Acting
Michael Hickenbottom
EN, ES, DE cinema · 377 credits
Born
22 July 1965 (age 61)
Birthplace
Chandler, Arizona, USA
Also known as Shawn Michaels · The Heartbreak Kid · HBK · Mr. WrestleMania · The Showstopper · Sexy Boy
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
The Epidemic
Thanks
NXT Stand & Deliver 2026
as Shawn Michaels, Executive Producer, Creative Director
NXT The Great American Bash 2026
Executive Producer, Creative Director
NXT Vengeance Day 2026
Executive Producer, Creative Director
NXT Heatwave 2026
Executive Producer, Creative Director
NXT Halloween Havoc 2026
Creative Director, Executive Producer
WWE Hall of Fame 2025
as Shawn Michaels
WWE WrestleMania 41: Saturday
as Shawn Michaels
WWE/AAA Worlds Collide 2025
as Shawn Michaels
AAA Triplemanía XXXIII
as Shawn Michaels
WWE/AAA Worlds Collide 2025: Las Vegas
as Shawn Michaels
WWE NXT Homecoming
as Shawn Michaels
Heatwave 2025
Executive Producer
NXT vs. TNA Showdown
Executive Producer
NXT Halloween Havoc 2025
Executive Producer
NXT Roadblock 2025
Executive Producer
WWE NXT Battleground 2025
Executive Producer
NXT Halloween Havoc 2024
Executive Producer
WWE NXT Deadline 2024
Executive Producer
NXT Battleground 2024
Executive Producer
Angle
as Shawn Michaels (archive footage)
NXT Deadline 2023
as Shawn Michaels
NXT Vengeance Day 2023 Kickoff
Producer's Assistant
NXT Battleground 2023 Kickoff
Executive Producer
WWE NXT Stand & Deliver Kickoff
Creative Producer
John Cena's Greatest Rivalries
as Shawn Michaels
WWE Worlds Collide: NXT vs. NXT UK Kickoff
Executive Producer
My Way: The Life and Legacy of Pat Patterson
as Shawn Michaels
The Firefly Funhouse Match
as Shawn Michaels (archive footage)
WWE Slammy Awards 2020
as Shawn Michaels - Presenter
WWE Clash of Champions 2020
as Shawn Michaels (Appearance)
WWE Survivor Series 2020
as Shawn Michaels
WWE Hall of Fame 2019
as Shawn Michaels
90 Feet from Home
as James Devine
Avengers of Justice: Farce Wars
as Incredible Master Yoga
WWE Super Show-Down 2018
as Shawn Michaels (Ringside)
WWE Crown Jewel
as Shawn Michaels
Shawn Michaels - The Showstopper Unreleased
as Shawn Michaels
The Marine 6: Close Quarters
as Luke Trapper
WWE: WrestleMania Monday
as Shawn Michaels
WWE: Best of the 2000's
as Shawn Michaels
Kurt Angle: The Essential Collection
as Shawn Michaels (archive footage)
Nature Boy
as Self
1997: Dawn of the Attitude
as Shawn Michaels
Our Nation's Pride: The Best of Canadian Superstars
2016
Our Nation's Pride: The Best of Canadian Superstars
as Shawn Michaels
Randy Orton: RKO Outta Nowhere
as Shawn Michaels
The True Story of the Royal Rumble
as Shawn Michaels
WWE 24: Wrestlemania Dallas
as Shawn Michaels
WWE WrestleMania 32
as Shawn Michaels (Appearance)
WWE: The Kliq Rules
as Shawn Michaels
WWE: Monday Night War Vol. 1: Shots Fired
as Shawn Michaels
Owen: Hart of Gold
as Shawn Michaels
WWE WrestleMania 31
as Shawn Michaels (Appearance)
Kevin Nash: Too Sweet
as Shawn Michaels
Daniel Bryan: Journey to WrestleMania 30
as Shawn Michaels
WWE: Attitude Era: Vol. 2
as Shawn Michaels
WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 3
2014
WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 3
as Shawn Michaels
WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 1
2014
WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 1
as Shawn Michaels
WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 2
