Michael Hickenbottom
Known For: Acting
Gender: Male
Date of Birth: July 22, 1965 (59 years old)
Place of Birth: Chandler, Arizona, USA
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.
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Actor Ted
Pure Country: Pure Heart
Actor Doug
The Resurrection of Gavin Stone
Actor Shawn Michaels
WWE: WrestleMania Monday
Actor Shawn Michaels
WWE: Best of the 2000's
Actor Shawn Michaels (archive footage)
Kurt Angle: The Essential Collection
Actor Himself
Nature Boy
Actor Shawn Michaels
1997: Dawn of the Attitude
Actor
WWE: 30 Years of Survivor Series
Actor Self
The Price of Fame
Actor
WWE Network Collection: Shawn Michaels - Mr. Wrestlemania
2016
Actor Shawn Michaels
Our Nation's Pride: The Best of Canadian Superstars
Actor
WWE: Attitude Era: Vol. 3 Unreleased
Actor Shawn Michaels
Randy Orton: RKO Outta Nowhere
Actor Shawn Michaels
WWE: The True Story of The Royal Rumble
Actor Shawn Michaels
WWE 24: Wrestlemania Dallas
Actor Shawn Michaels (Appearance)
WWE WrestleMania 32
2015
Actor Self
WWE Hall of Fame 2015
Actor Shawn Michaels
The Road is Jericho: Epic Stories and Rare Matches from Y2J
Actor Shawn Michaels
WWE: The Kliq Rules
Actor
WWE Collection Volume 2: Know Your Role
Actor Shawn Michaels
WWE: Monday Night War Vol. 1: Shots Fired
Actor Shawn Michaels
Owen: Hart of Gold
Actor Shawn Michaels (Appearance)
WWE WrestleMania 31
Actor Shawn Michaels
Kevin Nash: Too Sweet
2014
Actor Himself
Undertaker: The Streak 21-1
Actor Himself
Shawn Michaels: Mr Wrestlemania
Actor Self
WWE: John Cena's Greatest Rivalries
Actor
Greatest Wrestling Factions
Actor Shawn Michaels
Daniel Bryan: Journey to WrestleMania 30
Actor Shawn Michaels
WWE: Attitude Era: Vol. 2
Actor Shawn Michaels
WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 1
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WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 2
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WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 3
Actor Shawn Michaels
WWE Greatest Wrestling Factions
Actor Shawn Michaels
WWE: Macho Man - The Randy Savage Story
2013
Actor Michaels (archive footage)
WWE Royal Rumble 2013
Actor Shawn Michaels (Ringside)
WWE WrestleMania 29
Actor Shawn Michaels
WWE: Triple H: Thy Kingdom Come
Actor Shawn Michaels (Special Guest Referee)
WWE Hell in a Cell 2013
Actor Shawn Michaels
WWE: Best of WWE at Madison Square Garden
Actor Shawn Michaels
WWE: Greatest Stars Of The 90's
Actor Shawn Michaels
WWE: The Best Of In Your House
Actor Shawn Michaels
The History of WWE: 50 Years of Sports Entertainment
Actor Shawn Michaels
Legends of Mid-South Wrestling
2012
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WWE RAW 1000
Actor Shawn Michaels (Special Guest Referee)
WWE WrestleMania XXVIII
Actor Shawn Michaels
WWE Tagged Classics: Austin 3:16 Uncensored / Three Faces Of Foley / Chris Jericho: Break Down The Walls / Kurt Angle: Its True
Actor Shawn Michaels
WWE: RAW The Beginning - The Best Of Seasons 1 & 2
Actor Michaels
The Top 100 Moments In Raw History
Actor Shawn Michaels
WWE: Rey Mysterio - The Life of a Masked Man
Actor Shawn Michaels
You Think You Know Me? The Story of Edge
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WWE Superstar Collection: Shawn Michaels
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WWE: Undertaker 20-0 - The Streak
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WWE: The 50 Greatest Finishing Moves in WWE History
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WWE: The Attitude Era
2011
Actor Shawn Michaels
WWE: DX: One Last Stand
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The Ladder Match 2: Crash & Burn
Actor Shawn Michaels
WWE: Greatest Superstars of the 21st Century
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WWE's Biggest Knuckleheads
Actor Shawn Michaels
The True Story of WrestleMania
Actor Shawn Michaels
WWE: The Big Show - A Giant's World
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WWE Hall of Fame 2011
Actor Shawn Michaels
Greatest Rivalries: Shawn Michaels vs. Bret Hart
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Stone Cold Steve Austin: The Bottom Line on the Most Popular Superstar of All Time
Actor Shawn Michaels
WWE: OMG! The Top 50 Incidents in WWE History
Actor Shawn Michaels (archive footage)
The John Cena Experience
2010
Actor Shawn Michaels
WWE Wrestlemania XXVI
Actor Shawn Michaels
WWE Royal Rumble 2010
Actor Shawn Michaels (Appearance)
WWE Elimination Chamber 2010
