Michael Hickenbottom

61, from Chandler, Arizona, USA

Artwork for The Resurrection of Gavin StoneImage of Michael Hickenbottom

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, 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 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.

Timeline

2026Aged 61

  • Poster for NXT Stand & Deliver 2026

    Shawn Michaels

  • Poster for The Heartbreak Kid: Becoming Shawn Michaels

    Self

  • Poster for NXT Vengeance Day 2026

    Creative Director

  • Poster for WWE NXT Countdown To Stand & Deliver 2026

    Art Direction

  • Poster for LIVE matches from WWE World: April 19, 2026 Part 2

    Writer

  • Poster for NXT The Great American Bash 2026

    Creative Director

  • Poster for NXT Heatwave 2026

    Creative Director

  • Poster for NXT Halloween Havoc 2026

    Executive Producer

2025Aged 60

  • Poster for WrestleMania IX: Becoming a Spectacle

    Self

  • Poster for WWE Hall of Fame 2025

    Shawn Michaels

  • Poster for WWE WrestleMania 41: Saturday

    Shawn Michaels

  • Poster for WWE/AAA Worlds Collide 2025

    Shawn Michaels

  • Poster for AAA Triplemanía XXXIII

    Shawn Michaels

  • Poster for WWE/AAA Worlds Collide 2025: Las Vegas

    Shawn Michaels

  • Poster for WWE NXT Homecoming

    Shawn Michaels

  • Poster for NXT Roadblock 2025

    Executive Producer

  • Poster for WWE NXT Battleground 2025

    Executive Producer

  • Poster for Heatwave 2025

    Executive Producer

  • Poster for NXT vs. TNA Showdown

    Executive Producer

  • Poster for NXT Halloween Havoc 2025

    Executive Producer

2024Aged 59

  • Poster for NXT Battleground 2024

    Executive Producer

  • Poster for NXT Halloween Havoc 2024

    Executive Producer

  • Poster for WWE NXT Deadline 2024

    Executive Producer

2023Aged 58

  • Poster for Angle

    Shawn Michaels (archive footage)

  • Poster for Superfan: The Story of Vladimir

    Self

  • Poster for NXT Deadline 2023

    Shawn Michaels

  • Poster for NXT Vengeance Day 2023 Kickoff

    Producer's Assistant

  • Poster for WWE NXT Stand & Deliver Kickoff

    Creative Producer

  • Poster for NXT Battleground 2023 Kickoff

    Executive Producer

2022Aged 57

  • Poster for John Cena's Greatest Rivalries

    Shawn Michaels

  • Poster for WWE Worlds Collide: NXT vs. NXT UK Kickoff

    Executive Producer

2021Aged 56

  • Poster for My Way: The Life and Legacy of Pat Patterson

    Shawn Michaels

2020Aged 55

  • Poster for The Firefly Funhouse Match

    Shawn Michaels (archive footage)

  • Poster for WWE Clash of Champions 2020

    Shawn Michaels (Appearance)

  • Poster for WWE Survivor Series 2020

    Shawn Michaels

  • Poster for WWE Slammy Awards 2020

    Shawn Michaels - Presenter

2019Aged 54

  • Poster for WWE Hall of Fame 2019

    Shawn Michaels

  • Poster for 90 Feet from Home

    James Devine

  • Poster for Avengers of Justice: Farce Wars

    Incredible Master Yoga

2018Aged 53

  • Poster for WWE: 30 Years of SummerSlam

    (Unknown)

  • Poster for Shawn Michaels - The Showstopper Unreleased

    Shawn Michaels

  • Poster for WWE Super Show-Down 2018

    Shawn Michaels (Ringside)

  • Poster for WWE Crown Jewel

    Shawn Michaels

  • Poster for The Marine 6: Close Quarters

    Luke Trapper

2017Aged 52

  • Poster for The Resurrection of Gavin Stone

    Doug

  • Poster for WWE Network Collection: Shawn Michaels - Mr. Wrestlemania

    (Unknown)

