The real height of Shawn Michaels is 5'10" or 178 cm Peak height was 5'11.5" Shawn Michaels with Rey Mysterio (5'2" in real life) and Big Show (7" at his peak) For reference, here is the average human height around the world. [115] On the February 13 episode of Raw, McMahon unsuccessfully forced Michaels to sign retirement papers. Cena put Triple H away with the AA to pick up the win for himself and the Phenom. Nationality: USA. [118] On March 18 at Saturday Night's Main Event XXXII, Shane defeated Michaels in a Street Fight after he applied a sharpshooter on Michaels, leading to McMahon ordering for the bell to be rung though Michaels did not submit, which was an allusion to the "Montreal Screwjob". [150] At One Night Stand on June 1, Michaels lost to Batista in a stretcher match. He is also a two-time Royal Rumble winner (and the first man to win the match as the first entrant), the first WWF Grand Slam Champion and the fourth WWF Triple Crown Champion, as well as a two time WWE Hall of Fame inductee (2011 as a singles wrestler and 2019 as part of D-Generation X). [22] The match was taped with The Rockers winning the title, but soon after Neidhart came to an agreement with management and was rehired. [202] On January 23, 2023, at Raw is XXX, Michaels again reunited with D-Generation X until they were confronted by Imperium (Gunther, Ludwig Kaiser, and Giovanni Vinci). [227] The Penguins lost the game in overtime 43 but went on to defeat the Lightning in the series and advance to the Stanley Cup Finals, eventually defeating the San Jose Sharks for the Stanley Cup. Shawn Michaels is one of the greatest wrestlers of all time. His Ladder Match with Razor Ramon at WrestleMania X established his reputation for having the best bout on The Grandest Stage of Them All a tradition hed continue in classics against Kurt Angle, Chris Jericho and The Undertaker. There was a mix-up between DX, and Miz rolled up Michaels to clinch the Unified WWE Tag Team Championship. At SummerSlam on August 3, Michaels officiated the WWF Championship match between WWF Champion The Undertaker and Bret Hart. Diesel and Razor Ramon were about to leave WWF to company rival WCW. He defended the title against Mr. Only after he posed did he discover Playgirl has a mostly homosexual readership, for which some of his fellow wrestlers teased him. [44] After this, Michaels took time off[44] because Vince McMahon wanted Michaels to become a fan favorite. Although it was one of the final times WWE fans would hear the crack of Sweet Chin Music, audiences did not mourn HBKs retirement. [141] Michaels made his return on the October 8 episode of Raw, performing Sweet Chin Music to newly crowned WWE Champion Randy Orton during his title ceremony at the end of the show and then celebrating over the knocked-out champion as Vince McMahon watched. Michaels upped the tempo when he was involved in the match. [223] He was raised a Catholic, but became a non-denominational Christian because of his wife. The ring looked lonely even though Michaels was standing in it, and the fans looked like a mass of cheering tear drops. RELATED: 5 Shawn Michaels Matches Dave Meltzer Overrated (& 5 He Underrated). The Game managed to tag in Michaels, and Michaels connected with Sweet Chin Music when the referee wasn't looking. Michaels is a four-time world champion, having held the WWF Championship three times and WWE's World Heavyweight Championship once. Keisel also gave Michaels a tour of the city including at the Steelers headquarters and having lunch at Primanti Brothers in the city's Strip District. [79] He saw potential in using his name and opened the Shawn Michaels Wrestling Academy (later the Texas Wrestling Academy) in 1999, after his lawyer Skip McCormick suggested the idea. "[176], In an interview with Bill Simmons of ESPN.com shortly after his retirement, Michaels stated that his decision to retire came a month before WrestleMania 25, when a backstage employee asked about his son Cameron, and, in response to Shawn telling the employee that he'd just turned nine, the employee said that he was "halfway gone"; meaning that he was halfway to his eighteenth birthday, and after that, he'd be "gone". [111] On the October 3 WWE Homecoming episode of Raw, he wrestled old rival Kurt Angle to a 22 draw in a 30-Minute Iron Man match. Michaels and Diamond were awarded the TASW Tag Team Championship by Chavo Guerrero Sr.