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</div> </a> <ul id="toc-World_Wrestling_Federation_and_return_to_AWA_(1987–1988)-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Return_to_the_WWF/E" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Return_to_the_WWF/E"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.5</span> <span>Return to the WWF/E</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Return_to_the_WWF/E-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-The_Rockers_(1988–1992)" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#The_Rockers_(1988–1992)"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.5.1</span> <span>The Rockers (1988–1992)</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-The_Rockers_(1988–1992)-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Heartbreak_Kid_(1992–1995)" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Heartbreak_Kid_(1992–1995)"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.5.2</span> <span>Heartbreak Kid (1992–1995)</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Heartbreak_Kid_(1992–1995)-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Formation_of_the_Kliq_(1995–1996)" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Formation_of_the_Kliq_(1995–1996)"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.5.3</span> <span>Formation of the Kliq (1995–1996)</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Formation_of_the_Kliq_(1995–1996)-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-WWF_Champion_(1996–1998)" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#WWF_Champion_(1996–1998)"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.5.4</span> <span>WWF Champion (1996–1998)</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-WWF_Champion_(1996–1998)-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-First_retirement_and_hiatus_(1998–2002)" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#First_retirement_and_hiatus_(1998–2002)"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.5.5</span> <span>First retirement and hiatus (1998–2002)</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-First_retirement_and_hiatus_(1998–2002)-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Feud_with_Triple_H_(2002–2004)" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Feud_with_Triple_H_(2002–2004)"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.5.6</span> <span>Feud with Triple H (2002–2004)</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Feud_with_Triple_H_(2002–2004)-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-D-Generation_X_reunion_(2005–2007)" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#D-Generation_X_reunion_(2005–2007)"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.5.7</span> <span>D-Generation X reunion (2005–2007)</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-D-Generation_X_reunion_(2005–2007)-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Various_feuds_and_championship_pursuits_(2007–2009)" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Various_feuds_and_championship_pursuits_(2007–2009)"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.5.8</span> <span>Various feuds and championship pursuits (2007–2009)</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Various_feuds_and_championship_pursuits_(2007–2009)-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Final_matches_and_second_retirement_(2009–2010)" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Final_matches_and_second_retirement_(2009–2010)"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.5.9</span> <span>Final matches and second retirement (2009–2010)</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Final_matches_and_second_retirement_(2009–2010)-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-WWE_Hall_of_Fame_and_sporadic_appearances_(2010–2018)" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#WWE_Hall_of_Fame_and_sporadic_appearances_(2010–2018)"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.5.10</span> <span>WWE Hall of Fame and sporadic appearances (2010–2018)</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-WWE_Hall_of_Fame_and_sporadic_appearances_(2010–2018)-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-NXT_and_corporate_roles_(2018–present)" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#NXT_and_corporate_roles_(2018–present)"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.5.11</span> <span>NXT and corporate roles (2018–present)</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-NXT_and_corporate_roles_(2018–present)-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Legacy" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a 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class="vector-toc-link" href="#Filmography"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6</span> <span>Filmography</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Filmography-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Video_games" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Video_games"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7</span> <span>Video games</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Video_games-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Championships_and_accomplishments" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Championships_and_accomplishments"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8</span> <span>Championships and accomplishments</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Championships_and_accomplishments-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-References" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#References"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">9</span> <span>References</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-References-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Sources" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Sources"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">10</span> <span>Sources</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Sources-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Further_reading" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Further_reading"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">11</span> <span>Further reading</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Further_reading-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-External_links" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#External_links"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span 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class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Boarisch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shawn_Michaels" title="Shawn Michaels – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Shawn Michaels" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shawn_Michaels" title="Shawn Michaels – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Shawn Michaels" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shawn_Michaels" title="Shawn Michaels – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Shawn Michaels" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shawn_Michaels" title="Shawn Michaels – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Shawn Michaels" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%A3%CE%BF%CE%BD_%CE%9C%CE%AC%CE%B9%CE%BA%CE%BB%CF%82" title="Σον Μάικλς – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Σον Μάικλς" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es badge-Q17437798 badge-goodarticle mw-list-item" title="good article badge"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shawn_Michaels" title="Shawn Michaels – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Shawn Michaels" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B4%D8%A7%D9%88%D9%86_%D9%85%D8%A7%DB%8C%DA%A9%D9%84%D8%B2" title="شاون مایکلز – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="شاون مایکلز" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shawn_Michaels" title="Shawn Michaels – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Shawn Michaels" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%88%80_%EB%A7%88%EC%9D%B4%ED%81%B4%EC%8A%A4" title="숀 마이클스 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="숀 마이클스" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D5%87%D5%B8%D5%B6_%D5%84%D5%A1%D5%B5%D6%84%D5%AC%D5%A6" title="Շոն Մայքլզ – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Շոն Մայքլզ" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hi mw-list-item"><a href="https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B6%E0%A5%89%E0%A4%A8_%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%87%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B8" title="शॉन माइकल्स – Hindi" lang="hi" hreflang="hi" data-title="शॉन माइकल्स" data-language-autonym="हिन्दी" data-language-local-name="Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>हिन्दी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a 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For the <i><a href="/wiki/BoJack_Horseman" title="BoJack Horseman">BoJack Horseman</a></i> episode, see <a href="/wiki/The_Showstopper_(BoJack_Horseman)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Showstopper (BoJack Horseman)">The Showstopper (<i>BoJack Horseman</i>)</a>.</span> <span>For other people with similar names, see <a href="/wiki/Sean_Michaels_(disambiguation)" class="mw-redirect mw-disambig" title="Sean Michaels (disambiguation)">Sean Michaels (disambiguation)</a>.</span></div> <p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table{display:table!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>caption{display:table-caption!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>tbody{display:table-row-group}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table tr{display:table-row!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox vcard"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above fn">Shawn Michaels</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Shawn_Michaels_WM24_shot_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/Shawn_Michaels_WM24_shot_%28cropped%29.jpg/220px-Shawn_Michaels_WM24_shot_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="333" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/Shawn_Michaels_WM24_shot_%28cropped%29.jpg/330px-Shawn_Michaels_WM24_shot_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Shawn_Michaels_WM24_shot_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="402" data-file-height="609" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Michaels in 2008</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Birth name</th><td class="infobox-data nickname">Michael Shawn Hickenbottom</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">1965-07-22</span>) </span>July 22, 1965<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age 59)</span><br /><a href="/wiki/Chandler,_Arizona" title="Chandler, Arizona">Chandler, Arizona</a>, U.S.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Spouse(s)</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1151524712">.mw-parser-output .marriage-line-margin2px{line-height:0;margin-bottom:-2px}.mw-parser-output .marriage-line-margin3px{line-height:0;margin-bottom:-3px}.mw-parser-output .marriage-display-ws{display:inline;white-space:nowrap}</style> <div class="marriage-display-ws"><div style="display:inline-block;line-height:normal;margin-top:1px;white-space:normal;">Theresa Wood<br /></div> <div class="marriage-line-margin2px"></div> <div style="display:inline-block;margin-bottom:1px;"></div>(<abbr title="married">m.</abbr> 1988; <abbr title="divorced">div.</abbr> 1994)<wbr /></div></li><li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1151524712"> <div class="marriage-display-ws"><div style="display:inline-block;line-height:normal;margin-top:1px;white-space:normal;"><a href="/wiki/The_Nitro_Girls" title="The Nitro Girls">Rebecca Curci</a><br /></div> <div class="marriage-line-margin2px"></div> <div style="display:inline-block;margin-bottom:1px;"></div>(<abbr title="married">m.</abbr> 1999)<wbr /></div></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Children</th><td class="infobox-data">2</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Relatives</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Matt_Bentley" title="Matt Bentley">Matt Bentley</a> (cousin)</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="line-height: 1.5em"><a href="/wiki/Professional_wrestling" title="Professional wrestling">Professional wrestling career</a></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Ring_name" title="Ring name">Ring name(s)</a></span></th><td class="infobox-data">Sean Michaels<sup id="cite_ref-HAT_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HAT-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br />Shawn Michaels</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Billed height</th><td class="infobox-data">6 ft 1 in (185 cm)<sup id="cite_ref-WWEProfile_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WWEProfile-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-sm164_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sm164-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Billed weight</th><td class="infobox-data">225 lb (102 kg)<sup id="cite_ref-WWEProfile_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WWEProfile-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Billed from</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/San_Antonio" title="San Antonio">San Antonio, Texas</a><sup id="cite_ref-WWEProfile_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WWEProfile-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Trained by</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Lothario" title="José Lothario">José Lothario</a><sup id="cite_ref-stopper_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-stopper-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Debut</th><td class="infobox-data">October 8, 1984<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Retired</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/WrestleMania_XXVI" title="WrestleMania XXVI">March 28, 2010</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="line-height: 1.5em">Signature</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Shawn_Michaels_Signature.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/Shawn_Michaels_Signature.png/150px-Shawn_Michaels_Signature.png" decoding="async" width="150" height="59" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/Shawn_Michaels_Signature.png/225px-Shawn_Michaels_Signature.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/Shawn_Michaels_Signature.png/300px-Shawn_Michaels_Signature.png 2x" data-file-width="1113" data-file-height="435" /></a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Shawn Michaels</b> (born <b>Michael Shawn Hickenbottom</b> on July 22, 1965) is an American retired <a href="/wiki/Professional_wrestler" class="mw-redirect" title="Professional wrestler">professional wrestler</a>. He is signed to <a href="/wiki/WWE" title="WWE">WWE</a>, where he is the Senior Vice President of Talent Development, Creative, and oversees the creative aspects of the <a href="/wiki/NXT_(WWE_brand)" title="NXT (WWE brand)">NXT brand</a>, the promotion's <a href="/wiki/Farm_team" title="Farm team">developmental territory</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Senior_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Senior-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Regarded as one of the greatest professional wrestlers of all time, he is known by the nicknames "The Heartbreak Kid" (often abbreviated as HBK), "The Showstopper", and "Mr. <a href="/wiki/WrestleMania" title="WrestleMania">WrestleMania</a>".<sup id="cite_ref-WWENickname_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WWENickname-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Michaels wrestled consistently for WWE, formerly the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, renamed in 2002), from 1988 until his first retirement in 1998. He performed in non-wrestling roles for the next two years, resuming his wrestling career with WWE in 2002 until ceremoniously retiring in 2010. He returned for a one-off final match in 2018. In 2016, he began working as a coach at the <a href="/wiki/WWE_Performance_Center" title="WWE Performance Center">WWE Performance Center</a>, and was a producer on <i><a href="/wiki/WWE_NXT" title="WWE NXT">NXT</a></i> in 2018, before becoming the Senior Vice President of Talent Development Creative for the NXT brand itself. </p><p>In WWF/WWE, Michaels headlined <a href="/wiki/List_of_WWE_pay-per-view_events" class="mw-redirect" title="List of WWE pay-per-view events">pay-per-view events</a> between 1989 and 2018, main-eventing the company's flagship annual event, WrestleMania, five times (<a href="/wiki/WrestleMania_12" class="mw-redirect" title="WrestleMania 12">12</a>, <a href="/wiki/WrestleMania_14" class="mw-redirect" title="WrestleMania 14">14</a>, <a href="/wiki/WrestleMania_20" class="mw-redirect" title="WrestleMania 20">20</a>, <a href="/wiki/WrestleMania_23" title="WrestleMania 23">23</a> and <a href="/wiki/WrestleMania_26" class="mw-redirect" title="WrestleMania 26">26</a>). He was the co-founder and original leader of the successful stable, <a href="/wiki/D-Generation_X" title="D-Generation X">D-Generation X</a>. Michaels also wrestled in the <a href="/wiki/American_Wrestling_Association" title="American Wrestling Association">American Wrestling Association</a> (AWA), where he founded <a href="/wiki/The_Rockers" title="The Rockers">The Midnight Rockers</a> with <a href="/wiki/Marty_Jannetty" title="Marty Jannetty">Marty Jannetty</a> in 1985. After winning the <a href="/wiki/AWA_World_Tag_Team_Championship" title="AWA World Tag Team Championship">AWA World Tag Team Championship</a> twice, the team continued to the WWF as The Rockers and had a high-profile breakup in January 1992. Within the year, Michaels twice challenged for the <a href="/wiki/WWE_Championship" title="WWE Championship">WWF Championship</a> and won his first <a href="/wiki/WWE_Intercontinental_Championship" title="WWE Intercontinental Championship">Intercontinental Championship</a>, heralding his arrival as one of the industry's premier singles stars. </p><p>Michaels is a four-time <a href="/wiki/Professional_wrestling_championship#World_championships" title="Professional wrestling championship">world champion</a>, having held the WWF Championship <a href="/wiki/List_of_WWE_Champions" title="List of WWE Champions">three times</a> and WWE's <a href="/wiki/World_Heavyweight_Championship_(WWE,_2002%E2%80%932013)" title="World Heavyweight Championship (WWE, 2002–2013)">World Heavyweight Championship</a> <a href="/wiki/List_of_World_Heavyweight_Champions_(WWE)" class="mw-redirect" title="List of World Heavyweight Champions (WWE)">once</a>. He is also a two-time <a href="/wiki/Royal_Rumble" title="Royal Rumble">Royal Rumble</a> winner (and the first man to win the match as the first entrant), the company's first <a href="/wiki/Grand_Slam_(professional_wrestling)#WWE" title="Grand Slam (professional wrestling)">Grand Slam Champion</a> and fourth <a href="/wiki/Triple_Crown_(professional_wrestling)#WWE" title="Triple Crown (professional wrestling)">Triple Crown Champion</a>, as well as a two-time <a href="/wiki/WWE_Hall_of_Fame" title="WWE Hall of Fame">WWE Hall of Fame</a> inductee (<a href="/wiki/WWE_Hall_of_Fame_(2011)" title="WWE Hall of Fame (2011)">2011</a> as a singles wrestler and <a href="/wiki/WWE_Hall_of_Fame_(2019)" title="WWE Hall of Fame (2019)">2019</a> as part of D-Generation X). Michaels won the <i><a href="/wiki/Pro_Wrestling_Illustrated" title="Pro Wrestling Illustrated">Pro Wrestling Illustrated</a></i> "<a href="/wiki/List_of_Pro_Wrestling_Illustrated_awards#Match_of_the_Year" title="List of Pro Wrestling Illustrated awards">Match of the Year</a>" reader vote a record eleven times, and his match against <a href="/wiki/John_Cena" title="John Cena">John Cena</a> on April 23, 2007, was ranked by WWE as the best match ever aired on the company's flagship television program, <i><a href="/wiki/WWE_Raw" title="WWE Raw">Raw</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Michaels has been a participant in several first installments of a number of WWE's signature gimmick matches—namely the first <a href="/wiki/Hell_in_a_Cell" title="Hell in a Cell">Hell in a Cell</a> at the <a href="/wiki/Badd_Blood:_In_Your_House" title="Badd Blood: In Your House">Badd Blood: In Your House</a>, the first <a href="/wiki/Ladder_match" title="Ladder match">Ladder match</a> during a taping of <i><a href="/wiki/WWF_Wrestling_Challenge" title="WWF Wrestling Challenge">WWF Wrestling Challenge</a></i> (and subsequent first pay-per-view installment at <a href="/wiki/WrestleMania_X" title="WrestleMania X">WrestleMania X</a>), both the inaugural (as part of The Rockers tag team) and first televised (at <a href="/wiki/WrestleMania_XII" title="WrestleMania XII">WrestleMania XII</a>) <a href="/wiki/Iron_Man_match" class="mw-redirect" title="Iron Man match">Iron Man matches</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Elimination_Chamber" title="Elimination Chamber">Elimination Chamber</a> at the 2002 <a href="/wiki/Survivor_Series_(2002)" title="Survivor Series (2002)">Survivor Series</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life">Early life</h2></div> <p>Michael Shawn Hickenbottom was born in <a href="/wiki/Chandler,_Arizona" title="Chandler, Arizona">Chandler, Arizona</a>, on July 22, 1965.<sup id="cite_ref-sm12_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sm12-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-slam_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-slam-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He has an older sister named Shari and two older brothers named Randy and Scott. He was raised in a military family and briefly spent some of his early years in the English town of <a href="/wiki/Reading,_Berkshire" title="Reading, Berkshire">Reading, Berkshire</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-sm12_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sm12-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> but grew up primarily in <a href="/wiki/San_Antonio" title="San Antonio">San Antonio, Texas</a>. As a child, he disliked the name "Michael" and convinced his family and friends to address him by his middle name.<sup id="cite_ref-sm18_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sm18-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Ever since, he has been referred to as Shawn. Additionally, Hickenbottom moved around frequently since his father was in the military.<sup id="cite_ref-sm18_11-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sm18-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He knew he wanted to become a professional wrestler at the age of 12 and performed a wrestling routine at his high school's talent show, complete with <a href="/wiki/Fake_blood" class="mw-redirect" title="Fake blood">fake blood</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-slam_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-slam-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was a keen athlete while growing up, and his sporting career began at the age of six when he played <a href="/wiki/American_football" title="American football">football</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-sm15_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sm15-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was a stand-out <a href="/wiki/Linebacker" title="Linebacker">linebacker</a> at <a href="/wiki/Randolph_High_School_(Texas)" title="Randolph High School (Texas)">Randolph High School</a> on <a href="/wiki/Randolph_Air_Force_Base" title="Randolph Air Force Base">Randolph Air Force Base</a> and eventually became captain of the football team.<sup id="cite_ref-WWEProfile_2-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WWEProfile-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He attended <a href="/wiki/Texas_State_University" title="Texas State University">Southwest Texas State University</a> in <a href="/wiki/San_Marcos,_Texas" title="San Marcos, Texas">San Marcos, Texas</a>, but 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.sidebar:not(.notheme) .sidebar-title-with-pretitle{background:transparent!important}html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .sidebar:not(.notheme) .sidebar-title-with-pretitle a{color:var(--color-progressive)!important}}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .sidebar{display:none!important}}</style><table class="sidebar sidebar-collapse nomobile nowraplinks" style="border: 4px double #3633FF;border-spacing:0.2em 0;"><tbody><tr><td class="sidebar-pretitle">Part of <a href="/wiki/Category:Professional_wrestling" title="Category:Professional wrestling">a series</a> on</td></tr><tr><th class="sidebar-title-with-pretitle"><a href="/wiki/Professional_wrestling" title="Professional wrestling">Professional wrestling</a></th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Wrestling_-_Sikeston,_MO_1938_-_1.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b5/Wrestling_-_Sikeston%2C_MO_1938_-_1.jpg/175px-Wrestling_-_Sikeston%2C_MO_1938_-_1.jpg" decoding="async" width="175" height="116" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b5/Wrestling_-_Sikeston%2C_MO_1938_-_1.jpg/263px-Wrestling_-_Sikeston%2C_MO_1938_-_1.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b5/Wrestling_-_Sikeston%2C_MO_1938_-_1.jpg/350px-Wrestling_-_Sikeston%2C_MO_1938_-_1.