2014
WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 2
as Shawn Michaels
WWE Greatest Wrestling Factions
as Shawn Michaels
WWE: Macho Man - The Randy Savage Story
as Shawn Michaels
DX: Confidential
as Shawn Michaels
WWE WrestleMania XXX Kickoff
as Shawn Michaels
WWE Royal Rumble 2013
as Michaels (archive footage)
WWE WrestleMania 29
as Shawn Michaels (Ringside)
WWE: Triple H: Thy Kingdom Come
as Shawn Michaels
WWE Hell in a Cell 2013
as Shawn Michaels (Special Guest Referee)
WWE: Best of WWE at Madison Square Garden
as Shawn Michaels
WWE: Greatest Stars Of The 90's
as Shawn Michaels
WWE: The Best Of In Your House
as Shawn Michaels
The History of WWE: 50 Years of Sports Entertainment
as Shawn Michaels
Legends of Mid-South Wrestling
as Shawn Michaels
WWE WrestleMania XXVIII
as Shawn Michaels (Special Guest Referee)
WWE Tagged Classics: Austin 3:16 Uncensored / Three Faces Of Foley / Chris Jericho: Break Down The Walls / Kurt Angle: Its True
as Shawn Michaels
WWE: RAW The Beginning - The Best Of Seasons 1 & 2
as Shawn Michaels
WWE: Rey Mysterio - The Life of a Masked Man
as Shawn Michaels
You Think You Know Me? The Story of Edge
as Shawn Michaels
WWE: The Attitude Era
as Michaels
WWE: DX: One Last Stand
as Shawn Michaels
The Ladder Match 2: Crash & Burn
as Shawn Michaels
The Greatest Superstars of the 21st Century
as Shawn Michaels
The True Story of WrestleMania
as Shawn Michaels
WWE: The Big Show - A Giant's World
as Shawn Michaels
Greatest Rivalries: Shawn Michaels vs. Bret Hart
as Shawn Michaels
Stone Cold Steve Austin: The Bottom Line on the Most Popular Superstar of All Time
as Shawn Michaels
WWE: OMG! The Top 50 Incidents in WWE History
as Shawn Michaels
The John Cena Experience
as Shawn Michaels (archive footage)
WWE Wrestlemania XXVI
as Shawn Michaels, Stunts
WWE Royal Rumble 2010
as Shawn Michaels
WWE Elimination Chamber 2010
as Shawn Michaels (Appearance)
WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time
as Shawn Michaels
WWE: Shawn Michaels: My Journey
as Shawn Michaels
WWE: Best Pay-Per-View Matches of 2009-2010
2010
WWE: Best Pay-Per-View Matches of 2009-2010
as Michael Hickenbottom
Breaking the Code: Behind the Walls of Chris Jericho
as Shawn Michaels
Hart & Soul - The Hart Family Anthology
as Shawn Michaels
WWE: Allied Powers - The World's Greatest Tag Teams
as Shawn Michaels
WWE SummerSlam 2009
as Shawn Michaels
WWE Royal Rumble 2009
as Shawn Michaels (Ringside)
WWE TLC: Tables Ladders & Chairs 2009
as Shawn Michaels
WWE WrestleMania XXV
as Shawn Michaels
WWE No Way Out 2009
as Shawn Michaels
WWE Breaking Point 2009
as Shawn Michaels
WWE Hell in a Cell 2009
as Shawn Michaels
WWE Bragging Rights 2009
as Shawn Michaels
WWE Survivor Series 2009
as Shawn Michaels
WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event
as Shawn Michaels
WWE: Greatest Wrestling Stars of the '90s
as Shawn Michaels
Batista - I Walk Alone
as Shawn Michaels
WWE Royal Rumble 2008
as Shawn Michaels
WWE WrestleMania XXIV
as Shawn Michaels
WWE Backlash 2008
as Himself
WWE No Way Out 2008
as Shawn Michaels
WWE The Great American Bash 2008
as Shawn Michaels
WWE One Night Stand 2008
as Shawn Michaels
WWE Judgment Day 2008
as Shawn Michaels
WWE No Mercy 2008
as Shawn Michaels
WWE Unforgiven 2008
as Himself
WWE Survivor Series 2008
as Shawn Michaels
WWE: The Twisted, Disturbed Life of Kane
