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.
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Recent movies
| # | Name | Character | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WrestleMania 41: Saturday (2025) | Shawn Michaels | 9 | |
| 2 | WWE/AAA Worlds Collide 2025 (2025) | Shawn Michaels | 8 | |
| 3 | NXT Deadline 2023 (2023) | Shawn Michaels | 9 | |
| 4 | WWE Clash of Champions 2020 (2020) | Shawn Michaels (Appearance) | 5 | |
| 5 | WWE Survivor Series 2020 (2020) | Shawn Michaels | 6.3 | |
| 6 | 90 Feet from Home (2019) | James Devine | - | - |
| 7 | The Marine 6: Close Quarters (2018) | Luke Trapper | 4 | |
| 8 | Shawn Michaels - The Showstopper Unreleased (2018) | Shawn Michaels | - | - |
| 9 | Avengers of Justice: Farce Wars (2018) | Incredible Master Yoga | - | - |
| 10 | WWE Crown Jewel (2018) | Shawn Michaels | 7.7 | |
| 11 | WWE Super Show-Down 2018 (2018) | Shawn Michaels (Ringside) | - | - |
| 12 | The Price of Fame (2017) | Self | 6 | |
| 13 | Nature Boy (2017) | Self | 7 | |
| 14 | The Resurrection of Gavin Stone (2017) | Doug | - | - |
| 15 | WWE: Best of the 2000's (2017) | Shawn Michaels | - | - |
| 16 | WWE WrestleMania 32 (2016) | Shawn Michaels (Appearance) | 6.9 | |
| 17 | Randy Orton: RKO Outta Nowhere (2016) | Shawn Michaels | - | - |
| 18 | WWE: The Kliq Rules (2015) | Shawn Michaels | 7 | |
| 19 | The Road is Jericho: Epic Stories and Rare Matches from Y2J (2015) | Shawn Michaels | - | - |
| 20 | Owen: Hart of Gold (2015) | Shawn Michaels | - | - |
| 21 | WWE WrestleMania 31 (2015) | Shawn Michaels (Appearance) | 7.3 | |
| 22 | Daniel Bryan: Journey to WrestleMania 30 (2014) | Shawn Michaels | 9 | |
| 23 | WWE: Attitude Era: Vol. 2 (2014) | Shawn Michaels | - | - |
| 24 | Batista: The Animal Unleashed (2014) | Himself | - | - |
| 25 | WWE: Macho Man - The Randy Savage Story (2014) | Shawn Michaels | 8 | |
| 26 | WWE: Triple H: Thy Kingdom Come (2013) | Shawn Michaels | - | - |
| 27 | The History of WWE: 50 Years of Sports Entertainment (2013) | Shawn Michaels | 8 | |
| 28 | WWE WrestleMania 29 (2013) | Shawn Michaels (Ringside) | 8 | |
| 29 | WWE Hell in a Cell 2013 (2013) | Shawn Michaels (Special Guest Referee) | 8 | |
| 30 | WWE: Rey Mysterio - The Life of a Masked Man (2012) | Shawn Michaels | - | - |
| 31 | You Think You Know Me? The Story of Edge (2012) | Shawn Michaels | 9 | |
| 32 | WWE: Undertaker 20-0 - The Streak (2012) | - | 8 | |
| 33 | WWE WrestleMania XXVIII (2012) | Shawn Michaels (Special Guest Referee) | 8.5 | |
| 34 | WWE: OMG! The Top 50 Incidents in WWE History (2011) | Shawn Michaels | - | - |
| 35 | WWE: The Big Show - A Giant's World (2011) | Shawn Michaels | - | - |
| 36 | The Ladder Match 2: Crash & Burn (2011) | Shawn Michaels | - | - |
| 37 | Greatest Rivalries: Shawn Michaels vs Bret Hart (2011) | Himself | 9 | |
| 38 | Stone Cold Steve Austin: The Bottom Line on the Most Popular Superstar of All Time (2011) | Shawn Michaels | - | - |
| 39 | The John Cena Experience (2011) | Shawn Michaels (archive footage) | 1 | |
| 40 | Breaking the Code: Behind the Walls of Chris Jericho (2010) | Shawn Michaels | 8 | |
| 41 | WWE Wrestlemania XXVI (2010) | Shawn Michaels | 5 | |
| 42 | WWE: Shawn Michaels: My Journey (2010) | Shawn Michaels | - | - |