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1300" data-file-height="865" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="background:transparent; border-top:1px solid #3633FF; text-align:center;;color: var(--color-base)">History</div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content hlist" style="padding-top:0;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/History_of_professional_wrestling" title="History of professional wrestling">History of professional wrestling</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Template:Years_in_professional_wrestling" title="Template:Years in professional wrestling">By year</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Early_wrestling_championships" title="Early wrestling championships">Early wrestling championships</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gold_Dust_Trio" title="Gold Dust Trio">Gold Dust Trio</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1980s_professional_wrestling_boom" title="1980s professional wrestling boom">1980s boom</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Black_Saturday_(professional_wrestling)" title="Black Saturday (professional wrestling)">Black Saturday</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NWA_World_Title_Tournament" title="NWA World Title Tournament">1994 NWA World Title Tournament</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Monday_Night_War" title="Monday Night War">Monday Night Wars</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Attitude_Era" title="Attitude Era">Attitude Era</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000_All_Japan_Pro_Wrestling_mass_exodus" title="2000 All Japan Pro Wrestling mass exodus">2000 All Japan Pro Wrestling mass exodus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Invasion_(professional_wrestling)" title="The Invasion (professional wrestling)">The Invasion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wednesday_Night_Wars" title="Wednesday Night Wars">Wednesday Night Wars</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="background:transparent; border-top:1px solid #3633FF; text-align:center;;color: var(--color-base)">Notable promotions</div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content hlist" style="padding-top:0;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/All_Elite_Wrestling" title="All Elite Wrestling">All Elite Wrestling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/All_Japan_Pro_Wrestling" title="All Japan Pro Wrestling">All Japan Pro Wrestling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/All_Japan_Women%27s_Pro-Wrestling" title="All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling">All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/All_Star_Wrestling" title="All Star Wrestling">All Star Wrestling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/American_Wrestling_Association" title="American Wrestling Association">American Wrestling Association</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Consejo_Mundial_de_Lucha_Libre" title="Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre">Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Extreme_Championship_Wrestling" title="Extreme Championship Wrestling">Extreme Championship Wrestling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frontier_Martial-Arts_Wrestling" title="Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling">Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gorgeous_Ladies_of_Wrestling" title="Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling">Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Crockett_Promotions" title="Jim Crockett Promotions">Jim Crockett Promotions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joint_Promotions" class="mw-redirect" title="Joint Promotions">Joint Promotions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lucha_Libre_AAA_Worldwide" title="Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide">Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maple_Leaf_Wrestling" title="Maple Leaf Wrestling">Maple Leaf Wrestling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Wrestling_Alliance" title="National Wrestling Alliance">National Wrestling Alliance</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Japan_Pro-Wrestling" title="New Japan Pro-Wrestling">New Japan Pro-Wrestling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pro_Wrestling_Noah" title="Pro Wrestling Noah">Pro Wrestling Noah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ring_of_Honor" title="Ring of Honor">Ring of Honor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Soft_Ground_Wrestling" title="Soft Ground Wrestling">Soft Ground Wrestling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stampede_Wrestling" title="Stampede Wrestling">Stampede Wrestling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tokyo_Joshi_Pro-Wrestling" title="Tokyo Joshi Pro-Wrestling">Tokyo Joshi Pro-Wrestling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Total_Nonstop_Action_Wrestling" title="Total Nonstop Action Wrestling">Total Nonstop Action Wrestling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/UWF_International" title="UWF International">UWF International</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Women_of_Wrestling" title="Women of Wrestling">Women of Wrestling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_Championship_Wrestling" title="World Championship Wrestling">World Championship Wrestling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_Wonder_Ring_Stardom" title="World Wonder Ring Stardom">World Wonder Ring Stardom</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WWE" title="WWE">WWE</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_professional_wrestling_promotions" title="List of professional wrestling promotions">Others</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="background:transparent; border-top:1px solid #3633FF; text-align:center;;color: var(--color-base)">Notable people</div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content hlist" style="padding-top:0;"><small><b>Early 20th Century</b></small> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/George_Hackenschmidt" title="George Hackenschmidt">George Hackenschmidt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Great_Gama" title="The Great Gama">The Great Gama</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frank_Gotch" title="Frank Gotch">Frank Gotch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Billy_Sandow" title="Billy Sandow">Billy Sandow</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Toots_Mondt" title="Toots Mondt">Toots Mondt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ed_Lewis_(wrestler)" title="Ed Lewis (wrestler)">Ed Lewis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jack_Pfefer" title="Jack Pfefer">Jack Pfefer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Londos" title="Jim Londos">Jim Londos</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Salvador_Lutteroth" title="Salvador Lutteroth">Salvador Lutteroth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lou_Thesz" title="Lou Thesz">Lou Thesz</a></li></ul> <p><small><b>Mid 20th Century</b></small> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Gorgeous_George" title="Gorgeous George">Gorgeous George</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/El_Santo" title="El Santo">El Santo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sam_Muchnick" title="Sam Muchnick">Sam Muchnick</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mildred_Burke" title="Mildred Burke">Mildred Burke</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Fabulous_Moolah" title="The Fabulous Moolah">The Fabulous Moolah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Blue_Demon" title="Blue Demon">Blue Demon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Verne_Gagne" title="Verne Gagne">Verne Gagne</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Karl_Gotch" title="Karl Gotch">Karl Gotch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rikid%C5%8Dzan" title="Rikidōzan">Rikidōzan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stu_Hart" title="Stu Hart">Stu Hart</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bruno_Sammartino" title="Bruno Sammartino">Bruno Sammartino</a></li></ul> <p><small><b>1970s and 1980s</b></small> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Terry_Funk" title="Terry Funk">Terry Funk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harley_Race" title="Harley Race">Harley Race</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gordon_Solie" title="Gordon Solie">Gordon Solie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Antonio_Inoki" title="Antonio Inoki">Antonio Inoki</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Giant_Baba" title="Giant Baba">Giant Baba</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mil_M%C3%A1scaras" title="Mil Máscaras">Mil Máscaras</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Andr%C3%A9_the_Giant" title="André the Giant">André the Giant</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Heenan" title="Bobby Heenan">Bobby Heenan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carlos_Col%C3%B3n" title="Carlos Colón">Carlos Colón</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dusty_Rhodes" title="Dusty Rhodes">Dusty Rhodes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ric_Flair" title="Ric Flair">Ric Flair</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Crockett_Jr." title="Jim Crockett Jr.">Jim Crockett Jr.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shirley_Crabtree" title="Shirley Crabtree">Big Daddy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vince_McMahon" title="Vince McMahon">Vince McMahon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dynamite_Kid" title="Dynamite Kid">Dynamite Kid</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Satoru_Sayama" title="Satoru Sayama">Satoru "Tiger Mask" Sayama</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hulk_Hogan" title="Hulk Hogan">Hulk Hogan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Randy_Savage" title="Randy Savage">Randy Savage</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hisashi_Shinma" title="Hisashi Shinma">Hisashi Shinma</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Akira_Maeda" title="Akira Maeda">Akira Maeda</a></li></ul> <p><small><b>1990s</b></small> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ted_Turner" title="Ted Turner">Ted Turner</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sting_(wrestler)" title="Sting (wrestler)">Sting</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Keiji_Muto" title="Keiji Muto">The Great Muta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Undertaker" title="The Undertaker">The Undertaker</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Ross" title="Jim Ross">Jim Ross</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mitsuharu_Misawa" title="Mitsuharu Misawa">Mitsuharu Misawa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kenta_Kobashi" title="Kenta Kobashi">Kenta Kobashi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Toshiaki_Kawada" title="Toshiaki Kawada">Toshiaki Kawada</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Atsushi_Onita" title="Atsushi Onita">Atsushi Onita</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Antonio_Pe%C3%B1a" title="Antonio Peña">Antonio Peña</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Bischoff" title="Eric Bischoff">Eric Bischoff</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Heyman" title="Paul Heyman">Paul Heyman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Cornette" title="Jim Cornette">Jim Cornette</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bret_Hart" title="Bret Hart">Bret Hart</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Shawn Michaels</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Nash" title="Kevin Nash">Kevin Nash</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scott_Hall" title="Scott Hall">Scott Hall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vince_Russo" title="Vince Russo">Vince Russo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stone_Cold_Steve_Austin" title="Stone Cold Steve Austin">Stone Cold Steve Austin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dwayne_Johnson" title="Dwayne Johnson">The Rock</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Triple_H" title="Triple H">Paul "Triple H" Levesque</a></li></ul> <p><small><b>2000s</b></small> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chris_Jericho" title="Chris Jericho">Chris Jericho</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kurt_Angle" title="Kurt Angle">Kurt Angle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jeff_Jarrett" title="Jeff Jarrett">Jeff Jarrett</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eddie_Guerrero" title="Eddie Guerrero">Eddie Guerrero</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rey_Mysterio" title="Rey Mysterio">Rey Mysterio</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brock_Lesnar" title="Brock Lesnar">Brock Lesnar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Randy_Orton" title="Randy Orton">Randy Orton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Cena" title="John Cena">John Cena</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hiroshi_Tanahashi" title="Hiroshi Tanahashi">Hiroshi Tanahashi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M%C3%ADstico" title="Místico">Místico</a></li></ul> <p><small><b>2010s and 2020s</b></small> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/CM_Punk" title="CM Punk">CM Punk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bryan_Danielson" title="Bryan Danielson">Bryan Danielson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roman_Reigns" title="Roman Reigns">Roman Reigns</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kazuchika_Okada" title="Kazuchika Okada">Kazuchika Okada</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kenny_Omega" title="Kenny Omega">Kenny Omega</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tony_Khan" title="Tony Khan">Tony Khan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nick_Khan" title="Nick Khan">Nick Khan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cody_Rhodes" title="Cody Rhodes">Cody Rhodes</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="background:transparent; border-top:1px solid #3633FF; text-align:center;;color: var(--color-base)">By region</div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content hlist" style="padding-top:0;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Professional_wrestling_in_Australia" title="Professional wrestling in Australia">Australia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fighting_Cholitas" title="Fighting Cholitas">Bolivia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Professional_wrestling_in_Canada" title="Professional wrestling in Canada">Canada</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Professional_wrestling_in_China" title="Professional wrestling in China">China</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Professional_wrestling_in_France" title="Professional wrestling in France">France</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Professional_wrestling_in_India" title="Professional wrestling in India">India</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Professional_wrestling_in_Iran" class="mw-redirect" title="Professional wrestling in Iran">Iran</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Professional_wrestling_in_Israel" title="Professional wrestling in Israel">Israel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Professional_wrestling_in_Japan" title="Professional wrestling in Japan">Japan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lucha_libre" title="Lucha libre">Mexico</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Professional_wrestling_in_New_Zealand" title="Professional wrestling in New Zealand">New Zealand</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Professional_wrestling_in_Puerto_Rico" title="Professional wrestling in Puerto Rico">Puerto Rico</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Professional_wrestling_in_Russia" title="Professional wrestling in Russia">Russia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Professional_wrestling_in_Saudi_Arabia" class="mw-redirect" title="Professional wrestling in Saudi Arabia">Saudi Arabia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Professional_wrestling_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="Professional wrestling in the United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Professional_wrestling_in_the_United_States" title="Professional wrestling in the United States">United States</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="background:transparent; border-top:1px solid #3633FF; text-align:center;;color: var(--color-base)">Styles</div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content hlist" style="padding-top:0;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/British_wrestling" class="mw-redirect" title="British wrestling">British wrestling</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/All-in_professional_wrestling" title="All-in professional wrestling">All-in style</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Admiral-Lord_Mountevans_rules" title="Admiral-Lord Mountevans rules">Mountevans rules</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cruiserweight_(professional_wrestling)" title="Cruiserweight (professional wrestling)">Cruiserweight</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/X_Division" title="X Division">X Division</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hardcore_wrestling" title="Hardcore wrestling">Hardcore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Intergender_wrestling" title="Intergender wrestling">Intergender</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Lucha_libre" title="Lucha libre">Lucha libre</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Midget_wrestling" title="Midget wrestling">Midget</a> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Mini-Estrella" title="Mini-Estrella">Mini-Estrella</a></i></li></ul></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Puroresu" title="Puroresu">Puroresu</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shoot_wrestling" title="Shoot wrestling">Shoot style</a> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/U-Kei_(martial_arts)" title="U-Kei (martial arts)">U-Kei</a></i></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Women%27s_professional_wrestling" title="Women's professional wrestling">Women's</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="background:transparent; border-top:1px solid #3633FF; text-align:center;;color: var(--color-base)">Concepts</div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content hlist" style="padding-top:0;"> <ul><li>Attire <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wrestling_mask" title="Wrestling mask">Masks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wrestling_singlet" title="Wrestling singlet">Wrestling singlet</a></li> <li><a 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title="Face (professional wrestling)">Face</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Heel_(professional_wrestling)" title="Heel (professional wrestling)">Heel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shoot_(professional_wrestling)" title="Shoot (professional wrestling)">Shoot</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Heat_(professional_wrestling)" title="Heat (professional wrestling)">Heat</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Job_(professional_wrestling)" title="Job (professional wrestling)">Job</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Push_(professional_wrestling)" title="Push (professional wrestling)">Push</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/House_show" title="House show">House show</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Professional_wrestling_match_types" title="Professional wrestling match types">Match types</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Music_in_professional_wrestling" title="Music in professional wrestling">Music</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rib_(professional_wrestling)" title="Rib (professional wrestling)">Rib</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ring_name" 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Michaels's performance in his debut match impressed many veterans, including <a href="/wiki/Terry_Taylor" title="Terry Taylor">Terry Taylor</a>. Michaels made his televised debut on October 20, 1984, teaming with Jim Hornet in a losing effort against the tag team of <a href="/wiki/Hercules_(wrestler)" title="Hercules (wrestler)">Hercules Hernandez</a> and <a href="/wiki/Steve_Williams_(wrestler)" title="Steve Williams (wrestler)">"Dr. Death" Steve Williams</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In January 1985, he debuted for <a href="/wiki/World_Class_Championship_Wrestling" title="World Class Championship Wrestling">World Class Championship Wrestling</a> (WCCW), the NWA territory in <a href="/wiki/Dallas" title="Dallas">Dallas, Texas</a>. In April 1985, Michaels went to work for another NWA territory in Kansas City called <a href="/wiki/Heart_of_America_Sports_Attractions" title="Heart of America Sports Attractions">Central States Wrestling</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> There, he and tag team partner <a href="/wiki/Marty_Jannetty" title="Marty Jannetty">Marty Jannetty</a> defeated The Batten Twins for the <a href="/wiki/NWA_Central_States_Tag_Team_Championship" title="NWA Central States Tag Team Championship">NWA Central States Tag Team Championship</a>, later losing it back to the Battens.<sup id="cite_ref-slam_10-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-slam-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Texas_All-Star_Wrestling_(1985–1986)"><span id="Texas_All-Star_Wrestling_.281985.E2.80.931986.29"></span>Texas All-Star Wrestling (1985–1986)</h3></div> <p>After leaving Kansas City, he returned to <a href="/wiki/Texas" title="Texas">Texas</a> to wrestle for <a href="/wiki/Southwest_Championship_Wrestling" title="Southwest Championship Wrestling">Texas All-Star Wrestling</a> (TASW).<sup id="cite_ref-HAT_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HAT-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During his time with TASW, Michaels replaced <a href="/wiki/Nick_Kiniski" title="Nick Kiniski">Nick Kiniski</a> in the <a href="/wiki/American_Force_(wrestling)" class="mw-redirect" title="American Force (wrestling)">American Breed</a> <a href="/wiki/Tag_team" title="Tag team">tag team</a>, teaming with <a href="/wiki/Paul_Diamond" title="Paul Diamond">Paul Diamond</a>. Michaels and Diamond were awarded the <a href="/wiki/Texas_All-Star_USA_Tag_Team_Championship" title="Texas All-Star USA Tag Team Championship">TASW Tag Team Championship</a> by <a href="/wiki/Chavo_Guerrero_Sr." title="Chavo Guerrero Sr.">Chavo Guerrero Sr.</a><sup id="cite_ref-slam_10-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-slam-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The team was later renamed American Force.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> While in TASW, Michaels and Diamond feuded with <a href="/wiki/Footloose_(professional_wrestling)" title="Footloose (professional wrestling)">Japanese Force</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (September 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="American_Wrestling_Association_(1986–1987)"><span id="American_Wrestling_Association_.281986.E2.80.931987.29"></span>American Wrestling Association (1986–1987)</h3></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:The_Rockers,_1987.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/22/The_Rockers%2C_1987.jpg/250px-The_Rockers%2C_1987.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="276" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/22/The_Rockers%2C_1987.jpg/375px-The_Rockers%2C_1987.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/22/The_Rockers%2C_1987.jpg/500px-The_Rockers%2C_1987.jpg 2x" data-file-width="790" data-file-height="873" /></a><figcaption>Michaels (left) with <a href="/wiki/Marty_Jannetty" title="Marty Jannetty">Marty Jannetty</a> in 1987, known together as "<a href="/wiki/The_Rockers" title="The Rockers">the (Midnight) Rockers</a>" during their time as <a href="/wiki/AWA_World_Tag_Team_Championship" title="AWA World Tag Team Championship">AWA World Tag Team Champions</a></figcaption></figure> <p>Michaels made his national-level debut, as Sean Michaels, at the age of 20 in the <a href="/wiki/American_Wrestling_Association" title="American Wrestling Association">American Wrestling Association</a> (AWA), in a victory over Buddhakhan on ESPN. He was once again teamed with Marty Jannetty, billed as <a href="/wiki/The_Rockers" title="The Rockers">The Midnight Rockers</a>. The Midnight Rockers won the <a href="/wiki/AWA_World_Tag_Team_Championship" title="AWA World Tag Team Championship">AWA World Tag Team Championship</a>, defeating <a href="/wiki/Doug_Somers" title="Doug Somers">Doug Somers</a> and <a href="/wiki/Buddy_Rose" title="Buddy Rose">Buddy Rose</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-stopper_4-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-stopper-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="World_Wrestling_Federation_and_return_to_AWA_(1987–1988)"><span id="World_Wrestling_Federation_and_return_to_AWA_.281987.E2.80.931988.29"></span>World Wrestling Federation and return to AWA (1987–1988)</h3></div> <p>In 1987, The Rockers were signed by a competing promotion: the <a href="/wiki/WWE" title="WWE">World Wrestling Federation</a> (WWF).<sup id="cite_ref-stopper_4-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-stopper-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They were fired from WWF two weeks later, for a bar incident (a misunderstanding, according to Michaels's autobiography).<sup id="cite_ref-stopper_4-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-stopper-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-sm116_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sm116-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They then returned to AWA, where they won the AWA tag team titles for a second time,<sup id="cite_ref-slam_10-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-slam-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> but were re-signed by WWF a year later.<sup id="cite_ref-sm116_21-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sm116-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Return_to_the_WWF/E"><span id="Return_to_the_WWF.2FE"></span>Return to the WWF/E</h3></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="The_Rockers_(1988–1992)"><span id="The_Rockers_.281988.E2.80.931992.29"></span>The Rockers (1988–1992)</h4></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/The_Rockers" title="The Rockers">The Rockers</a></div> <p>The Rockers redebuted at a WWF <a href="/wiki/House_show" title="House show">live event</a> on July 7, 1988.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Due to WWF chairman <a href="/wiki/Vince_McMahon" title="Vince McMahon">Vince McMahon</a>'s desire to have his performers carry WWF-exclusive ring names, Michaels and Jannetty were renamed, as simply <a href="/wiki/The_Rockers" title="The Rockers">The Rockers</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-HAT_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HAT-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The team proved popular with both children and women<sup id="cite_ref-stopper_4-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-stopper-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and was a mid-card stalwart of television and <a href="/wiki/List_of_WWE_pay-per-view_events" class="mw-redirect" title="List of WWE pay-per-view events">pay-per-view</a> shows for the next two years.<sup id="cite_ref-sm148_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sm148-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During this time, Michaels headlined his first pay-per-view for the WWF when The Rockers were involved in the 4-on-4 <a href="/wiki/Survivor_Series_match" title="Survivor Series match">Survivor Series match</a> main event of <a href="/wiki/Survivor_Series_(1989)" title="Survivor Series (1989)">Survivor Series</a> on November 23, 1989, which they won.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On October 30, 1990, The Rockers unofficially won the <a href="/wiki/World_Tag_Team_Championship_(WWE,_1971%E2%80%932010)" title="World Tag Team Championship (WWE, 1971–2010)">WWF Tag Team Championship</a> from <a href="/wiki/The_Hart_Foundation" class="mw-redirect" title="The Hart Foundation">The Hart Foundation</a> (<a href="/wiki/Bret_Hart" title="Bret Hart">Bret Hart</a> and <a href="/wiki/Jim_Neidhart" title="Jim Neidhart">Jim Neidhart</a>), as Neidhart, half of the championship team, was in the process of negotiating his release from the company.<sup id="cite_ref-sm148_23-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sm148-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The match was taped with The Rockers winning the title, but soon after Neidhart came to an agreement with management and was rehired.