  • Poster for WWE: WrestleMania Monday

    Shawn Michaels

  • Poster for WWE: Best of the 2000's

    Shawn Michaels

  • Poster for Kurt Angle: The Essential Collection

    Shawn Michaels (archive footage)

  • Poster for Pure Country: Pure Heart

    Ted

  • Poster for 1997: Dawn of the Attitude

    Shawn Michaels

  • Poster for WWE: 30 Years of Survivor Series

    (Unknown)

  • Poster for The Price of Fame

    Self

  • Poster for Nature Boy

    Self

2016Aged 51

2015Aged 50

2014Aged 49

2013Aged 48

  • Poster for WWE Royal Rumble 2013

    Michaels (archive footage)

  • Poster for WWE: Greatest Stars Of The 90's

    Shawn Michaels

  • Poster for WWE WrestleMania 29

    Shawn Michaels (Ringside)

  • Poster for WWE: The Best Of In Your House

    Shawn Michaels

  • Poster for WWE: Best of WWE at Madison Square Garden

    Shawn Michaels

  • Poster for Legends of Mid-South Wrestling

    Shawn Michaels

  • Poster for WWE: Triple H: Thy Kingdom Come

    Shawn Michaels

  • Poster for WWE Hell in a Cell 2013

    Shawn Michaels (Special Guest Referee)

  • Poster for The History of WWE: 50 Years of Sports Entertainment

    Shawn Michaels

2012Aged 47

2011Aged 46

2010Aged 45

2009Aged 44

  • Poster for WWE: Allied Powers - The World's Greatest Tag Teams

    Shawn Michaels

  • Poster for WWE Royal Rumble 2009

    Shawn Michaels (Ringside)

  • Poster for WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event

    Shawn Michaels

  • Poster for WWE No Way Out 2009

    Shawn Michaels

  • Poster for WWE WrestleMania XXV

    Shawn Michaels

  • Poster for WWE: Greatest Wrestling Stars of the '90s

    Shawn Michaels

  • Poster for Macho Madness - The Randy Savage Ultimate Collection

    (Unknown)

  • Poster for WWE SummerSlam 2009

    Shawn Michaels

  • Poster for WWE Breaking Point 2009

    Shawn Michaels

  • Poster for WWE Hell in a Cell 2009

    Shawn Michaels

  • Poster for Batista - I Walk Alone

    Shawn Michaels

  • Poster for WWE Bragging Rights 2009

    Shawn Michaels

  • Poster for WWE Survivor Series 2009

    Shawn Michaels

  • Poster for WWE TLC: Tables Ladders & Chairs 2009

    Shawn Michaels

2008Aged 43

  • Poster for Giants, Midgets, Heroes and Villains II

    Shawn Michaels

  • Poster for WWE Royal Rumble 2008

    Shawn Michaels

  • Poster for WWE: The Legacy of Stone Cold Steve Austin

    Shawn Michaels

  • Poster for WWE No Way Out 2008

    Shawn Michaels

  • Poster for WWE WrestleMania XXIV

    Shawn Michaels

  • Poster for WWE Backlash 2008

    Himself

  • Poster for WWE: Twist of Fate - The Matt and Jeff Hardy Story

    Self

  • Poster for WWE Judgment Day 2008

    Shawn Michaels

  • Poster for WWE One Night Stand 2008

    Shawn Michaels

  • Poster for WWE: Triple H: The King of Kings - There is Only One

    Shawn Michaels

  • Poster for WWE Night of Champions 2008

    Shawn Michaels (Appearance)

  • Poster for Nature Boy Ric Flair - The Definitive Collection

    Shawn Michaels

  • Poster for WWE The Great American Bash 2008

    Shawn Michaels

  • Poster for WWE Unforgiven 2008

    Himself

  • Poster for WWE No Mercy 2008

    Shawn Michaels

  • Poster for WWE Cyber Sunday 2008

    Shawn Michaels (Appearance)

  • Poster for WWE: The Twisted, Disturbed Life of Kane

    "HBK" Shawn Michaels

  • Poster for WWE: Hell in a Cell - The Greatest Hell in a Cell Matches of All Time