[10] The team was later renamed American Force. During Shawn's HoF induction speech H gave away his real height/weight at like 5'10" 185 lbs. He was then confronted by Rusev, Lana and Jinder Mahal, before Enzo Amore and Big Cass came to Michaels's side, leading to a match between Big Cass and Mahal, which Cass won after Michaels superkicked Rusev at ringside, distracting Mahal. [24], At the suggestion of Curt Hennig, Michaels adopted the nickname "The Heartbreak Kid". Nonetheless, Michaels had to find another avenue to face Undertaker as Batista eliminated him from the Rumble. This match took place in Madison Square Garden. [23], On October 30, 1990, The Rockers unofficially won the WWF Tag Team Championship from The Hart Foundation (Bret Hart and Jim Neidhart), as Neidhart, half of the championship team, was in the process of negotiating his release from the company. Michaels met with Penguins' owner Mario Lemieux and sat with former Pittsburgh Steelers's defensive lineman Brett Keisel during the game. [1] A retirement angle was written so that Michaels could take some time off after he came back from an injury too soon. Moreover, HBK was in cruise control but he was distracted by Undertaker who appeared on the titantron. A cocky, confident heartbreaker from San Antonio, Texas, HBK started off his career as one half . Hometown. [219] Only the couple and an Elvis impersonator were present. WWE star Solo Sikoa recently broke his silence after Shawn Michaels stripped him of the NXT North American Championship on the latest episode of the show. 7, Shawn Michaels", "TASW Texas 6-man Tag Team Title (Texas)", "WWE: Inside WWE > Title History > WWE Tag Team", "WWE: Inside WWE > Title History > World Tag Team", Street Profits (Angelo Dawkins and Montez Ford), Cody Rhodes and Goldust/Gold and Stardust, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Shawn_Michaels&oldid=1142435683, Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum, New World Order (professional wrestling) members, Short description is different from Wikidata, Wikipedia indefinitely semi-protected biographies of living people, All Wikipedia articles written in American English, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, Art Abrams Lifetime Achievement/Lou Thesz Award (2018), Most Inspirational Wrestler of the Decade (20002009), Ranked No. [79], On the June 3 episode of Raw, Michaels returned to WWE television after 18 months of absence when Kevin Nash announced him as a new member of the recently reformed New World Order (nWo). The subject of the DVD was their on-screen rivalry and real-life conflicts, with a particular focus on the Montreal Screwjob. [121] This angle was written so Michaels could have surgery on his knee, which had been legitimately injured for some time. "[117] The following week, Jannetty refused McMahon's offer and instead took Chris Masters's "Masterlock challenge. From an ego which got him involved in the Syracuse brawl - he hit on the girlfriend of a Marine stating he was taking her back to his hotel - to getting whatever he wanted from management because of the power of his name, Shawn . [213], His rivalry with Bret Hart has been named one of the best rivalries in WWE history. [140] Orton continued the beating and performed an RKO to a fallen Michaels, who was removed out of the ring in a stretcher. This was Michaels' final match on Raw before his retirement. [95] Following this, Michaels was out of action for a few months with a legit torn meniscus. . 1 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the, Ranked No. [173] On February 21 at Elimination Chamber, Michaels cost The Undertaker the World Heavyweight Championship in the main event. The Street Profits, Bobby Lashley vs. Sami Zayn in champion vs. champion matches, Team Raw vs. During their 201516 season, the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League named a line, consisting of Carl Hagelin, Nick Bonino and Phil Kessel, the "HBK Line" due to the fact that the trio's first initials, of their last names, recall Michaels's "Heartbreak Kid" moniker. Regarded as one of the greatest professional wrestlers of all time, he is known by the nicknames "The Heartbreak Kid" (often abbreviated as HBK), "The Showstopper", and "Mr. This match was a complete waste of time. [21] Due to WWF chairman Vince McMahon's desire to have his performers carry WWF-exclusive ring names, Michaels and Jannetty were renamed, as simply The Rockers. [1] The Rockers continued their partnership, eventually splitting on December 2, 1991, aired January 11, 1992, on Wrestling Challenge, during an incident on Brutus Beefcake's televised Barber Shop talk show promotional segment. "I don't know if it was pressure from Vince, Vince loved him," Ross said. Shawn Michaels got his wish after he cost The Undertaker the World Heavyweight Championship at Elimination Chamber 2010. 