as "HBK" Shawn Michaels
Giants, Midgets, Heroes and Villains II
as Shawn Michaels
WWE: The Legacy of Stone Cold Steve Austin
as Shawn Michaels
WWE Night of Champions 2008
as Shawn Michaels (Appearance)
WWE Cyber Sunday 2008
as Shawn Michaels (Appearance)
WWE: Edge: A Decade of Decadence
as Shawn Michaels
WWE: The History Of The Intercontinental Championship
as Shawn Michaels, Writers' Assistant
WWE: Triple H: The King of Kings - There is Only One
as Shawn Michaels
Nature Boy Ric Flair - The Definitive Collection
as Shawn Michaels
WWE: The Shawn Michaels Story - Heartbreak & Triumph
as Shawn Michaels
WWE WrestleMania 23
as Shawn Michaels
WWE Royal Rumble 2007
as Shawn Michaels
WWE Backlash 2007
as Shawn Michaels
WWE New Year's Revolution 2007
as Shawn Michaels
WWE No Way Out 2007
as Shawn Michaels, Costume Consultant
WWE Survivor Series 2007
as Shawn Michaels
WWE Judgment Day 2007
as Shawn Michaels
WWE Cyber Sunday 2007
as Shawn Michaels
WWE: The Best of Raw 15th Anniversary
as Shawn Michaels
WWE Armageddon 2007
as Shawn Michaels
WWE: The Ladder Match
as Shawn Michaels
WWE: The New & Improved DX
as Shawn Michaels
WWE: Rey Mysterio - The Biggest Little Man
as Shawn Michaels
WWE Hall of Fame 2007
as Shawn Michaels
WWE WrestleMania 22
as Shawn Michaels
WWE Royal Rumble 2006
as Shawn Michaels
WWE Unforgiven 2006
as Shawn Michaels
WWE Vengeance 2006
as Shawn Michaels
WWE Survivor Series 2006
as Shawn Michaels
WWE New Year's Revolution 2006
as Shawn Michaels
WWE Backlash 2006
as Shawn Michaels
WWE SummerSlam 2006
as Shawn Michaels
WWE Cyber Sunday 2006
as Shawn Michaels
WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology
as Shawn Michaels
WWE: The History Of The WWE Championship
as Shawn Michaels
WWE Survivor Series 2005
as Shawn Michaels
WWE Royal Rumble 2005
as Shawn Michaels
WWE WrestleMania 21
as Shawn Michaels
WWE New Year's Revolution 2005
as Shawn Michaels
WWE Vengeance 2005
as Shawn Michaels
WWE Backlash 2005
as Himself
WWE Unforgiven 2005
as Shawn Michaels
WWE SummerSlam 2005
as Shawn Michaels
WWE Taboo Tuesday 2005
as Shawn Michaels
WWE: The Best of the Intercontinental Championship
as Shawn Michaels (archive footage)
WWE: Wrestlemania Recall
as Shawn Michaels
WWE: Bret 'Hitman' Hart - The Best There Is, The Best There Was, The Best There Ever Will Be
as Shawn Michaels
WWE: Tombstone - The History of the Undertaker
as Shawn Michaels
WWE Royal Rumble 2004
as Shawn Michaels
WWE WrestleMania XX
as Shawn Michaels
WWE Unforgiven 2004
as Shawn Michaels
WWE Taboo Tuesday 2004
as Shawn Michaels
WWE Backlash 2004
as Shawn Michaels
WWE Bad Blood 2004
as Shawn Michaels
Hard Knocks : The Chris Benoit Story
as Shawn Michaels (archive footage)
The Monday Night War - WWE Raw vs. WCW Nitro
as Shawn Michaels
WWE: Shawn Michaels - Boyhood Dream
as Shawn Michaels
WWE Royal Rumble 2003
as Shawn Michaels
WWE SummerSlam 2003
as Shawn Michaels
WWE Wrestlemania XIX
as Shawn Michaels
WWE Survivor Series 2003
as Shawn Michaels
WWE Backlash 2003
as Shawn Michaels
WWE Insurrextion 2003
as Shawn Michaels (Ringside)
WWE Bad Blood 2003
as Shawn Michaels
WWE Unforgiven 2003
as Shawn Michaels
WWE Armageddon 2003
as Shawn Michaels
WWE: Before They Were Superstars 2
as Shawn Michaels
WWE: Raw 10th Anniversary
as Shawn Michaels
WWE: Triple H - The Game
as Himself
WWE Survivor Series 2002
as Shawn Michaels
WWE SummerSlam 2002
