Shawn Michaels's Professional Wrestler Career

Michael Shawn Hickenbottom is an American retired professional wrestler born in Arizona (1965). He grew up in a military family.

At 12, Shawn was sure about his career and wanted to become a professional wrestler. In high school's talent show, Shawn performed a wrestling routine.

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Jose Lothario, a Mexican professional wrestler, trained him. Shawn made his National level debut as Sean Michaels at the age(of 20) in the American Wrestling Association.

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He got the nicknames Heartbreak Kid, the Showstopper, and Mr. WrestleMania. Shawn consistently wrestles for WWE till his first retirement due to injury (1998).

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In 2002, Shawn resumed his wrestling career with WWE and retired in 2010. Now he is WWE's Vice President of Talent Development Creative.

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Shawn also serves as and oversees the creative aspects of the NXT brand. He co-founded the D-Generation X.

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Shawn is a four-time World champion and WWE's World Heavyweight Championship once. He won the first WWF Grand Slam Champion.

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He earned a place in the WWE Hall of Fame two times and also won Pro Wrestling Illustrated Match of the Year.

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