<sup id="cite_ref-sm148_23-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sm148-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The championship was returned to the Hart Foundation, while the title change was never broadcast or even acknowledged on television (though The Rockers did have a successful title defense on November 3, 1990, against <a href="/wiki/Power_and_Glory" title="Power and Glory">Power and Glory</a> (<a href="/wiki/Hercules_(wrestler)" title="Hercules (wrestler)">Hercules</a> and <a href="/wiki/Paul_Roma" title="Paul Roma">Paul Roma</a>) before the title was returned to the Hart Foundation).<sup id="cite_ref-sm148_23-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sm148-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> When news spread, WWF explained that the original result was void due to a collapsed <a href="/wiki/Turnbuckle" title="Turnbuckle">turnbuckle</a> in the ring during the bout. A buckle had indeed broken, but not to a noticeable or dangerous extent during the match.<sup id="cite_ref-HAT_1-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HAT-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Rockers continued their partnership, eventually splitting on December 2, 1991, aired January 11, 1992, on Wrestling Challenge, during an incident on <a href="/wiki/Brutus_Beefcake" title="Brutus Beefcake">Brutus Beefcake</a>'s televised <i>Barber Shop</i> talk show <a href="/wiki/Glossary_of_professional_wrestling_terms#Promo" title="Glossary of professional wrestling terms">promotional segment</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-sm159_25-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sm159-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Michaels <a href="/wiki/Superkick" class="mw-redirect" title="Superkick">superkicked</a> Jannetty and <a href="/wiki/Defenestration" title="Defenestration">threw him</a> through a <a href="/wiki/Sugar_glass" title="Sugar glass">glass</a> window on the set of Beefcake's talk show.<sup id="cite_ref-stopper_4-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-stopper-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Jannetty returned to the WWF the following year and enjoyed moderate success before leaving the company in 1994, while Michaels became a prominent villain of the early to mid-1990s as "The Boy Toy".<sup id="cite_ref-sm159_25-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sm159-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Heartbreak_Kid_(1992–1995)"><span id="Heartbreak_Kid_.281992.E2.80.931995.29"></span>Heartbreak Kid (1992–1995)</h4></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Two_Dudes_with_Attitudes" title="Two Dudes with Attitudes">Two Dudes with Attitudes</a></div> <p>At the suggestion of <a href="/wiki/Curt_Hennig" title="Curt Hennig">Curt Hennig</a>, Michaels adopted the nickname "The Heartbreak Kid".<sup id="cite_ref-stopper_4-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-stopper-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Along with his new name came a new <a href="/wiki/Gimmick_(professional_wrestling)" title="Gimmick (professional wrestling)">gimmick</a> as a vain, cocky <a href="/wiki/Heel_(professional_wrestling)" title="Heel (professional wrestling)">villain</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-shining_27-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-shining-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was put together with mirror-carrying <a href="/wiki/Manager_(professional_wrestling)" title="Manager (professional wrestling)">manager</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sherri_Martel" title="Sherri Martel">Sensational Sherri</a>, who according to the storyline had become infatuated with him.<sup id="cite_ref-sm159_25-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sm159-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Sherri even sang the first version of his new <a href="/wiki/Theme_music" title="Theme music">theme music</a>, "Sexy Boy".<sup id="cite_ref-HAT_1-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HAT-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During that period, after Michaels had wrestled his scheduled match at live events, his departure was announced with "Shawn Michaels has left the building", alluding to the phrase "<a href="/wiki/Elvis_Presley" title="Elvis Presley">Elvis</a> has left the building".<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Shawn_and_Diesel_tag_champs.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Shawn_and_Diesel_tag_champs.jpg/200px-Shawn_and_Diesel_tag_champs.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="302" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Shawn_and_Diesel_tag_champs.jpg/300px-Shawn_and_Diesel_tag_champs.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Shawn_and_Diesel_tag_champs.jpg/400px-Shawn_and_Diesel_tag_champs.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1145" data-file-height="1727" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Nash" title="Kevin Nash">Diesel</a> acted as Michaels's on-air bodyguard and <a href="/wiki/Tag_team" title="Tag team">tag team</a> partner for two <a href="/wiki/World_Tag_Team_Championship_(WWE,_1971%E2%80%932010)" title="World Tag Team Championship (WWE, 1971–2010)">championship reigns</a>.</figcaption></figure> <p>At <a href="/wiki/WrestleMania_VIII" title="WrestleMania VIII">WrestleMania VIII</a> on April 5, 1992, Michaels defeated <a href="/wiki/Tito_Santana" title="Tito Santana">Tito Santana</a> in his first pay-per-view singles match after both men had simultaneously eliminated each other from that year's <a href="/wiki/Royal_Rumble_(1992)" title="Royal Rumble (1992)">Royal Rumble</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Michaels subsequently became a contender to the promotion's singles titles and failed to win the <a href="/wiki/WWE_World_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="WWE World Championship">WWF Championship</a> from champion <a href="/wiki/Randy_Savage" title="Randy Savage">Randy Savage</a> in his first opportunity to compete for that title at British event <a href="/wiki/UK_Rampage_(1992)" title="UK Rampage (1992)">UK Rampage</a>, held on April 19 at the <a href="/wiki/Motorpoint_Arena_Sheffield" class="mw-redirect" title="Motorpoint Arena Sheffield">Sheffield Arena</a> and broadcast on <a href="/wiki/Sky_Movies" class="mw-redirect" title="Sky Movies">Sky Movies Plus</a><sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (the match later aired in the US on the edition of June 15 of <i><a href="/wiki/WWF_Prime_Time_Wrestling" title="WWF Prime Time Wrestling">Prime Time Wrestling</a></i>).<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Michaels was also unable to win the <a href="/wiki/WWE_Intercontinental_Championship" title="WWE Intercontinental Championship">Intercontinental Championship</a> from Bret Hart in the WWF's first <a href="/wiki/Ladder_match" title="Ladder match">ladder match</a> at a <i><a href="/wiki/WWF_Challenge" class="mw-redirect" title="WWF Challenge">Wrestling Challenge</a></i> taping on July 21, which was subsequently made available on multiple <a href="/wiki/WWE_Home_Video" title="WWE Home Video">Coliseum/WWE Home Video</a> releases.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, he won the title from <a href="/wiki/The_British_Bulldog" class="mw-redirect" title="The British Bulldog">The British Bulldog</a> on <i><a href="/wiki/Saturday_Night%27s_Main_Event_XXXI" class="mw-redirect" title="Saturday Night's Main Event XXXI">Saturday Night's Main Event XXXI</a></i>, which aired on November 14.<sup id="cite_ref-IC-title_34-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-IC-title-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He faced Hart for the WWF Championship at <a href="/wiki/Survivor_Series_(1992)" title="Survivor Series (1992)">Survivor Series</a> on November 25, but lost the match.<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Originally the secondary main event, Michaels and Hart became the primary main event after <a href="/wiki/Warrior_(wrestler)" class="mw-redirect" title="Warrior (wrestler)">The Ultimate Warrior</a> was unable to compete and was replaced by Mr. Perfect (Curt Hennig) in the tag team match that involved Randy Savage against the team of <a href="/wiki/Ric_Flair" title="Ric Flair">Ric Flair</a> and <a href="/wiki/Scott_Hall" title="Scott Hall">Razor Ramon</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During this time, Michaels and Sherri split and he engaged himself in a feud with former tag team partner Marty Jannetty.<sup id="cite_ref-stopper_4-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-stopper-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Michaels lost the Intercontinental Championship to Jannetty on the May 17, 1993, episode of <i><a href="/wiki/WWE_Raw" title="WWE Raw">Raw</a></i>,<sup id="cite_ref-IC-title_34-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-IC-title-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> but regained it on June 6 with the help of his debuting "<a href="/wiki/Bodyguard" title="Bodyguard">bodyguard</a>" (and off-air friend) <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Nash" title="Kevin Nash">Diesel</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-HAT_1-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HAT-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-IC-title_34-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-IC-title-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In September 1993, Michaels was suspended for testing positive for <a href="/wiki/Steroid" title="Steroid">steroid</a> – a charge he never admitted.<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On WWF programs, his suspension was explained by his having neglected to defend the title often enough. After turning down <a href="/wiki/World_Championship_Wrestling" title="World Championship Wrestling">World Championship Wrestling</a> (WCW)'s advances, Michaels returned to the WWF and made several appearances in the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Wrestling_Association" title="United States Wrestling Association">United States Wrestling Association</a> (USWA) during a WWF/USWA cross-promotion. He returned on November 24 at <a href="/wiki/Survivor_Series_(1993)" title="Survivor Series (1993)">Survivor Series</a>, substituting for <a href="/wiki/Jerry_Lawler" title="Jerry Lawler">Jerry Lawler</a>, who was dealing with legal issues, in a match pitting himself and three of Lawler's "Knights" against the Hart brothers, Bret, <a href="/wiki/Bruce_Hart_(wrestler)" title="Bruce Hart (wrestler)">Bruce</a>, <a href="/wiki/Keith_Hart_(wrestler)" title="Keith Hart (wrestler)">Keith</a> and <a href="/wiki/Owen_Hart" title="Owen Hart">Owen</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-pwi92_38-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pwi92-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Shawn_Michaels_in_1994.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Shawn_Michaels_in_1994.jpg/220px-Shawn_Michaels_in_1994.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="323" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8b/Shawn_Michaels_in_1994.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="268" data-file-height="393" /></a><figcaption>Michaels in 1994</figcaption></figure> <p>In 1994, Michaels entered a <a href="/wiki/Feud_(professional_wrestling)" title="Feud (professional wrestling)">rivalry</a> with Razor Ramon, who had won the vacant Intercontinental Championship during Michaels's absence.<sup id="cite_ref-ladderbegin_39-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ladderbegin-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Since Michaels had never been defeated in the ring for the title, he claimed to be the rightful champion and even carried around his old title belt.<sup id="cite_ref-ladderbegin_39-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ladderbegin-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This feud culminated in a ladder match between the two on March 20 at <a href="/wiki/WrestleMania_X" title="WrestleMania X">WrestleMania X</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-ladderbegin_39-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ladderbegin-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Michaels lost the match, which featured both his and Ramon's championship belts suspended above a ladder in the ring.<sup id="cite_ref-pwi92_38-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pwi92-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-ladderbegin_39-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ladderbegin-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This match was voted by fans as "<a href="/wiki/List_of_Pro_Wrestling_Illustrated_awards#Match_of_the_Year" title="List of Pro Wrestling Illustrated awards">Match of the Year</a>" by <i><a href="/wiki/Pro_Wrestling_Illustrated" title="Pro Wrestling Illustrated">Pro Wrestling Illustrated</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-stopper_4-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-stopper-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It also received a five-star rating from <i><a href="/wiki/Wrestling_Observer_Newsletter" title="Wrestling Observer Newsletter">Wrestling Observer Newsletter</a></i> editor <a href="/wiki/Dave_Meltzer" title="Dave Meltzer">Dave Meltzer</a>, the first of nine WWF/E matches to do so. Over the next few months, Michaels battled various injuries and launched the <i><a href="/wiki/WWE_Raw#Recurring_segments" title="WWE Raw">Heartbreak Hotel</a></i> television talk show segment, mainly shown on <i><a href="/wiki/WWF_Superstars_of_Wrestling" title="WWF Superstars of Wrestling">Superstars</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On August 28, Michaels and Diesel won the WWF Tag Team Championship from <a href="/wiki/The_Headshrinkers" class="mw-redirect" title="The Headshrinkers">The Headshrinkers</a> (<a href="/wiki/Samula_Anoa%CA%BBi" class="mw-redirect" title="Samula Anoaʻi">Samu</a> and <a href="/wiki/Rikishi_(wrestler)" title="Rikishi (wrestler)">Fatu</a>).<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The next day at <a href="/wiki/SummerSlam_(1994)" title="SummerSlam (1994)">SummerSlam</a>, Diesel lost the Intercontinental Championship to Ramon when Michaels accidentally superkicked Diesel.<sup id="cite_ref-pwi92_38-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pwi92-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This triggered a split between the two, a storyline that was drawn out until <a href="/wiki/Survivor_Series_(1994)" title="Survivor Series (1994)">Survivor Series</a> on November 24.<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Michaels won the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Rumble_(1995)" title="Royal Rumble (1995)">Royal Rumble</a> on January 2, 1995,<sup id="cite_ref-sm196_43-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sm196-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> which set up a championship grudge match on March 20 at <a href="/wiki/WrestleMania_XI" title="WrestleMania XI">WrestleMania XI</a> against Diesel (who had gone on to win the WWF Championship from <a href="/wiki/Bob_Backlund" title="Bob Backlund">Bob Backlund</a>).<sup id="cite_ref-sm196_43-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sm196-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As part of the storyline, Michaels recruited <a href="/wiki/Sid_Eudy" title="Sid Eudy">Sid</a> as his bodyguard for the build-up, lost the match<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and was attacked by Sid the following night.<sup id="cite_ref-Sid_attack_45-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sid_attack-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After this, Michaels took time off<sup id="cite_ref-Sid_attack_45-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sid_attack-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> because Vince McMahon wanted Michaels to become a <a href="/wiki/Face_(professional_wrestling)" title="Face (professional wrestling)">fan favorite</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Formation_of_the_Kliq_(1995–1996)"><span id="Formation_of_the_Kliq_.281995.E2.80.931996.29"></span>Formation of the Kliq (1995–1996)</h4></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/The_Kliq" title="The Kliq">The Kliq</a></div> <p>Michaels returned to the ring as a fan favorite in May 1995 and defeated <a href="/wiki/Jeff_Jarrett" title="Jeff Jarrett">Jeff Jarrett</a> to win his third Intercontinental Championship on July 24 at <a href="/wiki/In_Your_House_2" title="In Your House 2">In Your House 2: The Lumberjacks</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-stopper_4-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-stopper-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This led to a title defense against Razor Ramon on August 27 at <a href="/wiki/SummerSlam_(1995)" title="SummerSlam (1995)">SummerSlam</a> in a ladder match, which Michaels won.<sup id="cite_ref-stopper_4-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-stopper-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Around this time, Michaels became the leader of a backstage group known as <a href="/wiki/The_Kliq" title="The Kliq">The Kliq</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-stopper_4-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-stopper-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Critics perceive the group to have sufficient clout with WWF owner Vince McMahon, becoming dominant wrestling figures in the WWF for several years in the mid-1990s, causing friction with other wrestlers. Michaels disputes the perception, saying that McMahon pushed only deserving wrestlers.<sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Michaels's fan base was later nicknamed "The Kliq" as an inside reference to the real "Kliq".<sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In October 1995, Michaels was the victim of a legit assault outside a bar in <a href="/wiki/Syracuse,_New_York" title="Syracuse, New York">Syracuse, New York</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-HAT_1-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HAT-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Due to not being able to compete, Michaels was forced to forfeit the Intercontinental Championship to his original opponent <a href="/wiki/Shane_Douglas" title="Shane Douglas">Dean Douglas</a> on October 22 at <a href="/wiki/In_Your_House_4" title="In Your House 4">In Your House: Great White North</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> who in turn Douglas lost the championship to Razor Ramon, another member of the Kliq.<sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During a match with <a href="/wiki/Owen_Hart" title="Owen Hart">Owen Hart</a> on a November episode of <i>Raw</i>, Hart performed an <a href="/wiki/Professional_wrestling_attacks#Enzuigiri" class="mw-redirect" title="Professional wrestling attacks">enzuigiri</a> that struck the back of Michaels's head.<sup id="cite_ref-sm215_52-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sm215-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They continued the match, but Michaels collapsed in the ring, supposedly because he had suffered a concussion.<sup id="cite_ref-HAT_1-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HAT-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-sm215_52-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sm215-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The concussion was scripted, which was kept from most fans at the time.<sup id="cite_ref-HAT_1-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HAT-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A retirement angle was written so that Michaels could take some time off after he came back from an injury too soon.<sup id="cite_ref-HAT_1-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HAT-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="WWF_Champion_(1996–1998)"><span id="WWF_Champion_.281996.E2.80.931998.29"></span>WWF Champion (1996–1998)</h4></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/D-Generation_X" title="D-Generation X">D-Generation X</a></div> <p>After teasing retirement, Michaels returned to the WWF at the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Rumble_(1996)" title="Royal Rumble (1996)">Royal Rumble</a> match on January 21, 1996, winning for the second year in a row to receive a <a href="/wiki/WWE_World_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="WWE World Championship">WWF Championship</a> match in the main event at <a href="/wiki/WrestleMania_XII" title="WrestleMania XII">WrestleMania XII</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Around this time, Jose Lothario became Michaels's on-screen manager.<sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At WrestleMania XII on March 31, Michaels defeated WWF Champion Bret Hart in the overtime of their sixty-minute <a href="/wiki/Iron_Man_match" class="mw-redirect" title="Iron Man match">Iron Man match</a>, which had ended in a scoreless tie.<sup id="cite_ref-stopper_4-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-stopper-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On May 19, Michaels and his fellow Kliq members were involved in the incident known as "<a href="/wiki/The_Kliq#The_MSG_"Curtain_Call"" title="The Kliq">Curtain Call</a>". Diesel and Razor Ramon were about to leave WWF to company rival WCW. After Michaels won a match against Diesel, Ramon and <a href="/wiki/Triple_H" title="Triple H">Hunter Hearst Helmsley</a> came to the ring and joined Michaels and Diesel in a group-hug.<sup id="cite_ref-assael156_55-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-assael156-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As Diesel and Helmsley were seen as villains at the time, in contrast to Michaels and Ramon, this constituted a breach of "<a href="/wiki/Kayfabe" title="Kayfabe">kayfabe</a>", as acting out of character, which was rare and controversial at the time.<sup id="cite_ref-assael156_55-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-assael156-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As WCW gained momentum due to the signings of Hall and Nash, Michaels held the championship for most of the year. At <a href="/wiki/Survivor_Series_(1996)" title="Survivor Series (1996)">Survivor Series</a> on November 17, Michaels lost the WWF Championship to Sycho Sid<sup id="cite_ref-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> but recaptured the title on January 19, 1997, at <a href="/wiki/Royal_Rumble_(1997)" title="Royal Rumble (1997)">Royal Rumble</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-57" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On a special episode of <i>Raw</i> dubbed <i>Thursday Raw Thursday</i>, Michaels vacated the WWF Championship.<sup id="cite_ref-HAT_1-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HAT-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He explained to fans that he was informed by doctors that he had suffered a knee injury. Michaels contemplated thoughts of retirement and stated that he "had to find his smile again", which he had "lost" somewhere down the line.<sup id="cite_ref-58" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After consulting with <a href="/wiki/James_Andrews_(physician)" title="James Andrews (physician)">Dr. James Andrews</a>, 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 <a href="/wiki/Stone_Cold_Steve_Austin" title="Stone Cold Steve Austin">Stone Cold Steve Austin</a> to win the WWF Tag Team Championship.<sup id="cite_ref-59" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In his autobiography, Michaels discusses his real-life feud with Bret Hart, claiming that Hart did interviews on live television claiming that Michaels was faking his whole injury.<sup id="cite_ref-60" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:WWE-_Birmingham_200997_(22).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/WWE-_Birmingham_200997_%2822%29.jpg/220px-WWE-_Birmingham_200997_%2822%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="332" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/WWE-_Birmingham_200997_%2822%29.jpg/330px-WWE-_Birmingham_200997_%2822%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/WWE-_Birmingham_200997_%2822%29.jpg/440px-WWE-_Birmingham_200997_%2822%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="756" data-file-height="1141" /></a><figcaption>Michaels portrayed his cocky, vain character with colorful outfits.</figcaption></figure> <p>By the spring of 1997, the real-life backstage conflict between Michaels and Hart was reaching its height. Both men were going out on television and frequently making personal, true to heart remarks about one another. Michaels briefly left the WWF in June of that year after a real backstage fight with Hart, just hours before a <i>Raw Is War</i> show, which allegedly resulted from Michaels making an on-air remark, known as the "Sunny Days" comment, implying that Hart (who was married at the time) was having an affair with <a href="/wiki/Tammy_Sytch" class="mw-redirect" title="Tammy Sytch">Tammy Sytch</a>, a manager and valet who was signed to the WWF as Sunny. 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. Michaels eventually returned that summer in July. At <a href="/wiki/SummerSlam_(1997)" title="SummerSlam (1997)">SummerSlam</a> on August 3, Michaels officiated the WWF Championship match between WWF Champion <a href="/wiki/The_Undertaker" title="The Undertaker">The Undertaker</a> and Bret Hart.<sup id="cite_ref-takerSS_61-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-takerSS-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The match ended controversially, with Michaels hitting The Undertaker with a chair (unintentionally, as he was aiming for Hart after he spat in his face).<sup id="cite_ref-takerSS_61-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-takerSS-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Michaels was then forced to award the championship to his nemesis, Bret Hart.<sup id="cite_ref-takerSS_61-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-takerSS-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The next night on <i>Raw Is War</i>, signs of a heel turn started to show as Michaels told the WWF fans what happened at SummerSlam was an accident and that he dealt with The Undertaker when the time came. At <a href="/wiki/WWF_One_Night_Only" title="WWF One Night Only">WWF One Night Only</a>, held in <a href="/wiki/Birmingham" title="Birmingham">Birmingham, England</a>, on September 20, Michaels defeated The British Bulldog to capture the <a href="/wiki/WWE_European_Championship" title="WWE European Championship">WWF European Championship</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-takerSS_61-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-takerSS-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:0_62-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The fans at the event were so upset at the result of the match they booed Michaels out of the building to the extent that they littered the ring with garbage, cementing his second heel turn.