as Shawn Michaels
WWE Armageddon 2002
as Shawn Michaels
WWE Royal Rumble 2002
as Shawn Michaels
WWE King of the Ring 2002
as Shawn Michaels (Appearance)
WWE Vengeance 2002
as Shawn Michaels
WWE Super Tuesday
2002
WWE Super Tuesday
as Shawn Michaels
The Best of WWE Raw, Vol. 1 & 2
as Shawn Michaels
WWE Judgment Day 2000
as Shawn Michaels (Referee)
WWE WrestleMania XV
as Shawn Michaels (WWE Commissioner)
WWF: It's Our Time
as Shawn Michaels
WWE Royal Rumble 1998
as Shawn Michaels
Hitman Hart: Wrestling with Shadows
as Shawn Michaels
Austin 3:16 Uncensored
as Shawn Michaels
WWE WrestleMania XIV
as Shawn Michaels
WWF: D-Generation X
as Shawn Michaels "HBK"
WWE Rock Bottom: In Your House
as Shawn Michaels
WWE Royal Rumble 1997
as Shawn Michaels
WWE Badd Blood: In Your House
as Shawn Michaels
WWE Ground Zero: In Your House
as Shawn Michaels
WWE King of the Ring 1997
as Shawn Michaels
WWE SummerSlam 1997
as Shawn Michaels (Referee)
WWE Survivor Series 1997
as Shawn Michaels
WWE D-Generation X: In Your House
as Shawn Michaels
Best Of Raw • Volume Three
as Shawn Michaels
Best Of Raw • Volume Six
as Shawn Michaels
WWE WrestleMania 13
as Shawn Michaels (Commentary)
WWE One Night Only
as Shawn Michaels
WWF Summer Flashback!
as Shawn Michaels
WWF Rock and Rumble
as Shawn Michaels
WWE WrestleMania XII
as Shawn Michaels
WWE In Your House 6: Rage in the Cage
as Shawn Michaels
WWE In Your House 7: Good Friends, Better Enemies
as Shawn Michaels
WWE In Your House 8: Beware of Dog
as Shawn Michaels
WWE King of the Ring 1996
as Shawn Michaels
WWE In Your House 9: International Incident
as Shawn Michaels
WWE SummerSlam 1996
as Shawn Michaels
WWE In Your House 10: Mind Games
as Shawn Michaels
WWE Survivor Series 1996
as Shawn Michaels
Best Of Raw • Volume One
as Shawn Michaels
WWE In Your House 12: It's Time
as Shawn Michaels (Commentary)
WWE Royal Rumble 1996
as Shawn Michaels
WWE Terminators '96
as Shawn Michaels
WWE WrestleFest '95
as Shawn Michaels
WWE SlamFest
as Shawn Michaels
WWE Brawl in the Family
as Shawn Michaels (Manager)
WWE Wham, Bam, Bodyslam!
as Shawn Michaels
WWE WrestleMania XI
as Shawn Michaels
WWE In Your House 2: Lumberjacks
as Shawn Michaels
WWE SummerSlam 1995
as Shawn Michaels
WWE Survivor Series 1995
as Shawn Michaels
WWE King of the Ring 1995
as Shawn Michaels
WWE In Your House 3: Triple Header
as Shawn Michaels
WWE Royal Rumble 1995
as Shawn Michaels
SMW Superbowl of Wrestling
as Shawn Michaels
Shawn Michaels: Hits from the Heartbreak Kid
as Shawn Michaels
Big Daddy Cool Diesel
as Shawn Michaels
WWF 1994: The Year In Review
as Shawn Michaels
WWF 1995: The Year In Review
as Shawn Michaels
WWE Bloopers Bleeps and Bodyslams
as Shawn Michaels
WWE Paul Bearer's Hits From the Crypt
as Shawn Michaels
German Fan Favorites
as Shawn Michaels
Inside the WWF
as Shawn Michaels
Razor Ramon
as Shawn Michaels
The History Of WrestleMania
as Shawn Michaels
The Life And Times of Paul Boesch
as Shawn Michaels
WWE WrestleFest '94
as Shawn Michaels
WWE King of the Ring 1994
as Shawn Michaels (Ringside)
WWE Royal Rumble 1994
as Shawn Michaels
WWE WrestleMania X
as Shawn Michaels
WWF SummerSlam Spectacular 1994: Sunday Night Slam
as Shawn Michaels (Ringside)
WWE SummerSlam 1994
as Shawn Michaels
WWE Survivor Series 1994
as Shawn Michaels
Bret "Hit Man" Hart
as Shawn Michaels
WWE Grudges, Gripes & Grunts
as Shawn Michaels
