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Shawn Michaels

ショーン・マイケルズ　/　しょーん・まいけるず

American professional wrestler

July 22, 1965 (age 60)　・　Chandler, Arizona, United States

Arizona
professional wrestler
actor
American football player

My Take

For my money, Shawn Michaels is the finest in-ring performer professional wrestling has ever produced. What set him apart was not athleticism alone, since plenty of wrestlers can fly; it was his instinct for story, the way a match built and broke like a three-act play. He really had two careers: the Heartbreak Kid who stole every show, and the comeback artist who returned from a broken back and somehow got better. What moves me most now is his third act, quietly shaping the next generation at NXT. The man who once demanded the spotlight now spends his days handing it to others. That is legacy.

Overview

Shawn Michaels (born Michael Shawn Hickenbottom; July 22, 1965) is an American retired professional wrestler. 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, the promotion's developmental territory.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Shawn Michaels
Name (Japanese): ショーン・マイケルズ
Reading: しょーん・まいけるず
Born: July 22, 1965 (age 60)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Cancer / Snake
Origin: Chandler, Arizona, United States
Blood type: Private
Height: 185 cm
Agency: Private
Occupation: professional wrestler / actor / American football player / screenwriter / musician

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Randolph High School
University: Texas State University

Awards & achievements

WWE Hall of Fame
Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

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