    Shawn Michaels

  • Poster for WWE Survivor Series 2008

    Shawn Michaels

  • Poster for WWE: The History Of The Intercontinental Championship

    Shawn Michaels

  • Poster for WWE: Edge: A Decade of Decadence

    Shawn Michaels

2007Aged 42

  • Poster for WWE New Year's Revolution 2007

    Shawn Michaels

  • Poster for WWE Royal Rumble 2007

    Shawn Michaels

  • Poster for WWE No Way Out 2007

    Shawn Michaels

  • Poster for WWE: The New & Improved DX

    Shawn Michaels

  • Poster for WWE Hall of Fame 2007

    Shawn Michaels

  • Poster for WWE WrestleMania 23

    Shawn Michaels

  • Poster for WWE Backlash 2007

    Shawn Michaels

  • Poster for WWE Judgment Day 2007

    Shawn Michaels

  • Poster for WWE: The Ladder Match

    Shawn Michaels

  • Poster for WWE: Rey Mysterio - The Biggest Little Man

    Shawn Michaels

  • Poster for WWE Cyber Sunday 2007

    Shawn Michaels

  • Poster for WWE Survivor Series 2007

    Shawn Michaels

  • Poster for WWE: The Shawn Michaels Story - Heartbreak & Triumph

    Shawn Michaels

  • Poster for WWE Armageddon 2007

    Shawn Michaels

  • Poster for WWE: The Best of Raw 15th Anniversary

    Shawn Michaels

2006Aged 41

  • Poster for WWE: The Spectacular Legacy of the AWA

    Self

  • Poster for WWE New Year's Revolution 2006

    Shawn Michaels

  • Poster for WWE Royal Rumble 2006

    Shawn Michaels

  • Poster for WWE WrestleMania 22

    Shawn Michaels

  • Poster for WWE Backlash 2006

    Shawn Michaels

  • Poster for WWE Vengeance 2006

    Shawn Michaels

  • Poster for WWE SummerSlam 2006

    Shawn Michaels

  • Poster for WWE: The History Of The WWE Championship

    Shawn Michaels

  • Poster for WWE Unforgiven 2006

    Shawn Michaels

  • Poster for WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology

    Shawn Michaels

  • Poster for WWE Cyber Sunday 2006

    Shawn Michaels

  • Poster for WWE Survivor Series 2006

    Shawn Michaels

2005Aged 40

  • Poster for WWE New Year's Revolution 2005

    Shawn Michaels

  • Poster for WWE: The Best of the Intercontinental Championship

    Shawn Michaels (archive footage)

  • Poster for WWE Royal Rumble 2005

    Shawn Michaels

  • Poster for WWE: Wrestlemania Recall

    Shawn Michaels

  • WWE Tribute to the Troops 2005

    Shawn Michaels

  • Poster for WWE WrestleMania 21

    Shawn Michaels

  • Poster for WWE Backlash 2005

    Himself

  • Poster for WWE Vengeance 2005

    Shawn Michaels

  • Poster for WWE SummerSlam 2005

    Shawn Michaels

  • Poster for WWE: Tombstone - The History of the Undertaker

    Shawn Michaels

  • Poster for WWE Unforgiven 2005

    Shawn Michaels

  • Poster for WWE RAW Homecoming

    (Unknown)

  • Poster for WWE Taboo Tuesday 2005

    Shawn Michaels

  • Poster for WWE: Bret 'Hitman' Hart - The Best There Is, The Best There Was, The Best There Ever Will Be

