Even just losing some mass can do it. Former buddies in DX, Shawn Michaels, and Triple H were at loggerheads in a rivalry that spanned from 2002-04. [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. [178] Three days later, he announced a long-term deal with WWE, where he would serve in an ambassadorial role. This bout was competitive with all three teams giving it their all. [140] Orton continued the beating and performed an RKO to a fallen Michaels, who was removed out of the ring in a stretcher. [121] This angle was written so Michaels could have surgery on his knee, which had been legitimately injured for some time. He returned for a final match in 2018. Weight. Only after he posed did he discover Playgirl has a mostly homosexual readership, for which some of his fellow wrestlers teased him. [17], In January 1985, he debuted for World Class Championship Wrestling (WCCW), the NWA territory in Dallas, Texas. On the June 12 episode of Raw, DX officially reunited. RELATED: 10 Matches You Forgot Shawn Michaels Competed In. This match was a complete waste of time. Both men were going out on television and frequently making personal, true to heart remarks about one another. [89] Michaels defeated Jericho on March 30 at WrestleMania XIX but was low-blowed after hugging Jericho. As a wrestler, he typically kicked with his right leg when performing his finishing move, but used either arm for his signature elbow drop. [67], On January 18, 1998 at the Royal Rumble, in a casket match against The Undertaker, Michaels took a back body drop to the outside of the ring and hit his lower back on the casket, causing him to herniate two discs and crush one completely. After Michaels won a match against Diesel, Ramon and Hunter Hearst Helmsley came to the ring and joined Michaels and Diesel in a group-hug. [9][10] He has an older sister named Shari and two older brothers named Randy and Scott. After being away for nearly four months, Michaels made a surprise return to the WWF as a guest commentator on the July 13 episode of Raw Is War. [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. [184], In June 2011, Jim Ross, Michaels and Hart announced that the three were working on a DVD chronicling the careers of Hart and Michaels that the WWE was planning to release in October 2011. As the troublemaker behind DX, HBK made life a living hell for the McMahon family alongside his longtime running buddy Triple H. As a member of The Kliq, he did the same for the WWE locker room, carefully wielding his considerable influence to get the best treatment for himself and friends like Kevin Nash and Scott Hall. [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. Michaels dropped the European Championship to DX member Hunter Hearst Hemsley in a farcical match. [167] After WrestleMania, Michaels took a hiatus from WWE. 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. [181] On the March 28 episode of Raw, Michaels addressed Triple H and The Undertaker about their match at WrestleMania XXVII. [134], On the January 29 episode of Raw, Michaels captured the World Tag Team Championship with WWE Champion John Cena after defeating Rated-RKO. This was Michaels' final match on Raw before his retirement. [137] Michaels faced off with Cena, Edge and Randy Orton in a fatal four-way match on April 29 at Backlash for the WWE Championship, where Cena retained the title after Michaels performed Sweet Chin Music on Cena, causing him to fall on Orton for the pinfall. Profile & Match Listing Facts & Stats PWI Ratings Opponents & Partners Win/Loss Record Star Ratings Win Types Relations PPV. [106] On the July 4 episode of Raw, after defeating Carlito and Kurt Angle, Michaels hit Hogan with his Sweet Chin Music, knocking Hogan to the ground and turning heel for the first time since 1998. Michaels came out of this match, dubbed by fans the "Montreal Screwjob", as the WWF Champion. Hair colour Blonde. [122], In 2006, a series of events took place which suggested a reunion of Michaels and Triple H as DX. [4][5] During his training, Hickenbottom adopted the ring name, "Shawn Michaels". Weight102 kgs. [22] The match was taped with The Rockers winning the title, but soon after Neidhart came to an agreement with management and was rehired. [78], Believing that his wrestling career was over, Michaels was interested in training individuals who wanted to become professional wrestlers. Preferred Name: Shawn Michaels. [185], On the February 13, 2012 episode of Raw, Michaels confronted Triple H about accepting The Undertaker's challenge for a Hell in a Cell match on April 1 at WrestleMania XXVIII, and announced he would be the special guest referee for it. 