Outside of his numerous appearances with WWE, it was not Michaels first visit to Pittsburgh. [1][51] The concussion was scripted, which was kept from most fans at the time. [77] He appeared briefly on television to make a speech at WWF New York during Armageddon on December 10, 2000. Listed is every PPV match (excluding battle royals where he was not involved in the ending) and title change that he has been involved in. On February 10, 2015, Hickenbottom published an autobiography entitled Wrestling for My Life: The Legend, the Reality, and the Faith of a WWE Superstar. [67], On January 18, 1998 at the Royal Rumble, in a casket match against The Undertaker, Michaels took a back body drop to the outside of the ring and hit his lower back on the casket, causing him to herniate two discs and crush one completely. Michaels came out of this match, dubbed by fans the "Montreal Screwjob", as the WWF Champion. [39], On August 28, Michaels and Diesel won the WWF Tag Team Championship from The Headshrinkers (Samu and Fatu). [81] Later on, they came down to the ring sporting their DX music and attire. [129] Rated-RKO claimed victory over DX, citing Triple H's injury, as the "end" of DX. [4] Around this time, Michaels became the leader of a backstage group known as The Kliq. Diesel and Razor Ramon were about to leave WWF to company rival WCW. Miz took advantage of the situation, and he retained the titles for his team with a rolling jackknife cover. [36] On WWF programs, his suspension was explained by his having neglected to defend the title often enough. HBK entered his final Rumble match as the 18th participant. [149] Michaels defeated Jericho on May 18 at Judgment Day. [219] Only the couple and an Elvis impersonator were present. The legends squared off at WrestleMania 26, which was their second successive meeting on the Grandest Stage of Them All. On the Monday Night Raw following WrestleMania XXVI, the Heartbreak Kid Shawn Michaels looked every bit as heartbroken as the fans awaiting his farewell speech. Theresa Lyn Wood rose to fame being the former wife of an American retired professional WWE wrestler, actor, professional wrestling personality, television presenter Shawn Michaels. Michaels and Austin were still WWF Tag Team Champions at the time during an ongoing feud with the Hart Foundation and a tournament was made to decide new tag team champions. [1], After teasing retirement, Michaels returned to the WWF at the Royal Rumble match on January 21, 1996, winning for the second year in a row to receive a WWF Championship match in the main event at WrestleMania XII. [206] In September 2021, Levesque stepped away from the brand after experiencing a "cardiac incident". [24] Sherri even sang the first version of his new theme music, "Sexy Boy". Nonetheless, Michaels had to find another avenue to face Undertaker as Batista eliminated him from the Rumble. [123] During Triple H's gauntlet match, which had him compete against the Spirit Squad. He also got his name in the WWE Hall of Fame in 2011. [1] The Rockers continued their partnership, eventually splitting on December 2, 1991, aired January 11, 1992, on Wrestling Challenge, during an incident on Brutus Beefcake's televised Barber Shop talk show promotional segment. [100] To send a "message" to Michaels, Angle also humiliated Michaels's former manager, Sensational Sherri, when he applied the ankle lock hold on her. In his first WWE match since WrestleMania XIV, Michaels defeated Triple H at SummerSlam, but was attacked by Triple H with a sledgehammer after the match. Michaels wrestled consistently for WWE, formerly the World Wrestling Federation (WWF), from 1988 until his first retirement in 1998. Michaels's performance in his debut match impressed many veterans, including Terry Taylor. After several acclaimed matches at WrestleMania, Michaels has been known as Mr. [147] On April 27 at Backlash, with Chris Jericho as the guest referee, Michaels defeated Batista. "He'd work with me the same way [Chris]. The statement affected Michaels deeply; he did not want to be absent when his son left home, so he decided that year would be his last year as an active wrestler. [122], In 2006, a series of events took place which suggested a reunion of Michaels and Triple H as DX. Team