About Shawn.

Personal:
- Full Name: Michael Shawn Hickenbottom.
- Birth Date: July 22nd, 1965
- Age: 45 years old.
- Height: 6'0".
- Weight: 225 lbs.
- Born: Scottsdale, AZ.
- Hometown/Resides In: San Antonio, TX..
- Family: Both parents; 2 older brothers; 1 older sister.
- Marital Status: Married to Rebecca Curci [former WCW Nitro Girl "Whisper"] with 2 young children.

Professional:
- Trained By: Jose Lotherio.
- Promotions wrestled in: Mid-South Wrestling; Texas All-Star; American Wrestling Alliance; NWA; Texas All-Star; Texas Wrestling Alliance; WWF / WWE.
- Professional Wrestling Debut:1984.
- Signature [Finishing] Moves: Belly-to-back suplex; later began using the Sweet Chin Music [Superkick] as his finisher.
- Former managers: Sherri Martel [Rest in Peace]; Jose Lotherio.
- Stage Name: Shawn Michaels.
- Nicknames / known as: HBK; The Heartbreak Kid; The Showstopper; The Mainevent; The Headliner; The Icon; Mr. Wrestlemania.
- Theme Song [for WWF/WWE]: Used The Rockers theme until they broke up in the mid-90s. Used "Sexy Boy" - sung by Sherri Martel. Later used the version of "Sexy Boy" -sung by him, & has been using it since. Uses the Degeneration X theme when part of the group.
- Other Related Songs: Tell Me A Lie [retirement/injury music video song]; Bad Attitude [from WWF CD import "We Gotta Wrestle"]; a different version of Sexy Boy, which can be found on WWF: The Music Volume 2.

Championships Held:
Texas All-Star:
- Texas All-Star Tag Team Champion [2x; Paul Diamond]

American Wrestling Alliance:
- Southern Tag Team Champion [2x; Marty Jannetty].
- AWA Tag Team Champion [2x; Marty Jannetty].

NWA:
- NWA Central States Tag Team Champion [Marty Janetty].

World Wrestling Federation / World Wrestling Entertainment:
- World Heavyweight Champion [x3].
- WWE Champion [1x].
- Intercontinental Champion [3x].
- Tag Team Champion [5x; once w/ Marty; twice w/ Diesel, once w/ Stone Cold Steve Austin, & once w/ John Cena].
- 5 times? That's right. In 1990, the Rockers won the tag team championship from The Hart Foundation. But because the top rope had come unbuckled, the match became invalid & decision was reversed.
- European Champion [1x].

Texas Wrestling Alliance:
- Texas Wrestling Alliance Heavyweight Champion [1x].

Stables & Tag Teams:
- The Midnight Rockers [AWA] / The Rockers [WWF/WWE]: Marty Janetty. He later superkicked Marty & through him the window of The Barber Shop in Jan. of 1992. The 2 had a short reunion in 2005.
- Hired Big Daddy Cool Diesel [Kevin Nash] as his bodyguard.
- Hired Psycho Sid as his bodyguard.
- Two Dudes With Attitude: Big Daddy Cool Diesel.
- Tag team with Stone Cold Steve Austin for awhile.
- New World Order [WWE]: Kevin Nash, Sean Waltman, Big Show, + Booker T. The group eventually went their separate ways.
- Degeneration X: Triple H, Chyna, & Ric Rude. Ric Rude eventually left & it became just HBK, Triple H, & Chyna. Shawn then retired for 4 years in 1999. In June of 2006, HBK & Triple H reunited as Degeneration X until Hunter was taken out of action with a torn quad in Dec. of 2006; reuniting on occasion after HHH made his return at SummerSlam 2007.
- Corporation [while still retired] with Vince McMahon & others. Was then "fired" from his commissioner spot [but remained commissioner for awhile longer] by Vince. Shawn then delivered some Sweet Chin Music to Vince & was officially done with the Corporation.
- Tag Teamed with John Cena for awhile before finally eliminating John in a tag team battle royal after Wrestlemania, purposely costing them the tag team championship.

Memoriable Career Moments:
- Won the 1995 + 1996 Royal Rumble back to back.
- Beat Bret "Hitman" Hart in the Iron Man Match at Wrestlemania 12 to win his first championship.
- Participated in the Curtain Call with fellow Clique Members HHH, Kevin Nash, Scott Hall, & Sean Waltman. It was their way of saying good-bye to Kevin & Scott, who were leaving for WCW.
- One of the founding fathers of Degeneration X.
- Participated in the Motreal "Screw Job" against Bret Hart.
- Former WWE commissioner.
- Made an amazing comeback from a 4 year retirement due to a back injury in 2002. He has been wrestling ever since.
- Beat Ric Flair at Wrestlemania 24 in a match where Ric would have to retire if he lost.
- Participated in Ric Flair's retirement ceremony on the 3.31.08 edition of Raw.
- Fought the Undertaker at both Wrestlemania 25 & 26.
- Lost a Career vs. Streak Match at Wrestlemanis 26 against The Undertaker.
- Retired at the end of March 2010.

Shawn is the first to ever:
- To participate in the ladder match [against Razor Ramon; Shawn lost].
- Win the Royal Rumble [1995] after drawing number 1.
- To participate in the Iron Man Match [against Bret Hart; Shawn won].
- To participate in the Hell in a Cell [against the Undertaker; Shawn won].
- To participate in the Elimination Chamber [against 5 other Superstars; Shawn won].
- Win the WWF/WWE Grand Slam [World Championship, Intercontinental, Tag Team, & European Championships] - holding all 4 major titles at the time [not at once].

Other:
- Hosted his own segment entitled "The Heartbreak Hotel".
- Had an advice column in the WWF magazine. I forget the name of it & the name of the female that worked with him. This was in the early 90s.
- Guest starred on Baywatch as bodyguard Vinnie in the episode "Guess Who's Coming To Dinner".
- Guest starred on Pacific Blue as Michael Shane in the episode "Blue Hawaii", which was a 2-parter.
- Made appearances on Entertainment Tonight, Regis & Kathy Lee, Pictionary, & other shows.
- Posed for Playgirl in 1996; no nude shots.
- Did an interview on "Praise The Lord".
- Has written an autobiography entitled "Heartbreak & Triumph: The Shawn Michaels Story".
- Is married to former WCW Nitro Girl "Whisper".
- Is a member of the infamous Clique with Triple H [Paul Leveque], Kevin Nash, Scott Hall, & Sean Waltman.
- Opened The Shawn Michaels Wrestling Academy & ran his own promotion, the TWA [Texas Wrestling Alliance] during his 4 year retirement. Shawn closed both when he returned to the ring (I think).
- Had out a variety of VHS tapes & DVDs out [both solo & Degeneration X].
- Has broken the record for the most eliminations in the Royal Rumble.
- Since his retirement in March of 2010, he has opened up an official website, Twitter, Facebook fanpage, & YouTube channel (all in which can be found in the links section).

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