Directed credits
0
Emerging
Beginning to build directing work.
Director
Michael Hickenbottom
Acting
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
0.6
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Directed movies: 0Directed series: 0All crew credits: 21
TMDB ID: 112219
IMDb ID: nm0382582
Known for: Acting
Born: July 22, 1965
Age: 60
Place of birth: Chandler, Arizona, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1973 - 2026
Years active: 54
Average TMDB rating: 7.42
Wikidata: Q31317
Also known as
Shawn Michaels • The Heartbreak Kid • HBK • Mr. WrestleMania • The Showstopper • Sexy Boy • The Main Event • The Headliner • The Main Eventer • The Icon • +3 more
Frequent jobs
Executive Producer (12)Art Direction (2)Costume Consultant (1)Creative Producer (1)Producer's Assistant (1)Stunts (1)Thanks (1)Writer (1)
Biography
Michael Shawn Hickenbottom, better known by his ring name, Shawn Michaels, is an American professional wrestling personality, television presenter and retired professional wrestler. He is currently signed to WWE, where he has served as an ambassador for the company since December 2010. Michaels wrestled for WWE, from 1988 until his first retirement in 1998, owing to a severe back injury. He appeared in non-wrestling roles from 1998 to 2000 and resumed his wrestling career in 2002 until retiring ceremoniously in 2010. In the WWE, Michaels headlined major pay per view events in four decades from the 1980s to the 2010s, closing the company's premier annual event WrestleMania on five occasions Michaels was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame class of 2011. Following Michaels' induction, WWE said of Michaels, "Ask any Superstar on the WWE roster who the most gifted sports-entertainer of all time is and nearly everyone will have the same answer Shawn Michaels." Michaels is a four time world champion: a three-time WWF Champion and a former World Heavyweight Champion. He was also the winner of the 1995 and 1996 Royal Rumbles and was the company's first Grand Slam Champion. He has also won the PWI Match of the Year Award a record eleven times. Michaels currently resides in San Antonio, Texas with his wife, Rebecca, and their two children.
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Michael Hickenbottom.
as Shawn Michaels (Appearance)
WWE WrestleMania 31
2015 • Movie
as Shawn Michaels (Special Guest Referee)
WWE WrestleMania XXVIII
2012 • Movie
as Shawn Michaels
WWE WrestleMania XXV
2009 • Movie
as Shawn Michaels (Ringside)
WWE WrestleMania 29
2013 • Movie
as Luke Trapper
The Marine 6: Close Quarters
2018 • Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Michael Hickenbottom.
as Self • 6 eps
Mr. McMahon
2024 • Series
10 eps
WWE Friday Night SmackDown
1999 • Series
as Shawn Michaels • 6 eps
Undertaker: The Last Ride
2020 • Series
as Shawn Michaels • 80 eps
Raw
1993 • Series
Executive Producer • 98 eps
WWE NXT
2010 • Series
as Michael Shane • 2 eps
Pacific Blue
1996 • Series
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Michael Hickenbottom.
as Shawn Michaels "HBK"
WWF: D-Generation X
1998 • Movie
as Himself
WWF: Mick Foley - Hard Knocks & Cheap Pops
2001 • Movie
as Shawn Michaels
Batista - I Walk Alone
2009 • Movie
as Shawn Michaels
WrestleMania 41: Saturday
2025 • Movie
as Shawn Michaels
WWE SuperTape: Volume 1
1990 • Movie
as Shawn Michaels
WWE: WrestleMania Monday
2017 • Movie
as Himself
Shawn Michaels: Mr Wrestlemania
2014 • Movie
as Shawn Michaels
WWE SuperTape: Volume 4
1991 • Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Michael Hickenbottom.