Smackdown in Survivor Series elimination matches", "1/23 WWE Raw XXX results: Powell's live review of Austin Theory vs. Bobby Lashley in a No DQ match for the U.S. Lock on Michaels to end the segment. On the March 2 episode of Raw, Michaels became the first person to defeat Vladimir Kozlov, and so earned a match with The Undertaker at WrestleMania XXV on April 5,[164] which he lost thus extending The Undertaker's WrestleMania winning streak to 170. Styles, the case for him being the best wrestler since Shawn Michaels", "A definitive ranking of the top 101 wrestlers of all time", "Is Shawn Michaels WWE's real 'Mr. [57] After consulting with Dr. James Andrews, who concluded that he did not need surgery, Michaels underwent four weeks of physical therapy and returned to in-ring action a few months later, briefly teaming with Stone Cold Steve Austin to win the WWF Tag Team Championship. The match barely got going with Triple H pushing the referee who fell over Michaels. Despite earning a lot of wins in his career, Michaels isn't exempt from coming up short in some matches. Shawn Michaels has picked up a plethora of high-profile wins on his resume, but the Heartbreak Kid suffered a few losses before he hung up his boots. It's likely that even back in 2014 his hair was thinning, and he was probably developing a bald spot that was just being covered by the rest of his hair. The DVD, Shawn Michaels vs Bret Hart: WWE's Greatest Rivalries, was released in November 2011. However, Bischoff reversed the decision due to both men's shoulders being on the mat. [37] This triggered a split between the two, a storyline that was drawn out until Survivor Series on November 24. [155] The next week, they had a contract signing for the match and were involved in a brawl, causing a legit small triceps tear for Michaels. [95] Following this, Michaels was out of action for a few months with a legit torn meniscus. [142] On October 28 at Cyber Sunday, Michaels was voted by the fans to face Orton for the WWE Championship, though he won via disqualification when Orton hit Michaels with a low blow, which resulted in Orton retaining the championship. [24] Michaels superkicked Jannetty and threw him through a glass window on the set of Beefcake's talk show. Top editors give you the stories you want . [2] At In Your House: Badd Blood on October 5, Michaels defeated Undertaker in the first Hell in a Cell match, during which Michaels fell off the side of the 5-metre (15ft) high structure through a table. Punk attempted the GTS but Michaels connected with Sweet Chin Music to remove him from the equation. However, something was missing from Shawn Michaels and Triple H's resume and that was a Tag Team Championship victory together. [80] After the nWo had disbanded, Triple H appeared to make amends with Michaels. The Orient Express - WrestleMania 6 At WrestleMania 6, The Rockers collided with the Orient Express. Michaels then made a plea for Hulk Hogan to come back and team with him. WrestleMania".[7]. [213], His rivalry with Bret Hart has been named one of the best rivalries in WWE history. There was a mix-up between DX, and Miz rolled up Michaels to clinch the Unified WWE Tag Team Championship. [205] In November 2018, Michaels announced he was officially working as a writer and producer on WWE's NXT brand and show, under former D-Generation X cohort Paul Levesque. Michaels said he was only being loyal to his company, he had moved on, and McMahon should move on as well. Shawn Michaels Transformation TheFatMan 2.32K subscribers Subscribe 150 Share 15K views 4 years ago A short video highlighting the steroid transformation of WWE legend Shawn Michaels. After several incidents during the segments, Michaels agreed to team with Triple H to face The Legacy (Cody Rhodes and Ted DiBiase) at SummerSlam on August 23,[168] where DX defeated Legacy. He was in the audience for a televised service of John Hagee's Cornerstone Church in his hometown of San Antonio, where he is also a Bible teacher. [104] At Backlash on May 1, Hogan and Michaels defeated Hassan and Daivari. On the June 12 episode of Raw, DX officially reunited. [22] When news spread, WWF explained that the original result was void due to a collapsed turnbuckle in the ring during the bout. Shawn Michaels got