WWE Global Warfare
as Shawn Michaels
WWE Wrestling Grudge Matches
as Shawn Michaels
WWE UK Fan Favorites 1993
as Shawn Michaels
WWE Smack 'Em Whack 'Em
as Shawn Michaels
WWE Bashed in the USA
as Shawn Michaels
WWE Invasion of the Bodyslammers
as Shawn Michaels
WWE Survivor Series 1993
as Shawn Michaels
WWE U.K. Rampage 1993
as Shawn Michaels
WWE WrestleFest '93
as Shawn Michaels
WWE Royal Rumble 1993
as Shawn Michaels
WWE WrestleMania IX
as Shawn Michaels
WWE SummerSlam 1993
as Shawn Michaels
WWE King of the Ring 1993
as Shawn Michaels
WWE SummerSlam Spectacular 1993
as Shawn Michaels
Bret "Hit Man" Hart: His Greatest Matches
as Shawn Michaels
Best of The British Bulldog
as Shawn Michaels
WWE UK Rampage '93
as Shawn Michaels
WWF 1993: The Year in Review
as Shawn Michaels
3rd Annual Battle of the WWE Superstars
as Shawn Michaels
WWE WrestleFest '92
as Shawn Michaels
WWE Invasion '92
as Shawn Michaels
WWE Rampage '92
as Shawn Michaels
WWE World Tour 1992
as Shawn Michaels
WWE Survivor Series 1992
as Shawn Michaels
WWE SummerSlam 1992
as "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels
WWE March to WrestleMania VIII
1992
WWE March to WrestleMania VIII
as "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels
WWE WrestleMania VIII
as Shawn Michaels
WWE Royal Rumble 1992
as Shawn Michaels
WWE UK Rampage
as "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels
WWE UK Rampage '92
as "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels
WWE WrestleFest '91
as Shawn Michaels
WWE SuperTape: Volume 4
as Shawn Michaels
WWE Rampage '91
as Shawn Michaels
WWE World Tour 1991
as Shawn Michaels
WWE WrestleMania VII
as Shawn Michaels
WWE Royal Rumble 1991
as Shawn Michaels
WWE U.K. Rampage 1991
as Shawn Michaels
WWE Battle Royal at the Albert Hall
as Shawn Michaels
WWE Survivor Series 1991
as Shawn Michaels
SWS WrestleFest
as Shawn Michaels
WWE Funniest Moments
as Shawn Michaels
WWE WrestleFest '90
as Shawn Michaels
WWE Hottest Matches
as Ted DiBiase
WWE SuperTape: Volume 2
as Shawn Michaels
WWE World Tour '90
as Shawn Michaels
WWE Royal Rumble 1990
as Shawn Michaels
WWE WrestleMania VI
as Shawn Michaels
WWE Survivor Series 1990
as Shawn Michaels
WWE SummerSlam 1990
as Shawn Michaels
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: June '90
1990
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: June '90
as Shawn Michaels
WWE SuperTape: Volume 1
as Shawn Michaels
WWE WrestleMania V
as Shawn Michaels
WWE SummerSlam 1989
as Shawn Michaels
WWE Los Angeles Wrestling: January '89
1989
WWE Los Angeles Wrestling: January '89
as Shawn Michaels
WWE Royal Rumble 1989
as Shawn Michaels
WWE Survivor Series 1989
as Shawn Michaels
WWE U.K. PPV
as Shawn Michaels
WWE Survivor Series 1988
as Shawn Michaels
The Best of the WWF: volume 17
as Shawn Michaels
WWE Los Angeles Wrestling: July '88
1988
WWE Los Angeles Wrestling: July '88
as Shawn Michaels
WWE Los Angeles Wrestling: November '88
1988
WWE Los Angeles Wrestling: November '88
as Shawn Michaels
AWA Christmas Show 1987
1987
AWA Christmas Show 1987
as Shawn Michaels
AWA SuperClash II
as Shawn Michaels
AWA Christmas Night 1987
as Shawn Michaels
AWA WrestleRock 1986
as Shawn Michaels
AWA Battle by the Bay
1986
AWA Battle by the Bay
as Shawn Michaels
AWA Blood on the Sand
1986
AWA Blood on the Sand
as Shawn Michaels
AWA The Brawl in St. Paul
as Shawn Michaels