Shawn Michael : MR. WrestleMania And The Heartbreak King

For those of a similar name, see Sean Michaels (disambiguation).

Shawn Michaels
Shawn Michaels at WrestleMania XXIV in March 2008
Birth name	Michael Shawn Hickenbottom
Born	July 22, 1965 (age 50) Chandler, Arizona, United States[1]
Residence	San Antonio, Texas, United States[2]
Spouse(s)	Theresa Wood (m. 1988–94) Rebecca Curci (m. 1999)
Children	2
Family	Matt Bentley (cousin)
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)	Sean Michaels[3] Shawn Michaels
Billed height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[4][5]
Billed weight	225 lb (102 kg)[4]
Billed from	San Antonio, Texas[4]
Trained by	José Lothario[6]
Debut	October 16, 1984[7]
Retired	March 28, 2010

Michael Shawn Hickenbottom (born July 22, 1965), better known by his ring name Shawn Michaels, is an American professional wrestling personality, television presenter and retired professional wrestler. He has been signed to WWE, as an ambassador and occasional non-wrestling performer, 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 theAmerican 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.

Michaels is a four-time world champion: a three-time WWF Champion and a one-time World Heavyweight Champion. He is also a two-time Royal Rumble winner, the first WWF Grand Slam Champion and the fourth WWF Triple Crown Champion, as well as a 2011WWE Hall of Fame inductee. Michaels won the Pro Wrestling Illustrated "Match of the Year" reader vote a record eleven times













Source: Wikipedia