[200], In April 2019, Michaels was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame for a second time as a member of D-Generation X. Once people retire, they can kinda let themselves go, too. When you're setting goals, think about both process and outcome goals. [105] Later, in a WrestleMania rematch, Michaels defeated Kurt Angle (who was drafted to Raw in the draft lottery) on June 26 at Vengeance. He strongly believes Shawn just wanted to leave WWE and join WCW but Vince McMahon wasn't going to let that happen. [78], Believing that his wrestling career was over, Michaels was interested in training individuals who wanted to become professional wrestlers. 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. 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. RELATED: 10 Matches You Forgot Shawn Michaels Competed In. [93] Due to the "Montreal Screwjob" incident, the Edmonton crowd booed Michaels, with chants of "You screwed Bret!" The ring looked lonely even though Michaels was standing in it, and the fans looked like a mass of cheering tear drops. [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). [39], On August 28, Michaels and Diesel won the WWF Tag Team Championship from The Headshrinkers (Samu and Fatu). Watch every Premium Live Event and get unlimited access to WWE's premium content - available to you anywhere, anytime, on any device. [1][33], In September 1993, Michaels was suspended for testing positive for steroid a charge he never admitted. While the Penguins successfully defended their Stanley Cup championship the following year, the HBK Line was broken up when Kessel was moved to the 2nd line with Evgeni Malkin and Bonino left the team in free agency. In April 1985, Michaels went to work for another NWA territory in Kansas City called Central States Wrestling. Moreover, ShoMiz isolated Triple H in their corner. 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. To accelerate your weight loss, limit starchy carbs to the period directly after weight training. [128] At New Year's Revolution on January 7, 2007, Triple H suffered a legit torn right quadriceps during their match with Rated-RKO. Shawn Michaels is one of the greatest superstars in the history of WWE's Monday Night Raw, with him being associated with the brand ever since the show began, all the way up to his retirement. The World's Most Entertaining Car Website. [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. 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. 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. The Street Profits, Bobby Lashley vs. Sami Zayn in champion vs. champion matches, Team Raw vs. [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. Michaels continued to make non-wrestling appearances on WWF programming and on November 23 he replaced Sgt. They began at WrestleMania 22, where both Michaels and Triple H performed the crotch chop during their matches. 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. [58] In his autobiography, Michaels discusses his real-life feud with Bret Hart, claiming that Hart did interviews on live television claiming that he [Michaels] was faking his whole injury.[59]. 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). Slaughter as the WWF Commissioner, eventually joining Vince McMahon's group of wrestlers called The Corporation. However, something was missing from Shawn Michaels and Triple H's resume and that was a Tag Team Championship victory together. 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. [198] On November 2 at Crown Jewel, D-Generation X defeated The Brothers of Destruction. 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. [13] He was a stand-out linebacker at Randolph High School on Randolph Air Force Base and eventually became captain of the football team. [140] Orton continued the beating and performed an RKO to a fallen Michaels, who was removed out of the ring in a stretcher. Oh, he has lost some with age too - so there you go. [85] On December 15 at Armageddon, he lost the championship to Triple H in a Three Stages of Hell match, a series of three matches in which wrestlers attempt to win the majority of matches. 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 threw the kitchen sink at Undertaker, but it wasn't enough with the Deadman putting Michaels out of his misery with a jumping Tombstone. Plus, get every WWE Premium Live Event, your favorite shows, new movies, live sports, and more. 225. lbs. Instead, it only added to the allure of one of sports-entertainments most captivatingly flawed figures. [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. 24 hours later, Jeri-Show was looking to regain the titles against DX on Raw. [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. [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. Afterwards, he challenged Angle to sudden-death overtime, but Angle refused and walked out. 10 of the top 500 singles wrestlers of the, Ranked No. [150] At One Night Stand on June 1, Michaels lost to Batista in a stretcher match. 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. [19] While in TASW, Michaels and Diamond feuded with Japanese Force. That night, Jericho punched Michaels's wife in the face. Watch every Premium Live Event and enjoy some of your favorite WWE content on Shahid. It was co-written by David Thomas.[229]. [152] The following week, it was revealed that, within the context of the storyline, Michaels had suffered a detached retina. If you weigh 180 pounds (82 kilograms), that's 9 pounds (4 kilograms). [51] They continued the match, but Michaels collapsed in the ring, supposedly because he had suffered a concussion. [119] Despite interference from the Spirit Squad and Shane, Michaels defeated McMahon on April 2 at WrestleMania 22 in a No Holds Barred match. Over the next few months, Michaels battled various injuries and launched the Heartbreak Hotel television talk show segment, mainly shown on Superstars. Michaels upped the tempo when he was involved in the match. 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. At Survivor Series on November 17, Michaels lost the WWF Championship to Sycho Sid[55] but recaptured the title on January 19, 1997 at Royal Rumble. 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. 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 . Miz took advantage of the situation, and he retained the titles for his team with a rolling jackknife cover. Nationality: USA. 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. Battle for brand supremacy at Bragging Rights between Team Raw and Team SmackDown. Name: Michael Shawn Hickenbottom. Additionally, Hickenbottom moved around frequently since his father was in the military. The following is a timeline of the WWE career of Shawn Michaels. [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. 