Shawn Michaels
American professional wrestler
Michael Shawn Hickenbottom (born July 22, 1965), better known by the ring name Shawn Michaels, is an American television presenter, actor, and retired professional wrestler, he has been given the nickname of "The Heartbreak Kid" (sometimes referred to as HBK).[4] He used to perform on the Raw brand of World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). Michaels retired from wrestling after a loss to The Undertaker. He is a 2011 inductee in to the WWE Hall of Fame.
Shawn Michaels | |
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Born | Chandler, Arizona, U.S.[1] | July 22, 1965
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | Shawn Michaels The Heartbreak Kid |
Billed height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)[2] |
Billed weight | 103 kg (227 lb)[2] |
Billed from | San Antonio, Texas[2] |
Trained by | Jose Lothario |
Debut | July 7 1988[3] |
Michaels is one of the two wrestlers that performed on the very first episode of WWF Monday Night RAW that is still part of the company, the other being The Undertaker.
References
change- ↑ Michaels, Shawn.Heartbreak & Triumph: The Shawn Michaels Story (p.12)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Superstars > Raw > Shawn Michaels > Bio". WWE.com. Retrieved 2007-07-10.
- ↑ Michaels, Shawn.Heartbreak & Triumph: The Shawn Michaels Story (p.57)
- ↑ "Phenom spells 18 and woe for HBK". Retrieved 2010-04-02.
Other websites
change- Official website Archived 2014-03-01 at the Wayback Machine
- WWE profile
- Shawn Michaels on Twitter