    Shawn Michaels

  • Poster for WWE Survivor Series 2005

    Shawn Michaels

2004Aged 39

  • Poster for WWE: Mick Foley's Greatest Hits & Misses - A Life in Wrestling

    Shawn Michaels

  • Poster for WWE Royal Rumble 2004

    Shawn Michaels

  • Poster for The Monday Night War - WWE Raw vs. WCW Nitro

    Shawn Michaels

  • Poster for WWE WrestleMania XX

    Shawn Michaels

  • Poster for WWE Backlash 2004

    Shawn Michaels

  • Poster for WWE Bad Blood 2004

    Shawn Michaels

  • Poster for WWE Unforgiven 2004

    Shawn Michaels

  • Poster for WWE: Shawn Michaels - Boyhood Dream

    Shawn Michaels

  • Poster for Hard Knocks : The Chris Benoit Story

    Shawn Michaels (archive footage)

  • Poster for WWE Taboo Tuesday 2004

    Shawn Michaels

2003Aged 38

  • Poster for WWE: The Best of WWE Confidential, Vol. 1

    (Unknown)

  • Poster for WWE Royal Rumble 2003

    Shawn Michaels

  • Poster for WWE: Before They Were Superstars 2

    Shawn Michaels

  • Poster for WWE: Raw 10th Anniversary

    Shawn Michaels

  • Poster for WWE Wrestlemania XIX

    Shawn Michaels

  • Poster for WWE: From the Vault: Shawn Michaels

    (Unknown)

  • Poster for WWE Backlash 2003

    Shawn Michaels

  • Poster for WWE Insurrextion 2003

    Shawn Michaels (Ringside)

  • Poster for WWE Bad Blood 2003

    Shawn Michaels

  • Poster for WWE SummerSlam 2003

    Shawn Michaels

  • Poster for WWE Unforgiven 2003

    Shawn Michaels

  • Poster for WWE Survivor Series 2003

    Shawn Michaels

  • Poster for WWE Armageddon 2003

    Shawn Michaels

2002Aged 37

  • Poster for WWE Royal Rumble 2002

    Shawn Michaels

  • Poster for WWE King of the Ring 2002

    Shawn Michaels (Appearance)

  • Poster for WWE: Triple H - The Game

    Himself

  • Poster for WWE Vengeance 2002

    Shawn Michaels

  • Poster for WWE SummerSlam 2002

    Shawn Michaels

  • WWE Super Tuesday

    Shawn Michaels

  • Poster for WWE Survivor Series 2002

    Shawn Michaels

  • Poster for WWE Armageddon 2002

    Shawn Michaels

2001Aged 36

  • Poster for The Best of WWE Raw, Vol. 1 & 2

    Shawn Michaels

  • Poster for WWF: Mick Foley - Hard Knocks & Cheap Pops

    Himself

2000Aged 35

1999Aged 34

  • Poster for WWE WrestleMania XV

    Shawn Michaels (WWE Commissioner)

  • Poster for WWF: Hell Yeah: The Stone Cold Saga Continues

    Himself

  • Poster for Mick Foley: Madman Unmasked

    Himself

  • Poster for WWF: It's Our Time

    Shawn Michaels

1998Aged 33

  • Poster for Austin 3:16 Uncensored

    Shawn Michaels

  • Poster for WWE Royal Rumble 1998

    Shawn Michaels

  • Poster for WWE WrestleMania XIV

    Shawn Michaels

  • Poster for WWF: D-Generation X

    Shawn Michaels "HBK"

  • Poster for WWF: Best of Wrestlemania I-XIV

    (Unknown)

  • Poster for WWE Rock Bottom: In Your House

    Shawn Michaels

  • Poster for Hitman Hart: Wrestling with Shadows

    Shawn Michaels

1997Aged 32

  • Poster for Best Of Raw • Volume Three

    Shawn Michaels

  • Poster for WWF Rock and Rumble

    Shawn Michaels

  • Poster for WWE Royal Rumble 1997

    Shawn Michaels

  • Poster for WWE WrestleMania 13

    Shawn Michaels (Commentary)

  • Poster for WWE King of the Ring 1997

    Shawn Michaels

  • Poster for Best Of Raw • Volume Six

    Shawn Michaels

  • Poster for WWF Summer Flashback!