<sup id="cite_ref-takerSS_61-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-takerSS-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-pwi99_63-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pwi99-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> With this win, Michaels became the first <a href="/wiki/Grand_Slam_(professional_wrestling)" title="Grand Slam (professional wrestling)">Grand Slam Champion</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-WWEProfile_2-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WWEProfile-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At <a href="/wiki/Badd_Blood:_In_Your_House" title="Badd Blood: In Your House">In Your House: Badd Blood</a> on October 5, Michaels defeated The Undertaker in the first <a href="/wiki/Hell_in_a_Cell" title="Hell in a Cell">Hell in a Cell</a> match, during which Michaels fell off the side of the 5-metre (15 ft) high structure through a table.<sup id="cite_ref-HIAC1_64-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HIAC1-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The match received a 5-star rating from Dave Meltzer.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (September 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>In the fall, Michaels joined forces with real-life friend Hunter Hearst Helmsley (later known as Triple H), Helmsley's then real-life girlfriend <a href="/wiki/Chyna" title="Chyna">Chyna</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Rick_Rude" title="Rick Rude">Rick Rude</a> to form the <a href="/wiki/Glossary_of_professional_wrestling_terms#Stable" title="Glossary of professional wrestling terms">stable</a> <a href="/wiki/D-Generation_X" title="D-Generation X">D-Generation X</a> (DX).<sup id="cite_ref-65" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-65"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Michaels continued his rivalry with Bret Hart and his reformed <a href="/wiki/The_Hart_Foundation#The_(New)_Hart_Foundation" class="mw-redirect" title="The Hart Foundation">Hart Foundation</a>, which was now a pro-Canada stable. Michaels taunted the group and Canada by engaging in acts such as blowing his nose with and humping the <a href="/wiki/Flag_of_Canada" title="Flag of Canada">Canadian Flag</a>. Michaels later claimed the flag desecration was Hart's idea.<sup id="cite_ref-66" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-66"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Michaels's feud with the Hart Foundation culminated in a WWF Championship match at <a href="/wiki/Survivor_Series_(1997)" title="Survivor Series (1997)">Survivor Series</a> on November 9 against Hart. Michaels came out of this match, dubbed by fans the "<a href="/wiki/Montreal_Screwjob" title="Montreal Screwjob">Montreal Screwjob</a>", as the WWF Champion.<sup id="cite_ref-67" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-67"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Michaels now held both the WWF and European championships at the same time. Michaels dropped the European Championship to DX member Hunter Hearst Hemsley in a <a href="/wiki/Farce" title="Farce">farcical</a> match.<sup id="cite_ref-68" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="First_retirement_and_hiatus_(1998–2002)"><span id="First_retirement_and_hiatus_.281998.E2.80.932002.29"></span>First retirement and hiatus (1998–2002)</h4></div> <p>On January 18, 1998, at the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Rumble_(1998)" title="Royal Rumble (1998)">Royal Rumble</a>, in a <a href="/wiki/Professional_wrestling_match_types#Container-based_variations" title="Professional wrestling match types">casket match</a> against The Undertaker, Michaels took a <a href="/wiki/Professional_wrestling_throws#Back_body_drop" title="Professional wrestling throws">back body drop</a> to the outside of the ring and hit his lower back on the <a href="/wiki/Coffin" title="Coffin">casket</a>, causing him to <a href="/wiki/Spinal_disc_herniation" class="mw-redirect" title="Spinal disc herniation">herniate two discs</a> and crush one completely.<sup id="cite_ref-stopper_4-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-stopper-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-69" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-69"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Michaels went on to win the match<sup id="cite_ref-stopper_4-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-stopper-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> but the injury rendered him unable to compete on the following month's <a href="/wiki/No_Way_Out_of_Texas:_In_Your_House" title="No Way Out of Texas: In Your House">No Way Out of Texas: In Your House</a> as advertised, and forced him into retirement a night after losing the WWF Championship to Stone Cold Steve Austin on March 29 at <a href="/wiki/WrestleMania_XIV" title="WrestleMania XIV">WrestleMania XIV</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-70" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-70"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>After being away for nearly four months, Michaels made a surprise return to the WWF as a guest commentator on the July 13 episode of <i>Raw Is War</i>. Michaels continued to make non-wrestling appearances on WWF programming and on November 23 he replaced <a href="/wiki/Sgt._Slaughter" title="Sgt. Slaughter">Sgt. Slaughter</a> as the <a href="/wiki/Professional_wrestling_authority_figures#Commissioners" title="Professional wrestling authority figures">WWF Commissioner</a>, eventually joining Vince McMahon's group of wrestlers called <a href="/wiki/The_Corporation_(professional_wrestling)" title="The Corporation (professional wrestling)">The Corporation</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-71" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-71"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>71<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Throughout late 1998 and early 1999, Michaels made regular television appearances on <i>Raw</i>, in which he scheduled matches, throwing around his authority, and sometimes even deciding the outcome of matches.<sup id="cite_ref-72" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-72"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>72<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-73" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-73"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>73<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-74" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-74"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>74<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On the January 4, 1999, episode of <i>Raw Is War</i>, Michaels re-joined DX as a face, but disappeared from WWF television for a few weeks to have back surgery<sup id="cite_ref-75" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-75"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>75<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and by the time he returned DX was on the way of dissolving within the next couple of months.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (September 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>On November 23, 1999, Michaels made a special appearance for <a href="/wiki/Frontier_Martial-Arts_Wrestling" title="Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling">Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling</a> at the <a href="/wiki/FMW_10th_Anniversary_Show" title="FMW 10th Anniversary Show">10th Anniversary Show</a> at the <a href="/wiki/Yokohama_Arena" title="Yokohama Arena">Yokohama Arena</a>, serving as the guest referee for the <a href="/wiki/Hayabusa_(wrestler)" title="Hayabusa (wrestler)">H</a> vs <a href="/wiki/Mr._Gannosuke" title="Mr. Gannosuke">fake Hayabusa (Mr. Gannosuke)</a> main event. He got himself involved in the match when Gannosuke delivered a low blow on him and he responded later on with <i>Sweet Chin Music</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-76" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-76"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>76<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Michaels made occasional appearances as the WWF Commissioner during the spring and summer of 1999, but remained absent from television after August until May 15, 2000, when he returned on <i>Raw Is War</i> to declare himself the special guest referee for <a href="/wiki/Dwayne_Johnson" title="Dwayne Johnson">The Rock</a> and Triple H's Iron Man match at <a href="/wiki/Judgment_Day_(2000)" title="Judgment Day (2000)">Judgment Day</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-77" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-77"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>77<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> One month later, Michaels briefly reappeared on <i>Raw Is War</i> to hand over the role of Commissioner to <a href="/wiki/Mick_Foley" title="Mick Foley">Mick Foley</a>, and after another appearance in October did not make any in-arena appearances until mid-2002.<sup id="cite_ref-78" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-78"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>78<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He appeared briefly on television to make a speech at <a href="/wiki/The_World_(WWE)" title="The World (WWE)">WWF New York</a> during <a href="/wiki/Armageddon_(2000)" title="Armageddon (2000)">Armageddon</a> on December 10, 2000.<sup id="cite_ref-79" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-79"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>79<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On April 4, 2000, Michaels returned to wrestling for a one-night appearance defeating <a href="/wiki/Paul_Diamond" title="Paul Diamond">Paul Diamond</a> in a bunkhouse brawl at Texas Wrestling Entertainment.<sup id="cite_ref-80" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-80"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>80<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-81" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-81"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>81<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Believing that his wrestling career was over, Michaels was interested in training individuals who wanted to become professional wrestlers.<sup id="cite_ref-training_academy_82-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-training_academy-82"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>82<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He saw potential in using his name and opened the Shawn Michaels Wrestling Academy (later the <a href="/wiki/Texas_Wrestling_Academy" title="Texas Wrestling Academy">Texas Wrestling Academy</a>) in 1999, after his <a href="/wiki/Lawyer" title="Lawyer">lawyer</a> Skip McCormick suggested the idea.<sup id="cite_ref-training_academy_82-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-training_academy-82"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>82<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Michaels left the academy in 2002,<sup id="cite_ref-training_academy_82-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-training_academy-82"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>82<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> giving co-founder Rudy Boy Gonzalez sole responsibility due to Michaels's new contract with WWE.<sup id="cite_ref-stopper_4-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-stopper-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Michaels was also a sportscaster for <a href="/wiki/San_Antonio" title="San Antonio">San Antonio</a>'s local news for a short period during his retirement.<sup id="cite_ref-training_academy_82-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-training_academy-82"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>82<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Feud_with_Triple_H_(2002–2004)"><span id="Feud_with_Triple_H_.282002.E2.80.932004.29"></span>Feud with Triple H (2002–2004)</h4></div> <p>On the June 3 episode of <i>Raw</i>, Michaels returned to WWE television after 18 months of absence when Kevin Nash announced him as a new member of the recently reformed <a href="/wiki/The_New_World_Order_(professional_wrestling)" class="mw-redirect" title="The New World Order (professional wrestling)">New World Order</a> (nWo). Michaels was the only nWo member to have never worked in WCW.<sup id="cite_ref-83" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-83"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>83<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After the nWo had disbanded, Triple H appeared to make amends with Michaels. This was solidified when Michaels pleaded Triple H to return to <i>Raw</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-Raw_-_July_22_84-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Raw_-_July_22-84"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>84<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Later on, they came down to the ring sporting their DX music and attire. When the pair was about to perform their trademark "Suck It" taunt, Triple H turned on Michaels by performing a <a href="/wiki/Facebuster#Double_underhook_facebuster" title="Facebuster">Pedigree</a> on him.<sup id="cite_ref-Raw_-_July_22_84-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Raw_-_July_22-84"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>84<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Continuing the angle, in his first WWE match since WrestleMania XIV, Michaels defeated Triple H at SummerSlam, but was attacked by Triple H with a <a href="/wiki/Sledgehammer" title="Sledgehammer">sledgehammer</a> after the match.<sup id="cite_ref-85" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-85"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>85<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At <a href="/wiki/Survivor_Series_(2002)" title="Survivor Series (2002)">Survivor Series</a> on November 17, Michaels won the <a href="/wiki/World_Heavyweight_Championship_(WWE,_2002%E2%80%932013)" title="World Heavyweight Championship (WWE, 2002–2013)">World Heavyweight Championship</a> from Triple H in the first <a href="/wiki/Elimination_Chamber" title="Elimination Chamber">Elimination Chamber</a> match.<sup id="cite_ref-86" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-86"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>86<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On December 15 at <a href="/wiki/Armageddon_(2002)" title="Armageddon (2002)">Armageddon</a>, he lost the championship to Triple H in a <a href="/wiki/Professional_wrestling_match_types#Two_out_of_Three_falls_match" title="Professional wrestling match types">Three Stages of Hell match</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-87" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-87"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>87<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Jerichomichaels.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Jerichomichaels.jpg/220px-Jerichomichaels.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="387" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Jerichomichaels.jpg/330px-Jerichomichaels.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Jerichomichaels.jpg/440px-Jerichomichaels.jpg 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="1126" /></a><figcaption>Michaels's match with <a href="/wiki/Chris_Jericho" title="Chris Jericho">Chris Jericho</a> at <a href="/wiki/WrestleMania_XIX" title="WrestleMania XIX">WrestleMania XIX</a> in March 2003 was his first match at a WrestleMania event since <a href="/wiki/WrestleMania_XIV" title="WrestleMania XIV">WrestleMania XIV</a> in March 1998.</figcaption></figure> <p>Michaels then began a rivalry with <a href="/wiki/Chris_Jericho" title="Chris Jericho">Chris Jericho</a>, after Jericho claimed that he was the next Shawn Michaels.<sup id="cite_ref-88" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-88"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>88<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On January 13, 2003, after Jericho won a <a href="/wiki/Battle_royal_(professional_wrestling)" title="Battle royal (professional wrestling)">battle royal</a> to select his entry number for the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Rumble_(2003)" title="Royal Rumble (2003)">Royal Rumble</a>, choosing number two in order to start the match with Michaels,<sup id="cite_ref-89" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-89"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>89<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> who had already been named number one. At the Royal Rumble on January 19, Jericho, with the help of <a href="/wiki/Jason_Reso" class="mw-redirect" title="Jason Reso">Christian</a>, eliminated Michaels. Michaels later interfered in the match, causing Jericho to be eliminated.<sup id="cite_ref-90" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-90"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>90<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Michaels defeated Jericho on March 30 at <a href="/wiki/WrestleMania_XIX" title="WrestleMania XIX">WrestleMania XIX</a> but was low-blowed after hugging Jericho.<sup id="cite_ref-WM19_91-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WM19-91"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>91<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>At <a href="/wiki/Backlash_(2003)" title="Backlash (2003)">Backlash</a> Michaels lost to the team of Jericho, Triple H and <a href="/wiki/Ric_Flair" title="Ric Flair">Ric Flair</a> in a 6-man tag team. This led to a match between Michaels and Flair at <a href="/wiki/Bad_Blood_(2003)" title="Bad Blood (2003)">Bad Blood</a>, which Flair won. Following this, Michaels continued feuding with the members of Triple H's faction Evolution. He was unsuccessful in capturing the World Heavyweight Championship at <a href="/wiki/SummerSlam_(2003)" title="SummerSlam (2003)">SummerSlam</a> with Triple H retaining in the second Elimination Chamber match. He then lost to <a href="/wiki/Randy_Orton" title="Randy Orton">Randy Orton</a> at <a href="/wiki/Unforgiven_(2003)" title="Unforgiven (2003)">Unforgiven</a>. At <a href="/wiki/Armageddon_(2003)" title="Armageddon (2003)">Armageddon</a>, Michaels defeated the groups enforcer <a href="/wiki/Batista_(wrestler)" class="mw-redirect" title="Batista (wrestler)">Batista</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (September 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>On the December 29 episode of <i>Raw</i>, Michaels seemingly defeated Triple H after a Sweet Chin Music for the World Heavyweight Championship in his hometown of <a href="/wiki/San_Antonio" title="San Antonio">San Antonio, Texas</a>, with <a href="/wiki/Eric_Bischoff" title="Eric Bischoff">Eric Bischoff</a> as the special guest referee (Earl Hebner originally refereed the match, only to be knocked out by Triple H in the middle of the match). However, Bischoff reversed the decision due to both men's shoulders being on the mat. Angered by this, Michaels attacked Ric Flair and Bischoff. He was subsequently fired by Bischoff but rehired by Steve Austin.<sup id="cite_ref-92" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-92"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>92<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>As a part of an ongoing feud with Triple H, the two competed alongside <a href="/wiki/Chris_Benoit" title="Chris Benoit">Chris Benoit</a> in the main event on March 14, 2004, at <a href="/wiki/WrestleMania_XX" title="WrestleMania XX">WrestleMania XX</a> for the World Heavyweight Championship, which Benoit won.<sup id="cite_ref-pwi115_93-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pwi115-93"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>93<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The night before this, Michaels inducted Tito Santana in the WWE Hall of Fame. A triple threat WrestleMania rematch for the title took place on April 18 at <a href="/wiki/Backlash_(2004)" title="Backlash (2004)">Backlash</a>, where Benoit successfully retained it after forcing Michaels to submit to a Sharpshooter.<sup id="cite_ref-94" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-94"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>94<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Due to the "Montreal Screwjob" incident, the <a href="/wiki/Edmonton" title="Edmonton">Edmonton</a> crowd booed Michaels, with chants of "You screwed Bret!" being heard during his match at Backlash.<sup id="cite_ref-95" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-95"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>95<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At <a href="/wiki/Bad_Blood_(2004)" title="Bad Blood (2004)">Bad Blood</a> on June 13, Michaels lost to Triple H in the longest Hell in a Cell match in history.<sup id="cite_ref-pwi115_93-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pwi115-93"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>93<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Four months later, he lost a World Heavyweight Championship match against Triple H, after <a href="/wiki/Adam_Copeland" class="mw-redirect" title="Adam Copeland">Edge</a> interfered on October 19 at <a href="/wiki/Taboo_Tuesday_(2004)" title="Taboo Tuesday (2004)">Taboo Tuesday</a>, when the fans voted for him ahead of Edge and Chris Benoit to face Triple H one more time.<sup id="cite_ref-96" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-96"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>96<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Following this, Michaels was out of action for a few months with a <a href="/wiki/Glossary_of_professional_wrestling_terms#legit" title="Glossary of professional wrestling terms">legit</a> torn <a href="/wiki/Meniscus_(anatomy)" title="Meniscus (anatomy)">meniscus</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-WWEProfile_2-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WWEProfile-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-97" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-97"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>97<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="D-Generation_X_reunion_(2005–2007)"><span id="D-Generation_X_reunion_.282005.E2.80.932007.29"></span>D-Generation X reunion (2005–2007)</h4></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/D-Generation_X#Shawn_Michaels_and_Triple_H_(2006–present)" title="D-Generation X">D-Generation X reunion</a></div> <p>At the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Rumble_(2005)" title="Royal Rumble (2005)">Royal Rumble</a> on January 30, 2005, after losing to Edge, Michaels competed in the Royal Rumble match and eliminated <a href="/wiki/Kurt_Angle" title="Kurt Angle">Kurt Angle</a>. In seeking revenge, Angle re-entered the ring and eliminated Michaels, and thus placed him in an <a href="/wiki/Professional_wrestling_holds#Ankle_lock" title="Professional wrestling holds">ankle lock</a> submission hold, outside the ring.<sup id="cite_ref-RR2005_98-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RR2005-98"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>98<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Michaels issued a challenge to Angle for a match at <a href="/wiki/WrestleMania_21" title="WrestleMania 21">WrestleMania 21</a>, which Angle accepted when he appeared on <i>Raw</i> to attack Michaels.<sup id="cite_ref-99" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-99"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>99<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The following week on <i>Raw</i>, Marty Jannetty and Michaels had a one time reunion as The Rockers and defeated <a href="/wiki/La_R%C3%A9sistance_(professional_wrestling)" title="La Résistance (professional wrestling)">La Résistance</a> (<a href="/wiki/Rob_Conway" title="Rob Conway">Robért Conway</a> and <a href="/wiki/Sylvain_Grenier" title="Sylvain Grenier">Sylvain Grenier</a>).<sup id="cite_ref-100" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-100"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>100<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Three days later on <i><a href="/wiki/WWE_SmackDown" title="WWE SmackDown">SmackDown!</a></i>, Angle defeated Jannetty, after Angle made Jannetty submit to the ankle lock.<sup id="cite_ref-101" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-101"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>101<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> To send a "message" to Michaels, Angle also humiliated Michaels's former manager, Sensational Sherri, when he applied the ankle lock hold on her.<sup id="cite_ref-102" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-102"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>102<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At WrestleMania on April 3, Angle defeated Michaels by submission, again with an ankle lock.<sup id="cite_ref-RR2005_98-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RR2005-98"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>98<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1237032888/mw-parser-output/.tmulti">.mw-parser-output .tmulti .multiimageinner{display:flex;flex-direction:column}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .trow{display:flex;flex-direction:row;clear:left;flex-wrap:wrap;width:100%;box-sizing:border-box}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .tsingle{margin:1px;float:left}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .theader{clear:both;font-weight:bold;text-align:center;align-self:center;background-color:transparent;width:100%}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .thumbcaption{background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .text-align-left{text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .text-align-right{text-align:right}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .text-align-center{text-align:center}@media all and (max-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .tmulti .thumbinner{width:100%!important;box-sizing:border-box;max-width:none!important;align-items:center}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .trow{justify-content:center}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .tsingle{float:none!important;max-width:100%!important;box-sizing:border-box;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .tsingle .thumbcaption{text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .trow>.thumbcaption{text-align:center}}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .tmulti .multiimageinner img{background-color:white}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .tmulti .multiimageinner img{background-color:white}}</style><div class="thumb tmulti tleft"><div class="thumbinner multiimageinner" style="width:392px;max-width:392px"><div class="trow"><div class="tsingle" style="width:203px;max-width:203px"><div class="thumbimage" style="height:136px;overflow:hidden"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:WWE_-_Birmingham_210695_(19).