Actor Shawn Michaels
WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time
Actor Shawn Michaels
WWE: Shawn Michaels: My Journey
Actor Michael Hickenbottom
WWE: Best Pay-Per-View Matches of 2009-2010
Actor Shawn Michaels
WWE: Satan's Prison - The Anthology of the Elimination Chamber
Actor Shawn Michaels
Breaking the Code: Behind the Walls of Chris Jericho
Actor Shawn Michaels
Hart & Soul - The Hart Family Anthology
Stunts
WWE Wrestlemania XXVI
2009
Actor Shawn Michaels
WWE: Allied Powers - The World's Greatest Tag Teams
Actor Shawn Michaels
WWE SummerSlam 2009
Actor Shawn Michaels (Ringside)
WWE Royal Rumble 2009
Actor Shawn Michaels
WWE TLC: Tables Ladders & Chairs 2009
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WWE WrestleMania XXV
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WWE No Way Out 2009
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WWE Breaking Point 2009
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WWE Survivor Series 2009
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WWE Hell in a Cell 2009
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WWE Bragging Rights 2009
Actor
Macho Madness - The Randy Savage Ultimate Collection
Actor Shawn Michaels
WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event
Actor Shawn Michaels
WWE: Greatest Wrestling Stars of the '90s
Actor Shawn Michaels
Batista - I Walk Alone
2008
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WWE Royal Rumble 2008
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WWE WrestleMania XXIV
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WWE No Way Out 2008
Actor Himself
WWE Backlash 2008
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WWE One Night Stand 2008
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WWE The Great American Bash 2008
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WWE Judgment Day 2008
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WWE No Mercy 2008
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WWE Survivor Series 2008
Actor Himself
WWE Unforgiven 2008
Actor "HBK" Shawn Michaels
WWE: The Twisted, Disturbed Life of Kane
Actor Shawn Michaels
Giants, Midgets, Heroes and Villains II
Actor Shawn Michaels
WWE: The Legacy of Stone Cold Steve Austin
Actor Shawn Michaels (Appearance)
WWE Night of Champions 2008
Actor Shawn Michaels (Appearance)
WWE Cyber Sunday 2008
Actor Shawn Michaels
WWE: Edge: A Decade of Decadence
Actor Shawn Michaels
WWE: Hell in a Cell - The Greatest Hell in a Cell Matches of All Time
Actor Shawn Michaels
WWE: The History Of The Intercontinental Championship
Actor Shawn Michaels
WWE: Triple H: The King of Kings - There is Only One
Actor Shawn Michaels
Nature Boy Ric Flair - The Definitive Collection
Actor Self
WWE: Twist of Fate - The Matt and Jeff Hardy Story
Writers' Assistant
WWE: The History Of The Intercontinental Championship
2007
Actor Shawn Michaels
WWE: The Shawn Michaels Story - Heartbreak & Triumph
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WWE WrestleMania 23
Actor Shawn Michaels
WWE Royal Rumble 2007
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WWE Backlash 2007
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WWE New Year's Revolution 2007
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WWE Judgment Day 2007
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WWE No Way Out 2007
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WWE Survivor Series 2007
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WWE Cyber Sunday 2007
Actor Shawn Michaels
WWE: The Best of Raw 15th Anniversary
Actor Shawn Michaels
WWE Armageddon 2007
Actor Shawn Michaels
WWE: The Ladder Match
Actor Shawn Michaels
WWE: The New & Improved DX
Actor Shawn Michaels
WWE: Rey Mysterio - The Biggest Little Man
Actor Shawn Michaels
WWE Hall of Fame 2007
Costume Consultant
WWE No Way Out 2007
2006
Actor Self
WWE: The Spectacular Legacy of the AWA
Actor Shawn Michaels
WWE WrestleMania 22
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WWE Royal Rumble 2006
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WWE Unforgiven 2006
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WWE Vengeance 2006
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WWE Survivor Series 2006
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WWE New Year's Revolution 2006
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WWE Backlash 2006
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WWE SummerSlam 2006
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WWE Cyber Sunday 2006
