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Michael Hickenbottom

Actor

Michael Hickenbottom

Born July 22, 1965 in Chandler, Arizona, USA277 films

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

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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.

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Filmography

277 films as actor
  1. 2026NXT Stand & Deliver 2026Shawn Michaels
  2. 2025WWE NXT HomecomingShawn Michaels
  3. 2025WWE/AAA Worlds Collide 2025: Las VegasShawn Michaels
  4. 2025AAA Triplemanía XXXIIIShawn Michaels
  5. 2025WWE/AAA Worlds Collide 2025Shawn Michaels
  6. 2025WWE Hall of Fame 2025Shawn Michaels
  7. 2023NXT Deadline 2023Shawn Michaels
  8. 2020WWE Slammy Awards 2020Shawn Michaels - Presenter
  9. 2020WWE Survivor Series 2020Shawn Michaels
  10. 2020WWE Clash of Champions 2020Shawn Michaels (Appearance)
  11. 2019Avengers of Justice: Farce WarsIncredible Master Yoga
  12. 201990 Feet from HomeJames Devine
  13. 2019WWE Hall of Fame 2019Shawn Michaels
  14. 2018WWE Crown JewelShawn Michaels
  15. 2018The Marine 6: Close QuartersLuke Trapper
  16. 2018WWE Super Show-Down 2018Shawn Michaels (Ringside)
  17. 2018WWE: 30 Years of SummerSlam
  18. 2017WWE: 30 Years of Survivor Series
  19. 20171997: Dawn of the AttitudeShawn Michaels
  20. 2017Pure Country: Pure HeartTed
  21. 2017WWE: Best of the 2000'sShawn Michaels
  22. 2017WWE: WrestleMania MondayShawn Michaels
  23. 2017The Resurrection of Gavin StoneDoug
  24. 2016Randy Orton: RKO Outta NowhereShawn Michaels
  25. 2016WWE: Attitude Era: Vol. 3 Unreleased
  26. 2016Our Nation's Pride: The Best of Canadian SuperstarsShawn Michaels
  27. 2016WWE WrestleMania 32Shawn Michaels (Appearance)
  28. 2015WWE Collection Volume 2: Know Your Role
  29. 2015WWE WrestleMania 31Shawn Michaels (Appearance)
  30. 2015The Road is Jericho: Epic Stories and Rare Matches from Y2JShawn Michaels
  31. 2014WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 3Shawn Michaels
  32. 2014WWE: Attitude Era: Vol. 2Shawn Michaels
  33. 2014DX: ConfidentialShawn Michaels
  34. 2014WWE Greatest Wrestling FactionsShawn Michaels
  35. 2014WrestleMania XXX KickoffShawn Michaels
  36. 2014WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 1Shawn Michaels
  37. 2014WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 2Shawn Michaels
  38. 2013WWE Hell in a Cell 2013Shawn Michaels (Special Guest Referee)
  39. 2013WWE: Best of WWE at Madison Square GardenShawn Michaels
  40. 2013WWE: The Best Of In Your HouseShawn Michaels
  41. 2013WWE WrestleMania 29Shawn Michaels (Ringside)
  42. 2013WWE: Greatest Stars Of The 90'sShawn Michaels
  43. 2012WWE Superstar Collection: Shawn Michaels
  44. 2012WWE Tagged Classics: Austin 3:16 Uncensored / Three Faces Of Foley / Chris Jericho: Break Down The Walls / Kurt Angle: Its TrueShawn Michaels
  45. 2012WWE: The 50 Greatest Finishing Moves in WWE History
  46. 2012WWE RAW 1000
  47. 2012WWE WrestleMania XXVIIIShawn Michaels (Special Guest Referee)
  48. 2012WWE: RAW The Beginning - The Best Of Seasons 1 & 2Shawn Michaels
  49. 2011WWE: OMG! The Top 50 Incidents in WWE HistoryShawn Michaels
  50. 2011WWE: DX: One Last StandShawn Michaels
  51. 2011WWE Hall of Fame 2011
  52. 2011WWE's Biggest Knuckleheads
  53. 2010Breaking the Code: Behind the Walls of Chris JerichoShawn Michaels
  54. 2010WWE: Best Pay-Per-View Matches of 2009-2010Michael Hickenbottom