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/WWE_-_Birmingham_210695_%2819%29.jpg/201px-WWE_-_Birmingham_210695_%2819%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="201" height="137" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/WWE_-_Birmingham_210695_%2819%29.jpg/302px-WWE_-_Birmingham_210695_%2819%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/WWE_-_Birmingham_210695_%2819%29.jpg/402px-WWE_-_Birmingham_210695_%2819%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1136" data-file-height="772" /></a></span></div></div><div class="tsingle" style="width:185px;max-width:185px"><div class="thumbimage" style="height:136px;overflow:hidden"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Shawn-Michaels-signature-pose.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/Shawn-Michaels-signature-pose.jpg/183px-Shawn-Michaels-signature-pose.jpg" decoding="async" width="183" height="137" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/Shawn-Michaels-signature-pose.jpg/275px-Shawn-Michaels-signature-pose.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/Shawn-Michaels-signature-pose.jpg/366px-Shawn-Michaels-signature-pose.jpg 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></div></div></div><div class="trow" style="display:flex"><div class="thumbcaption">Michaels performing his signature pose, pictured in 1995 and 2008</div></div></div></div> <p>The next night on <i>Raw</i>, <a href="/wiki/Mark_Copani" class="mw-redirect" title="Mark Copani">Muhammad Hassan</a> and <a href="/wiki/Shawn_Daivari" title="Shawn Daivari">Daivari</a> came out to confront and assault Michaels.<sup id="cite_ref-103" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-103"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>103<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On the April 11 episode of <i>Raw</i>, Michaels approached <a href="/wiki/Professional_wrestling_authority_figures#Raw_brand_authorities" title="Professional wrestling authority figures">General Manager</a> <a href="/wiki/Eric_Bischoff" title="Eric Bischoff">Eric Bischoff</a>, in which he demanded a <a href="/wiki/Professional_wrestling_match_types#Handicap_match" title="Professional wrestling match types">handicap match</a> with Hassan and Daivari. Bischoff refused to schedule such a match and instead told Michaels to find a partner. Michaels then made a plea for <a href="/wiki/Hulk_Hogan" title="Hulk Hogan">Hulk Hogan</a> to come back and team with him.<sup id="cite_ref-104" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-104"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>104<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On the April 18 episode of <i>Raw</i>, Hassan again led an attack on Michaels until Hogan appeared to save Michaels and accept his offer.<sup id="cite_ref-105" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-105"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>105<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At <a href="/wiki/Backlash_(2005)" title="Backlash (2005)">Backlash</a> on May 1, Hogan and Michaels defeated Hassan and Daivari.<sup id="cite_ref-106" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-106"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>106<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Later, in a WrestleMania rematch, Michaels defeated Kurt Angle (who was drafted to Raw in the <a href="/wiki/2005_WWE_draft_lottery" class="mw-redirect" title="2005 WWE draft lottery">draft lottery</a>) on June 26 at <a href="/wiki/Vengeance_(2005)" title="Vengeance (2005)">Vengeance</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-107" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-107"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>107<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On the July 4 episode of <i>Raw</i>, after defeating <a href="/wiki/Carly_Col%C3%B3n" class="mw-redirect" title="Carly Colón">Carlito</a> and Kurt Angle, Michaels hit Hogan with his <i>Sweet Chin Music</i>, knocking Hogan to the ground and turning heel for the first time since 1998.<sup id="cite_ref-july4_108-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-july4-108"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>108<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The following week on <i>Raw</i>, Michaels appeared on <i><a href="/wiki/Piper%27s_Pit" class="mw-redirect" title="Piper's Pit">Piper's Pit</a></i> where he superkicked <a href="/wiki/Roddy_Piper" title="Roddy Piper">Roddy Piper</a> and then challenged Hogan to a match at <a href="/wiki/SummerSlam_(2005)" title="SummerSlam (2005)">SummerSlam</a>, which Hogan accepted the following week.<sup id="cite_ref-109" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-109"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>109<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-110" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-110"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>110<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Hogan defeated Michaels at SummerSlam on August 21, and after the match Michaels extended his hand to him, saying "I needed to know, and I found out" and he and Hogan shook hands. Michaels left the ring to allow Hogan to celebrate with the crowd, turning face once again.<sup id="cite_ref-111" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-111"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>111<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He became the first person to cleanly defeat <a href="/wiki/Chris_Masters" title="Chris Masters">Chris Masters</a> on September 18 at <a href="/wiki/Unforgiven_(2005)" title="Unforgiven (2005)">Unforgiven</a> with <i>Sweet Chin Music</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-112" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-112"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>112<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On the October 3 <i><a href="/wiki/WWE_Raw_Homecoming" title="WWE Raw Homecoming">WWE Homecoming</a></i> episode of <i>Raw</i>, he wrestled old rival Kurt Angle to a 2–2 draw in a <a href="/wiki/Iron_Man_match" class="mw-redirect" title="Iron Man match">30-Minute Iron Man match</a>. Afterwards, he challenged Angle to sudden-death overtime, but Angle refused and walked out.<sup id="cite_ref-113" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-113"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>113<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was part of Team Raw at <a href="/wiki/Survivor_Series_(2005)" title="Survivor Series (2005)">Survivor Series</a> on November 27, but lost the match to Team SmackDown!.<sup id="cite_ref-114" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-114"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>114<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On the December 26 episode of <i>Raw</i>, Vince McMahon lauded Michaels for his part in the "<a href="/wiki/Montreal_Screwjob" title="Montreal Screwjob">Montreal Screwjob</a>". Michaels said he was only being loyal to his company, he had moved on, and McMahon should move on as well. McMahon then began setting unusual stipulations for Michaels' matches and interfering on behalf of Michaels' opponents.<sup id="cite_ref-115" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-115"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>115<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On January 29, 2006, at the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Rumble_(2006)" title="Royal Rumble (2006)">Royal Rumble</a>, McMahon made his way to the ring, and as Michaels stared at McMahon, <a href="/wiki/Shane_McMahon" title="Shane McMahon">Shane McMahon</a> made a surprise appearance to eliminate Michaels.<sup id="cite_ref-116" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-116"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>116<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On the February 13 episode of <i>Raw</i>, McMahon unsuccessfully forced Michaels to sign retirement papers.<sup id="cite_ref-WM22_117-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WM22-117"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>117<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The following week, Michaels won a handicap match against the <a href="/wiki/Spirit_Squad" title="Spirit Squad">Spirit Squad</a> (<a href="/wiki/Kenny_Dykstra" title="Kenny Dykstra">Kenny</a>, <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Jeter" title="Johnny Jeter">Johnny</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nick_Mitchell" title="Nick Mitchell">Mitch</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nick_Nemeth" class="mw-redirect" title="Nick Nemeth">Nicky</a> and <a href="/wiki/Michael_Brendli" class="mw-redirect" title="Michael Brendli">Mikey</a>), after which Michaels's former partner, Marty Jannetty, saved him from the assault by the Spirit Squad. After the two reunited, McMahon offered Jannetty a contract if he "kissed his ass."<sup id="cite_ref-118" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-118"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>118<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The following week, Jannetty refused McMahon's offer and instead took Chris Masters's "<a href="/wiki/WWE_Raw#Recurring_segments" title="WWE Raw">Masterlock challenge</a>."<sup id="cite_ref-February_27_119-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-February_27-119"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>119<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Michaels tried to help Jannetty, which ultimately resulted in Shane attacking Michaels and forcing him to kiss his father's behind.<sup id="cite_ref-February_27_119-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-February_27-119"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>119<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On March 18 at <i><a href="/wiki/Saturday_Night%27s_Main_Event_XXXII" class="mw-redirect" title="Saturday Night's Main Event XXXII">Saturday Night's Main Event XXXII</a></i>, Shane defeated Michaels in a <a href="/wiki/Professional_wrestling_match_types#Hardcore-based_variations" title="Professional wrestling match types">Street Fight</a> after he applied a sharpshooter on Michaels, leading to McMahon ordering for the bell to be rung though Michaels did not submit, which was an allusion to the "Montreal Screwjob".<sup id="cite_ref-120" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-120"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>120<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Despite interference from the Spirit Squad and Shane, Michaels defeated McMahon on April 2 at <a href="/wiki/WrestleMania_22" title="WrestleMania 22">WrestleMania 22</a> in a <a href="/wiki/Professional_wrestling_match_types#No_Disqualification_match/No_Holds_Barred_match" title="Professional wrestling match types">No Holds Barred match</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-WM22_117-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WM22-117"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>117<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At <a href="/wiki/Backlash_(2006)" title="Backlash (2006)">Backlash</a> on April 30, <a href="/wiki/Team_McMahon" class="mw-redirect" title="Team McMahon">The McMahons</a> (Vince and Shane) defeated Michaels and "<a href="/wiki/God_in_Christianity" title="God in Christianity">God</a>" with help from the Spirit Squad in a no disqualification tag team match.<sup id="cite_ref-121" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-121"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>121<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On the May 22 episode of <i>Raw</i>, the Spirit Squad was scripted to injure Michaels's knee.<sup id="cite_ref-122" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-122"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>122<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This angle was written so Michaels could have surgery on his knee, which had been legitimately injured for some time.<sup id="cite_ref-123" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-123"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>123<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:D-Generation_X.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7b/D-Generation_X.jpg/230px-D-Generation_X.jpg" decoding="async" width="230" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7b/D-Generation_X.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="335" data-file-height="240" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Triple_H" title="Triple H">Triple H</a> and Michaels as DX in 2006</figcaption></figure><p>In 2006, a series of events took place which suggested a reunion of Michaels and Triple H as DX. They began at WrestleMania 22, where both Michaels and Triple H performed the crotch chop during their matches.<sup id="cite_ref-WM22_117-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WM22-117"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>117<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On <i>Raw</i>, the two continued to deliver chops, as Michaels feuded with Vince McMahon and Triple H went to challenge <a href="/wiki/John_Cena" title="John Cena">John Cena</a> for the <a href="/wiki/WWE_Championship" title="WWE Championship">WWE Championship</a>, repeatedly butting heads with Vince McMahon in the process. On the June 12 episode of <i>Raw</i>, DX officially reunited.<sup id="cite_ref-June12_124-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-June12-124"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>124<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During Triple H's <a href="/wiki/Professional_wrestling_match_types#Gauntlet_match" title="Professional wrestling match types">gauntlet match</a>, which had him compete against the Spirit Squad. Michaels came in to help Triple H, and the two did the DX "crotch chops."<sup id="cite_ref-June12_124-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-June12-124"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>124<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On June 25 at <a href="/wiki/Vengeance_(2006)" title="Vengeance (2006)">Vengeance</a>, DX defeated the Spirit Squad in a 5–on–2 <a href="/wiki/Professional_wrestling_match_types#Handicap_match" title="Professional wrestling match types">handicap match</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-125" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-125"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>125<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They also defeated the Spirit Squad on July 15 at <i><a href="/wiki/Saturday_Night%27s_Main_Event_XXXIII" class="mw-redirect" title="Saturday Night's Main Event XXXIII">Saturday Night's Main Event XXXIII</a></i> in a 5-on-2 elimination match and defeated The McMahons on August 20 at <a href="/wiki/SummerSlam_(2006)" title="SummerSlam (2006)">SummerSlam</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-126" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-126"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>126<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At <a href="/wiki/Unforgiven_(2006)" title="Unforgiven (2006)">Unforgiven</a> on September 17, DX defeated the McMahons and <a href="/wiki/ECW_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="ECW Championship">ECW World Champion</a> <a href="/wiki/Paul_Wight" class="mw-redirect" title="Paul Wight">The Big Show</a> in a Hell in a Cell match, ending the feud.<sup id="cite_ref-127" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-127"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>127<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>At <a href="/wiki/Cyber_Sunday_(2006)" title="Cyber Sunday (2006)">Cyber Sunday</a> on November 5, DX lost to <a href="/wiki/Rated-RKO" title="Rated-RKO">Rated-RKO</a> (Edge and <a href="/wiki/Randy_Orton" title="Randy Orton">Randy Orton</a>) 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.<sup id="cite_ref-128" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-128"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>128<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On November 26 at <a href="/wiki/Survivor_Series_(2006)" title="Survivor Series (2006)">Survivor Series</a>, Team DX emerged victorious against Team Rated-RKO in a clean sweep victory.<sup id="cite_ref-129" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-129"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>129<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At <a href="/wiki/New_Year%27s_Revolution_(2007)" title="New Year's Revolution (2007)">New Year's Revolution</a> on January 7, 2007, Triple H suffered a <a href="/wiki/Glossary_of_professional_wrestling_terms#Legit" title="Glossary of professional wrestling terms">legit</a> torn right <a href="/wiki/Quadriceps_femoris_muscle" class="mw-redirect" title="Quadriceps femoris muscle">quadriceps</a> during their match with Rated-RKO.<sup id="cite_ref-130" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-130"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>130<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Rated-RKO claimed victory over DX, citing Triple H's injury, as the "end" of DX.<sup id="cite_ref-131" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-131"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>131<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On the January 15 episode of <i>Raw</i>, Michaels lived up to his word of "dealing" with Rated-RKO, from his comments the previous week before,<sup id="cite_ref-132" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-132"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>132<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-133" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-133"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>133<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> when he took out Randy Orton with a <a href="/wiki/Professional_wrestling_attacks#One_man_con-chair-to" class="mw-redirect" title="Professional wrestling attacks">con-chair-to</a> after a handicap match against Edge and Orton.<sup id="cite_ref-134" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-134"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>134<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Rumble_(2007)" title="Royal Rumble (2007)">Royal Rumble</a> on January 28, Michaels was the last man eliminated in the Royal Rumble match by the winner of the match, The Undertaker.<sup id="cite_ref-135" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-135"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>135<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Various_feuds_and_championship_pursuits_(2007–2009)"><span id="Various_feuds_and_championship_pursuits_.282007.E2.80.932009.29"></span>Various feuds and championship pursuits (2007–2009)</h4></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Michaels-Cena.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/Michaels-Cena.jpg/220px-Michaels-Cena.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="328" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/Michaels-Cena.jpg/330px-Michaels-Cena.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7f/Michaels-Cena.jpg 2x" data-file-width="403" data-file-height="600" /></a><figcaption>Michaels confronting <a href="/wiki/John_Cena" title="John Cena">John Cena</a> on an episode of <i>Raw</i> in 2007</figcaption></figure> <p>On the January 29 episode of <i>Raw</i>, Michaels captured the <a href="/wiki/World_Tag_Team_Championship_(WWE,_1971%E2%80%932010)" title="World Tag Team Championship (WWE, 1971–2010)">World Tag Team Championship</a> with WWE Champion <a href="/wiki/John_Cena" title="John Cena">John Cena</a> after defeating Rated-RKO.<sup id="cite_ref-136" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-136"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>136<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At <a href="/wiki/WrestleMania_23" title="WrestleMania 23">WrestleMania 23</a> on April 1, Cena retained the WWE Championship against Michaels after making him submit to the <a href="/wiki/Professional_wrestling_holds#STF" title="Professional wrestling holds">STFU</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-137" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-137"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>137<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The next night on <i>Raw</i>, Michaels and Cena competed in two back-to-back ten team battle royals, winning the first and losing the World Tag Team Championship in the second to <a href="/wiki/Hardy_Boyz" title="Hardy Boyz">The Hardys</a> (<a href="/wiki/Matt_Hardy" title="Matt Hardy">Matt</a> and <a href="/wiki/Jeff_Hardy" title="Jeff Hardy">Jeff</a>) when Michaels threw Cena over the top rope.<sup id="cite_ref-138" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-138"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>138<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Michaels faced off with Cena, Edge and Randy Orton in a <a href="/wiki/Professional_wrestling_match_types#Basic_non-elimination_matches" title="Professional wrestling match types">fatal four-way match</a> on April 29 at <a href="/wiki/Backlash_(2007)" title="Backlash (2007)">Backlash</a> for the WWE Championship, where Cena retained the title after Michaels performed Sweet Chin Music on Cena, causing him to fall on Orton for the pinfall.<sup id="cite_ref-139" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-139"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>139<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Michaels then entered a feud with Randy Orton when Orton claimed that he could beat Michaels.<sup id="cite_ref-May_14_140-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-May_14-140"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>140<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The week before their scheduled match on May 20 at <a href="/wiki/Judgment_Day_(2007)" title="Judgment Day (2007)">Judgment Day</a>, after Michaels won a match against then-<a href="/wiki/World_Heavyweight_Championship_(WWE,_2002%E2%80%932013)" title="World Heavyweight Championship (WWE, 2002–2013)">World Heavyweight Champion</a> Edge, Orton attacked him by <a href="/wiki/Professional_wrestling_attacks#Punt" class="mw-redirect" title="Professional wrestling attacks">punting</a> Michaels in the head.<sup id="cite_ref-May_14_140-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-May_14-140"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>140<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Orton assaulted Michaels again prior to their match at Judgment Day, interrupting Michaels's interview segment.<sup id="cite_ref-JD_141-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-JD-141"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>141<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Michaels collapsed during their match, causing Orton to win by referee stoppage.<sup id="cite_ref-JD_141-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-JD-141"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>141<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Orton continued the beating and performed an <a href="/wiki/Cutter_(professional_wrestling)" title="Cutter (professional wrestling)">RKO</a> to a fallen Michaels, who was removed out of the ring in a stretcher.<sup id="cite_ref-JD_141-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-JD-141"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>141<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During the feud, Michaels suffered a storyline concussion. This injury was used to keep Michaels out of action, as he required surgery for his knee.<sup id="cite_ref-142" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-142"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>142<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Michaels made his return on the October 8 episode of <i>Raw</i>, performing Sweet Chin Music to newly crowned WWE Champion Randy Orton during his title ceremony at the end of the show and then celebrating over the knocked-out champion as Vince McMahon watched.<sup id="cite_ref-143" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-143"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>143<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On October 28 at <a href="/wiki/Cyber_Sunday_(2007)" title="Cyber Sunday (2007)">Cyber Sunday</a>, Michaels was voted by the fans to face Orton for the WWE Championship, though he won via disqualification when Orton hit Michaels with a <a href="/wiki/Professional_wrestling_attacks#Low_blow" class="mw-redirect" title="Professional wrestling attacks">low blow</a>, which resulted in Orton retaining the championship.<sup id="cite_ref-144" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-144"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>144<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Michaels got another opportunity at the WWE Championship, when he was granted his rematch against Orton on November 18 at <a href="/wiki/Survivor_Series_(2007)" title="Survivor Series (2007)">Survivor Series</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-ss07_145-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ss07-145"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>145<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In their match, Michaels was banned from using Sweet Chin Music upon request by Orton, referring to as Michaels superkicking Orton week after week.<sup id="cite_ref-146" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-146"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>146<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Michaels lost the match, when Orton performed an RKO for the win, which ended their feud.<sup id="cite_ref-ss07_145-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ss07-145"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>145<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Shawn_Michaels_at_WrestleMania_XXIV.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Shawn_Michaels_at_WrestleMania_XXIV.jpg/220px-Shawn_Michaels_at_WrestleMania_XXIV.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="274" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Shawn_Michaels_at_WrestleMania_XXIV.jpg/330px-Shawn_Michaels_at_WrestleMania_XXIV.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Shawn_Michaels_at_WrestleMania_XXIV.jpg/440px-Shawn_Michaels_at_WrestleMania_XXIV.jpg 2x" data-file-width="628" data-file-height="781" /></a><figcaption>Michaels interacting with the fans at <a href="/wiki/WrestleMania_XXIV" title="WrestleMania XXIV">WrestleMania XXIV</a> before his match with <a href="/wiki/Ric_Flair" title="Ric Flair">Ric Flair</a></figcaption></figure> <p>Michaels defeated and ended Ric Flair's career in a <a href="/wiki/Professional_wrestling_match_types#Retirement_match" title="Professional wrestling match types">Career Threatening match</a> on March 30, 2008, at <a href="/wiki/WrestleMania_XXIV" title="WrestleMania XXIV">WrestleMania XXIV</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-147" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-147"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>147<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Afterwards, <a href="/wiki/Dave_Batista" class="mw-redirect" title="Dave Batista">Batista</a> confronted Michaels about his actions at WrestleMania, calling him selfish and egotistical.