1 worst mistake [when trying to lose weight] is not working out," Michaels says. The statement affected Michaels deeply; he did not want to be absent when his son left home, so he decided that year would be his last year as an active wrestler. Moreover, Michaels was desperate to face the Phenom at WrestleMania 26. Despite earning a lot of wins in his career, Michaels isn't exempt from coming up short in some matches. "As I look back on it now, that was the greatest thing that ever happened to me," says Shawn Michaels . Three time WWE World Heavyweight champion Shawn Michaels has had a long and storied wrestling career. [41] Michaels won the Royal Rumble on January 2, 1995,[42] which set up a championship grudge match on March 20 at WrestleMania XI against Diesel (who had gone on to win the WWF Championship from Bob Backlund). [139] Orton assaulted Michaels again prior to their match at Judgment Day, interrupting Michaels's interview segment. [30] Michaels was also unable to win the Intercontinental Championship from Bret Hart in the WWF's first ladder match at a Wrestling Challenge taping on July 21, which was subsequently made available on multiple Coliseum/WWE Home Video releases. Shawn didn't look horrible, but he looked worse in his late 30's, early 40's, then The Rock does at 50. [63] The match received a 5-star rating from Dave Meltzer. [127] On November 26 at Survivor Series, Team DX emerged victorious against Team Rated-RKO in a clean sweep victory. Michaels's performance in his debut match impressed many veterans, including Terry Taylor. In the WWF/WWE, Michaels headlined pay-per-view events between 1989 and 2018, main-eventing the company's flagship annual event, WrestleMania, five times. In his first WWE match since WrestleMania XIV, Michaels defeated Triple H at SummerSlam, but was attacked by Triple H with a sledgehammer after the match. Michaels won the Pro Wrestling Illustrated "Match of the Year" reader vote a record eleven times, and his match against John Cena on April 23, 2007 was ranked by WWE as the best match ever aired on the company's flagship Raw program. Triple H - Survivor Series 2009, W/ Triple H Vs. Jeri-Show - Raw (12/14/09), W/ Triple H Vs. ShoMiz Vs. [197] On the following episode of Raw, Michaels appeared with Triple H, announcing that he was coming out of retirement for one final match and reforming D-Generation X. [4] Michaels lost the Intercontinental Championship to Jannetty on the May 17, 1993 episode of Raw,[33] but regained it on June 6 with the help of his debuting "bodyguard" (and off-air friend) Diesel. Michaels and Austin were still WWF Tag Team Champions at the time during an ongoing feud with the Hart Foundation and a tournament was made to decide new tag team champions. Michael Shawn Hickenbottom (born July 22, 1965), better known by his ring name Shawn Michaels, is an American retired professional wrestler. Now, at 41, the native Texan is stronger than ever with a solid training program, a no-frills diet and ProSource's potent testosterone-booster, AndroTest. McMahon needed to get the title off of Hart before he left for WCW, and Hart refused to lose the title to Shawn Michaels, his most bitter rival, in front of a pay-per-view crowd in Montreal . His wife Rebecca observed, "There was something in him that he despised, and he was self-destructing." [78], Believing that his wrestling career was over, Michaels was interested in training individuals who wanted to become professional wrestlers. 1inch. [22] The championship was returned to the Hart Foundation, while the title change was never broadcast or even acknowledged on television (though The Rockers did have a successful title defense on November 3, 1990, against Power and Glory (Hercules and Paul Roma) before the title was returned to the Hart Foundation). Profile & Match Listing Facts & Stats PWI Ratings Opponents & Partners Win/Loss Record Star Ratings Win Types Relations PPV. [45], Michaels returned to the ring as a fan favorite in May 1995 and defeated Jeff Jarrett to win his third Intercontinental Championship on July 23 at In Your House 2: The Lumberjacks. [93] Due to the "Montreal Screwjob" incident, the Edmonton crowd booed Michaels, with chants of "You screwed Bret!" [42] As part of the storyline, Michaels recruited Sid as his bodyguard for the build-up, lost the match[43] and was attacked by Sid the following night. [210][211] Sumit Rehal of Independent UK in his top 10 WrestleMania matches listed Michaels 3 times (vs Razor Ramon at WrestleMania X, vs Bret Hart at WrestleMania XII and vs The Undertaker at WrestleMania XXV). In the fall, Michaels joined forces with real-life friend Hunter Hearst Helmsley (later known as Triple H), Helmsley's then real-life girlfriend Chyna, and Rick Rude to form the stable D-Generation X (DX). Michaels came in to help Triple H, and the two did the DX "crotch chops. [169] At TLC: Tables, Ladders and Chairs on December 13, DX defeated Jeri-Show (Chris Jericho and Big