[1] After his training with Lothario, he debuted as Shawn Michaels with the National Wrestling Alliance's (NWA) Mid-South Wrestling territory on October 16, 1984, against Art Crews, losing to Crews via swinging neckbreaker. [116] On Raw, the two continued to deliver chops, as Michaels feuded with Vince McMahon and Triple H went to challenge John Cena for the WWE Championship, repeatedly butting heads with Vince McMahon in the process. The Heartbreak Kid threw a spanner in the works as he connected with Sweet Chin Music on Triple H right from the word go. Date Of Birth: Jul 22nd 1965. Later that night, when Diamond Dallas Page's special appearance was interrupted by Drew McIntyre, he superkicked McIntyre. [193] He appeared on the January 9, 2017 episode of Raw to promote his new film. The New Day (Non-Title Match)", "WWE RAW Results 1/9/17 (Live from New Orleans, Undertaker and HBK return, Handicap U.S. [143] Michaels got another opportunity at the WWE Championship, when he was granted his rematch against Orton on November 18 at Survivor Series. 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. Micheal has spent decades with WWE and won several accolades with the company. [38] Since Michaels had never been defeated in the ring for the title, he claimed to be the rightful champion and even carried around his old title belt. This match took place in Madison Square Garden. This match was off the charts, and it was another classic between the two. Team Smackdown in Survivor Series elimination matches", "1/23 WWE Raw XXX results: Powell's live review of Austin Theory vs. Bobby Lashley in a No DQ match for the U.S. 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. Despite earning a lot of wins in his career, Michaels isn't exempt from coming up short in some matches. [4][20] They then returned to AWA, where they won the AWA tag team titles for a second time,[10] but were re-signed by WWF a year later. He defended the title against Mr. Nevertheless, Jericho took Michaels out with the codebreaker. HHH at 50 would probably look younger too if he let his hair grow out. DX defended the Unified WWE Tag Team Championship against ShoMiz and the Straight Edge Society's CM Punk and Luke Gallows in a triple threat elimination match. He performed in non-wrestling roles for the next two years, resuming his wrestling career with WWE in 2002 until ceremoniously retiring in 2010. But dietitians told Insider this analogy is "over-simplified," and weight loss is more nuanced. DX dropped the Unified WWE Tag Team Championship to ShoMiz, and they attempted to regain the titles on the March 1, 2010 edition of Raw. In the mid to late nineties, the anarchic behaviour of Shawn Michaels behind the scenes was the stuff of legend. [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. When he finally returned, Michaels displayed none of the flaws that plague many Superstars in their final years in the ring. He wrote a lengthy caption on his post and stated that the former WWE Champion must have walked off immediately after taking . [18] There, he and tag team partner Marty Jannetty defeated The Batten Twins for the NWA Central States Tag Team Championship, later losing it back to the Battens.[10]. [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. [167] After WrestleMania, Michaels took a hiatus from WWE. He was once again teamed with Marty Jannetty, billed as The Midnight Rockers. [140] Michaels collapsed during their match, causing Orton to win by referee stoppage. This was Michaels' final match on Raw before his retirement. [91], As a part of an ongoing feud with Triple H, the two competed alongside Chris Benoit in the main event on March 14, 2004, at WrestleMania XX for the World Heavyweight Championship, which Benoit won. 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. Afterwards, he challenged Angle to sudden-death overtime, but Angle refused and walked out. [140] During the feud, Michaels suffered a storyline concussion. [134], On the January 29 episode of Raw, Michaels captured the World Tag Team Championship with WWE Champion John Cena after defeating Rated-RKO. [31][32] However, he won the title from The British Bulldog on Saturday Night's Main Event XXXI, which aired on November 14. [2][14] He attended Southwest Texas State University in San Marcos, Texas, but dropped out to pursue a career in professional wrestling. Virgil shared the photo on his official Instagram account soon after. "It's . WWE Hall of Famer Shawn Michaels is one of the most decorated WWE Superstars of all time. [119] Despite interference from the Spirit Squad and Shane, Michaels defeated McMahon on April 2 at WrestleMania 22 in a No Holds Barred match. [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. 