Michael Hickenbottom
- Acting
- July 22, 1965 · Chandler, 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.
Known for
Filmography
- NXT Halloween Havoc 2026 · Creative Director, Executive producer
- NXT Heatwave 2026 · Executive producer, Creative Director
- NXT The Great American Bash 2026 · Executive producer, Creative Director
- LIVE matches from WWE World: April 19, 2026 Part 2 · Writer
- The Heartbreak Kid: Becoming Shawn Michaels · Self
- NXT Stand & Deliver 2026 · Shawn Michaels, Executive producer
- WWE NXT Countdown To Stand & Deliver 2026 · Art Direction
- NXT Vengeance Day 2026 · Executive producer, Creative Director
- NXT Halloween Havoc 2025 · Executive producer
- NXT vs. TNA Showdown · Executive producer
- WWE NXT Homecoming · Shawn Michaels
- WWE/AAA Worlds Collide 2025: Las Vegas · Shawn Michaels
- Heatwave 2025 · Executive producer
- AAA Triplemanía XXXIII · Shawn Michaels
- WWE/AAA Worlds Collide 2025 · Shawn Michaels
- WWE NXT Battleground 2025 · Executive producer
- WrestleMania 41: Saturday · Shawn Michaels
- WWE Hall of Fame 2025 · Shawn Michaels
- WrestleMania IX: Becoming a Spectacle · Self
- NXT Roadblock 2025 · Executive producer
- WWE EVOLVE · Shawn Michaels, Executive producer
- WWE LFG · Shawn Michaels, Executive producer
- WWE Legend Profiles · Shawn Michaels
- WWE Raw Classics · Shawn Michaels
- WWE NXT Deadline 2024 · Executive producer
- NXT Halloween Havoc 2024 · Executive producer
- Mr. McMahon · Self
- NXT Battleground 2024 · Executive producer
- WWE: Next Gen · Shawn Michaels
- NXT Deadline 2023 · Shawn Michaels
- Superfan: The Story of Vladimir · Self
- Angle · Shawn Michaels (archive footage)
- NXT Battleground 2023 Kickoff · Executive producer
- WWE NXT Stand & Deliver Kickoff · Creative Producer
- NXT Vengeance Day 2023 Kickoff · Producer's Assistant
- WWE Worlds Collide: NXT vs. NXT UK Kickoff · Executive producer
- WWE This Is Awesome · Shawn Michaels, Shawn Michaels (archive footage)
- WWE Rivals · Shawn Michaels
- John Cena's Greatest Rivalries · Shawn Michaels
- Biography: WWE Legends · Shawn Michaels
- WWE's Most Wanted Treasures · Shawn Michaels
- My Way: The Life and Legacy of Pat Patterson · Shawn Michaels
- WWE Slammy Awards 2020 · Shawn Michaels - Presenter
- WWE Survivor Series 2020 · Shawn Michaels
- WWE Clash of Champions 2020 · Shawn Michaels (Appearance)
- Last Ride: Post-Mortem · Shawn michaels - guest
- Undertaker: The Last Ride · Shawn Michaels
- The Firefly Funhouse Match · Shawn Michaels (archive footage)
- The Best of WWE · Shawn Michaels
- Ruthless Aggression · Shawn Michaels
- WWE Backstage · Shawn Michaels
- Avengers of Justice: Farce Wars · Incredible Master Yoga
- 90 Feet from Home · James Devine
- Dark Side of the Ring · Shawn Michaels, Shawn Michaels (archive footage)
- WWE Hall of Fame 2019 · Shawn Michaels
- WWE Crown Jewel · Shawn Michaels
- The Marine 6: Close Quarters · Luke Trapper
- WWE Super Show-Down 2018 · Shawn Michaels (Ringside)
- Shawn Michaels - The Showstopper Unreleased · Shawn Michaels
- WWE Untold
- WWE: 30 Years of SummerSlam
- Nature Boy · Self
- The Price of Fame · Self
- WWE: 30 Years of Survivor Series
- 1997: Dawn of the Attitude · Shawn Michaels
- Pure Country: Pure Heart · Ted
- Kurt Angle: The Essential Collection · Shawn Michaels (archive footage)
- WWE: Best of the 2000's · Shawn Michaels
- WWE: WrestleMania Monday · Shawn Michaels
- WWE Network Collection: Shawn Michaels - Mr. Wrestlemania
- The Resurrection of Gavin Stone · Doug
- The True Story of the Royal Rumble · Shawn Michaels
- Randy Orton: RKO Outta Nowhere · Shawn Michaels
- WWE: Attitude Era: Vol. 3 Unreleased
- Our Nation's Pride: The Best of Canadian Superstars · Shawn Michaels
- WWE 24: Wrestlemania Dallas · Shawn Michaels
- WWE WrestleMania 32 · Shawn Michaels (Appearance)
- Owen: Hart of Gold · Shawn Michaels
- Legends with JBL · Michael Hickenbottom
- WWE Collection Volume 2: Know Your Role