Show) to win the Unified WWE Tag Team Championship in a Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match (TLC). [60] The next night on Raw Is War, signs of a heel turn started to show as Michaels told the WWF fans what happened at SummerSlam was an accident and that he dealt with the Undertaker when the time came. [108][109] Hogan defeated Michaels at SummerSlam on August 21, and after the match Michaels extended his hand to him, saying "I needed to know, and I found out" and he and Hogan shook hands. This injury was used to keep Michaels out of action, as he required surgery for his knee. [153], At SummerSlam on August 17, Michaels announced his retirement from professional wrestling. [152] The following week, it was revealed that, within the context of the storyline, Michaels had suffered a detached retina. HHH at 50 would probably look younger too if he let his hair grow out. Relive all of The Heartbreak Kid's televised championship wins.Foll. Once people retire, they can kinda let themselves go, too. [92] The night before this, Michaels inducted Tito Santana in the WWE Hall of Fame. Michaels joins his hunting partner and longtime friend, Keith Mark, owner and operator of the original MacMillan River Adventures camp in Yukon, Canada, as they hunt big-game animals around the world. [4] On May 19, Michaels and his fellow Kliq members were involved in the incident known as "Curtain Call". [171][172] DX lost the Unified WWE Tag Team Championship in a triple threat match to the team of The Miz and Big Show on the February 8 episode of Raw; the match also included The Straight Edge Society (CM Punk and Luke Gallows). [200], In April 2019, Michaels was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame for a second time as a member of D-Generation X. [1] During his time with TASW, Michaels replaced Nick Kiniski in the American Breed tag team, teaming with Paul Diamond. [144] In their match, Michaels was banned from using Sweet Chin Music upon request by Orton, referring to as Michaels superkicking Orton week after week. Bischoff refused to schedule such a match and instead told Michaels to find a partner. [174] At WrestleMania XXVI on March 28, Michaels lost to The Undertaker and, as a result, he was forced to retire due to the match stipulation, the same way Michaels ended Ric Flair's career. Oh, he has lost some with age too - so there you go. [36] On WWF programs, his suspension was explained by his having neglected to defend the title often enough. He got himself involved in the match when Gannosuke delivered a low blow on him and he responded later on with Sweet Chin Music. Representing SmackDown was Chris Jericho, Kane, Finlay, R-Truth, Matt Hardy, and the Hart Dynasty. After several incidents during the segments, Michaels agreed to team with Triple H to face The Legacy (Cody Rhodes and Ted DiBiase) at SummerSlam on August 23,[168] where DX defeated Legacy. Shawn Michaels and Triple H finally won the Unified WWE Tag Team Championship together when they beat Jeri-Show for the gold in a TLC match at TLC 2009. [28] Michaels subsequently became a contender to the promotion's singles titles and failed to win the WWF Championship from champion Randy Savage in his first opportunity to compete for that title at British event UK Rampage, held on April 19 at the Sheffield Arena and broadcast on Sky Movies Plus[29] (the match later aired in the US on the edition of June 15 of Prime Time Wrestling). [6]. WWE Hall of Famer Shawn Michaels is one of the most decorated WWE Superstars of all time. The legends squared off at WrestleMania 26, which was their second successive meeting on the Grandest Stage of Them All. [81] Continuing the angle, a week later, Triple H attacked Michaels from behind in a parking lot and put his head through a car window, in storyline. Michael Shawn Hickenbottom (born July 22, 1965), better known by his ring name Shawn Michaels, is an American retired professional wrestler. [48] In October 1995, Michaels was the victim of a legit assault outside a bar in Syracuse, New York. Weight102 kgs. Both men were going out on television and frequently making personal, true to heart remarks about one another. [194] On the March 13 episode of Raw, Michaels gave Roman Reigns advice about The Undertaker for their match at WrestleMania 33, before Braun Strowman attacked Reigns on the entrance ramp. There was a caveat as Michaels' career was on the line as Undertaker's unbeaten streak. Miz took advantage of the situation, and he retained the titles for his team with a rolling jackknife cover. [119] Despite interference from the Spirit Squad and Shane, Michaels defeated McMahon on April 2 at WrestleMania 22 in a No Holds Barred match. Watch WrestleMania and other WWE Premium Live