  55. 2010WWE: Satan's Prison - The Anthology of the Elimination ChamberShawn Michaels
  56. 2010WWE Wrestlemania XXVIShawn Michaels
  57. 2010WWE Elimination Chamber 2010Shawn Michaels (Appearance)
  58. 2010WWE Royal Rumble 2010Shawn Michaels
  59. 2009WWE TLC: Tables Ladders & Chairs 2009Shawn Michaels
  60. 2009WWE Survivor Series 2009Shawn Michaels
  61. 2009WWE Bragging Rights 2009Shawn Michaels
  62. 2009WWE Hell in a Cell 2009Shawn Michaels
  63. 2009WWE Breaking Point 2009Shawn Michaels
  64. 2009WWE SummerSlam 2009Shawn Michaels
  65. 2009Macho Madness - The Randy Savage Ultimate Collection
  66. 2009WWE: Greatest Wrestling Stars of the '90sShawn Michaels
  67. 2009WWE WrestleMania XXVShawn Michaels
  68. 2009WWE No Way Out 2009Shawn Michaels
  69. 2009WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main EventShawn Michaels
  70. 2009WWE Royal Rumble 2009Shawn Michaels (Ringside)
  71. 2009WWE: Allied Powers - The World's Greatest Tag TeamsShawn Michaels
  72. 2008WWE: Edge: A Decade of DecadenceShawn Michaels
  73. 2008WWE Survivor Series 2008Shawn Michaels
  74. 2008WWE: Hell in a Cell - The Greatest Hell in a Cell Matches of All TimeShawn Michaels
  75. 2008WWE: The Twisted, Disturbed Life of Kane"HBK" Shawn Michaels
  76. 2008WWE Cyber Sunday 2008Shawn Michaels (Appearance)
  77. 2008WWE No Mercy 2008Shawn Michaels
  78. 2008WWE The Great American Bash 2008Shawn Michaels
  79. 2008WWE Night of Champions 2008Shawn Michaels (Appearance)
  80. 2008WWE One Night Stand 2008Shawn Michaels
  81. 2008WWE Judgment Day 2008Shawn Michaels
  82. 2008WWE WrestleMania XXIVShawn Michaels
  83. 2008WWE No Way Out 2008Shawn Michaels
  84. 2008WWE: The Legacy of Stone Cold Steve AustinShawn Michaels
  85. 2008WWE Royal Rumble 2008Shawn Michaels
  86. 2008Giants, Midgets, Heroes and Villains IIShawn Michaels
  87. 2007WWE: The Best of Raw 15th AnniversaryShawn Michaels
  88. 2007WWE Armageddon 2007Shawn Michaels
  89. 2007WWE Survivor Series 2007Shawn Michaels
  90. 2007WWE Cyber Sunday 2007Shawn Michaels
  91. 2007WWE: Rey Mysterio - The Biggest Little ManShawn Michaels
  92. 2007WWE: The Ladder MatchShawn Michaels
  93. 2007WWE Judgment Day 2007Shawn Michaels
  94. 2007WWE Backlash 2007Shawn Michaels
  95. 2007WWE WrestleMania 23Shawn Michaels
  96. 2007WWE Hall of Fame 2007Shawn Michaels
  97. 2007WWE No Way Out 2007Shawn Michaels
  98. 2007WWE Royal Rumble 2007Shawn Michaels
  99. 2007WWE New Year's Revolution 2007Shawn Michaels
  100. 2006WWE Survivor Series 2006Shawn Michaels
  101. 2006WWE Cyber Sunday 2006Shawn Michaels
  102. 2006WWE Unforgiven 2006Shawn Michaels
  103. 2006WWE: The History Of The WWE ChampionshipShawn Michaels
  104. 2006WWE SummerSlam 2006Shawn Michaels
  105. 2006WWE Vengeance 2006Shawn Michaels
  106. 2006WWE Backlash 2006Shawn Michaels
  107. 2006WWE WrestleMania 22Shawn Michaels
  108. 2006WWE Royal Rumble 2006Shawn Michaels
  109. 2006WWE New Year's Revolution 2006Shawn Michaels
  110. 2005WWE Survivor Series 2005Shawn Michaels
  111. 2005WWE Taboo Tuesday 2005Shawn Michaels
  112. 2005WWE RAW Homecoming
  113. 2005WWE Unforgiven 2005Shawn Michaels
  114. 2005WWE: Tombstone - The History of the UndertakerShawn Michaels
  115. 2005WWE SummerSlam 2005Shawn Michaels
  116. 2005WWE Vengeance 2005Shawn Michaels
  117. 2005WWE WrestleMania 21Shawn Michaels
  118. 2005WWE Tribute to the Troops 2005Shawn Michaels
  119. 2005WWE: Wrestlemania RecallShawn Michaels
  120. 2005WWE Royal Rumble 2005Shawn Michaels