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). Shawn Michaels is an American former professional wrestler and one of the world's best known WWE wrestlers. [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). Weight. Sweet Chin Music. [1] The team proved popular with both children and women[4] and was a mid-card stalwart of television and pay-per-view shows for the next two years. Cena put Triple H away with the AA to pick up the win for himself and the Phenom. Diesel and Razor Ramon were about to leave WWF to company rival WCW. WrestleMania. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. WrestleMania".[7]. [80] After the nWo had disbanded, Triple H appeared to make amends with Michaels. [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. Miz took advantage of the situation, and he retained the titles for his team with a rolling jackknife cover. [130] On the January 15 episode of Raw, Michaels lived up to his word of "dealing" with Rated-RKO, from his comments the previous week before,[131][132] when he took out Randy Orton with a con-chair-to after a handicap match against Edge and Orton. [4] Around this time, Michaels became the leader of a backstage group known as The Kliq. The ring looked lonely even though Michaels was standing in it, and the fans looked like a mass of cheering tear drops. The Last 10 Losses Of Shawn Michaels' WWE Career By Tevon King Published Aug 27, 2022 Shawn Michaels has picked up a plethora of high-profile wins on his resume, but the Heartbreak Kid suffered a few losses before he hung up his boots. Weight102 kgs. [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. A cocky, confident heartbreaker from San Antonio, Texas, HBK started off his career as one half of The Rockers and ended it in a classic match with The Undertaker at WrestleMania XXVI. The winner between Shawn Michaels and Randy Orton would advance to the Elimination Chamber match for the WWE Championship at the inaugural Elimination Chamber event. [37][38] This match was voted by fans as "Match of the Year" by Pro Wrestling Illustrated. [198] On November 2 at Crown Jewel, D-Generation X defeated The Brothers of Destruction. [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. He was in the audience for a televised service of John Hagee's Cornerstone Church in his hometown of San Antonio, where he is also a Bible teacher. [115] On the February 13 episode of Raw, McMahon unsuccessfully forced Michaels to sign retirement papers. Jeri-Show was the Slammy Award winner for the Tag Team of the Year. 1999 [3] Matthew James Bentley [2] (born December 10, 1979) [1] is an American professional wrestler best known for his work in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) by the ring name Michael Shane, later changed to "Maverick" Matt Bentley. 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. Michaels later claimed the flag desecration was Hart's idea. A buckle had indeed broken, but not to a noticeable or dangerous extent during the match. [35] During this time, Michaels and Sherri split and he engaged himself in a feud with former tag team partner Marty Jannetty. Watch WrestleMania and other WWE Premium Live Events on Flow. [124] They also defeated the Spirit Squad on July 15 at Saturday Night's Main Event XXXIII in a 5-on-2 elimination match and defeated The McMahons on August 20 at SummerSlam. In 2016, he began working as a coach at the WWE Performance Center, and from 2018 as a producer on WWE NXT, before becoming the Senior Vice President of Talent Development Creative. [54] As WCW gained momentum due to the signings of Hall and Nash, Michaels held the championship for most of the year. Trained by the legendary Jose Lothario, Shawn Michaels wrestled in Kansas, where he met fellow wrestler, Marty Jannetty. Sign up for BINGE to watch. [6]. [183] He returned on the June 27 episode of Raw, where he was confronted by CM Punk, and superkicked David Otunga and Michael McGillicutty. This match was a complete waste of time. [60][62] With this win, Michaels became the first Grand Slam Champion. [155] The next week, they had a contract signing for the match and were involved in a brawl, causing a legit small triceps tear for Michaels. [120] On the May 22 episode of Raw, the Spirit Squad was scripted to injure Michaels's knee. RELATED: 10 Matches You Forgot Shawn Michaels Competed In. [139] The week before their scheduled match on May 20 at Judgment Day, after Michaels won a match against then-World Heavyweight Champion Edge, Orton attacked him by punting Michaels in the head. 