<sup id="cite_ref-148" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-148"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>148<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On April 27 at <a href="/wiki/Backlash_(2008)" title="Backlash (2008)">Backlash</a>, with Chris Jericho as the <a href="/wiki/Professional_wrestling_match_types#Special_referee" title="Professional wrestling match types">guest referee</a>, Michaels defeated Batista.<sup id="cite_ref-149" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-149"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>149<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Jericho then confronted Michaels, in which he admitted to faking a knee injury in order to defeat Batista.<sup id="cite_ref-150" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-150"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>150<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Michaels defeated Jericho on May 18 at <a href="/wiki/Judgment_Day_(2008)" title="Judgment Day (2008)">Judgment Day</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-151" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-151"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>151<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At <a href="/wiki/One_Night_Stand_(2008)" title="One Night Stand (2008)">One Night Stand</a> on June 1, Michaels lost to Batista in a <a href="/wiki/Professional_wrestling_match_types#Container-based_variations" title="Professional wrestling match types">stretcher match</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-152" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-152"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>152<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On the June 9 episode of <i>Raw</i>, Michaels was attacked by Chris Jericho during his talk show segment, <i><a href="/wiki/WWE_Raw#Recurring_segments" title="WWE Raw">The Highlight Reel</a></i>, being thrown directly through a television screen.<sup id="cite_ref-153" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-153"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>153<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The following week, it was revealed that, within the context of the storyline, Michaels had suffered a detached retina.<sup id="cite_ref-eye_154-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-eye-154"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>154<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On July 20 at <a href="/wiki/The_Great_American_Bash_(2008)" title="The Great American Bash (2008)">The Great American Bash</a>, Jericho defeated Michaels by referee stoppage after assaulting Michaels's eyes.<sup id="cite_ref-eye_154-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-eye-154"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>154<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>At <a href="/wiki/SummerSlam_(2008)" title="SummerSlam (2008)">SummerSlam</a> on August 17, Michaels announced his retirement from professional wrestling. That night, Jericho punched Michaels's wife in the face.<sup id="cite_ref-155" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-155"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>155<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On the August 25 episode of <i>Raw</i>, Michaels renounced his retirement and challenged Jericho to an unsanctioned match at <a href="/wiki/Unforgiven_(2008)" title="Unforgiven (2008)">Unforgiven</a> on September 7, which Jericho accepted.<sup id="cite_ref-156" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-156"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>156<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> 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.<sup id="cite_ref-triceps_157-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-triceps-157"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>157<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-158" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-158"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>158<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was medically cleared to compete at Unforgiven, and beat Jericho so severely that the referee called the match, making Michaels the winner.<sup id="cite_ref-scramble_159-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-scramble-159"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>159<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Later that night, Jericho replaced <a href="/wiki/CM_Punk" title="CM Punk">CM Punk</a> in the <a href="/wiki/World_Heavyweight_Championship_(WWE,_2002%E2%80%932013)" title="World Heavyweight Championship (WWE, 2002–2013)">World Heavyweight Championship</a> scramble match, and won the title.<sup id="cite_ref-scramble_159-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-scramble-159"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>159<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On October 5 at <a href="/wiki/No_Mercy_(2008)" title="No Mercy (2008)">No Mercy</a>, Michaels was defeated by Jericho in a ladder match for the World Heavyweight Championship.<sup id="cite_ref-160" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-160"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>160<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:HBK_%26_jbl.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/HBK_%26_jbl.jpg/220px-HBK_%26_jbl.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="293" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/HBK_%26_jbl.jpg/330px-HBK_%26_jbl.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/HBK_%26_jbl.jpg/440px-HBK_%26_jbl.jpg 2x" data-file-width="714" data-file-height="952" /></a><figcaption>Shawn Michaels feuded with <a href="/wiki/John_Layfield" title="John Layfield">John Bradshaw Layfield</a> in early 2009.</figcaption></figure><p>In December 2008, having lost his family's savings due to the global recession, Michaels grudgingly accepted a one-year general employment contract from <a href="/wiki/John_Layfield" title="John Layfield">John "Bradshaw" Layfield</a> (JBL).<sup id="cite_ref-161" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-161"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>161<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After failing to help JBL win the World Heavyweight Championship from John Cena on January 25, 2009, at the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Rumble_(2009)" title="Royal Rumble (2009)">Royal Rumble</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-162" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-162"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>162<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and being derided for it, Michaels agreed to face JBL in "All or Nothing" match at <a href="/wiki/No_Way_Out_(2009)" title="No Way Out (2009)">No Way Out</a> on February 15,<sup id="cite_ref-163" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-163"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>163<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> which Michaels won thus letting him out of his contract early while still receiving full payment.<sup id="cite_ref-164" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-164"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>164<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On the March 2 episode of <i>Raw</i>, Michaels became the first person to defeat <a href="/wiki/Vladimir_Kozlov" title="Vladimir Kozlov">Vladimir Kozlov</a>, and so earned a match with The Undertaker at <a href="/wiki/WrestleMania_25" title="WrestleMania 25">WrestleMania 25</a> on April 5,<sup id="cite_ref-165" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-165"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>165<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> which he lost thus extending The Undertaker's <a href="/wiki/The_Streak_(wrestling)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Streak (wrestling)">WrestleMania winning streak to 17–0</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Undertaker_and_Shawn_Michaels_WrestleMania_encounter_166-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Undertaker_and_Shawn_Michaels_WrestleMania_encounter-166"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>166<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-167" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-167"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>167<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Their match was highly acclaimed by critics and audiences alike and is now considered by many to be one of the greatest WrestleMania matches of all time.<sup id="cite_ref-Undertaker_and_Shawn_Michaels_WrestleMania_25_theme_168-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Undertaker_and_Shawn_Michaels_WrestleMania_25_theme-168"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>168<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After WrestleMania, Michaels took a hiatus from WWE.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (September 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Final_matches_and_second_retirement_(2009–2010)"><span id="Final_matches_and_second_retirement_.282009.E2.80.932010.29"></span>Final matches and second retirement (2009–2010)</h4></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Bret_vs_HBK_Jan_4_2010.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/Bret_vs_HBK_Jan_4_2010.jpg/240px-Bret_vs_HBK_Jan_4_2010.jpg" decoding="async" width="240" height="144" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/Bret_vs_HBK_Jan_4_2010.jpg/360px-Bret_vs_HBK_Jan_4_2010.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/Bret_vs_HBK_Jan_4_2010.jpg/480px-Bret_vs_HBK_Jan_4_2010.jpg 2x" data-file-width="562" data-file-height="337" /></a><figcaption>Michaels reconciles with <a href="/wiki/Bret_Hart" title="Bret Hart">Bret Hart</a> in January 2010.</figcaption></figure> <p>Michaels returned to WWE programming in a series of segments that aired on the August 10, 2009, episode of <i>Raw</i>, where he had, <a href="/wiki/Kayfabe" title="Kayfabe">in storyline</a>, left the WWE. Triple H met with Michaels at an office cafeteria in Texas where he was working as a chef; throughout the segments, Triple H tried to convince Michaels to return to WWE and reform DX. After several incidents during the segments, Michaels agreed to team with Triple H to face <a href="/wiki/The_Legacy_(professional_wrestling)" title="The Legacy (professional wrestling)">The Legacy</a> (<a href="/wiki/Cody_Rhodes" title="Cody Rhodes">Cody Rhodes</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ted_DiBiase,_Jr." class="mw-redirect" title="Ted DiBiase, Jr.">Ted DiBiase</a>) at <a href="/wiki/SummerSlam_(2009)" title="SummerSlam (2009)">SummerSlam</a> on August 23,<sup id="cite_ref-169" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-169"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>169<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> where DX defeated Legacy.<sup id="cite_ref-170" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-170"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>170<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At <a href="/wiki/TLC:_Tables,_Ladders_and_Chairs_(2009)" class="mw-redirect" title="TLC: Tables, Ladders and Chairs (2009)">TLC: Tables, Ladders and Chairs</a> on December 13, DX defeated <a href="/wiki/Jeri-Show" title="Jeri-Show">Jeri-Show</a> (<a href="/wiki/Chris_Jericho" title="Chris Jericho">Chris Jericho</a> and <a href="/wiki/Big_Show" title="Big Show">Big Show</a>) to win the <a href="/wiki/WWE_Raw_Tag_Team_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="WWE Raw Tag Team Championship">Unified WWE Tag Team Championship</a> in a <a href="/wiki/Tables,_Ladders,_and_Chairs_match" class="mw-redirect" title="Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match">Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match</a> (TLC).<sup id="cite_ref-171" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-171"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>171<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On the January 4, 2010, episode of <i>Raw</i>, Michaels buried the hatchet with long-time rival <a href="/wiki/Bret_Hart" title="Bret Hart">Bret Hart</a>, as they shook hands and hugged in the ring. In contrast to the storylines featured on the show, this was in fact a legitimate reconciliation which laid to rest animosities surrounding the <a href="/wiki/Montreal_Screwjob" title="Montreal Screwjob">Montreal Screwjob</a>. While some cast doubts on its sincerity, both men have confirmed that it was indeed genuine.<sup id="cite_ref-172" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-172"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>172<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-173" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-173"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>173<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> DX lost the Unified WWE Tag Team Championship in a triple threat match to the team of <a href="/wiki/The_Miz" title="The Miz">The Miz</a> and Big Show on the February 8 episode of <i>Raw</i>; the match also included The <a href="/wiki/Straight_Edge_Society" title="Straight Edge Society">Straight Edge Society</a> (<a href="/wiki/CM_Punk" title="CM Punk">CM Punk</a> and <a href="/wiki/Luke_Gallows" class="mw-redirect" title="Luke Gallows">Luke Gallows</a>).<sup id="cite_ref-174" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-174"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>174<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On February 21 at <a href="/wiki/Elimination_Chamber_(2010)" title="Elimination Chamber (2010)">Elimination Chamber</a>, Michaels cost The Undertaker the <a href="/wiki/World_Heavyweight_Championship_(WWE,_2002%E2%80%932013)" title="World Heavyweight Championship (WWE, 2002–2013)">World Heavyweight Championship</a> in the main event.<sup id="cite_ref-175" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-175"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>175<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At <a href="/wiki/WrestleMania_XXVI" title="WrestleMania XXVI">WrestleMania XXVI</a> on March 28, Michaels <a href="/wiki/The_Streak_(wrestling)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Streak (wrestling)">lost to The Undertaker</a> and, as a result, he was forced to retire due to the match stipulation, the same way Michaels ended Ric Flair's career.<sup id="cite_ref-Michaels_vs._Taker_176-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Michaels_vs._Taker-176"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>176<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The following night, on the March 29 episode of <i>Raw</i>, Michaels gave an emotional farewell speech, departing with the familiar sentence, "Shawn Michaels <a href="/wiki/Elvis_has_left_the_building" title="Elvis has left the building">has left the building</a>."<sup id="cite_ref-177" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-177"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>177<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In an interview with <a href="/wiki/Bill_Simmons" title="Bill Simmons">Bill Simmons</a> of <a href="/wiki/ESPN.com" title="ESPN.com">ESPN.com</a> shortly after his retirement, Michaels stated that his decision to retire came a month before WrestleMania 25, when a backstage employee asked about his son Cameron, and, in response to Shawn telling the employee that he'd just turned nine, the employee said that he was "halfway gone"; meaning that he was halfway to his eighteenth birthday, and after that, he'd be "gone". 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.<sup id="cite_ref-178" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-178"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>178<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="WWE_Hall_of_Fame_and_sporadic_appearances_(2010–2018)"><span id="WWE_Hall_of_Fame_and_sporadic_appearances_.282010.E2.80.932018.29"></span>WWE Hall of Fame and sporadic appearances (2010–2018)</h4></div><p> On the December 14, 2010, episode of <i>Raw</i>, Michaels won the <a href="/wiki/Slammy_Award" title="Slammy Award">Slammy Award</a> for Moment of the Year for his match against The Undertaker at WrestleMania XXVI and accepted it via satellite.<sup id="cite_ref-179" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-179"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>179<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Three days later, he announced a long-term deal with WWE, where he would serve in an ambassadorial role.<sup id="cite_ref-180" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-180"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>180<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Michaels made his in-person television return at the December 11 <i><a href="/wiki/WWE_Tribute_to_the_Troops" title="WWE Tribute to the Troops">Tribute to the Troops</a></i> taping, where he and Triple H had a one-night only DX reunion.<sup id="cite_ref-181" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-181"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>181<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p><figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Hall_of_fame_2011.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Hall_of_fame_2011.jpg/220px-Hall_of_fame_2011.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Hall_of_fame_2011.jpg/330px-Hall_of_fame_2011.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Hall_of_fame_2011.jpg/440px-Hall_of_fame_2011.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1653" data-file-height="1243" /></a><figcaption>Michaels at <a href="/wiki/WrestleMania_XXVII" title="WrestleMania XXVII">WrestleMania XXVII</a>, with other 2011 <a href="/wiki/WWE_Hall_of_Fame" title="WWE Hall of Fame">WWE Hall of Fame</a> inductees</figcaption></figure><p>Michaels appeared on the January 10, 2011, episode of <i>Raw</i>, where he was announced as a <a href="/wiki/WWE_Hall_of_Fame" title="WWE Hall of Fame">WWE Hall of Fame</a> <a href="/wiki/WWE_Hall_of_Fame_(2011)" title="WWE Hall of Fame (2011)">class of 2011</a> inductee. After being ridiculed by <a href="/wiki/Alberto_Del_Rio" title="Alberto Del Rio">Alberto Del Rio</a> later that night, Michaels hit Del Rio with <i>Sweet Chin Music</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-182" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-182"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>182<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On the March 28 episode of <i>Raw</i>, Michaels addressed Triple H and The Undertaker about their match at <a href="/wiki/WrestleMania_XXVII" title="WrestleMania XXVII">WrestleMania XXVII</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-183" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-183"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>183<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Michaels was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame on April 2 by Triple H. They were also joined by fellow <a href="/wiki/The_Kliq" title="The Kliq">Kliq</a> members <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Nash" title="Kevin Nash">Kevin Nash</a> (who had returned to WWE for the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Rumble_(2011)" title="Royal Rumble (2011)">Royal Rumble</a>) and <a href="/wiki/Sean_Waltman" title="Sean Waltman">Sean Waltman</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-184" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-184"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>184<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He returned on the June 27 episode of <i>Raw</i>, where he was confronted by <a href="/wiki/CM_Punk" title="CM Punk">CM Punk</a>, and superkicked <a href="/wiki/David_Otunga" title="David Otunga">David Otunga</a> and <a href="/wiki/Curtis_Axel" title="Curtis Axel">Michael McGillicutty</a>. Later that night, when <a href="/wiki/Diamond_Dallas_Page" title="Diamond Dallas Page">Diamond Dallas Page</a>'s special appearance was interrupted by <a href="/wiki/Drew_Galloway" class="mw-redirect" title="Drew Galloway">Drew McIntyre</a>, he superkicked McIntyre.<sup id="cite_ref-185" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-185"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>185<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In June 2011, Jim Ross, Michaels and Hart announced that the three were working on a DVD chronicling the careers of Hart and Michaels that the WWE was planning to release in October 2011. The subject of the DVD was their on-screen rivalry and real-life conflicts, with a particular focus on the Montreal Screwjob. In his tweet, Hart described working on the DVD as a "cathartic" experience, and Ross asserted that both Hart and Michaels had been very honest and emotional in their interviews. The DVD, <i>Shawn Michaels vs Bret Hart: WWE's Greatest Rivalries</i>, was released in November 2011.<sup id="cite_ref-SLAM!_186-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SLAM!-186"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>186<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On the February 13, 2012, episode of <i>Raw SuperShow</i>, Michaels confronted Triple H about accepting The Undertaker's challenge for a <a href="/wiki/Hell_in_a_Cell" title="Hell in a Cell">Hell in a Cell match</a> on April 1 at <a href="/wiki/WrestleMania_XXVIII" title="WrestleMania XXVIII">WrestleMania XXVIII</a>, and announced he would be the special guest referee for it.<sup id="cite_ref-187" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-187"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>187<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Michaels appeared on the August 6 episode of <i>Raw</i> where he was confronted by <a href="/wiki/Brock_Lesnar" title="Brock Lesnar">Brock Lesnar</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-188" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-188"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>188<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> who (<a href="/wiki/Kayfabe" title="Kayfabe">kayfabe</a>) broke Michaels's arm after putting it in a <i>Kimura Lock</i> the following week.<sup id="cite_ref-189" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-189"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>189<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On the April 1, 2013, episode of <i>Raw</i>, Michaels returned to offer to corner Triple H in his match with Brock Lesnar on April 7 at <a href="/wiki/WrestleMania_29" title="WrestleMania 29">WrestleMania 29</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-190" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-190"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>190<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During that match, Michaels superkicked an interfering Paul Heyman, helping Triple H win and keep his job.<sup id="cite_ref-191" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-191"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>191<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>At <a href="/wiki/Hell_in_a_Cell_(2013)" title="Hell in a Cell (2013)">Hell in a Cell</a> on October 27, Michaels served as the special guest referee for the vacant WWE Championship Hell in a Cell match between <a href="/wiki/Bryan_Danielson" title="Bryan Danielson">Daniel Bryan</a> and Randy Orton, performing Sweet Chin Music on Bryan so Orton could win.<sup id="cite_ref-192" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-192"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>192<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The next night on <i>Raw</i>, Michaels explained he was upset with Bryan for attacking Triple H during the match and degraded him for not showing him respect, turning <a href="/wiki/Heel_(professional_wrestling)" title="Heel (professional wrestling)">heel</a> for the first time since 2005. Bryan applied the <i>"Yes!" Lock</i> on Michaels to end the segment.<sup id="cite_ref-193" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-193"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>193<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On April 3, 2016, at <a href="/wiki/WrestleMania_32" title="WrestleMania 32">WrestleMania 32</a>, Michaels, as a face, made an appearance during the event in his in-ring attire, confronting <a href="/wiki/The_League_of_Nations_(professional_wrestling)" class="mw-redirect" title="The League of Nations (professional wrestling)">The League of Nations</a> alongside <a href="/wiki/Mick_Foley" title="Mick Foley">Mick Foley</a> and <a href="/wiki/Stone_Cold_Steve_Austin" title="Stone Cold Steve Austin">Stone Cold Steve Austin</a>, where Michaels delivered Sweet Chin Music to <a href="/wiki/Alberto_Del_Rio" title="Alberto Del Rio">Alberto Del Rio</a> and <a href="/wiki/Wade_Barrett" title="Wade Barrett">King Barrett</a> before celebrating with Foley, Austin and <a href="/wiki/The_New_Day_(wrestling)" class="mw-redirect" title="The New Day (wrestling)">The New Day</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-194" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-194"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>194<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In late 2016, Michaels became a trainer at the <a href="/wiki/WWE_Performance_Center" title="WWE Performance Center">WWE Performance Center</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-195" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-195"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>195<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> According to <i>Pro Wrestling Torch</i> in 2017, Michaels along with <a href="/wiki/Terry_Taylor" title="Terry Taylor">Terry Taylor</a> teach the finishing class at the Performance Center, the last of four levels of classes.<sup id="cite_ref-196" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-196"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>196<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He appeared on the January 9, 2017, episode of <i>Raw</i> to promote <a href="/wiki/The_Resurrection_of_Gavin_Stone" title="The Resurrection of Gavin Stone">his new film</a>. He was then confronted by <a href="/wiki/Rusev_(wrestler)" class="mw-redirect" title="Rusev (wrestler)">Rusev</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lana_(wrestling)" class="mw-redirect" title="Lana (wrestling)">Lana</a> and <a href="/wiki/Jinder_Mahal" title="Jinder Mahal">Jinder Mahal</a>, before <a href="/wiki/Enzo_Amore" title="Enzo Amore">Enzo Amore</a> and <a href="/wiki/Big_Cass" class="mw-redirect" title="Big Cass">Big Cass</a> came to Michaels's side, leading to a match between Big Cass and Mahal, which Cass won after Michaels superkicked Rusev at ringside, distracting Mahal.<sup id="cite_ref-197" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-197"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>197<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On the March 13 episode of <i>Raw</i>, Michaels gave <a href="/wiki/Roman_Reigns" title="Roman Reigns">Roman Reigns</a> advice about <a href="/wiki/The_Undertaker" title="The Undertaker">The Undertaker</a> for their match at <a href="/wiki/WrestleMania_33" title="WrestleMania 33">WrestleMania 33</a>, before <a href="/wiki/Braun_Strowman" title="Braun Strowman">Braun Strowman</a> attacked Reigns on the entrance ramp.