wrestling | 1986-09-06 | |
Movie | AWA Brawl in St. Paul | Shawn Michaels | 1986-12-25 |
Movie | AWA Battle by The Bay | Shawn Michaels | 1986-06-28 |
Series | Saturday Night's Main Event | 1985-05-10 |