How Old Is Shawn Michaels From Wwe?
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Shawn Michaels is an American professional wrestler. He is best known for his time with the World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), where he is a four-time world champion. Shawn Michaels was born on July 22, 1965, making him 54 years old.
Shawn Michaels’ Early Life
Shawn Michaels was born on July 22, 1965, in Chandler, Arizona. He was the youngest of three sons born to Richard and Carol Hickenbottom. Richard was a former Navy sailor and televisionpenter, while Carol was a homemaker. Shawn’s brothers, Randy and Scott, were both older than him.
His birth and childhood
Shawn Michaels was born on July 22, 1965, in Chandler, Arizona. His mother died when he was very young, and he was raised by his father, who worked as a police officer. Shawn’s childhood was spent moving around the country with his father’s job. He attended several different schools and struggled to make friends. When Shawn was eleven years old, his father remarried and the family settled in San Antonio, Texas. It was there that Shawn began to develop his love for wrestling.
Shawn Michaels began his wrestling career in the early 1980s. He wrestled for several small regional promotions before being signed by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) in 1988. He quickly rose to prominence in the WWF, winning the Intercontinental Championship and Tag Team Championship within his first year with the company. In 1992, Michaels won the WWF Championship, becoming one of the youngest champions in history. He held the title for almost four months before losing it to Hulk Hogan at WrestleMania VIII.
His parents
Shawn Michaels was born on July 22, 1965, in Chandler, Arizona. His parents were Richard and Carol Hickenbottom. When Shawn was just a few years old, his family moved to San Antonio, Texas. Shawn has two brothers and two sisters. His father worked as a salesman for a company that made kitchen cabinets, while his mother stayed at home to raise the children. Shawn’s childhood was far from easy. His parents fought often, and they eventually divorced when Shawn was just 6 years old.
Shawn Michaels’ Professional Wrestling Career
Shawn Michaels is an American retired professional wrestler who is currently signed to WWE. He is also a two-time WWE Hall of Famer, being inducted in 2011 and again in 2019. Shawn Michaels wrestled in WWE from 1988 until his first retirement in 1998. He then returned to WWE in 2002 and retired permanently in 2010.
His training
Shawn Michaels began his training in the art of professional wrestling at the age of 18 in 1984, under the tutelage of Jose Lothario. Lothario, who had trained wrestlers such as Bret Hart and Jerry “The King” Lawler, took Michaels under his wing and taught him the ropes of the business. Michaels began working for various independent wrestling promotions in Texas, such as World Class Championship Wrestling (WCCW), Universal Wrestling Federation (UWF), and World Wrestling Federation (WWF).
In 1985, Lothario arranged for Michaels to have a tryout with the WWF, which resulted in Michaels being hired by the promotion. He made his WWF debut in May 1987 at a house show in Sullivan Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts. In October 1987, Michaels wrestled his first televised WWF match against Jose Estrada at Madison Square Garden.
In 1988, he won his first WWF championship when he teamed up with Rick Martel to win the Tag Team titles from The British Bulldogs. The following year, he teamed up with Marty Jannetty to form The Rockers, one of the most popular tag teams of their era. In 1992, he won his first singles title when he defeated Bret Hart to win the Intercontinental Championship.
Michaels’ career took a turn for the worse in 1992 when he was injured in a match against Owen Hart and was forced to take a leave of absence from wrestling. He returned to action in 1996 and won his second Intercontinental Championship before eventually winning the WWF Championship from Sycho Sid at WrestleMania 13.
In 1998, Michaels’ watched his career come full circle when he teamed up with Triple H to form D-Generation X (DX), one of WWE’s most controversial and successful factions ever. As part of DX, Michaels helped lead WWE into the “Attitude Era” with some outrageous antics and unforgettable matches.
Michaels retired from professional wrestling in 2010 after losing a “Career-Threatening Match” to The Undertaker at WrestleMania 26. He made sporadic appearances on WWE programming over the next few years before officially returning to active competition at Crown Jewel 2018.
His debut
In 1984, at the age of 18, Shawn Michaels sold his car and drove to Dallas, Texas to try out for the World Class Championship Wrestling (WCCW) promotion. He made his in-ring debut against George Wells in May 1985. The match ended in a double disqualification. In 1986, Michaels wrestled for Jim Crockett Promotions under the name Mike Kelly.
He then briefly wrestled for New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) under his real name before returning to the United States and changing his ring name to Shawn Michaels. In 1987, Michaels debuted in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) as a smug pretty boy heel who was managed by Jose Estrada, Sr. and Jim Cornette. In 1990, he aligned himself with Marty Jannetty, forming The Rockers. The team was tremendous in the ring but their high-flying style often caused them to be booked as jobbers rather than contenders; they were also involved in several backstage brawls with other tag teams such as The Brain Busters (Arn Anderson and Tully Blanchard), The Hart Foundation (Bret Hart and Jim Neidhart), and Demolition (Ax and Smash).
His matches
Shawn Michaels’ most famous matches include his Ladder Match against Razor Ramon at WrestleMania X, his first retirement match against Stone Cold Steve Austin at WrestleMania XIV, his trilogy of matches against The Undertaker at WrestleManias XXVI and XXVII, and his Street Fight against Triple H at WWE Unforgiven in 2002.
Shawn Michaels’ Personal Life
Shawn Michaels was born on July 22, 1965, in Chandler, Arizona. He is currently 54 years old. Shawn Michaels is an American professional wrestler. He is currently signed to WWE. Shawn Michaels is also a two-time WWE Hall of Famer.
His marriage
In 1999, Shawn Michaels married Rebecca Curci, who was a former fitness competitor and also a member of The Nitro Girls dance troupe in WCW. The couple have two daughters together, Cheyenne (born in 2000) and Kendall (born in 2005). Shawn Michaels is stepfather to Rebecca’s son from a previous relationship, Cameron Turner (born in 1993).
His children
Shawn Michaels has three children with his ex-wife, Rebecca. His oldest child, Cameron Kade, was born in 2000. His twins, Cheyenne and Sequoia, were born in 2005. Shawn and Rebecca divorced in 2010. Shawn has since remarried and has two stepchildren with his new wife, Rebecca Curci.