SHAWN MICHAELS

Shawn  Michaels  at  WrestleMania  XXIV  in  March  2008  vs  Ric  Flair.
Birth  name Michael  Shawn  Hickenbottom
Born July  22,  1965  (age  49)
Chandler,  Arizona[1]
Resides San  Antonio,  Texas
Spouse(s) Theresa  Wood
(divorced)
Rebecca  Curci  (m.  1999)
Children Cameron  Kade  Hickenbotom
(born  January  15,  2000)
Cheyenne  Hickenbottom

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  16,  1984
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.  He  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/WWE,  Michaels  headlined  major  pay-per-view  events  from  1989  to  2010,  main-eventing  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  company's  premier  singles  stars.

Michaels  was  inducted  into  the  WWE  Hall  of  Fame  in  2011.  In  naming  him  the  greatest  professional  wrestler  of  all  time,  IGN  wrote:  "Michaels  was  the  most  athletic,  inspired  and  daring  storyteller  in  the  business;  raising  the  bar  for  the  entire  industry  with  each  match."  Michaels  is  a  four-time  world  champion:  a  three-time  WWF  Champion  and  a  former  World  Heavyweight  Champion.  He  won  the  1995  and  1996  Royal  Rumbles,  performed  in  the  main  event  of  WrestleMania  on  five  occasions  and  was  the  WWF's  first  Grand  Slam  Champion.  He  has  won  the  PWI  Match  of  the  Year  Award  a  record  eleven  times