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'''Michael Shawn Hickenbottom''', born 1965, is an [[American]] [[sports entertainer]] currently performing for [[World Wrestling Entertainment]] under the ring name Shawn Michaels.<ref>http://prowrestling.about.com/od/wwerawwrestlers/p/shawnmichaels.htm</ref> He was trained by [[Jose Lothario]] and made his debut on 16 October 1984.

'''Michael Shawn Hickenbottom''', born 1965, is an [[American]] [[sports entertainer]] currently performing for [[World Wrestling Entertainment]] under the ring name Shawn Michaels.<ref>http://prowrestling.about.com/od/wwerawwrestlers/p/shawnmichaels.htm</ref> He was trained by [[Jose Lothario]] and made his debut on 16 October 1984. He is best known for his involvement in the [[montreal screwjob]].

==WWE==

==WWE==

Michaels briefly appeared in WWE in 1987 alongside tag team partner [[Marty Janetty]]. The two quickly got a reputation for their hard partying and were quickly let go by the company.<ref name="oww">http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profiles/s/shawn-michaels.html</ref> The following year, the duo were given another opportunity and achieved some level of success before ending the team and focusing on solo careers in 1991. In 1992, Michaels added [[Sherri Martel]] as his manager and went on a winning streak that culminated in him winning the [[Intercontinental Title]]. His new found fame ultimately went to his head and he became difficult to deal with back stage. Recalled Michaels: "I don't deny it at all...I was a son of a gun."<ref>Interview with WWE Raw Magazine, April 2004</ref> He was suspended for refusing to lose the title.<ref name="oww"/>

Michaels briefly appeared in WWE in 1987 alongside tag team partner [[Marty Janetty]]. The two quickly got a reputation for their hard partying and were quickly let go by the company.<ref name="oww">http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profiles/s/shawn-michaels.html</ref> The following year, the duo were given another opportunity and achieved some level of success before ending the team and focusing on solo careers in 1991. In 1992, Michaels added [[Sherri Martel]] as his manager and went on a winning streak that culminated in him winning the [[Intercontinental Title]]. His new found fame ultimately went to his head and he became difficult to deal with back stage. Recalled Michaels: "I don't deny it at all...I was a son of a gun."<ref name="rawmag">Interview with WWE Raw Magazine, April 2004</ref> He was suspended for refusing to lose the title.<ref name="oww"/>

 

 

Michaels attributes his conversion to [[Christianity]] to his wife's influence. Michaels: "She was a witness by example. One day, I just cracked open a Bible and started reading it, and it progressed from there."<ref name="rawmag"/>

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