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Michael Hickenbottom

Actor / Screenwriter | * 07/22/1965 (58) | Chandler, AZ
Michael Shawn Hickenbottom (born July 22, 1965), better known by his ring name Shawn Michaels, is an American retired professional wrestler. He is signed to WWE, where he is the Senior Vice President of Talent Development Creative and oversees the creative aspects of the NXT brand, the promotion's developmental territory. Regarded as one of the greatest professional wrestlers of all time, he is known by the nicknames "The Heartbreak Kid" (often abbreviated as HBK), "The Showstopper", and "Mr. WrestleMania". Michaels wrestled consistently for WWE, formerly the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, renamed in 2002), from 1988 until his first retirement in 1998. He performed in non-wrestling roles for the next two years, resuming his wrestling career with WWE in 2002 until ceremoniously retiring in 2010. He returned for a one-off final match in 2018. In 2016, he began working as a coach at the WWE Performance Center, and from 2018 as a producer on NXT, before becoming the Senior Vice President of Talent Development Creative for the NXT brand itself. In WWF/WWE, Michaels headlined pay-per-view events between 1989 and 2018, main-eventing the company's flagship annual event, WrestleMania, five times (12, 14, 20, 23 and 26). He was the co-founder and original leader of the successful stab... ()
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Michael Shawn Hickenbottom, better known by hisring name,Shawn Michaels, is an Americanprofessional wrestlingpersonality,television presenterand retiredprofessional wrestler. He is currently signed toWWE, where he has served as anambassadorfor 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 majorpay per viewevents in four decades from the 1980s to the 2010s, closing the company's premier annual eventWrestleManiaon five occasionsMichaels was inducted into theWWE Hall of Fameclass 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 timeworld champion: athree-timeWWF Championand aformerWorld Heavyweight Champion. He was also the winner of the1995and1996Royal Rumblesand was the company's firstGrand Slam Champion. He has also won thePWI Match of the Year Awarda record eleven times. Michaels currently resides inSan Antonio,Texaswith his wife, Rebecca, and their two children.

Most frequent genres for this person: Action | Drama | Documentaries

Known for these Movies & Shows

A former, troubled Major League Baseball player returns home to confront his abusive step-father. ...

90 Feet from Home

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2019 | 3.0/5 | 2h 6min
Crime, Thriller, Drama
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Stone Cold Steve Austin battles Shawn Michaels for the WWE Championship with Mike Tyson as special guest enforcer. The Undertaker battles Kane. The Rock defends the WWE Intercontinental Championship a ...

WWE WrestleMania XIV

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1998 | 4.0/5 | 2h 45min
Action, Drama
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A regularly scheduled, live, year-round program featuring some of the biggest WWE Superstars. ...

WWE Raw

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1993- | 3.3/5 | 2h 10min per episode
Reality-TV
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Awards & Nominations for Michael Hickenbottom

WWE Hall of Fame Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame
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Movies with Michael Hickenbottom as Actor(251)