<sup id="cite_ref-198" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-198"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>198<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was one of the many WWE legends who appeared on the January 22, 2018, episode of <a href="/wiki/Raw_25_Years" class="mw-redirect" title="Raw 25 Years">Raw 25 Years</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-199" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-199"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>199<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>At <a href="/wiki/Super_Show-Down_(2018)" title="Super Show-Down (2018)">Super Show-Down</a> on October 6, Michaels assisted Triple H in defeating The Undertaker, after which, he was attacked by The Undertaker and <a href="/wiki/Kane_(wrestler)" title="Kane (wrestler)">Kane</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-200" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-200"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>200<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On the following episode of <i>Raw</i>, Michaels appeared with Triple H, announcing that he was coming out of retirement for one final match and reforming <a href="/wiki/D-Generation_X" title="D-Generation X">D-Generation X</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-201" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-201"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>201<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On November 2 at <a href="/wiki/Crown_Jewel_(2018)" title="Crown Jewel (2018)">Crown Jewel</a>, D-Generation X defeated <a href="/wiki/The_Brothers_of_Destruction" class="mw-redirect" title="The Brothers of Destruction">The Brothers of Destruction</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-202" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-202"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>202<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The match was poorly received by fans and critics alike, winning the <a href="/wiki/List_of_Wrestling_Observer_Newsletter_awards" title="List of Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards">Wrestling Observer Newsletter</a>'s "Worst Match of the Year" award, although PWTorch's Wade Keller considered that "Michaels shows glimpses and didn't embarrass himself".<sup id="cite_ref-203" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-203"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>203<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="NXT_and_corporate_roles_(2018–present)"><span id="NXT_and_corporate_roles_.282018.E2.80.93present.29"></span>NXT and corporate roles (2018–present)</h4></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:2014-04-05_10-32-23_NEX-6_DSC08044_(13942380204)_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/2014-04-05_10-32-23_NEX-6_DSC08044_%2813942380204%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/191px-2014-04-05_10-32-23_NEX-6_DSC08044_%2813942380204%29_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="191" height="240" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/2014-04-05_10-32-23_NEX-6_DSC08044_%2813942380204%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/287px-2014-04-05_10-32-23_NEX-6_DSC08044_%2813942380204%29_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/2014-04-05_10-32-23_NEX-6_DSC08044_%2813942380204%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/383px-2014-04-05_10-32-23_NEX-6_DSC08044_%2813942380204%29_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2162" data-file-height="2709" /></a><figcaption>Michaels on an episode of <a href="/wiki/NXT_(WWE_brand)" title="NXT (WWE brand)">NXT</a> in 2014</figcaption></figure> <p>In November 2018, Michaels announced he was officially working as a writer and producer on <a href="/wiki/NXT_(WWE_brand)" title="NXT (WWE brand)">WWE's</a> <a href="/wiki/WWE_NXT" title="WWE NXT">NXT</a> brand and show, under former D-Generation X cohort Paul Levesque.<sup id="cite_ref-204" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-204"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>204<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In April 2019, Michaels was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame for a second time, this time as a member of D-Generation X.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_205-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-205"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>205<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He appeared at <a href="/wiki/Survivor_Series_(2020)" title="Survivor Series (2020)">Survivor Series</a> on November 22, 2020, during The Undertaker's retirement ceremony.<sup id="cite_ref-206" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-206"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>206<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In September 2021, Levesque stepped away from the brand after experiencing a "cardiac incident". Michaels, in his role as Vice President of Talent Development, took over responsibility for the running of the NXT shows.<sup id="cite_ref-207" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-207"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>207<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In September 2022, his job title was confirmed as Senior Vice President of Talent Development Creative, responsible for both creative and development at NXT, and for the expansion of NXT UK into NXT Europe in 2023.<sup id="cite_ref-Senior_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Senior-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On January 23, 2023, at <a href="/wiki/WWE_Raw_is_XXX" title="WWE Raw is XXX">Raw is XXX</a>, Michaels again reunited with D-Generation X (without <a href="/wiki/Billy_Gunn" title="Billy Gunn">Billy Gunn</a>, as he was no longer under contract with WWE) until they and Kurt Angle were confronted by <a href="/wiki/Imperium_(professional_wrestling)" title="Imperium (professional wrestling)">Imperium</a> (<a href="/wiki/Gunther_(wrestler)" title="Gunther (wrestler)">Gunther</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ludwig_Kaiser" title="Ludwig Kaiser">Ludwig Kaiser</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Giovanni_Vinci" title="Giovanni Vinci">Giovanni Vinci</a>).<sup id="cite_ref-208" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-208"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>208<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Legacy">Legacy</h2></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Shawn-Michaels-on-RAW-08.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Shawn-Michaels-on-RAW-08.jpg/120px-Shawn-Michaels-on-RAW-08.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="260" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/da/Shawn-Michaels-on-RAW-08.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="171" data-file-height="370" /></a><figcaption>Michaels in 2008</figcaption></figure> <p>Widely regarded as one of the greatest professional wrestlers of all time,<sup id="cite_ref-GOAT_209-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GOAT-209"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>209<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-SI_210-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SI-210"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>210<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Michaels received praise for several matches, including 15 Match of the Year awards between Pro Wrestling Illustrated and Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Also, his match at WrestleMania 24 against Ric Flair was named Match of the Decade by the Pro Wrestling Illustrated. Dave Meltzer gave him two 5 stars matches (the Ladder match against Razor Ramon at WrestleMania X and the first Hell in a Cell against The Undertaker at Bad Blood 1997). After several acclaimed matches at WrestleMania, Michaels has been known as Mr. WrestleMania.<sup id="cite_ref-211" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-211"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>211<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:2_212-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-212"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>212<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Sumit Rehal of Independent UK in his top 10 WrestleMania matches listed Michaels 3 times (vs Razor Ramon at WrestleMania X, vs Bret Hart at WrestleMania XII and vs The Undertaker at WrestleMania XXV).<sup id="cite_ref-213" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-213"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>213<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2016, Dave Richard of CBS Sports ranked his match against Steve Austin at WrestleMania XIV as the best main event in WrestleMania history.<sup id="cite_ref-214" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-214"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>214<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>His rivalry with Bret Hart has been named one of the best rivalries in WWE history.<sup id="cite_ref-215" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-215"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>215<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>His near hourlong match with <a href="/wiki/John_Cena" title="John Cena">John Cena</a> on the April 23, 2007, edition of WWE's longest weekly episodic show <i>Raw</i> is widely regarded as the greatest match in the <i>Raw's</i> history.<sup id="cite_ref-216" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-216"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>216<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-217" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-217"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>217<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-218" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-218"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>218<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-219" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-219"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>219<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Michaels is cited as an inspiration for many wrestlers such as <a href="/wiki/Chris_Jericho" title="Chris Jericho">Chris Jericho</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-220" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-220"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>220<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Owens" title="Kevin Owens">Kevin Owens</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-:2_212-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-212"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>212<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Seth_Rollins" title="Seth Rollins">Seth Rollins</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-221" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-221"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>221<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Gargano" title="Johnny Gargano">Johnny Gargano</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-222" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-222"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>222<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Adam_Cole" title="Adam Cole">Adam Cole</a> and numerous other wrestlers.<sup id="cite_ref-223" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-223"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>223<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personal_life">Personal life</h2></div> <p>Hickenbottom's first marriage, to Theresa Wood, soon ended in an amicably settled divorce.<sup id="cite_ref-224" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-224"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>224<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He married Rebecca Curci, a former WCW <a href="/wiki/Nitro_Girls" class="mw-redirect" title="Nitro Girls">Nitro Girl</a> known as Whisper, at the <a href="/wiki/Graceland_Wedding_Chapel" title="Graceland Wedding Chapel">Graceland Wedding Chapel</a> in <a href="/wiki/Las_Vegas" title="Las Vegas">Las Vegas</a> on March 31, 1999.<sup id="cite_ref-225" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-225"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>225<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Only the couple and an <a href="/wiki/Elvis_impersonator" title="Elvis impersonator">Elvis impersonator</a> were present. They have a son named Cameron Kade (born January 15, 2000) and a daughter named Cheyenne (born August 19, 2004).<sup id="cite_ref-226" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-226"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>226<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-227" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-227"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>227<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1996, Hickenbottom posed for a non-nude layout in <i><a href="/wiki/Playgirl" title="Playgirl">Playgirl</a></i>. Only after he posed did he discover <i>Playgirl</i> has a mostly <a href="/wiki/Homosexual" class="mw-redirect" title="Homosexual">homosexual</a> readership, for which some of his fellow wrestlers teased him.<sup id="cite_ref-playgirl_228-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-playgirl-228"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>228<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Hickenbottom is <a href="/wiki/Cross-dominance" title="Cross-dominance">ambidextrous</a>, using his left hand for writing and his right hand for drawing. As a wrestler, he typically kicked with his right leg when performing his finishing move, but used either arm for his signature elbow drop. He had trouble differentiating between right and left, which affected his football games as a child.<sup id="cite_ref-sm15_13-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sm15-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1987, Hickenbottom developed a pattern of "heavy" <a href="/wiki/Substance_abuse" title="Substance abuse">substance abuse</a>, which eventually alienated some of his closest friends, and may have explained his reputation for being difficult to work with during the 1990s.<sup id="cite_ref-229" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-229"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>229<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-230" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-230"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>230<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-231" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-231"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>231<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He <a href="/wiki/Suicidal_ideation" title="Suicidal ideation">contemplated suicide</a> in the late 1980s, and suggested that <a href="/wiki/Psychological_intervention" title="Psychological intervention">psychological intervention</a> was "probably sorely needed" by the late 1990s. His wife Rebecca observed, "There was something in him that he despised, and he was self-destructing." He abandoned his drink-and-drugs lifestyle out of fear that he would negatively influence his young son.<sup id="cite_ref-HAT_1-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HAT-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Hickenbottom became a <a href="/wiki/Born_again" title="Born again">born-again Christian</a> on April 24, 2002.<sup id="cite_ref-232" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-232"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>232<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was raised a <a href="/wiki/Catholic_Church" title="Catholic Church">Catholic</a>, but became a <a href="/wiki/Non-denominational_Christian" class="mw-redirect" title="Non-denominational Christian">non-denominational Christian</a> because of his wife.<sup id="cite_ref-HAT_1-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HAT-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His later ring attire often incorporated <a href="/wiki/Christian_cross" title="Christian cross">cross symbols</a> and he made a praying gesture on his knees during ring entrances. He was in the audience for a televised service of <a href="/wiki/John_Hagee" title="John Hagee">John Hagee</a>'s Cornerstone Church in his hometown of San Antonio, where he is also a Bible teacher.<sup id="cite_ref-HAT_1-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HAT-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2008, he appeared on a <a href="/wiki/Trinity_Broadcasting_Network" title="Trinity Broadcasting Network">Trinity Broadcasting Network</a> program with fellow wrestler <a href="/wiki/Sting_(wrestler)" title="Sting (wrestler)">Sting</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-233" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-233"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>233<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Other_media">Other media</h2></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Television">Television</h3></div> <p>Michaels was the host of the outdoor television show, <i>Shawn Michaels' MacMillan River Adventures,</i> in which he and his longtime friend, Keith Mark, owner and operator of the original MacMillan River Adventures camp in <a href="/wiki/Yukon" title="Yukon">Yukon</a>, <a href="/wiki/Canada" title="Canada">Canada</a>, hunted big-game animals around the world. This series aired on CarbonTV.<sup id="cite_ref-234" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-234"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>234<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="HBK_Line">HBK Line</h3></div> <p>During their <a href="/wiki/2015-16_Pittsburgh_Penguins_season" class="mw-redirect" title="2015-16 Pittsburgh Penguins season">2015–16 season</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Penguins" title="Pittsburgh Penguins">Pittsburgh Penguins</a> of the <a href="/wiki/National_Hockey_League" title="National Hockey League">National Hockey League</a> named a <a href="/wiki/Line_(ice_hockey)" title="Line (ice hockey)">line</a>, consisting of <a href="/wiki/Carl_Hagelin" title="Carl Hagelin">Carl Hagelin</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nick_Bonino" title="Nick Bonino">Nick Bonino</a> and <a href="/wiki/Phil_Kessel" title="Phil Kessel">Phil Kessel</a>, the "HBK Line" due to the fact that the trio's first initials, of their last names, recall Michaels's "Heartbreak Kid" moniker.<sup id="cite_ref-235" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-235"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>235<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Pens' game-day staff would regularly play Michaels's theme "Sexy Boy" over the <a href="/wiki/PPG_Paints_Arena" title="PPG Paints Arena">Consol Energy Center</a> PA system after goals or excellent shifts by line members. </p><p>After weeks of having fun with Penguins fans on <a href="/wiki/Twitter" title="Twitter">Twitter</a>, the team officially invited Michaels for their <a href="/wiki/Eastern_Conference_(NHL)" title="Eastern Conference (NHL)">Eastern Conference</a> <a href="/wiki/2016_Stanley_Cup_playoffs" title="2016 Stanley Cup playoffs">Finals Game 5</a> matchup with the <a href="/wiki/Tampa_Bay_Lightning" title="Tampa Bay Lightning">Tampa Bay Lightning</a> (whose fanbase contains a sizable number of pro wrestlers, including <a href="/wiki/Hulk_Hogan" title="Hulk Hogan">Hulk Hogan</a> and <a href="/wiki/Titus_O%27Neil" title="Titus O'Neil">Titus O'Neil</a>, due to Tampa long being a home base for many wrestlers), upon which Michaels accepted. Michaels met with Penguins' owner <a href="/wiki/Mario_Lemieux" title="Mario Lemieux">Mario Lemieux</a> and sat with former <a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Steelers" title="Pittsburgh Steelers">Pittsburgh Steelers</a>'s defensive lineman <a href="/wiki/Brett_Keisel" title="Brett Keisel">Brett Keisel</a> during the game. Keisel also gave Michaels a tour of the city including at the Steelers headquarters and having lunch at <a href="/wiki/Primanti_Brothers" class="mw-redirect" title="Primanti Brothers">Primanti Brothers</a> in the city's <a href="/wiki/Strip_District,_Pittsburgh" title="Strip District, Pittsburgh">Strip District</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-236" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-236"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>236<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Penguins lost the game in overtime 4–3 but went on to defeat the Lightning in the series and advance to the <a href="/wiki/2016_Stanley_Cup_Finals" title="2016 Stanley Cup Finals">Stanley Cup Finals</a>, eventually defeating the <a href="/wiki/San_Jose_Sharks" title="San Jose Sharks">San Jose Sharks</a> for the <a href="/wiki/Stanley_Cup" title="Stanley Cup">Stanley Cup</a>. </p><p>Outside of his numerous appearances with WWE, it was not Michaels first visit to <a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh" title="Pittsburgh">Pittsburgh</a>. In 2013, he appeared at the opening of the first <a href="/wiki/Field_%26_Stream_(retailer)" title="Field & Stream (retailer)">Field & Stream</a> store in suburban <a href="/wiki/Cranberry_Township,_Butler_County,_Pennsylvania" title="Cranberry Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania">Cranberry Township</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-237" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-237"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>237<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>While the Penguins successfully defended their Stanley Cup championship <a href="/wiki/2017_Stanley_Cup_Finals" title="2017 Stanley Cup Finals">the following year</a>, the HBK Line was broken up when Kessel was moved to the 2nd line with <a href="/wiki/Evgeni_Malkin" title="Evgeni Malkin">Evgeni Malkin</a> and Bonino left the team in free agency. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Book">Book</h3></div> <p>On February 10, 2015, Hickenbottom published an autobiography entitled <i>Wrestling for My Life: The Legend, the Reality, and the Faith of a WWE Superstar</i>. It was co-written by David Thomas.<sup id="cite_ref-238" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-238"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>238<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li>The Unauthorized History of DX. Triple H; Shawn Michaels; Aaron Williams (2009). WWE Books.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Filmography">Filmography</h2></div> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr style="text-align:center;"> <th colspan="4" style="background:#B0C4DE;">Film </th></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <th style="background:#ccc;">Year </th> <th style="background:#ccc;">Title </th> <th style="background:#ccc;">Role </th> <th style="background:#ccc;">Notes </th></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">2017 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Resurrection_of_Gavin_Stone" title="The Resurrection of Gavin Stone">The Resurrection of Gavin Stone</a></i> </td> <td>Doug </td> <td>Debut </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Pure_Country:_Pure_Heart" title="Pure Country: Pure Heart">Pure Country: Pure Heart</a></i> </td> <td>Ted </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">2018 </td> <td><i>Avengers of Justice: Farce Wars</i> </td> <td>Incredible Master Yoga </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Marine_6:_Close_Quarters" title="The Marine 6: Close Quarters">The Marine 6: Close Quarters</a></i> </td> <td>Luke Trapper </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2019 </td> <td><i><a href="/w/index.php?title=90_Feet_from_Home&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="90 Feet from Home (page does not exist)">90 Feet from Home</a></i> </td> <td>James Devine </td> <td> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr style="text-align:center;"> <th colspan="4" style="background:#B0C4DE;">Television </th></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <th style="background:#ccc;">Year </th> <th style="background:#ccc;">Title </th> <th style="background:#ccc;">Role </th> <th style="background:#ccc;">Notes </th></tr> <tr> <td>1996 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Baywatch" title="Baywatch">Baywatch</a></i> </td> <td>Vinnie </td> <td>1 episode </td></tr> <tr> <td>1999 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Pacific_Blue_(TV_series)" title="Pacific Blue (TV series)">Pacific Blue</a></i> </td> <td>Michael Shane </td> <td>2 episodes </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Video_games">Video games</h2></div> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr style="text-align:center;"> <th colspan="4" style="background:#B0C4DE;">WWE Video games </th></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <th style="background:#ccc;">Year </th> <th style="background:#ccc;">Title </th> <th style="background:#ccc;">Notes </th></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">1992 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/WWF_Super_WrestleMania" title="WWF Super WrestleMania">WWF Super WrestleMania</a></i> </td> <td>Video game debut <br /> Shawn was featured in the Sega Genesis version of the game, but was not in the SNES version </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/WWF_WrestleMania:_Steel_Cage_Challenge" title="WWF WrestleMania: Steel Cage Challenge">WWF WrestleMania: Steel Cage Challenge</a></i> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3">1993 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/WWF_Royal_Rumble_(1993_video_game)" title="WWF Royal Rumble (1993 video game)">WWF Royal Rumble</a></i> </td> <td>Cover athlete </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/WWF_King_of_the_Ring_(video_game)" title="WWF King of the Ring (video game)">WWF King of the Ring</a></i> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/WWF_Rage_in_the_Cage" title="WWF Rage in the Cage">WWF Rage in the Cage</a></i> </td> <td>Cover athlete </td></tr> <tr> <td>1994 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/WWF_Raw_(1994_video_game)" title="WWF Raw (1994 video game)">WWF Raw</a></i> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1995 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/WWF_WrestleMania:_The_Arcade_Game" title="WWF WrestleMania: The Arcade Game">WWF WrestleMania: The Arcade Game</a></i> </td> <td>Cover athlete </td></tr> <tr> <td>1996 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/WWF_In_Your_House_(video_game)" title="WWF In Your House (video game)">WWF In Your House</a></i> </td> <td>Cover athlete </td></tr> <tr> <td>1998 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/WWF_War_Zone" title="WWF War Zone">WWF War Zone</a></i> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">1999 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/WWF_Attitude" title="WWF Attitude">WWF Attitude</a></i> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/WWF_WrestleMania_2000_(video_game)" title="WWF WrestleMania 2000 (video game)">WWF WrestleMania 2000</a></i> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">2000 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/WWF_No_Mercy_(video_game)" title="WWF No Mercy (video game)">WWF No Mercy</a></i> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/WWF_SmackDown!