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- He Currently Works With NXT Talent. Michaels Is Senior Vice President Of Talent Development Creative For WWE.
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- He Held 14 Titles In WWE. Michaels Was WWE's First Grand Slam Champion. Title. # Of Wins. WWE Championship. Three. World Heavyweight Championship. One. Intercontinental Championship.
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Back in 2023, Shawn Michaels talked with Busted Open Radio about being in NXT and what helped tame his wilder days. “Obviously, my wife and kids mellowed me out,” Michaels said, ...
Michael Shawn Hickenbottom was born in San Antonio, Texas on July 22, 1965, and he is currently 58 years old. He is currently a Director of Operations and Producer, working for WWE on the NXT brand. He is the WWE Senior Vice President of Talent Development Creative.
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- Career
- Personal life
- In wrestling
- Championships and accomplishments
- See also
- External links
Michael Shawn Hickenbottom (July 22, 1965), better known by his ring name Shawn Michaels, is an American retired professional wrestler currently signed to World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) where he is a coach and producer in NXT.
Early career (1984–1988)
Hickenbottom began to train under Mexican professional wrestler Jose Lothario. During his training, Hickenbottom adopted the ring name Shawn Michaels. After his training with Lothario, he debuted as Shawn Michaels with Mid-South Wrestling and Texas All-Star Wrestling (TAW) promotions in 1984. During his time with TAW, Michaels and Paul Diamond were awarded the TAW Tag Team Championship by Chavo Guerrero, Sr.. He also worked for Central States Wrestling. There, he and tag team partner Marty Jannetty defeated The Batten Twins for the Central States Tag Team Championship, later losing it back to the Battens. Michaels also made several appearances in the Dallas, Texas-based World Class Championship Wrestling throughout 1985. Michaels made his national-level debut at the age of twenty in American Wrestling Association (AWA), once again teaming with Marty Jannetty. The pair were billed as The Midnight Rockers and held the AWA World Tag Team Championship, defeating Doug Somers and Buddy Rose. In 1987, The Rockers were signed by a competing promotion: the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). They were fired from WWF two weeks later, for a bar incident (a misunderstanding, according to Michaels' autobiography). They then returned to AWA, but were re-signed by WWF a year later.
Hickenbottom's marriage to his first wife, Theresa Wood, was brief and ended in divorce, but was amicably settled. He is now married to former WCW Nitro Girl Rebecca Hickenbottom (née Curci), who went by the stage name of Whisper. They were married on March 31, 1999 at the Graceland Wedding Chapel in Las Vegas, Nevada in a small ceremony. The only people present were the couple and an Elvis impersonator. The couple have a son, Cameron Kade (born on January 15, 2000) and a daughter, Cheyenne Michelle (born on August 19, 2004 ). His cousin Matt Bentley is also a professional wrestler having wrestled in TNA and WWE.
Hickenbottom has several tattoos. He has a tattoo of a heart with a sword through it, that has a snake around it in the shape of an "S." He has one on his wedding finger, that has an R for his wife Rebecca. Another in his left wrist, is a bracelet design that says "Cameron" for his son and "Cheyenne" for his daughter. On his left leg he has a picture of his wife, the other leg has a picture of the state of Texas. Finally, he has a small broken heart with the letters "HBK" above it, tattooed on his right hip.
In 1996, Hickenbottom posed in a non-nude layout for Playgirl magazine. It was not until after he posed that he discovered that Playgirl has a mostly homosexual readership, which was seen as humorous by his fellow wrestlers. He is ambidextrous, which caused him problems as a boy playing football, as he had trouble differentiating between his right and left directions. He uses his right hand to draw and color and his left hand to write. He typically uses his right leg when performing Sweet Chin Music, but has been known to use either arm when performing his signature elbow drop. Hickenbottom is a fan of the San Antonio Spurs. He has been seen wearing Spurs merchandise and attending Spurs games. John "Bradshaw" Layfield made a reference to Hickenbottom being a season ticket holder during the 2007 Royal Rumble.
Hickenbottom is a born again Christian. He was raised as a Roman Catholic, but became a non-denominational Christian under the influence of his wife Rebecca. His ring attire often incorporated cross symbols, and while on the way to the ring, he would normally get down on his knees and mouth a prayer while his pyrotechnics went off. He has been seen in the congregation during a televised service of John Hagee's Cornerstone Church in his hometown of San Antonio, where he is also a Bible teacher. He also appeared on a Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN) program along with fellow professional wrestler Sting.
•Finishing moves
•Teardrop Suplex - 1991-•Spike piledriver - 1993-1994
•Sweet Chin Music
•Modified figure four leg lock - early 2008
•Signature moves
•Arm trap crossface - 2007-2010
•American Wrestling Association
•AWA World Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Marty Jannetty
•Central States Wrestling
•NWA Central States Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Marty Jannetty
•Continental Wrestling Association
•AWA Southern Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Marty Jannetty
•Texas Wrestling Academy
•Shawn Michaels: From The Vault (DVD 2003)
•Shawn Michaels HeartBreak and Triumph (DVD 2007)
•Shawn Michaels: My Journey (DVD 2010)
Image Credit. Birthday: July 22, 1965 ( Cancer) Born In: Arizona, United States. WWE Wrestlers #26. Sportspersons #295. Quick Facts. Also Known As: Michael Shawn Hickenbottom. Age: 58 Years, 58 Year Old Males. Family: Spouse/Ex-: Rebecca Curci Hickenbottom (m. 1999), Theresa Lynn Wood (m. 1988–1994) father: Richard Hickenbottom.
Shawn Michaels. Actor: WWE Raw. Began his career in Texas. Trained by the legendary Jose Lothario, Shawn Michaels wrestled in Kansas, where he met fellow wrestler, Marty Jannetty. 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 ...
Mar 30, 2023 · Shawn Michaels vs. The Undertaker at WrestleMania 26. (WWE) WrestleMania 26 (Glendale, Ariz.) The Undertaker d. Shawn Michaels, with Michaels having to retire because he lost. Advertisement. Watch ...
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