as Shawn Michaels • 80 eps
Raw
1993 • Series
Executive Producer • 3 eps
WWE Pay Per View
1985 • Series
Executive Producer • 98 eps
WWE NXT
2010 • Series
10 eps
WWE Friday Night SmackDown
1999 • Series
as (archive footage) • 398 eps
WWE Superstars
2009 • Series
as Shawn Michaels • 47 eps
WWF Wrestling Challenge
1986 • Series
482 eps
WWF Superstars
1986 • Series
1 eps
WWE Rivals
2022 • Series
as Michael Shane • 2 eps
Pacific Blue
1996 • Series
as Shawn Michaels • 1 eps
WWE 24
2015 • Series
as Shawn Michaels • 5 eps
The Best of WWE
2020 • Series
as Shawn Michaels • 1 eps
World Class Championship Wrestling
1982 • Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Michael Hickenbottom.
Executive Producer
NXT The Great American Bash 2026
2026 • Movie
Writer
LIVE matches from WWE World: April 19, 2026 Part 2
2026 • Movie
Art Direction
NXT Stand & Deliver 2026
2026 • Movie
Art Direction
WWE NXT Countdown To Stand & Deliver 2026
2026 • Movie
Executive Producer
NXT Halloween Havoc 2025
2025 • Movie
Executive Producer
NXT vs. TNA Showdown
2025 • Movie
Executive Producer
Heatwave 2025
2025 • Movie
Executive Producer
WWE NXT Deadline 2024
2024 • Movie
Executive Producer
NXT Halloween Havoc 2024
2024 • Movie
Executive Producer
NXT Battleground 2023 Kickoff
2023 • Movie
Creative Producer
WWE NXT Stand & Deliver Kickoff
2023 • Movie
Producer's Assistant
NXT Vengeance Day 2023 Kickoff
2023 • Movie
Executive Producer
WWE Worlds Collide: NXT vs. NXT UK Kickoff
2022 • Movie
Stunts
WWE Wrestlemania XXVI
2010 • Movie
Writers' Assistant
WWE: The History Of The Intercontinental Championship
2008 • Movie
Costume Consultant
WWE No Way Out 2007
2007 • Movie
Series
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for Michael Hickenbottom.
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Michael Hickenbottom.
as Self
The Heartbreak Kid: Becoming Shawn Michaels
2026 • Movie
as Shawn Michaels
NXT Stand & Deliver 2026
2026 • Movie
as Shawn Michaels
WWE NXT Homecoming
2025 • Movie
as Shawn Michaels
WWE/AAA Worlds Collide 2025: Las Vegas
2025 • Movie
as Shawn Michaels
AAA Triplemanía XXXIII
2025 • Movie
as Shawn Michaels
WWE/AAA Worlds Collide 2025
2025 • Movie
as Shawn Michaels
WrestleMania 41: Saturday
2025 • Movie
as Shawn Michaels
WWE Hall of Fame 2025
2025 • Movie
as Self
WrestleMania IX: Becoming a Spectacle
2025 • Movie
as Shawn Michaels
NXT Deadline 2023
2023 • Movie
as Self
Superfan: The Story of Vladimir
2023 • Movie
as Shawn Michaels (archive footage)
Angle
2023 • Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Michael Hickenbottom.
as Shawn Michaels • 1 eps
WWE EVOLVE
2025 • Series
as Shawn Michaels • 44 eps
WWE LFG
2025 • Series
as Shawn Michaels • 1 eps
WWE Legend Profiles
2025 • Series
as Shawn Michaels • 1 eps
WWE Raw Classics
2025 • Series
as Self • 6 eps
Mr. McMahon
2024 • Series
as Shawn Michaels • 8 eps
WWE: Next Gen
2024 • Series
as Shawn Michaels • 1 eps
WWE This Is Awesome
2022 • Series
1 eps
WWE Rivals
2022 • Series
as Shawn Michaels • 3 eps
Biography: WWE Legends
2021 • Series
as Shawn Michaels • 3 eps
WWE's Most Wanted Treasures
2021 • Series
as Shawn michaels - guest • 1 eps
Last Ride: Post-Mortem
2020 • Series
as Shawn Michaels • 6 eps
Undertaker: The Last Ride
2020 • Series