Actor Shawn Michaels
WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology
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WWE: The History Of The WWE Championship
2005
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WWE Survivor Series 2005
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WWE RAW Homecoming
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WWE Royal Rumble 2005
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WWE WrestleMania 21
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WWE Tribute to the Troops 2005
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WWE New Year's Revolution 2005
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WWE Vengeance 2005
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WWE SummerSlam 2005
Actor Himself
WWE Backlash 2005
Actor Shawn Michaels
WWE Unforgiven 2005
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WWE Taboo Tuesday 2005
Actor Shawn Michaels (archive footage)
WWE: The Best of the Intercontinental Championship
Actor Shawn Michaels
WWE: Wrestlemania Recall
Actor Shawn Michaels
WWE: Bret 'Hitman' Hart - The Best There Is, The Best There Was, The Best There Ever Will Be
Actor Shawn Michaels
WWE: Tombstone - The History of the Undertaker
2004
Actor Shawn Michaels
WWE Royal Rumble 2004
Actor Shawn Michaels
WWE WrestleMania XX
Actor Shawn Michaels
WWE Unforgiven 2004
Actor Shawn Michaels
WWE Taboo Tuesday 2004
Actor Shawn Michaels
WWE Backlash 2004
Actor Shawn Michaels
WWE Bad Blood 2004
Actor Shawn Michaels
Hard Knocks : The Chris Benoit Story
Actor Shawn Michaels
The Monday Night War - WWE Raw vs. WCW Nitro
Actor Shawn Michaels
WWE: Mick Foley's Greatest Hits & Misses - A Life in Wrestling
Actor Shawn Michaels
WWE: Shawn Michaels - Boyhood Dream
2003
Actor Shawn Michaels
WWE Royal Rumble 2003
Actor Shawn Michaels
WWE SummerSlam 2003
Actor Shawn Michaels
WWE Wrestlemania XIX
Actor Shawn Michaels
WWE Survivor Series 2003
Actor Shawn Michaels
WWE Backlash 2003
Actor Shawn Michaels
WWE Insurrextion 2003
Actor Shawn Michaels
WWE Unforgiven 2003
Actor Shawn Michaels
WWE Bad Blood 2003
Actor Shawn Michaels
WWE Armageddon 2003
Actor
WWE: From the Vault: Shawn Michaels
Actor Shawn Michaels
WWE: Before They Were Superstars 2
Actor
WWE: The Best of WWE Confidential, Vol. 1
Actor Shawn Michaels
WWE: Raw 10th Anniversary
2002
Actor Himself
WWE: Triple H - The Game
Actor Shawn Michaels
WWE SummerSlam 2002
Actor Shawn Michaels
WWE Survivor Series 2002
Actor Shawn Michaels
WWE Armageddon 2002
Actor Shawn Michaels
WWE Royal Rumble 2002
Actor Shawn Michaels (Appearance)
WWE King of the Ring 2002
Actor Shawn Michaels
WWE Vengeance 2002
Actor Shawn Michaels
WWE Super Tuesday
2001
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1999
1998
Actor Shawn Michaels
WWE Royal Rumble 1998
Actor Shawn Michaels
Hitman Hart: Wrestling With Shadows
Actor Shawn Michaels
Austin 3:16 Uncensored
Actor Shawn Michaels
WWE WrestleMania XIV
Actor Shawn Michaels "HBK"
WWF: D-Generation X
Actor
WWF: Best of Wrestlemania I-XIV
Actor Shawn Michaels
WWE Rock Bottom: In Your House
1997
Actor Shawn Michaels
WWE Royal Rumble 1997
Actor Shawn Michaels
WWE Badd Blood: In Your House
Actor Shawn Michaels (Referee)
WWE SummerSlam 1997
Actor Shawn Michaels
WWE Ground Zero: In Your House
Actor Shawn Michaels
WWE King of the Ring 1997
Actor Shawn Michaels
WWE Survivor Series 1997
Actor Shawn Michaels
WWE D-Generation X: In Your House
Actor Shawn Michaels
Best Of Raw • Volume Six
Actor Shawn Michaels (Commentary)
WWE WrestleMania 13
Actor Shawn Michaels
WWE One Night Only
Actor Shawn Michaels
WWF Summer Flashback!
Actor Shawn Michaels
WWF Rock And Rumble
1996
Actor Shawn Michaels
WWE WrestleMania XII
Actor Shawn Michaels
WWE In Your House 6: Rage in the Cage
Actor Shawn Michaels
WWE In Your House 7: Good Friends, Better Enemies
Actor Shawn Michaels
WWE In Your House 8: Beware of Dog
Actor Shawn Michaels
WWE King of the Ring 1996
Actor Shawn Michaels
WWE In Your House 9: International Incident
Actor Shawn Michaels
WWE In Your House 10: Mind Games
Actor Shawn Michaels
WWE SummerSlam 1996
Actor Shawn Michaels
WWE Survivor Series 1996
Actor Shawn Michaels
Best Of Raw • Volume One
Actor Shawn Michaels (Commentary)
WWE In Your House 12: It's Time
Actor Shawn Michaels
WWE Royal Rumble 1996
1995
Actor Shawn Michaels
WWE WrestleFest '95
Actor Shawn Michaels
WWE SlamFest
Actor Shawn Michaels (Manager)
WWE Brawl in the Family
Actor Shawn Michaels
WWE Wham, Bam, Bodyslam!