as Shawn Michaels (archive footage)2023 Angle
as himself2023 Superfan: The Story of Vladimir
as himself2022 Biography: DX
as Shawn Michaels2021 My Way: The Life and Legacy of Pat Patterson
as Shawn Michaels2020 WWE Survivor Series 2020
as Shawn Michaels2020 WWE SummerSlam 2020
as Shawn Michaels2020 WWE Clash of Champions 2020
as Shawn Michaels2019 WWE WrestleMania 35
as James Devine2019 90 Feet from Home
as Shawn Michaels2018 Shawn Michaels: The Showstopper Unreleased
as Incredible Master Yoga2018 Avengers of Justice: Farce Wars
as Shawn Michaels2018 WWE Crown Jewel 2018
as Luke Trapper2018 The Marine 6: Close Quarters
as himself2017 The Price of Fame
as Ted2017 Pure Country: Pure Heart
as Shawn Michaels (archive footage)2017 Kurt Angle: The Essential Collection
as Shawn Michaels2017 WWE: Best of the 2000's
as Doug2017 The Resurrection of Gavin Stone
as himself2017 Nature Boy
as Shawn Michaels2016 Randy Orton: RKO Outta Nowhere
as Shawn Michaels2016 WWE: The True Story of The Royal Rumble
as Shawn Michaels (Appearance)2016 WWE WrestleMania 32
as Shawn Michaels2015 The Road is Jericho: Epic Stories and Rare Matches from Y2J
as Shawn Michaels2015 WWE: The Kliq Rules
as Shawn Michaels (Appearance)2015 WWE WrestleMania 31
as himself2015 WWE Hall of Fame 2015
as Shawn Michaels2015 Owen Hart of Gold
as himself2014 WWE: John Cena's Greatest Rivalries
2014 WWE: Presents...Wrestling's Greatest Factions
as himself2014 Shawn Michaels: Mr Wrestlemania
as Shawn Michaels2014 WWE: Attitude Era: Vol. 2
as Shawn Michaels2014 Daniel Bryan: Journey to WrestleMania 30
as Shawn Michaels2014 WWE: Macho Man - The Randy Savage Story
as Shawn Michaels2013 WWE: Triple H: Thy Kingdom Come
as Shawn Michaels (Special Guest Referee)2013 WWE Hell in a Cell 2013
as Shawn Michaels (Ringside)2013 WWE WrestleMania 29
as Shawn Michaels2013 Legends of Mid-South Wrestling
as Shawn Michaels2013 The History of WWE: 50 Years of Sports Entertainment
as Shawn Michaels2012 CM Punk: Best in the World
as Shawn Michaels2012 WWE: Rey Mysterio - The Life of a Masked Man
2012 WWE: Undertaker 20-0 - The Streak
as Michaels2012 The Top 100 Moments In Raw History
as Shawn Michaels (Special Guest Referee)2012 WWE WrestleMania XXVIII
as Shawn Michaels2012 WWE: You Think You Know Me? The Story of Edge
as Michaels2012 WWE: The Attitude Era
2011 WWE Hall of Fame 2011
as Shawn Michaels2011 WWE: OMG! The Top 50 Incidents in WWE History
as Shawn Michaels2011 WWE: The Big Show - A Giant's World
as Shawn Michaels2011 Stone Cold Steve Austin: The Bottom Line on the Most Popular Superstar of All Time
as Shawn Michaels2011 The Ladder Match 2: Crash & Burn
as Shawn Michaels2011 WWE: Greatest Rivalries Shawn Michaels vs Bret Hart
as Shawn Michaels2011 WWE: DX: One Last Stand
2011 WWE - The True Story of WrestleMania
as Shawn Michaels (archive footage)2011 The John Cena Experience
as Shawn Michaels2010 WWE Royal Rumble 2010
as Shawn Michaels (Appearance)2010 WWE Elimination Chamber 2010
as Shawn Michaels2010 WWE: Hart & Soul - The Hart Family Anthology
as Shawn Michaels2010 WWE: Shawn Michaels: My Journey
as Shawn Michaels2010 Breaking the Code: Behind the Walls of Chris Jericho
as Shawn Michaels2010 WWE: Satan's Prison - The Anthology of the Elimination Chamber
as Shawn Michaels2010 WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time
as Shawn Michaels2010 WWE Wrestlemania XXVI
as Shawn Michaels2009 WWE TLC: Tables Ladders & Chairs 2009
as Shawn Michaels2009 WWE: Batista - I Walk Alone
as Shawn Michaels2009 WWE Bragging Rights 2009
as Shawn Michaels (Ringside)2009 WWE Royal Rumble 2009
as Shawn Michaels2009 WWE SummerSlam 2009
as Shawn Michaels2009 WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event
as Shawn Michaels2009 WWE: Allied Powers - The World's Greatest Tag Teams
as Shawn Michaels2009 WWE: Greatest Wrestling Stars of the '90s
as Shawn Michaels2009 WWE WrestleMania XXV
2009 Macho Madness - The Randy Savage Ultimate Collection
as Shawn Michaels2009 WWE Survivor Series 2009
as Shawn Michaels2009 WWE No Way Out 2009
as Shawn Michaels2009 WWE Hell in a Cell 2009
as Shawn Michaels2009 WWE Breaking Point 2009
as himself2008 WWE The Great American Bash 2008
as himself2008 WWE No Mercy 2008
as Shawn Michaels2008 WWE: Triple H: The King of Kings - There is Only One
as Shawn Michaels2008 WWE: The History Of The Intercontinental Championship
as himself2008 WWE No Way Out 2008
as himself2008 WWE WrestleMania XXIV
as Shawn Michaels2008 Nature Boy Ric Flair - The Definitive Collection
as Shawn Michaels2008 WWE One Night Stand 2008
as himself2008 WWE Backlash 2008
as Shawn Michaels2008 WWE: Edge: A Decade of Decadence
as Shawn Michaels2008 WWE: The Legacy of Stone Cold Steve Austin
as himself2008 WWE Judgment Day 2008
as Shawn Michaels2008 WWE Royal Rumble 2008
as himself2008 WWE Unforgiven 2008
as himself2008 WWE Survivor Series 2008
as Shawn Michaels2007 WWE: The Shawn Michaels Story - Heartbreak & Triumph
as Shawn Michaels2007 WWE Royal Rumble 2007
as Shawn Michaels2007 WWE: The New & Improved DX
as himself2007 WWE Cyber Sunday 2007
as Shawn Michaels2007 WWE: The Ladder Match
as himself2007 WWE New Year's Revolution 2007
as himself2007 WWE No Way Out 2007
as Shawn Michaels2007 WWE WrestleMania 23
as himself2007 WWE Survivor Series 2007
as Shawn Michaels2007 WWE Judgment Day 2007
as Shawn Michaels2007 WWE: Rey Mysterio - The Biggest Little Man
as himself2007 WWE Backlash 2007
as Shawn Michaels2006 WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology
as himself2006 WWE WrestleMania 22
as himself2006 WWE New Year's Revolution 2006
as himself2006 WWE Backlash 2006
as himself2006 WWE SummerSlam 2006
as himself2006 WWE Cyber Sunday 2006
as himself2006 WWE Survivor Series 2006
as himself2006 WWE: The Spectacular Legacy of the AWA
as Shawn Michaels2006 WWE Vengeance 2006
as himself2006 WWE Royal Rumble 2006
as himself2006 WWE Unforgiven 2006
as Shawn Michaels2005 WWE: Tombstone - The History of the Undertaker
as Shawn Michaels2005 WWE Survivor Series 2005
as Shawn Michaels (archive footage)2005 WWE: The Best of the Intercontinental Championship
as himself2005 WWE WrestleMania 21
as Shawn Michaels2005 WWE: Bret 'Hitman' Hart - The Best There Is, The Best There Was, The Best There Ever Will Be