    Shawn Michaels

  • Poster for WWE SummerSlam 1997

    Shawn Michaels (Referee)

  • Poster for WWE Ground Zero: In Your House

    Shawn Michaels

  • Poster for WWE One Night Only

    Shawn Michaels

  • Poster for WWE Badd Blood: In Your House

    Shawn Michaels

  • Poster for WWE Survivor Series 1997

    Shawn Michaels

  • Poster for WWE D-Generation X: In Your House

    Shawn Michaels

1996Aged 31

  • Poster for WWE Royal Rumble 1996

    Shawn Michaels

  • Poster for WWE In Your House 6: Rage in the Cage

    Shawn Michaels

  • Poster for WWE WrestleMania XII

    Shawn Michaels

  • Poster for WWE In Your House 7: Good Friends, Better Enemies

    Shawn Michaels

  • Poster for WWE In Your House 8: Beware of Dog

    Shawn Michaels

  • Poster for WWE King of the Ring 1996

    Shawn Michaels

  • Poster for WWE In Your House 9: International Incident

    Shawn Michaels

  • Poster for WWE SummerSlam 1996

    Shawn Michaels

  • Poster for WWE In Your House 10: Mind Games

    Shawn Michaels

  • Poster for WWE Survivor Series 1996

    Shawn Michaels

  • Poster for Best Of Raw • Volume One

    Shawn Michaels

  • Poster for WWE In Your House 12: It's Time

    Shawn Michaels (Commentary)

  • Poster for WWE Terminators '96

    Shawn Michaels

1995Aged 30

  • Poster for WWE WrestleFest '95

    Shawn Michaels

  • Poster for WWE Royal Rumble 1995

    Shawn Michaels

  • Poster for WWF 1994: The Year In Review

    Shawn Michaels

  • Poster for Shawn Michaels: Hits from the Heartbreak Kid

    Shawn Michaels

  • Poster for WWE Wham, Bam, Bodyslam!

    Shawn Michaels

  • Poster for WWE SlamFest

    Shawn Michaels

  • Poster for WWE WrestleMania XI

    Shawn Michaels

  • Poster for WWE Brawl in the Family

    Shawn Michaels (Manager)

  • Poster for WWE Hall Of Fame 1995

    Self

  • Poster for WWE King of the Ring 1995

    Shawn Michaels

  • Poster for WWE In Your House 2: Lumberjacks

    Shawn Michaels

  • Poster for SMW Superbowl of Wrestling

    Shawn Michaels

  • Poster for Big Daddy Cool Diesel

    Shawn Michaels

  • Poster for WWE SummerSlam 1995

    Shawn Michaels

  • Poster for WWE In Your House 3: Triple Header

    Shawn Michaels

  • Poster for WWE Survivor Series 1995

    Shawn Michaels

  • Poster for WWF 1995: The Year In Review

    Shawn Michaels

1994Aged 29

  • Poster for WWE Royal Rumble 1994

    Shawn Michaels

  • Poster for The History Of WrestleMania

    Shawn Michaels

  • Poster for WWE WrestleMania X

    Shawn Michaels

  • Poster for The Life And Times of Paul Boesch

    Shawn Michaels

  • Poster for Inside the WWF

    Shawn Michaels

  • Poster for WWE King of the Ring 1994

    Shawn Michaels (Ringside)

  • Poster for WWE WrestleFest '94

    Shawn Michaels

  • Poster for WWE Bloopers Bleeps and Bodyslams

    Shawn Michaels

  • Poster for Bret

    Shawn Michaels

  • Poster for WWF SummerSlam Spectacular 1994: Sunday Night Slam

    Shawn Michaels (Ringside)