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. [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. The match barely got going with Triple H pushing the referee who fell over Michaels. Signature Move. [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. He also got his name in the WWE Hall of Fame in 2011. Bolded items represent title victories while italicized items represent title losses. [205] In November 2018, Michaels announced he was officially working as a writer and producer on WWE's NXT brand and show, under former D-Generation X cohort Paul Levesque. [56], On a special episode of Raw dubbed Thursday Raw Thursday, Michaels vacated the WWF Championship. Outside of his numerous appearances with WWE, it was not Michaels first visit to Pittsburgh. The Last 10 Losses Of Shawn Michaels' WWE Career, W/ Triple H Vs. Legacy - Breaking Point 2009, W/ Team Raw Vs. [78], Believing that his wrestling career was over, Michaels was interested in training individuals who wanted to become professional wrestlers. HBK entered his final Rumble match as the 18th participant, Unified WWE Tag Team Championship against ShoMiz, Michaels' career was on the line as Undertaker's unbeaten streak. When you're setting goals, think about both process and outcome goals. "[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". Michaels eventually returned that summer in July. [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. Hair colour Blonde. 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"[118] Michaels tried to help Jannetty, which ultimately resulted in Shane attacking Michaels and forcing him to kiss his father's behind. After several acclaimed matches at WrestleMania, Michaels has been known as Mr. [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). Moreover, Michaels was desperate to face the Phenom at WrestleMania 26. [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. His billed weight was 225 lb (102 kg). At SummerSlam on August 3, Michaels officiated the WWF Championship match between WWF Champion The Undertaker and Bret Hart. Michaels made his national-level debut, as Sean Michaels, at the age of 20 in the American Wrestling Association (AWA), in a victory over Buddhakhan on ESPN. [37] This triggered a split between the two, a storyline that was drawn out until Survivor Series on November 24. [113], On the December 26 episode of Raw, Vince McMahon lauded Michaels for his part in the "Montreal Screwjob". Entrance Video. After the two reunited, McMahon offered Jannetty a contract if he "kissed his ass. [135] At WrestleMania 23 on April 1, Cena retained the WWE Championship against Michaels after making him submit to the STFU. San Antonio, Texas. "The No. RELATED: 5 Shawn Michaels Matches Dave Meltzer Overrated (& 5 He Underrated). [129] Rated-RKO claimed victory over DX, citing Triple H's injury, as the "end" of DX. The match was fantastic with three of the all-time greats functioning at the top of their games. [22] The match was taped with The Rockers winning the title, but soon after Neidhart came to an agreement with management and was rehired. [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. 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. "I don't know if it was pressure from Vince, Vince loved him," Ross said. Nonetheless, HBK lost several matches on his way out, with some defeats more significant than others. [70] Throughout late 1998 and early 1999, Michaels made regular television appearances on Raw, in which he scheduled matches, throwing around his authority, and sometimes even deciding the outcome of matches. Raw fielded Shawn Michaels, Triple H, Big Show, Cody Rhodes, Jack Swagger, Mark Henry, and Kofi Kingston. [4], In 1987, The Rockers were signed by a competing promotion: the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). [64] Michaels continued his rivalry with Bret Hart and his reformed Hart Foundation, which was now a pro-Canada stable. Jeri-Show prevailed, but DX retained their titles by disqualification. Michaels returned to WWE programming in a series of segments that aired on the August 10, 2009 episode of Raw, where he had, in storyline, left the WWE. 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. 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. Shawn is 100% 6ft, he's an inch taller than Bret hart, u can see it everytime they stand w eachother, the 5ft 10 was a joke by Hhh . [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. [90] On the December 29 episode of Raw, Michaels seemingly defeated Triple H after a Sweet Chin Music for the World Heavyweight Championship in his hometown of San Antonio, Texas with Eric Bischoff as the special guest referee (Earl Hebner originally refereed the match, only to be knocked out by Triple H in the middle of the match). 