as himself2005 WWE Backlash 2005
as himself2005 WWE Vengeance 2005
as himself2005 WWE Unforgiven 2005
as Shawn Michaels2005 WWE Taboo Tuesday 2005
as himself2005 WWE Royal Rumble 2005
as himself2005 WWE SummerSlam 2005
as himself2005 WWE New Year's Revolution 2005
as himself2004 WWE Bad Blood 2004
as Shawn Michaels2004 WWE: Mick Foley's Greatest Hits & Misses - A Life in Wrestling
as himself2004 WWE Unforgiven 2004
as himself2004 WWE Taboo Tuesday 2004
as himself2004 WWE WrestleMania XX
as Shawn Michaels2004 WWE Royal Rumble 2004
as Shawn Michaels2004 Hard Knocks : The Chris Benoit Story
as himself2004 WWE Backlash 2004
as Shawn Michaels2004 The Monday Night War - WWE Raw vs. WCW Nitro
as Shawn Michaels2003 WWE: Raw 10th Anniversary
as himself2003 WWE Armageddon 2003
as Shawn Michaels (Ringside)2003 WWE Insurrextion 2003
2003 WWE: From the Vault: Shawn Michaels
as Shawn Michaels2003 WWE Survivor Series 2003
as Shawn Michaels2003 WWE Wrestlemania XIX
as Shawn Michaels2003 WWE Royal Rumble 2003
as Shawn Michaels2003 WWE SummerSlam 2003
as himself2003 WWE Bad Blood 2003
as himself2003 WWE Unforgiven 2003
as himself2003 WWE Backlash 2003
as himself2002 WWE: Triple H - The Game
as Shawn Michaels2002 WWE Royal Rumble 2002
as Shawn Michaels2002 WWE Armageddon 2002
as Shawn Michaels2002 WWE SummerSlam 2002
as Shawn Michaels2002 WWE Survivor Series 2002
as Shawn Michaels2002 WWE Vengeance 2002
as Shawn Michaels2002 WWE King of the Ring 2002
as Shawn Michaels2002 WWE: Before They Were Superstars
as himself2001 WWF: Mick Foley - Hard Knocks & Cheap Pops
as himself2000 WWE Judgment Day 2000
as Shawn Michaels2000 WWF: TLC - Tables Ladders Chairs
as Shawn Michaels (WWE Commissioner)1999 WWE WrestleMania XV
as Shawn Michaels1998 WWE WrestleMania XIV
as Shawn Michaels1998 WWE Royal Rumble 1998
as Shawn Michaels1998 Austin 3:16 Uncensored
as Shawn Michaels1998 Hitman Hart - Wrestling With Shadows
as Shawn Michaels1998 WWE Rock Bottom: In Your House
as Shawn Michaels "HBK"1998 WWF: D-Generation X
1998 WWF: Best of Wrestlemania I-XIV
as Shawn Michaels1997 WWE One Night Only
as Shawn Michaels1997 WWE D-Generation X: In Your House
as Shawn Michaels1997 WWE King of the Ring 1997
as Shawn Michaels (Referee)1997 WWE SummerSlam 1997
as Shawn Michaels1997 WWE Survivor Series 1997
as Shawn Michaels1997 WWE Royal Rumble 1997
as Shawn Michaels1997 WWE Badd Blood: In Your House
as Shawn Michaels1997 WWE Ground Zero: In Your House
as Shawn Michaels (Commentary)1997 WWE WrestleMania 13
as Shawn Michaels1996 WWE Royal Rumble 1996
as Shawn Michaels1996 WWE In Your House 6: Rage in the Cage
as Shawn Michaels1996 WWE In Your House 8: Beware of Dog
as Shawn Michaels1996 WWE WrestleMania XII
as Shawn Michaels1996 WWE In Your House 7: Good Friends, Better Enemies
as Shawn Michaels1996 WWE King of the Ring 1996
as Shawn Michaels1996 WWE In Your House 9: International Incident
as Shawn Michaels1996 WWE In Your House 10: Mind Games
as Shawn Michaels1996 WWE SummerSlam 1996
as Shawn Michaels1996 WWE Survivor Series 1996
as Shawn Michaels1995 WWE In Your House 3: Triple Header
as Shawn Michaels1995 WWE WrestleMania XI
as Shawn Michaels1995 WWE Royal Rumble 1995
as Shawn Michaels1995 WWE SlamFest
as Shawn Michaels1995 WWE Wham, Bam, Bodyslam!
as Shawn Michaels1995 WWE WrestleFest '95
as Shawn Michaels1995 WWE In Your House 2: Lumberjacks
as Shawn Michaels1995 WWE Survivor Series 1995
as Shawn Michaels1995 WWE King of the Ring 1995
as Shawn Michaels1995 WWE SummerSlam 1995
as Shawn Michaels (Manager)1995 WWE Brawl in the Family
as Shawn Michaels1994 WWE SummerSlam 1994
as Shawn Michaels1994 WWE Royal Rumble 1994
as Shawn Michaels1994 WWE Survivor Series 1994
as Shawn Michaels1994 WWE Bloopers Bleeps and Bodyslams
as Shawn Michaels1994 Razor Ramon
as Shawn Michaels1994 WWE Paul Bearer's Hits from the Crypt
as Shawn Michaels1994 Inside the WWF
as Shawn Michaels (Ringside)1994 WWE King of the Ring 1994
as Shawn Michaels1994 WWF WrestleFest '94
as Shawn Michaels1994 WWE WrestleMania X
as Shawn Michaels1993 WWE Survivor Series 1993
as Shawn Michaels1993 WWE Smack 'Em, Whack 'Em
as Shawn Michaels1993 WWE WrestleMania IX
as "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels1993 WWE Royal Rumble 1993
as Shawn Michaels1993 WWF Bashed in the USA
as Shawn Michaels1993 WWE Global Warfare
as Shawn Michaels1993 WWE U.K. Fan Favourites
as Shawn Michaels1993 WWE Invasion of the Bodyslammers
as Shawn Michaels1993 WWE Grudges, Gripes & Grunts
as Shawn Michaels1993 WWE Wrestling Grudge Matches
as Shawn Michaels1993 WWE SummerSlam 1993
as Shawn Michaels1993 WWE King of the Ring 1993
as Shawn Michaels1993 WWE U.K. Rampage 1993
as Shawn Michaels1992 WWE Rampage '92
as Shawn Michaels1992 WWE World Tour 1992
as Shawn Michaels1992 WWE WrestleMania VIII
as Shawn Michaels1992 WWE WrestleFest '92
as Shawn Michaels1992 3rd Annual Battle of the WWE Superstars
as "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels1992 WWE U.K. Rampage 1992
as Shawn Michaels1992 WWE Survivor Series 1992
as Shawn Michaels1992 WWE Royal Rumble 1992
as Shawn Michaels1992 WWE Invasion '92
as "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels1992 WWE SummerSlam 1992
as Shawn Michaels1991 WWE SuperTape vol. 4
as Shawn Michaels1991 WWE Rampage '91
as Shawn Michaels1991 WWE WrestleFest '91
as Shawn Michaels1991 WWE WrestleMania VII
as Shawn Michaels1991 WWE U.K. Rampage 1991
as Shawn Michaels1991 WWE Survivor Series 1991
as Shawn Michaels1991 WWE Royal Rumble 1991
as Shawn Michaels1991 WWE Battle Royal at the Albert Hall
as Shawn Michaels1991 WWE World Tour 1991
as Shawn Michaels1990 WWE Survivor Series 1990
as Shawn Michaels1990 WWE World Tour
as Ted DiBiase1990 WWF Hottest Matches
as Shawn Michaels1990 WWF SuperTape vol. 2
as Shawn Michaels1990 WWE WrestleMania VI
as Shawn Michaels1990 WWE SummerSlam 1990
as Shawn Michaels1990 WWE WrestleFest '90
as Shawn Michaels1990 WWE Royal Rumble 1990
as Shawn Michaels1989 WWE SummerSlam 1989
as Shawn Michaels1989 WWE WrestleMania V
as Shawn Michaels1989 WWE Survivor Series 1989
as Shawn Michaels1989 WWE Royal Rumble 1989
as Shawn Michaels1988 WWE Survivor Series 1988
as Shawn Michaels1986 AWA: WrestleRock '86