Actor Shawn Michaels
WWE WrestleMania XI
Actor Shawn Michaels
WWE In Your House 2: Lumberjacks
Actor Shawn Michaels
WWE Survivor Series 1995
Actor Shawn Michaels
WWE SummerSlam 1995
Actor Shawn Michaels
WWE King of the Ring 1995
Actor Shawn Michaels
WWE In Your House 3: Triple Header
Actor Shawn Michaels
WWE Royal Rumble 1995
Actor Shawn Michaels
SMW Superbowl of Wrestling
1994
Actor Shawn Michaels
WWE Bloopers Bleeps and Bodyslams
Actor Shawn Michaels
WWE Paul Bearer's Hits from the Crypt
Actor Shawn Michaels
German Fan Favorites 2
Actor Shawn Michaels
Inside the WWF
Actor Shawn Michaels
Razor Ramon
Actor Shawn Michaels
The History Of WrestleMania
Actor Shawn Michaels
The Life And Times of Paul Boesch
Actor Shawn Michaels
WWF WrestleFest '94
Actor Shawn Michaels
WWE WrestleMania X
Actor Shawn Michaels (Ringside)
WWE King of the Ring 1994
Actor Shawn Michaels
WWE Royal Rumble 1994
Actor Shawn Michaels (Ringside)
WWF SummerSlam Spectacular 1994: Sunday Night Slam
Actor Shawn Michaels
WWE SummerSlam 1994
Actor Shawn Michaels
WWE Survivor Series 1994
1993
Actor Shawn Michaels
WWE Global Warfare
Actor Shawn Michaels
WWE Grudges, Gripes & Grunts
Actor Shawn Michaels
WWE Wrestling Grudge Matches
Actor Shawn Michaels
WWE U.K. Fan Favourites
Actor Shawn Michaels
WWF Smack 'Em, Whack 'Em
Actor Shawn Michaels
WWF Bashed in the USA
Actor Shawn Michaels
WWE Invasion of the Bodyslammers
Actor HBK
Bret "Hit Man" Hart: His Greatest Matches
Actor Shawn Michaels
WWE Survivor Series 1993
Actor Shawn Michaels
WWE U.K. Rampage 1993
Actor Shawn Michaels
WWF: WrestleFest '93
Actor Shawn Michaels
WWE Royal Rumble 1993
Actor Shawn Michaels
WWE WrestleMania IX
Actor Shawn Michaels
WWE King of the Ring 1993
Actor Shawn Michaels
WWE SummerSlam 1993
Actor Shawn Michaels
WWE SummerSlam Spectacular 1993
1992
Actor Shawn Michaels
3rd Annual Battle of the WWE Superstars
Actor Shawn Michaels
WWE WrestleFest '92
Actor Shawn Michaels
WWE Invasion '92
Actor Shawn Michaels
WWE Rampage '92
Actor Shawn Michaels
WWE World Tour 1992
Actor Shawn Michaels
WWE Survivor Series 1992
Actor "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels
WWE SummerSlam 1992
Actor Shawn Michaels
WWE Royal Rumble 1992
Actor "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels
WWE March to WrestleMania VIII
Actor Shawn Michaels
WWE WrestleMania VIII
Actor "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels
WWE U.K. Rampage 1992
Actor "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels
WWE U.K. Rampage Tour '92: Munich
1991
Actor Shawn Michaels
WWE WrestleFest '91
Actor Shawn Michaels
WWE SuperTape vol. 4
Actor Shawn Michaels
WWE Rampage '91
Actor Shawn Michaels
WWE World Tour 1991
Actor Shawn Michaels
WWE WrestleMania VII
Actor Shawn Michaels
WWE Royal Rumble 1991
Actor Shawn Michaels
WWE Superstars & Stripes Forever: The March to WrestleMania VII
Actor Shawn Michaels
WWE U.K. Rampage 1991
Actor Shawn Michaels
WWE Battle Royal at the Albert Hall
Actor Shawn Michaels
WWE Survivor Series 1991
1990
Actor Shawn Michaels
WWE WrestleFest '90
Actor Ted DiBiase
WWF Hottest Matches
Actor Shawn Michaels
WWF SuperTape vol. 2
Actor Shawn Michaels
WWE World Tour
Actor Shawn Michaels
WWE Royal Rumble 1990
Actor Shawn Michaels
WWE WrestleMania VI
Actor Shawn Michaels
WWE Survivor Series 1990
Actor Shawn Michaels
WWE SummerSlam 1990
Actor Shawn Michaels
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: June '90
Actor Shawn Michaels
WWE The Ultimate Challenge Special: The March to WrestleMania VI