| 43 | WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time (2010) | Shawn Michaels | - | - |
| 44 | WWE: Satan's Prison - The Anthology of the Elimination Chamber (2010) | Shawn Michaels | - | - |
| 45 | WWE: Allied Powers - The World's Greatest Tag Teams (2009) | Shawn Michaels | - | - |
| 46 | WWE WrestleMania XXV (2009) | Shawn Michaels | 7 | |
| 47 | Nature Boy Ric Flair - The Definitive Collection (2008) | Shawn Michaels | - | - |
| 48 | WWE WrestleMania XXIV (2008) | Shawn Michaels | 7 | |
| 49 | WWE: Twist of Fate - The Matt and Jeff Hardy Story (2008) | Self | 8 | |
| 50 | WWE New Year's Revolution 2007 (2007) | Shawn Michaels | 7 | |
| 51 | WWE: The Ladder Match (2007) | Shawn Michaels | - | - |
| 52 | WWE: Rey Mysterio - The Biggest Little Man (2007) | Shawn Michaels | - | - |
| 53 | WWE WrestleMania 23 (2007) | Shawn Michaels | 7.5 | |
| 54 | WWE WrestleMania 22 (2006) | Shawn Michaels | 8 | |
| 55 | WWE Royal Rumble 2005 (2005) | Shawn Michaels | - | - |
| 56 | WWE: Bret 'Hitman' Hart - The Best There Is, The Best There Was, The Best There Ever Will Be (2005) | Shawn Michaels | 8 | |
| 57 | WWE WrestleMania 21 (2005) | Shawn Michaels | 8 | |
| 58 | WWE Bad Blood 2004 (2004) | Shawn Michaels | - | - |
| 59 | WWE Taboo Tuesday 2004 (2004) | Shawn Michaels | 7 | |
| 60 | WWE: Mick Foley's Greatest Hits & Misses - A Life in Wrestling (2004) | Shawn Michaels | - | - |
| 61 | Hard Knocks : The Chris Benoit Story (2004) | Shawn Michaels (archive footage) | 8 | |
| 62 | WWE WrestleMania XX (2004) | Shawn Michaels | 10 | |
| 63 | WWE Bad Blood 2003 (2003) | Shawn Michaels | - | - |
| 64 | WWE SummerSlam 2003 (2003) | Shawn Michaels | 8 | |
| 65 | WWE: Before They Were Superstars 2 (2003) | Shawn Michaels | - | - |
| 66 | WWE Royal Rumble 2003 (2003) | Shawn Michaels | 8 | |
| 67 | WWE Wrestlemania XIX (2003) | Shawn Michaels | 8 | |
| 68 | WWE WrestleMania XV (1999) | Shawn Michaels (WWE Commissioner) | 7.5 | |
| 69 | Hitman Hart: Wrestling with Shadows (1998) | Shawn Michaels | 7 | |
| 70 | WWE WrestleMania XIV (1998) | Shawn Michaels | 8 | |
| 71 | WWE WrestleMania 13 (1997) | Shawn Michaels (Commentary) | 7.5 | |
| 72 | WWE Badd Blood: In Your House (1997) | Shawn Michaels | 8 | |
| 73 | WWE WrestleMania XII (1996) | Shawn Michaels | 9 | |
| 74 | WWE Survivor Series 1996 (1996) | Shawn Michaels | 10 | |
| 75 | WWE SummerSlam 1996 (1996) | Shawn Michaels | 8 | |
| 76 | WWE WrestleMania XI (1995) | Shawn Michaels | 6.5 | |
| 77 | WWE WrestleMania X (1994) | Shawn Michaels | 8 | |
| 78 | WWE WrestleMania IX (1993) | Shawn Michaels | 6.5 | |
| 79 | WWE Survivor Series 1993 (1993) | Shawn Michaels | 8 | |
| 80 | WWE WrestleFest '93 (1993) | Shawn Michaels | 7 | |
| 81 | WWE SummerSlam 1992 (1992) | "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels | 6 | |
| 82 | WWE WrestleMania VIII (1992) | Shawn Michaels | 6 | |
| 83 | WWE Survivor Series 1991 (1991) | Shawn Michaels | 8 | |
| 84 | WWE WrestleMania VII (1991) | Shawn Michaels | 8 | |
| 85 | WWE WrestleMania VI (1990) | Shawn Michaels | 8 | |
| 86 | WWE Royal Rumble 1989 (1989) | Shawn Michaels | 8 | |
| 87 | WWE WrestleMania V (1989) | Shawn Michaels | 7.5 | |
| 88 | WWE Survivor Series 1989 (1989) | Shawn Michaels | 8 | |
| 89 | WWE SummerSlam 1989 (1989) | Shawn Michaels | 8 | |
| 90 | WWE Survivor Series 1988 (1988) | Shawn Michaels | 8 |