his wish after he cost The Undertaker the World Heavyweight Championship at Elimination Chamber 2010. The self-proclaimed Sexy Boy could be an unrepentant primadonna, but he was so fluid and brilliant in the ring that it hardly mattered. In 2016, he began working as a coach at the WWE Performance Center, and from 2018 as a producer on WWE NXT, before becoming the Senior Vice President of Talent Development Creative. [126], At Cyber Sunday on November 5, DX lost to Rated-RKO (Edge and Randy Orton) after fan-selected referee Eric Bischoff allowed the illegal use of a steel chair to give Rated-RKO the ill-gotten win and the plaudit of being the first tag team to defeat DX in a tag team match since their reformation in June 2006. McMahon needed to get the title off of Hart before he left for WCW, and Hart refused to lose the title to Shawn Michaels, his most bitter rival, in front of a pay-per-view crowd in Montreal . He is signed to WWE, where he is the Senior Vice President of Talent Development Creative and oversees the creative aspects of the NXT brand. [198] On November 2 at Crown Jewel, D-Generation X defeated The Brothers of Destruction. [202] On January 23, 2023, at Raw is XXX, Michaels again reunited with D-Generation X until they were confronted by Imperium (Gunther, Ludwig Kaiser, and Giovanni Vinci). 55 of the top 100 tag teams of the, TASW Six-Man Tag Team Championship (1 time) with, This page was last edited on 2 March 2023, at 10:30. Moreover, Michaels was desperate to face the Phenom at WrestleMania 26. [53] At WrestleMania XII on March 31, Michaels defeated WWF Champion Bret Hart in the overtime of their sixty-minute Iron Man match, which had ended in a scoreless tie. [24], At the suggestion of Curt Hennig, Michaels adopted the nickname "The Heartbreak Kid". [116] On Raw, the two continued to deliver chops, as Michaels feuded with Vince McMahon and Triple H went to challenge John Cena for the WWE Championship, repeatedly butting heads with Vince McMahon in the process. How tall is Shawn Michaels - Page 4. The Brothers of Destruction", "WWE CROWN JEWEL RESULTS 11/2: Keller's report on Styles vs. Joe, Strowman vs. Lesnar, World Cup tournament, Michaels & Triple H vs. Kane & Undertaker", "D-Generation X to be inducted into WWE Hall of Fame", "WWE Survivor Series results: Powell's review of Undertaker's Final Farewell, Drew McIntyre vs. Roman Reigns, Asuka vs. Sasha Banks, Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods vs. However, Michaels spent four years on the sidelines after WrestleMania 14 until SummerSlam 2002 as he sustained a serious back injury in a casket match with The Undertaker at the 1998 Royal Rumble. [203], In late 2016, Michaels became a trainer at the WWE Performance Center. [4][68] Michaels went on to win the match[4] but the injury rendered him unable to compete on the following month's No Way Out of Texas: In Your House as advertised, and forced him into retirement a night after losing the WWF Championship to Stone Cold Steve Austin on March 29 at WrestleMania XIV.[69]. Title, The Usos vs. Dominik Mysterio and Damian Priest for the Raw Tag Team Titles, Becky Lynch vs. Bayley in a cage match, Sami Zay goes to Tribal Court, legends return, the brand's final push for the Royal Rumble", "Shawn Michaels teaching class at WWE Performance Center", "Update on newly signed former ROH talent at WWE's Performance Center", "Shawn Michaels Reveals That He Helps Write NXT TV, Talks Getting Advice From Triple H For Talent", "Shawn Michaels Steps Up for Best Friend Triple H After Health Scare", "5 WWE dream matches that never happened", "From the Bowery: WWE Top 50 Superstars of All Time (Disc 1)", "MAGIC, MEMORIES AND MANIA: A.J. As a wrestler, he typically kicked with his right leg when performing his finishing move, but used either arm for his signature elbow drop. [143] Michaels got another opportunity at the WWE Championship, when he was granted his rematch against Orton on November 18 at Survivor Series. Shawn didn't look horrible, but he looked worse in his late 30's, early 40's, then The Rock does at 50. It was every man for themselves, and HBK eliminated Triple H from proceedings. Raw fielded Shawn Michaels, Triple H, Big Show, Cody Rhodes, Jack Swagger, Mark Henry, and Kofi Kingston.