Events on Flow. He was the co-founder and original leader of the successful stable, D-Generation X. Michaels also wrestled in the American Wrestling Association (AWA), where he founded The Midnight Rockers with Marty Jannetty in 1985. In seeking revenge, Angle re-entered the ring and eliminated Michaels, and thus placed him in an ankle lock submission hold, outside the ring. [159], In December 2008, having lost his family's savings due to the global recession, Michaels grudgingly accepted a one-year general employment contract from John Bradshaw Layfield (JBL). [54] As Diesel and Helmsley were seen as villains at the time, in contrast to Michaels and Ramon, this constituted a breach of "kayfabe", as acting out of character, which was rare and controversial at the time. After weeks of having fun with Penguins fans on Twitter, the team officially invited Michaels for their Eastern Conference Finals Game 5 matchup with the Tampa Bay Lightning (whose fanbase contains a sizable number of pro wrestlers, including Hulk Hogan and Titus O'Neil, due to Tampa long being a home base for many wrestlers), upon which Michaels accepted. That night, Jericho punched Michaels's wife in the face. However, the World's Largest Athlete cost his team as he helped out Jericho, who was his tag team championship partner, and Team SmackDown was triumphant. [214], Michaels is cited as an inspiration for many wrestlers such as Chris Jericho,[215] Kevin Owens,[211] Seth Rollins,[216] Adam Cole and more. At the Royal Rumble on January 19, Jericho, with the help of Christian, eliminated Michaels. [57] After consulting with Dr. James Andrews, who concluded that he did not need surgery, Michaels underwent four weeks of physical therapy and returned to in-ring action a few months later, briefly teaming with Stone Cold Steve Austin to win the WWF Tag Team Championship. [180], Michaels appeared on the January 10, 2011 episode of Raw, where he was announced as a WWE Hall of Fame class of 2011 inductee. Michaels made his televised debut on October 20, 1984 teaming with Jim Hornet in a losing effort against the tag team of Hercules Harnendez and "Dr.Death" Steve Williams. Michaels briefly left the WWF in June of that year after a real backstage fight with Hart, just hours before a Raw Is War show, which allegedly resulted from Michaels making an on-air remark, known as the "Sunny Days" comment, implying that Hart (who was married at the time) was having an affair with Tammy Sytch, a manager and valet who was signed to the WWF as Sunny. [212] In 2016, Dave Richard of CBS Sports ranked his match against Steve Austin at WrestleMania XIV as the best main event in WrestleMania history. [218] He married Rebecca Curci, a former WCW Nitro Girl known as Whisper, at the Graceland Wedding Chapel in Las Vegas on March 31, 1999. While some cast doubts on its sincerity, both men have confirmed that it was indeed genuine. 33 and No. Moreover, ShoMiz isolated Triple H in their corner. [11] He knew he wanted to become a professional wrestler at the age of 12 and performed a wrestling routine at his high school's talent show, complete with fake blood. Styles, the case for him being the best wrestler since Shawn Michaels", "A definitive ranking of the top 101 wrestlers of all time", "Is Shawn Michaels WWE's real 'Mr. Even just losing some mass can do it. The Heartbreak Kid threw a spanner in the works as he connected with Sweet Chin Music on Triple H right from the word go. Michaels threw the kitchen sink at Undertaker, but it wasn't enough with the Deadman putting Michaels out of his misery with a jumping Tombstone. News on all your favorite celebs, reality TV, and movies. On the Monday Night Raw following WrestleMania XXVI, the Heartbreak Kid Shawn Michaels looked every bit as heartbroken as the fans awaiting his farewell speech. [37] This triggered a split between the two, a storyline that was drawn out until Survivor Series on November 24. 10 of the top 500 singles wrestlers of the, Ranked No. [113], On the December 26 episode of Raw, Vince McMahon lauded Michaels for his part in the "Montreal Screwjob". [80] After the nWo had disbanded, Triple H appeared to make amends with Michaels. 55 of the top 100 tag teams of the, TASW Six-Man Tag Team Championship (1 time) with, This page was last edited on 2 March 2023, at 10:30. [195] He was one of the many WWE legends who appeared on the January 22, 2018 episode of Raw 25 Years. [151] On the June 9 episode of Raw, Michaels was attacked by Chris Jericho during his talk show segment, The Highlight Reel, being thrown directly through a television screen. Popularly known as the "Heartbreak Kid", Shawn has won almost all important titles in the WWF/WWE.
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