  • Poster for WWE SummerSlam 1994

    Shawn Michaels

  • Poster for Razor Ramon

    Shawn Michaels

  • Poster for German Fan Favorites

    Shawn Michaels

  • Poster for WWE Survivor Series 1994

    Shawn Michaels

  • Poster for WWE Paul Bearer's Hits From the Crypt

    Shawn Michaels

1993Aged 28

  • Poster for WWE Royal Rumble 1993

    Shawn Michaels

  • Poster for WWE Wrestling Grudge Matches

    Shawn Michaels

  • Poster for WWE WrestleFest '93

    Shawn Michaels

  • Poster for WWE WrestleMania IX

    Shawn Michaels

  • Poster for WWE U.K. Rampage 1993

    Shawn Michaels

  • Poster for WWE UK Rampage '93

    Shawn Michaels

  • Poster for WWE Smack 'Em Whack 'Em

    Shawn Michaels

  • Poster for WWE King of the Ring 1993

    Shawn Michaels

  • Poster for WWE Bashed in the USA

    Shawn Michaels

  • Poster for WWE Invasion of the Bodyslammers

    Shawn Michaels

  • Poster for WWE UK Fan Favorites 1993

    Shawn Michaels

  • Poster for WWE Global Warfare

    Shawn Michaels

  • Poster for WWE SummerSlam Spectacular 1993

    Shawn Michaels

  • Poster for WWE SummerSlam 1993

    Shawn Michaels

  • Poster for Best of The British Bulldog

    Shawn Michaels

  • Poster for WWE Grudges, Gripes & Grunts

    Shawn Michaels

  • Poster for Bret

    Shawn Michaels

  • Poster for WWE Survivor Series 1993

    Shawn Michaels

  • Poster for WWF 1993: The Year in Review

    Shawn Michaels

1992Aged 27

  • Poster for WWE Royal Rumble 1992

    Shawn Michaels

  • Poster for WWE Invasion '92

    Shawn Michaels

  • WWE March to WrestleMania VIII

    "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels

  • Poster for WWE WrestleMania VIII

    Shawn Michaels

  • Poster for WWE UK Rampage '92

    "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels

  • Poster for WWE UK Rampage

    "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels

  • Poster for 3rd Annual Battle of the WWE Superstars

    Shawn Michaels

  • Poster for WWE WrestleFest '92

    Shawn Michaels

  • Poster for WWE World Tour 1992

    Shawn Michaels

  • Poster for WWE SummerSlam 1992

    "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels

  • Poster for WWE Rampage '92

    Shawn Michaels

  • Poster for WWE Survivor Series 1992

    Shawn Michaels

1991Aged 26

  • Poster for WWE Royal Rumble 1991

    Shawn Michaels

  • Poster for WWE Funniest Moments

    Shawn Michaels

  • Poster for WWE Superstars & Stripes Forever: The March to WrestleMania VII

    Shawn Michaels

  • Poster for WWE WrestleMania VII

    Shawn Michaels

  • Poster for SWS WrestleFest

    Shawn Michaels

  • Poster for WWE U.K. Rampage 1991

    Shawn Michaels

  • Poster for WWE SuperTape: Volume 4

    Shawn Michaels

  • Poster for WWE WrestleFest '91

    Shawn Michaels

  • Poster for WWE World Tour 1991

    Shawn Michaels

  • Poster for WWE Battle Royal at the Albert Hall

    Shawn Michaels

  • Poster for WWE Rampage '91

    Shawn Michaels

  • Poster for WWE Survivor Series 1991

    Shawn Michaels

1990Aged 25

  • Poster for WWE Royal Rumble 1990

    Shawn Michaels

  • Poster for WWE SuperTape: Volume 1

    Shawn Michaels

  • Poster for WWE The Ultimate Challenge Special: The March to WrestleMania VI

    Shawn Michaels

  • Poster for WWE WrestleMania VI

    Shawn Michaels

  • Poster for WWE World Tour '90

    Shawn Michaels

  • WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: June '90

    Shawn Michaels

  • Poster for WWE WrestleFest '90

    Shawn Michaels

  • Poster for WWE SuperTape: Volume 2

    Shawn Michaels

  • Poster for WWE SummerSlam 1990

    Shawn Michaels

  • Poster for WWE Hottest Matches

    Ted DiBiase

  • Poster for WWE Survivor Series 1990

    Shawn Michaels

1989Aged 24

1988Aged 23

1987Aged 22

1986Aged 21

Year unknown

  • Poster for The Epidemic

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