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. [65] Michaels's feud with the Hart Foundation culminated in a championship match at Survivor Series on November 9 against Hart. [44] After this, Michaels took time off[44] because Vince McMahon wanted Michaels to become a fan favorite. Watch every Premium Live Event and enjoy some of your favorite WWE content on Shahid. [140] Michaels collapsed during their match, causing Orton to win by referee stoppage. Virgil shared the photo on his official Instagram account soon after. [149] Michaels defeated Jericho on May 18 at Judgment Day. [4] Michaels was also a sportscaster for San Antonio's local news for a short period during his retirement. Michaels and Diamond were awarded the TASW Tag Team Championship by Chavo Guerrero Sr.[10] The team was later renamed American Force. [31][32] However, he won the title from The British Bulldog on Saturday Night's Main Event XXXI, which aired on November 14. [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. [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). Perfect and retained the championship via a. [39], On August 28, Michaels and Diesel won the WWF Tag Team Championship from The Headshrinkers (Samu and Fatu). [192], On April 3, 2016, at WrestleMania 32, Michaels, as a face, made an appearance during the event in his in-ring attire, confronting The League of Nations alongside Mick Foley and Stone Cold Steve Austin, where Michaels delivered Sweet Chin Music to Alberto Del Rio and King Barrett before celebrating with Foley, Austin and The New Day. Although it was one of the final times WWE fans would hear the crack of Sweet Chin Music, audiences did not mourn HBKs retirement. [105] Later, in a WrestleMania rematch, Michaels defeated Kurt Angle (who was drafted to Raw in the draft lottery) on June 26 at Vengeance. Ultimately, Cena battled past Michaels and Triple H to remain as WWE Champion. [153] On July 20 at The Great American Bash, Jericho defeated Michaels by referee stoppage after assaulting Michaels's eyes. [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. Dave Meltzer gave him two 5 stars matches (the Ladder match against Razor Ramon at WrestleMania X and the first Hell in a Cell against The Undertaker at Bad Blood 1997). The self-proclaimed Sexy Boy could be an unrepentant primadonna, but he was so fluid and brilliant in the ring that it hardly mattered. However, Bischoff reversed the decision due to both men's shoulders being on the mat. [139] Orton assaulted Michaels again prior to their match at Judgment Day, interrupting Michaels's interview segment. [60] The match ended controversially, with Michaels hitting Undertaker with a chair (unintentionally, as he was aiming for Hart after he spat in his face). Popularly known as the "Heartbreak Kid", Shawn has won almost all important titles in the WWF/WWE. After winning the AWA World Tag Team Championship twice, the team continued to the WWF as The Rockers and had a high-profile breakup in January 1992. Michaels continued to make non-wrestling appearances on WWF programming and on November 23 he replaced Sgt. [82] In response, Michaels challenged Triple H to "a fight" (a non-sanctioned match) on August 25 at SummerSlam,[83] which Triple H accepted, laying the foundation for a rivalry that lasted for several years. [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. That night, Jericho punched Michaels's wife in the face. To accelerate your weight loss, limit starchy carbs to the period directly after weight training. [152] The following week, it was revealed that, within the context of the storyline, Michaels had suffered a detached retina. By the spring of 1997, the real-life backstage conflict between Michaels and Hart was reaching its height. From his days wrestling for the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) in Dallas, Texas, during the early '80s through his retirement from the WWE in 2010, the Heartbreak Kid has become a legend in his own time. [13] He was a stand-out linebacker at Randolph High School on Randolph Air Force Base and eventually became captain of the football team. DX prevailed in their previous meeting at SummerSlam, but Legacy flipped the script in Montreal. [107] The following week on Raw, Michaels appeared on Piper's Pit where he superkicked Roddy Piper and then challenged Hogan to a match at SummerSlam, which Hogan accepted the following week. Also, his match at WrestleMania 24 against Ric Flair was named Match of the Decade by the Wrestling Observer Newsletter. 