TV Shows/Series with Michael Hickenbottom as Actor(30)

as Shawn Michaels2024 WWE: Next Gen
2022 WWE Rivals
as Shawn Michaels2021 Biography: WWE Legends
as Shawn Michaels2021 WWE's Most Wanted Treasures
as Shawn Michaels2020 Ruthless Aggression
as Shawn Michaels2020 Undertaker: The Last Ride
as Shawn michaels - guest2020 Last Ride: Post-Mortem
as Shawn Michaels2019 WWE Backstage
2019 Dark Side of the Ring
2018 WWE Untold
as Shawn Michaels2015 WWE 24
as himself2015 Legends with JBL
as himself2014 WWE Rivalries
as (archive footage)2009 WWE Superstars
as himself2007 E:60
as HBK2007 E:60
as Shawn Michaels2006 WWE ECW
2006 South Beach
as (archive footage) (uncredited)2005 Attack of the Show!
as (archive footage)2002 WWE Confidential
as Shawn Michaels2001 WWE Tough Enough
1999 WWE SmackDown
as himself1999 WWE SmackDown
as Shawn Michaels1999 WWE SmackDown
as Shawn Michaels1993 WWE Raw
as Shawn Michaels (archive footage)1993 WWE Raw
as Shawn Michaels1986 WWF Wrestling Challenge
1986 WWF Superstars Of Wrestling
1985 Saturday Night's Main Event
as Shawn Michaels1985 Saturday Night's Main Event

