Shawn Michaels: Biography in Details
Who is Shawn Michaels?
Shawn Michaels is one of the known names in the wrestling industry who has been one of the toughest formal professional wrestlers.
As a wrestler, he has been part of various championships and has earned many awards and nominations.
In addition, he is also an actor and tv presenter.
He is also famous as, ‘Heartbreak Kid’, ‘The Showstopper’, and ‘Mr. WrestleMania.’
Shawn Michaels- Age, Parents, Siblings, Ethnicity, Education
The former wrestler was born Michael Shawn Hickenbottom on July 22, 1965, in Chandler, Arizona, United States.
As of 2022, Shawn Michaels is 56 years old holding American nationality.
He is the fourth and last child of his parents, Richard Hickenbottom and Carol Hickenbottom.
Being the youngest child, he has three older siblings named, Randy, Scott, and Shari with whom he was brought up in a Military family.
As per his academics, he completed his schooling at Randolph High School and later joined Southwest Texas State University based in San Marcos, Texas.
Shawn Michaels- Professional Life, Careers
After realizing that college life was not for him, he dropped out and decided to pursue his wrestling career.
On October 16, 1984, Shawn Michaels made his professional wrestling debut with the ring name, ‘Shawn Michaels’ after getting trained with, Jose Lothario.
From 1985 to 1986, he served for the Texas All-Star Wrestling and in the American Wrestling Association from 1986 to 1987.
The ‘Heartbreak Kid’ signed the contract with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) in the Rockers team in 1987.
Though, he was fired from there within two weeks due to arousal of some misunderstanding.
Then, returned to AWA (American Wrestling Association).
Again, in 1988, he signed with WWE along with Rockers. Soon, they got popular among the women as well as children.
Later, on December 2, 1991, the Rocker split.
The WWE management then put him together with Sensational Sherri, who sang the first version of his new theme, ‘Sexy Boy’.
In his first pay-per-view singles match at WrestleMania VIII, he was put over in a match against Tito Santana.
Similarly, he made collaboration with his off-air friend, Diesel in June 1993.
In September, he tested positive for steroids after which he was suspended for two months.
He battled against Razor Ramon at WrestleMania X after which Wrestling Observer Newsletter’s Dave Meltzer awarded him a five-star.
He had a good relationship with WWE chairman, Vince McMahon.
The relationship became advantageous for him so, he got a chance to allow himself and his friends, Diesel, Ramon, and newcomer Hunter Hearst Helmsley (Triple H), known together as The Kliq, to appear as a superior wrestling personality in the promotion.
During 1998, Royal Rumble, while playing against The Undertaker, he suffered from severe back injuries.
After the injury, he made his first retirement, and then he appeared as the WWF Commissioner, from November 1998 to June 2000.
In June 2000, he made a comeback to WWE television.
He then went on to play with other professional players like Kurt Angle, Triple H, Chris Jericho, John Cena, and Edge.
Then, in 2010 he made his retirement by playing the final match of his career against The Undertaker at WrestleMania XXVI.
Other Accomplishments
‘The Showstopper’ even hosted an outdoor show named, ‘Shawn Michaels’ MacMillan River Adventures’.
Then, as an actor, he worked on two films, The Resurrection of Gavin Stone and Pure Country: Pure Heart in 2017.
On February 10, 2015, through Zondervan, Shawn published his memoir titled, Wrestling for My Life: The Legend, the Reality, and the Faith of a WWE Superstar.
David Thomas is also the co-author of the following book.
Awards
- Three Times Winner of the WWF Championship in 1996 and 1997
- Two Times Winner of Royal Rumble in 1995 and 1996
- Winner of 15 Slammy Awards
What is the net worth of Shawn Michaels in 2024?
The net worth of former American Wrestling player, Shawn Michaels is estimated to be around $10 million.
‘The Heartbreak Kid’s salary and income are not available at the moment.
What are the rumors and controversies about Shawn Michaels?
Being a professional former Wrestling player, Shan Michaels is able to steal the attention of fans as well as on social media.
In the past, different controversial statements have been made regarding him.
But, as of 2022, Michaels has not faced any serious rumors and controversies.
Body Features- Height, Weight
As a former professional wrestler, he has well maintained his body.
In addition, he stands at a height of 6 feet 1 inch weighing around 102 Kg.
Moving toward his body measurements his chest size is 43 inches, waist size is 37 inches and biceps size is 17 inches.
Moreover, Shawn Michaels has a fair complexion along with a pair of brown eyes and blonde hair.
Social Media
Talking about his social media presence, he is present on Twitter and has more than 4 million followers.
On the other hand, there are two unverified Instagram accounts under his name, one of them has garnered about 44.5K followers while the other one is enriched with over 39.1K followers.
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Shawn Michaels's Anniversary Dates
| Year | Date | Day |
|---|
| 2024 | March | Sunday |
| 2025 | March | Monday |
| 2026 | March | Tuesday |
| 2027 | March | Wednesday |
| 2028 | March | Friday |
Shawn Michaels's Birthday Dates
| Year | Date | Day |
|---|
| 2024 | July | Wednesday |
| 2025 | July | Thursday |
| 2026 | July | Friday |
| 2027 | July | Saturday |
| 2028 | July | Monday |