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. [22] When news spread, WWF explained that the original result was void due to a collapsed turnbuckle in the ring during the bout. Sign up for Peacock to watch. "Scott was 6'7", 275 pounds, and I'm being conservativehe'd be mad at me if I got his weight wrongyet I'd knock him down with a tackle," Michaels says. Michaels came in to help Triple H, and the two did the DX "crotch chops. 225. lbs. [76] One month later, Michaels briefly reappeared on Raw Is War to hand over the role of Commissioner to Mick Foley, and after another appearance in October did not make any in-arena appearances until mid-2002. Orton and Michaels were no strangers to each other, and the Viper got the upper hand early on.HBK had some offense but Orton prevailed with a roll-up out of nowhere leaving Michaels' plans for WrestleMania up in the air. Buy the Song. Bolded items represent title victories while italicized items represent title losses. [223] He was raised a Catholic, but became a non-denominational Christian because of his wife. [183] He returned on the June 27 episode of Raw, where he was confronted by CM Punk, and superkicked David Otunga and Michael McGillicutty. [24] Sherri even sang the first version of his new theme music, "Sexy Boy". [87] On January 13, 2003, after Jericho won a battle royal to select his entry number for the Royal Rumble, choosing number two in order to start the match with Michaels,[88] who had already been named number one. On November 23, 1999, Michaels made a special appearance for Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling at the 10th Anniversary Show at the Yokohama Arena, serving as the guest referee for the H vs fake Hayabusa (Mr. Gannosuke) main event. 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. "The No. [53] At WrestleMania XII on March 31, Michaels defeated WWF Champion Bret Hart in the overtime of their sixty-minute Iron Man match, which had ended in a scoreless tie. [95] Following this, Michaels was out of action for a few months with a legit torn meniscus. WrestleMania".[7]. And the notorious Montreal Screwjob of the 1997 Survivor Series involving his greatest rival, Bret Hit Man Hart, could have killed a lesser Superstars career. He is a triple crown winner and a two-time Hall of Fame inductee. Michael Shawn Hickenbottom (born July 22, 1965), better known by his ring name Shawn Michaels, is an American retired professional wrestler. Shawn Michaels. Nonetheless, Michaels had to find another avenue to face Undertaker as Batista eliminated him from the Rumble. [217], Hickenbottom's first marriage, to Theresa Wood, soon ended in an amicably settled divorce. [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). 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. Within the year, Michaels twice challenged for the WWF Championship and won his first Intercontinental Championship, heralding his arrival as one of the industry's premier singles stars. Michaels said he was only being loyal to his company, he had moved on, and McMahon should move on as well. [10][12] He was a keen athlete while growing up, and his sporting career began at the age of six when he played football. "I don't know if it was pressure from Vince, Vince loved him," Ross said. [191] The next night on Raw, Michaels explained he was upset with Bryan for attacking Triple H during the match and degraded him for not showing him respect, turning heel for the first time since 2005. [135] At WrestleMania 23 on April 1, Cena retained the WWE Championship against Michaels after making him submit to the STFU. He was raised in a military family and briefly spent some of his early years in the English town of Reading, Berkshire,[9] but grew up primarily in San Antonio, Texas. Triple H met with Michaels at an office cafeteria in Texas where he was working as a chef; throughout the segments, Triple H tried to convince Michaels to return to WWE and reform DX. Nevertheless, Jericho took Michaels out with the codebreaker. Trained by the legendary Jose Lothario, Shawn Michaels wrestled in Kansas, where he met fellow wrestler, Marty Jannetty. [146] Afterwards, Batista confronted Michaels about his actions at WrestleMania, calling him selfish and egotistical. Sign up for BINGE to watch. [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). Michaels later interfered in the match, causing Jericho to be eliminated. During Shawn's HoF induction speech H gave away his real height/weight at like 5'10" 185 lbs. In his tweet, Hart described working on the DVD as a "cathartic" experience, and Ross asserted that both Hart and Michaels had been very honest and emotional in their interviews. [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. The ring looked lonely even