Movies with Michael Hickenbottom as Crew(4)

Crew/Thanks2023 The Epidemic
Crew/Stunts2010 WWE Wrestlemania XXVI
Writing/Writers' Assistant2008 WWE: The History Of The Intercontinental Championship
Costume & Make-Up/Costume Consultant2007 WWE No Way Out 2007

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Born: Thursday, 07/22 1965 (July) in Chandler, AZ (current age: 58 years + 278 days)
Zodiac sign: Cancer (Chinese zodiac sign: Snake)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Educated at: Texas State University, Randolph High School
Spouses (current/former): Rebecca Curci-Hickenbottom
Other names for Michael Hickenbottom (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Shawn Michaels" (Pseudonym)
"The Heartbreak Kid"
"HBK"
"Mr. WrestleMania"
"The Showstopper"
"Sexy Boy"
"The Main Event"
"The Headliner"
"The Main Eventer"
"The Icon"
"Mr. Wrestlemania"
"Heartbreak Kid"
Michael Hickenbottom frequently works together with these people:
Vince McMahon (301x, Crew)
Paul Michael Lévesque (176x, Actor)
Mark Calaway (145x, Actor)
John Cena (126x, Actor)
Kevin Dunn (114x, Crew)
Bret Hart (99x, Actor)
Adam Copeland (95x, Actor)
Glenn Jacobs (87x, Actor)
Ric Flair (87x, Actor)
Randy Orton (83x, Actor)
Chris Irvine (80x, Actor)
Mick Foley (22x, Actor)
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