Shawn Michaels

About Shawn Michaels

The Heartbreak Kid is a professional wrestler and former AWA World Tag Team Champion who joined the WWE in 1988.

Michael Shawn Hickenbottom, known by his stage name Shawn Michaels, is a retired American professional wrestler, actor and television presenter. Considered one of the greatest professional wrestlers in history, he is known by the nicknames "Heartbreak Kid", "The Showstopper" and "Mr. WrestleMania". Michaels continuously wrestled for WWE, formerly the World Wrestling Federation, from 1988 until a back injury was forced to retire for the first time in 1998. He took on non-wrestling roles for the next two years and returned to the ring in a match at his own Texas Wrestling Academy in 2000. Michaels continued his wrestling career in WWE in 2002 and officially retired in 2010, before being appointed coach. . in 2016. He's back in one final game in 2018. At WWF / WWE, Michaels has been in the headlines from 1989 to 2018, the company's flagship annual event, WrestleMania five times.

Retired	March 28, 2010, November 2, 2018
Family	Matt Bentley (cousin)
Ring name(s)	Sean Michaels, Shawn Michaels
Born	July 22, 1965, Chandler, Arizona, U.S.
Children	2
Debut	October 10, 1984
Birth name	Michael Shawn Hickenbottom
Billed from	San Antonio, Texas
Trained by	José Lothario

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Trivia

His arsenal of signature moves included the arm trap crossface, the backhand chop, the diving elbow drop, and the dropkick. 

Shawn Michaels before fame

He was born into a military family and grew up to be the captain of the Randolph High School football team.

Achievement of Shawn Michaels

The arm trap crossface, the backhand chop, the diving elbow drop, and the dropkick were among his defining moves.

Salary 2020

Not known

Net Worth 2020

$17 Million

Shawn Michaels family life

Michael Shawn Hickenbottom gave birth to his son Cameron in January 2000, making him a father for the first time. On March 31, 1991, he married former WCW Nitro Girl Rebecca Hickenbottom, also known as Whisper.

Associations of Shawn Michaels

In 1997, he formed D-Generation X, popularly known as DX, with Triple H, Chyna, and Rick Rude.

Shawn Michaels Height, Weight & Physique Measurements

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Facts about Shawn Michaels

• When did he make a serious decision in his life to become a professional wrestler?
This happened at the age of 12. At that period, the young boy was already an athlete playing football.
• Is he a religious man?
Having been married to his now second wife, the man understood that religion means much to him. Before matches, Shawn Michaels started praying and delivering cross symbols.
• The future wrestling star grew up in the military family.
• Michaels proclaimed himself u201cSexy Boy.u201d
• The man posed for the Playgirl magazine. Shawn Michaelsu0027s friends were mocking him for this.
• Who are his best friends?
Shawn Michaelsu0027s closest fellows are Kevin Nash and Scott Hall.
• Michaels managed to win the hard match against Bret Hart at WrestleMania.
• When being a child, Michaels hated his name. For this reason, all his family members called Shawn Ever.
• What is about other kinds of sports the man has preferred?
At school, Shawn Michaels played football. Shawn Michaels was even the captain of their squad. However, Shawn Michaels had some problems when it came to defining the right and the left sides. The man is ambidextrous.