though Michaels was standing in it, and the fans looked like a mass of cheering tear drops. [100] To send a "message" to Michaels, Angle also humiliated Michaels's former manager, Sensational Sherri, when he applied the ankle lock hold on her. A year later, after sending tapes of his matches to the major wrestling companies at the time, he was contacted by the AWA, who proposed that he team up with Marty Jannetty again. [66] Michaels now held both the WWF and European championships at the same time. [48] In October 1995, Michaels was the victim of a legit assault outside a bar in Syracuse, New York. Watch every Premium Live Event and get unlimited access to WWE's premium content - available to you anywhere, anytime, on any device. [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. Discover more Celebrity Heights and Vote on how tall you think any Celebrity is! [186] Michaels appeared on the August 6 episode of Raw where he was confronted by Brock Lesnar,[187] who (kayfabe) broke Michaels's arm after putting it in a Kimura Lock the following week. Representing SmackDown was Chris Jericho, Kane, Finlay, R-Truth, Matt Hardy, and the Hart Dynasty. [103] On the April 18 episode of Raw, Hassan again led an attack on Michaels until Hogan appeared to save Michaels and accept his offer. Diesel and Razor Ramon were about to leave WWF to company rival WCW. In contrast to the storylines featured on the show, this was in fact a real-life reconciliation which laid to rest animosities surrounding the Montreal Screwjob. Other vital statistics like weight or shoe size measurements have been sourced from newspapers, books, resumes or social media. There was a caveat as Michaels' career was on the line as Undertaker's unbeaten streak. Nonetheless, HBK lost several matches on his way out, with some defeats more significant than others. Mistake #3: You're not working out. [120] On the May 22 episode of Raw, the Spirit Squad was scripted to injure Michaels's knee. Cena put Triple H away with the AA to pick up the win for himself and the Phenom. 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. He was subsequently fired by Bischoff but rehired by Steve Austin. Jeri-Show was the Slammy Award winner for the Tag Team of the Year. [4] It also received a five-star rating from Wrestling Observer Newsletter editor Dave Meltzer, the first of nine WWF/E matches to do so. [92] The night before this, Michaels inducted Tito Santana in the WWE Hall of Fame. He abandoned his drink-and-drugs lifestyle out of fear that he would negatively influence his young son. There was firepower on show on the November 16, 2009 episode of Raw. [15] His cousin Matt Bentley is also a wrestler. . being heard during his match at Backlash. 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. After turning down World Championship Wrestling (WCW)'s advances, Michaels returned to the WWF and made several appearances in the United States Wrestling Association (USWA) during a WWF/USWA cross-promotion. [4] Around this time, Michaels became the leader of a backstage group known as The Kliq. [188] On the April 1, 2013 episode of Raw, Michaels returned to offer to corner Triple H in his match with Brock Lesnar on April 7 at WrestleMania 29. WrestleMania. [71][72][73] On the January 4, 1999 episode of Raw Is War, Michaels re-joined DX as a face, but disappeared from WWF television for a few weeks to have back surgery[74] and by the time he returned DX was on the way of dissolving within the next couple of months. Eye colour Brown. Brock Lesnar (No Holds Barred Match; If Lesnar won, Triple H would have had to retire)", "WWE RAW Results 10/28/13 (WWE Title Celebration)", "The League of Nations def. The Game managed to tag in Michaels, and Michaels connected with Sweet Chin Music when the referee wasn't looking. [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. [204] According to Pro Wrestling Torch in 2017, Michaels along with Terry Taylor teach the finishing class at the Performance Center, the last of four levels of classes. [195] He was one of the many WWE legends who appeared on the January 22, 2018 episode of Raw 25 Years. 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). Date Of Birth: Jul 22nd 1965. Ultimately, Michaels' career wasn't defined by his WrestleMania losses, it's his performances that fans remember, and HBK showed why he was Mr. WrestleMania even in defeat. [119] Despite interference from the Spirit Squad and Shane, Michaels defeated McMahon on April 2 at WrestleMania 22 in a No Holds Barred match. Bryan applied the "Yes!" [138], Michaels then entered a feud with Randy Orton when Orton claimed that he could beat Michaels.