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. [104] At Backlash on May 1, Hogan and Michaels defeated Hassan and Daivari. HBK entered his final Rumble match as the 18th participant. Other vital statistics like weight or shoe size measurements have been sourced from newspapers, books, resumes or social media. [201] He appeared at Survivor Series on November 22, 2020, during The Undertaker's retirement ceremony. [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. 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. Even just losing some mass can do it. 1 worst mistake [when trying to lose weight] is not working out," Michaels says. "As I look back on it now, that was the greatest thing that ever happened to me," says Shawn Michaels . [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. [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. He is signed to WWE, where he is the Senior Vice President of Talent Development Creative and oversees the creative aspects of the NXT brand.[6]. 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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. [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. This was Michaels' final match on Raw before his retirement. Michaels's performance in his debut match impressed many veterans, including Terry Taylor. [84] At Survivor Series on November 17, Michaels won the World Heavyweight Championship from Triple H in the first Elimination Chamber match. [2][96], At the Royal Rumble on January 30, 2005, Michaels competed in the Rumble match and eliminated Kurt Angle. Michaels is a four-time world champion, having held the WWF Championship three times and WWE's World Heavyweight Championship once. 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. [11] Ever since, he has been referred to as Shawn. He wrote a lengthy caption on his post and stated that the former WWE Champion must have walked off immediately after taking . Jeri-Show prevailed, but DX retained their titles by disqualification. The Orient Express - WrestleMania 6 At WrestleMania 6, The Rockers collided with the Orient Express. 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. Shawn Michaels height is 5ft 11 or 181 cm tall. 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. He returned for a final match in 2018. [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. [140] Michaels collapsed during their match, causing Orton to win by referee stoppage. Michaels said he was only being loyal to his company, he had moved on, and McMahon should move on as well. Instead, they celebrated it, grateful to have witnessed the evolution of Shawn Michaels from high-flying Rocker to WWE Hall of Famer. [60][61] The fans at the event were so upset at the result of the match they booed Michaels out of the building to the extent that they littered the ring with garbage, cementing his second heel turn. [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. Michaels and Diamond were awarded the TASW Tag Team Championship by Chavo Guerrero Sr.[10] The team was later renamed American Force. [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. [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. 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. The self-proclaimed Sexy Boy could be an unrepentant primadonna, but he was so fluid and brilliant in the ring that it hardly mattered. [99] Three days later on SmackDown!, Angle defeated Jannetty, after Angle made Jannetty submit to the ankle lock. WrestleMania. [1] He explained to fans that he was informed by doctors that he had suffered a knee injury. Also, his match at WrestleMania 24 against Ric Flair was named Match of the Decade by the Wrestling Observer Newsletter. 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. [54] As WCW gained momentum due to the signings of Hall and Nash, Michaels held the championship for most of the year. Three time WWE World Heavyweight champion Shawn Michaels has had a long and storied wrestling career. [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. 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[24], At the suggestion of Curt Hennig, Michaels adopted the nickname "The Heartbreak Kid". News on all your favorite celebs, reality TV, and movies. Bischoff refused to schedule such a match and instead told Michaels to find a partner. [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. [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. This bout only lasted 15 minutes, and it was a decent match between the two teams. [31][32] However, he won the title from The British Bulldog on Saturday Night's Main Event XXXI, which aired on November 14. [121] This angle was written so Michaels could have surgery on his knee, which had been legitimately injured for some time. DX was looking to put that right, and they challenged Jeri-Show for the Unified WWE Tag Team Championship at TLC 2009. [37][38] This match was voted by fans as "Match of the Year" by Pro Wrestling Illustrated. Shawn Michaels is an American former professional wrestler and one of the world's best known WWE wrestlers. He is signed to WWE, where he is the Senior Vice President of Talent Development Creative and oversees the creative aspects of the NXT brand. [177], On the December 14, 2010 episode of Raw, Michaels won the Slammy Award for Moment of the Year for his match against The Undertaker at WrestleMania XXVI and accepted it via satellite. [167] After WrestleMania, Michaels took a hiatus from WWE. This bout was competitive with all three teams giving it their all. Nonetheless, Michaels had to find another avenue to face Undertaker as Batista eliminated him from the Rumble. Michaels later interfered in the match, causing Jericho to be eliminated. Michaels wrestled consistently for WWE, formerly the World Wrestling Federation (WWF), from 1988 until his first retirement in 1998. This plan places a heavy emphasis on leafy greens and veggies for the remainder of the daya practical way to cut both calories and carbs.35 years experience in General Practice. [196], At Super Show-Down on October 6, Michaels assisted Triple H in defeating The Undertaker, after which, he was attacked by Undertaker and Kane. [127] On November 26 at Survivor Series, Team DX emerged victorious against Team Rated-RKO in a clean sweep victory. [144], Michaels ended Ric Flair's career in a Career Threatening match on March 30, 2008 at WrestleMania XXIV. The match was fantastic with three of the all-time greats functioning at the top of their games. Six former World Champions were featured with DX going head-to-head with the reigning WWE Champion John Cena and the World Heavyweight Champion The Undertaker, and the Unified WWE Tag Team Champions Jeri-Show in a triple threat tag team match. Michaels later claimed the flag desecration was Hart's idea. [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. [60] Michaels was then forced to award the championship to his nemesis, Bret Hart. Date Of Birth: Jul 22nd 1965. 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.