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. [27], At WrestleMania VIII on April 5, 1992, Michaels defeated Tito Santana in his first pay-per-view singles match after both men had simultaneously eliminated each other from that year's Royal Rumble. [22] When news spread, WWF explained that the original result was void due to a collapsed turnbuckle in the ring during the bout. [24] Sherri even sang the first version of his new theme music, "Sexy Boy". [24], At the suggestion of Curt Hennig, Michaels adopted the nickname "The Heartbreak Kid". He strongly believes Shawn just wanted to leave WWE and join WCW but Vince McMahon wasn't going to let that happen. [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). 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. He returned for a final match in 2018. is shawn michaels real life 6'1'' or kayfabe 6'1''? There was a caveat as Michaels' career was on the line as Undertaker's unbeaten streak. [116] The following week, Michaels won a handicap match against the Spirit Squad (Kenny, Johnny, Mitch, Nicky and Mikey), after which Michaels's former partner, Marty Jannetty, saved him from the assault by the Spirit Squad. [4] Michaels was also a sportscaster for San Antonio's local news for a short period during his retirement. One of the biggest main events in the history of Survivor Series featured John Cena defending the WWE Championship in a triple threat match against Shawn Michaels and Triple H. Survivor Series has been kind to Michaels as he won his final two World Championships at the event. . [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. DX prevailed in their previous meeting at SummerSlam, but Legacy flipped the script in Montreal. They have a son named Cameron Kade (born January 15, 2000) and a daughter named Cheyenne (born August 19, 2004). [37], In 1994, Michaels entered a rivalry with Razor Ramon, who had won the vacant Intercontinental Championship during Michaels's absence. Home; . The legends squared off at WrestleMania 26, which was their second successive meeting on the Grandest Stage of Them All. [153], At SummerSlam on August 17, Michaels announced his retirement from professional wrestling. [126], At Cyber Sunday on November 5, DX lost to Rated-RKO (Edge and Randy Orton) after fan-selected referee Eric Bischoff allowed the illegal use of a steel chair to give Rated-RKO the ill-gotten win and the plaudit of being the first tag team to defeat DX in a tag team match since their reformation in June 2006. [154] On the August 25 episode of Raw, Michaels renounced his retirement and challenged Jericho to an unsanctioned match at Unforgiven on September 7, which Jericho accepted. Michaels contemplated thoughts of retirement and stated that he "had to find his smile again", which he had "lost" somewhere down the line. Along the way, he won every major WWE title, two Royal Rumbles, entry into the WWE Hall of Fame and a reputation as The Icon, The Showstopper, The Main Event. The WWE's Shawn Michaels revamped his lifestyle and made an improbable and incredible return to the ring after a devastating back injury. He got himself involved in the match when Gannosuke delivered a low blow on him and he responded later on with Sweet Chin Music. After leaving Kansas City, he returned to Texas to wrestle for Texas All-Star Wrestling (TASW). [217], Hickenbottom's first marriage, to Theresa Wood, soon ended in an amicably settled divorce. During Shawn's HoF induction speech H gave away his real height/weight at like 5'10" 185 lbs. 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. As a wrestler, he typically kicked with his right leg when performing his finishing move, but used either arm for his signature elbow drop. [94] At Bad Blood on June 13, Michaels lost to Triple H in the longest Hell in a Cell match in history. [114] On January 29, 2006, at the Royal Rumble, McMahon made his way to the ring, and as Michaels stared at McMahon, Shane McMahon made a surprise appearance to eliminate Michaels. [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. [224], Michaels is the host of the outdoor television show, Shawn Michaels' MacMillan River Adventures. Shawn Michaels Transformation TheFatMan 2.32K subscribers Subscribe 150 Share 15K views 4 years ago A short video highlighting the steroid transformation of WWE legend Shawn Michaels. [6], Widely regarded as one of the greatest wrestlers of all time,[208][209] Michaels received praise for several matches, including 15 Match of the Year awards between Pro Wrestling Illustrated and Wrestling Observer Newsletter. 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.
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