Shawn Michaels
| Shawn Michaels | |
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Shawn Michaels at WrestleMania XXIV in March 2008
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| Birth name | Michael Shawn Hickenbottom |
| Born |
July 22, 1965 Chandler, Arizona, United States |
| Residence | San Antonio, Texas, United States |
| Spouse(s) |
Theresa Wood (m. 1988; div. 1994) Rebecca Curci (m. 1999) |
| Children | 2 |
| Family | Matt Bentley (cousin) |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Sean Michaels Shawn Michaels |
| Billed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Billed weight | 225 lb (102 kg) |
| Billed from | San Antonio, Texas |
| Trained by | José Lothario |
| Debut | October 10, 1984 |
| Retired | March 28, 2010 |
Michael Shawn Hickenbottom (born July 22, 1965), better known by his ring name Shawn Michaels, is an American actor, professional wrestling personality, television presenter and retired professional wrestler. He is currently signed to WWE, as an ambassador and trainer, since December 2010. Michaels wrestled consistently for WWE, formerly the World Wrestling Federation (WWF), from 1988 until his first retirement in 1998. He held non-wrestling roles from 1998 to 2000 and resumed wrestling in 2002 until retiring ceremoniously in 2010.
In the WWF/E, Michaels headlined major pay-per-view events between 1989 and 2010, closing the company's flagship annual event, WrestleMania, five times. He was the co-founder and original leader of the successful stable, D-Generation X. He also wrestled in the American Wrestling Association (AWA), where he founded The Midnight Rockers with Marty Jannetty in 1985. After winning the AWA Tag Team Championship twice, the team continued to the WWF as The Rockers, and had a high-profile breakup in January 1992. Within the year, Michaels would twice challenge for the WWF Championship and win his first WWF Intercontinental Championship, heralding his arrival as one of the industry's premier singles stars. He would go on to be widely regarded as its finest performer in the 1990s and 2000s, winning the Pro Wrestling Illustrated "Match of the Year" reader vote a record eleven times. Michaels was voted the greatest professional wrestler of all time in a 2011 poll of the WWE roster.
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