Personal Info
Known For
Wrestling
Real Name
Michael Shawn Hickenbottom
Birthday
July 22, 1965
Place of Birth
San Antonio, Texas
Debut Year
1984
Status
Retired (2010)
Also Known As
- Sean Michaels
- Shawn Michaels
Known Matches
8
Record
2W - 6L (25.0%)
Promotions
- WWE 1992-2009
Stables & Factions
Appears In
Shawn Michaels
Biography
Michael Shawn Hickenbottom, better known as Shawn Michaels, was born on July 22, 1965, in San Antonio, Texas. Trained by José Lothario, he made his professional wrestling debut in 1984. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest professional wrestlers of all time, known by the nicknames "the Heartbreak Kid," "the Showstopper," and "Mr. WrestleMania."
Michaels began his career in the American Wrestling Association, where he co-founded The Midnight Rockers alongside Marty Jannetty in 1985, winning the AWA World Tag Team Championship twice. The team later moved to the WWF as The Rockers before a high-profile split in January 1992 launched Michaels as a singles star. He went on to become a four-time world champion, holding the WWF Championship three times and the World Heavyweight Championship once. He headlined WrestleMania five times and was a two-time Royal Rumble winner, the first Grand Slam Champion in WWE, and a co-founder of D-Generation X.
Michaels wrestled for WWE from 1988 until his first retirement in 1998, returned in 2002, and ceremoniously retired in 2010 before a one-off final match in 2018. He was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame twice, in 2011 as a singles competitor and in 2019 as part of D-Generation X.
Promotions
Notable Rivals
Match History
Head-to-Head — most-faced opponents
| Opponent | Total | W | L | D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Undertaker | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kurt Angle | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Chris Benoit | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Triple H | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Stone Cold Steve Austin | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Sources used for verification
- Wikidata
- Wikipedia