_2:_Know_Your_Role" title="WWF SmackDown! 2: Know Your Role">WWF SmackDown! 2: Know Your Role</a></i> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2002 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/WWE_SmackDown!_Shut_Your_Mouth" title="WWE SmackDown! Shut Your Mouth">WWE SmackDown! Shut Your Mouth</a></i> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3">2003 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/WWE_WrestleMania_XIX_(video_game)" title="WWE WrestleMania XIX (video game)">WWE WrestleMania XIX</a></i> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/WWE_Raw_2" title="WWE Raw 2">WWE Raw 2</a></i> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/WWE_SmackDown!_Here_Comes_the_Pain" title="WWE SmackDown! Here Comes the Pain">WWE SmackDown! Here Comes the Pain</a></i> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3">2004 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/WWE_Day_of_Reckoning" title="WWE Day of Reckoning">WWE Day of Reckoning</a></i> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/WWE_Survivor_Series_(video_game)" title="WWE Survivor Series (video game)">WWE Survivor Series</a></i> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/WWE_SmackDown!_vs._Raw" title="WWE SmackDown! vs. Raw">WWE SmackDown! vs. Raw</a></i> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3">2005 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/WWE_WrestleMania_21_(video_game)" title="WWE WrestleMania 21 (video game)">WWE WrestleMania 21</a></i> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/WWE_Day_of_Reckoning_2" title="WWE Day of Reckoning 2">WWE Day of Reckoning 2</a></i> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/WWE_SmackDown!_vs._Raw_2006" title="WWE SmackDown! vs. Raw 2006">WWE SmackDown! vs. Raw 2006</a></i> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2006 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/WWE_SmackDown_vs._Raw_2007" title="WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2007">WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2007</a></i> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2007 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/WWE_SmackDown_vs._Raw_2008" title="WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2008">WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2008</a></i> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2008 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/WWE_SmackDown_vs._Raw_2009" title="WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2009">WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2009</a></i> </td> <td>Cover athlete </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">2009 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/WWE_Legends_of_WrestleMania" title="WWE Legends of WrestleMania">WWE Legends of WrestleMania</a></i> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/WWE_SmackDown_vs._Raw_2010" title="WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2010">WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2010</a></i> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2010 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/WWE_SmackDown_vs._Raw_2011" title="WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2011">WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2011</a></i> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">2011 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/WWE_All_Stars" title="WWE All Stars">WWE All Stars</a></i> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/WWE_%2712" title="WWE '12">WWE '12</a></i> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">2012 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/WWF_WrestleFest#Follow-up_titles" title="WWF WrestleFest">WWE WrestleFest</a></i> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/WWE_%2713" title="WWE '13">WWE '13</a></i> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2013 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/WWE_2K14" title="WWE 2K14">WWE 2K14</a></i> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">2014 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/WWE_SuperCard" title="WWE SuperCard">WWE SuperCard</a></i> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/WWE_2K15" title="WWE 2K15">WWE 2K15</a></i> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2015 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/WWE_2K16" title="WWE 2K16">WWE 2K16</a></i> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2016 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/WWE_2K17" title="WWE 2K17">WWE 2K17</a></i> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3">2017 </td> <td><i>WWE Tap Mania</i> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/WWE_2K18" title="WWE 2K18">WWE 2K18</a></i> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>WWE Mayhem</i> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2018 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/WWE_2K19" title="WWE 2K19">WWE 2K19</a></i> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2019 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/WWE_2K20" title="WWE 2K20">WWE 2K20</a></i> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2020 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/WWE_2K_Battlegrounds" title="WWE 2K Battlegrounds">WWE 2K Battlegrounds</a></i> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2022 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/WWE_2K22" title="WWE 2K22">WWE 2K22</a></i> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2023 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/WWE_2K23" title="WWE 2K23">WWE 2K23</a></i> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2024 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/WWE_2K24" title="WWE 2K24">WWE 2K24</a></i> </td> <td> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Championships_and_accomplishments">Championships and accomplishments</h2></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:WWE_-_Wembley_Arena_140994_(12).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/WWE_-_Wembley_Arena_140994_%2812%29.jpg/220px-WWE_-_Wembley_Arena_140994_%2812%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="149" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/WWE_-_Wembley_Arena_140994_%2812%29.jpg/330px-WWE_-_Wembley_Arena_140994_%2812%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/WWE_-_Wembley_Arena_140994_%2812%29.jpg/440px-WWE_-_Wembley_Arena_140994_%2812%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1136" data-file-height="770" /></a><figcaption>Michaels as <a href="/wiki/World_Tag_Team_Championship_(WWE,_1971%E2%80%932010)" title="World Tag Team Championship (WWE, 1971–2010)">WWF Tag Team Champion</a> during his reign with <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Nash" title="Kevin Nash">Diesel</a></figcaption></figure> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/American_Wrestling_Association" title="American Wrestling Association">American Wrestling Association</a></b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/AWA_World_Tag_Team_Championship" title="AWA World Tag Team Championship">AWA World Tag Team Championship</a> (<a href="/wiki/AWA_World_Tag_Team_Championship#Title_history" title="AWA World Tag Team Championship">2 times</a>) – with <a href="/wiki/Marty_Jannetty" title="Marty Jannetty">Marty Jannetty</a><sup id="cite_ref-slam_10-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-slam-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul></li> <li><i><b><a href="/wiki/The_Baltimore_Sun" title="The Baltimore Sun">The Baltimore Sun</a></b></i> <ul><li>Feud of the Year (2008) <span style="font-size:85%;">vs. <a href="/wiki/Chris_Jericho" title="Chris Jericho">Chris Jericho</a></span><sup id="cite_ref-Baltimore2008_239-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Baltimore2008-239"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>239<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Match of the Year (2007) <span style="font-size:85%;">vs. <a href="/wiki/John_Cena" title="John Cena">John Cena</a> on <i><a href="/wiki/WWE_Raw" title="WWE Raw">Raw</a></i></span><sup id="cite_ref-Baltimore2007_240-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Baltimore2007-240"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>240<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Match of the Year (2008) <span style="font-size:85%;">vs. <a href="/wiki/Ric_Flair" title="Ric Flair">Ric Flair</a> at <a href="/wiki/WrestleMania_XXIV" title="WrestleMania XXIV">WrestleMania XXIV</a></span><sup id="cite_ref-Baltimore2008_239-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Baltimore2008-239"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>239<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Match of the Year (2009) <span style="font-size:85%;">vs. <a href="/wiki/The_Undertaker" title="The Undertaker">The Undertaker</a> at <a href="/wiki/WrestleMania_25" title="WrestleMania 25">WrestleMania 25</a></span><sup id="cite_ref-Baltimore2009_241-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Baltimore2009-241"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>241<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Match of the Year (2010) <span style="font-size:85%;">vs. The Undertaker in a <a href="/wiki/Professional_wrestling_match_types#Retirement_match" title="Professional wrestling match types">career vs. streak match</a> at <a href="/wiki/WrestleMania_XXVI" title="WrestleMania XXVI">WrestleMania XXVI</a></span><sup id="cite_ref-Baltimore2010_242-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Baltimore2010-242"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>242<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Wrestler of the Year (2008)<sup id="cite_ref-Baltimore2008_239-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Baltimore2008-239"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>239<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Cauliflower_Alley_Club" title="Cauliflower Alley Club">Cauliflower Alley Club</a></b> <ul><li>Art Abrams Lifetime Achievement/Lou Thesz Award (2018)<sup id="cite_ref-Cauliflower2018_243-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Cauliflower2018-243"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>243<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/CBS_Sports" title="CBS Sports">CBS Sports</a></b> <ul><li>Worst Angle of the Year (2018) <span style="font-size:85%;">with <a href="/wiki/Triple_H" title="Triple H">Triple H</a> vs. The Undertaker and <a href="/wiki/Kane_(wrestler)" title="Kane (wrestler)">Kane</a></span><sup id="cite_ref-244" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-244"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>244<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Heart_of_America_Sports_Attractions" title="Heart of America Sports Attractions">Central States Wrestling</a></b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/NWA_Central_States_Tag_Team_Championship" title="NWA Central States Tag Team Championship">NWA Central States Tag Team Championship</a> (<a href="/wiki/NWA_Central_States_Tag_Team_Championship#Title_history" title="NWA Central States Tag Team Championship">1 time</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-slam_10-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-slam-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> – with Marty Jannetty</li></ul></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Continental_Wrestling_Association" title="Continental Wrestling Association">Continental Wrestling Association</a></b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/AWA_Southern_Tag_Team_Championship" title="AWA Southern Tag Team Championship">AWA Southern Tag Team Championship</a> (<a href="/wiki/AWA_Southern_Tag_Team_Championship#Title_history" title="AWA Southern Tag Team Championship">2 times</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-HAT_1-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HAT-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-slam_10-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-slam-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> – with Marty Jannetty<sup id="cite_ref-SouthernTag_245-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SouthernTag-245"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>245<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-SouthernTagWeb_246-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SouthernTagWeb-246"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>246<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul></li> <li><i><b><a href="/wiki/Pro_Wrestling_Illustrated" title="Pro Wrestling Illustrated">Pro Wrestling Illustrated</a></b></i> <ul><li>Feud of the Decade (2000–2009) <small>vs. Chris Jericho</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Pro_Wrestling_Illustrated_awards#Feud_of_the_Year" title="List of Pro Wrestling Illustrated awards">Feud of the Year</a> (2008) <small>vs. Chris Jericho</small></li> <li>Match of the Decade (2000–2009) <small>vs. <a href="/wiki/Ric_Flair" title="Ric Flair">Ric Flair</a> at WrestleMania XXIV</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Pro_Wrestling_Illustrated_awards" title="List of Pro Wrestling Illustrated awards">Match of the Decade</a> (2010–2019) vs. <a href="/wiki/The_Undertaker" title="The Undertaker">The Undertaker</a> at WrestleMania XXVI</li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Pro_Wrestling_Illustrated_awards#Match_of_the_Year" title="List of Pro Wrestling Illustrated awards">Match of the Year</a> (1993)<sup id="cite_ref-orlando_247-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-orlando-247"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>247<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <small>vs. Marty Jannetty on <i>Monday Night Raw</i> on May 17</small></li> <li>Match of the Year (1994)<sup id="cite_ref-almanac_248-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-almanac-248"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>248<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <small>vs. <a href="/wiki/Scott_Hall_(wrestler)" class="mw-redirect" title="Scott Hall (wrestler)">Razor Ramon</a> in a <a href="/wiki/Ladder_match" title="Ladder match">ladder match</a> at <a href="/wiki/WrestleMania_X" title="WrestleMania X">WrestleMania X</a></small></li> <li>Match of the Year (1995)<sup id="cite_ref-stopper_4-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-stopper-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <small>vs. <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Nash" title="Kevin Nash">Diesel</a> at <a href="/wiki/WrestleMania_XI" title="WrestleMania XI">WrestleMania XI</a></small></li> <li>Match of the Year (1996)<sup id="cite_ref-stopper_4-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-stopper-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <small>vs. <a href="/wiki/Bret_Hart" title="Bret Hart">Bret Hart</a> in an <a href="/wiki/Iron_Man_match" class="mw-redirect" title="Iron Man match">Iron Man match</a> at <a href="/wiki/WrestleMania_XII" title="WrestleMania XII">WrestleMania XII</a></small></li> <li>Match of the Year (2004)<sup id="cite_ref-orlando_247-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-orlando-247"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>247<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <small>vs. <a href="/wiki/Chris_Benoit" title="Chris Benoit">Chris Benoit</a> and Triple H at <a href="/wiki/WrestleMania_XX" title="WrestleMania XX">WrestleMania XX</a></small></li> <li>Match of the Year (2005)<sup id="cite_ref-orlando_247-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-orlando-247"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>247<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <small>vs. <a href="/wiki/Kurt_Angle" title="Kurt Angle">Kurt Angle</a> at <a href="/wiki/WrestleMania_21" title="WrestleMania 21">WrestleMania 21</a></small></li> <li>Match of the Year (2006)<sup id="cite_ref-orlando_247-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-orlando-247"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>247<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <small>vs. <a href="/wiki/Vince_McMahon" title="Vince McMahon">Vince McMahon</a> in a <a href="/wiki/Professional_wrestling_match_types#No_Holds_Barred_match" title="Professional wrestling match types">No Holds Barred match</a> at <a href="/wiki/WrestleMania_22" title="WrestleMania 22">WrestleMania 22</a></small></li> <li>Match of the Year (2007)<sup id="cite_ref-orlando_247-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-orlando-247"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>247<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <small>vs. John Cena on <i>Raw</i> on April 23</small></li> <li>Match of the Year (2008)<sup id="cite_ref-orlando_247-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-orlando-247"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>247<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <small>vs. Ric Flair at WrestleMania XXIV</small></li> <li>Match of the Year (2009)<sup id="cite_ref-249" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-249"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>249<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <small>vs. The Undertaker at WrestleMania 25</small></li> <li>Match of the Year (2010) <small>vs. The Undertaker in a career vs. streak match at WrestleMania XXVI</small></li> <li>Most Inspirational Wrestler of the Decade (2000–2009)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Pro_Wrestling_Illustrated_awards#Inspirational_Wrestler_of_the_Year" title="List of Pro Wrestling Illustrated awards">Most Inspirational Wrestler of the Year</a> (2010)<sup id="cite_ref-250" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-250"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>250<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Pro_Wrestling_Illustrated_awards#Most_Popular_Wrestler_of_the_Year" title="List of Pro Wrestling Illustrated awards">Most Popular Wrestler of the Year</a> (1995, 1996)<sup id="cite_ref-almanac_248-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-almanac-248"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>248<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Ranked No. 1 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the <i><a href="/wiki/Pro_Wrestling_Illustrated#PWI_500" title="Pro Wrestling Illustrated">PWI 500</a></i> in 1996<sup id="cite_ref-251" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-251"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>251<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Ranked No. 10 of the top 500 singles wrestlers of the <i>PWI Years</i> in 2003</li> <li>Ranked No. 33 and No. 55 of the top 100 tag teams of the <i>PWI Years</i> with Marty Jannetty and Diesel, respectively, in 2003</li></ul></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Professional_Wrestling_Hall_of_Fame_and_Museum" title="Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum">Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame</a></b> <ul><li>Class of 2017</li></ul></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Sports_Illustrated" title="Sports Illustrated">Sports Illustrated</a></b> <ul><li>Ranked No. 8 of the 20 Greatest WWE Wrestlers Of All Time <sup id="cite_ref-252" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-252"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>252<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Southwest_Championship_Wrestling" title="Southwest Championship Wrestling">Texas All-Star Wrestling</a></b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Texas_All-Star_USA_Tag_Team_Championship" title="Texas All-Star USA Tag Team Championship">TASW Texas Tag Team Championship</a> (<a href="/wiki/Texas_All-Star_USA_Tag_Team_Championship#Title_history" title="Texas All-Star USA Tag Team Championship">2 times</a>) – with <a href="/wiki/Paul_Diamond" title="Paul Diamond">Paul Diamond</a><sup id="cite_ref-slam_10-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-slam-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>TASW Six-Man Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with <a href="/wiki/Paul_Diamond" title="Paul Diamond">Paul Diamond</a> & <a href="/wiki/DJ_Peterson" class="mw-redirect" title="DJ Peterson">DJ Peterson</a><sup id="cite_ref-253" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-253"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>253<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul></li> <li><b>Texas Wrestling Alliance</b> <ul><li>TWA Heavyweight Championship (1 time)<sup id="cite_ref-2000_match_254-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2000_match-254"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>254<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/WWE" title="WWE">World Wrestling Federation / Entertainment / WWE</a></b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/WWE_Championship" title="WWE Championship">WWF Championship</a> (<a href="/wiki/List_of_WWE_Champions" title="List of WWE Champions">3 times</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-slam_10-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-slam-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_Heavyweight_Championship_(WWE,_2002%E2%80%932013)" title="World Heavyweight Championship (WWE, 2002–2013)">World Heavyweight Championship</a> (<a href="/wiki/List_of_World_Heavyweight_Champions_(WWE)" class="mw-redirect" title="List of World Heavyweight Champions (WWE)">1 time</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-slam_10-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-slam-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WWE_Intercontinental_Championship" title="WWE Intercontinental Championship">WWF Intercontinental Championship</a> (<a href="/wiki/List_of_WWE_Intercontinental_Champions" title="List of WWE Intercontinental Champions">3 times</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-slam_10-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-slam-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WWE_European_Championship" title="WWE European Championship">WWF European Championship</a> (<a href="/wiki/List_of_WWE_European_Champions" title="List of WWE European Champions">1 time</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-:0_62-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_Tag_Team_Championship_(WWE)" title="World Tag Team Championship (WWE)">WWE Tag Team Championship</a> (<a href="/wiki/List_of_World_Tag_Team_Champions_(WWE)" title="List of World Tag Team Champions (WWE)">1 time</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-255" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-255"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>255<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> – with Triple H</li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_Tag_Team_Championship_(WWE,_1971%E2%80%932010)" title="World Tag Team Championship (WWE, 1971–2010)">WWF/World Tag Team Championship</a> (<a href="/wiki/List_of_World_Tag_Team_Champions_(WWE,_1971%E2%80%932010)" title="List of World Tag Team Champions (WWE, 1971–2010)">5 times</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-256" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-256"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>256<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> – with Diesel (2), <a href="/wiki/Stone_Cold_Steve_Austin" title="Stone Cold Steve Austin">Stone Cold Steve Austin</a> (1), John Cena (1), Triple H (1)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Rumble" title="Royal Rumble">Royal Rumble</a> (<a href="/wiki/Royal_Rumble_(1995)" title="Royal Rumble (1995)">1995</a>, <a href="/wiki/Royal_Rumble_(1996)" title="Royal Rumble (1996)">1996</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-slam_10-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-slam-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grand_Slam_(professional_wrestling)#List_of_WWE_Grand_Slam_winners" title="Grand Slam (professional wrestling)">First Grand Slam Champion</a><sup id="cite_ref-slam_10-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-slam-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Triple_Crown_(professional_wrestling)#List_of_WWE_Men's_Triple_Crown_winners" title="Triple Crown (professional wrestling)">Fourth Triple Crown Champion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Slammy_Award" title="Slammy Award">Slammy Award</a> (15 times) <ul><li>Best Finisher (<a href="/wiki/Slammy_Award#1997_Slammy_Awards" title="Slammy Award">1997</a>)</li> <li>Best Slammin' Jammin' Entrance (<a href="/wiki/Slammy_Award#1996_Slammy_Awards" title="Slammy Award">1996</a>)</li> <li>Best Tag Team (<a href="/wiki/Slammy_Award#1994_Slammy_Awards" title="Slammy Award">1994</a>) – <small>with Diesel</small></li> <li>Best Threads (1996)</li> <li>Double-Cross of the Year (<a href="/wiki/Slammy_Award#2013_Slammy_Awards" title="Slammy Award">2013</a>) – <small>For turning on <a href="/wiki/Bryan_Danielson" title="Bryan Danielson">Daniel Bryan</a> and costing him the <a href="/wiki/WWE_Championship" title="WWE Championship">WWE Championship</a> at <a href="/wiki/Hell_in_a_Cell_(2013)" title="Hell in a Cell (2013)">Hell in a Cell</a>.</small></li> <li>Leader of the New Generation (1996)</li> <li>Master of Mat Mechanics (1996)</li> <li>Match of the Year (1994, 1996, 1997, <a href="/wiki/Slammy_Award#2008_Slammy_Awards" title="Slammy Award">2008</a>, <a href="/wiki/Slammy_Award#2009_Slammy_Awards" title="Slammy Award">2009</a>) – <small>vs. Razor Ramon in a ladder match at WrestleMania X; vs. Razor Ramon in a ladder match at <a href="/wiki/SummerSlam_(1995)" title="SummerSlam (1995)">SummerSlam</a>; vs Bret Hart at WrestleMania XII; vs The Undertaker at <a href="/wiki/Badd_Blood:_In_Your_House" title="Badd Blood: In Your House">Badd Blood: In Your House</a>; vs Ric Flair at WrestleMania XXIV; vs The Undertaker at WrestleMania 25</small></li> <li>Moment of the Year (<a href="/wiki/Slammy_Award#2010_Slammy_Awards" title="Slammy Award">2010</a>) – <small>vs. The Undertaker at WrestleMania XXVI</small></li> <li>Squared Circle Shocker (1996) – <small>Won for collapsing; <a href="/wiki/Owen_Hart" title="Owen Hart">Owen Hart</a> accepts the award for making Michaels collapse</small></li> <li>Worst Tag Team (1994) – <small>with Diesel</small></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WWE_Hall_of_Fame" title="WWE Hall of Fame">WWE Hall of Fame</a> (2 times) <ul><li><a href="/wiki/WWE_Hall_of_Fame_(2011)" title="WWE Hall of Fame (2011)">Class of 2011</a> – individually</li> <li><a href="/wiki/WWE_Hall_of_Fame_(2019)" title="WWE Hall of Fame (2019)">Class of 2019</a> – as a member of <a href="/wiki/D-Generation_X" title="D-Generation X">D-Generation X</a><sup id="cite_ref-:1_205-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-205"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>205<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul></li></ul></li> <li><i><b><a href="/wiki/Wrestling_Observer_Newsletter" title="Wrestling Observer Newsletter">Wrestling Observer Newsletter</a></b></i> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Wrestling_Observer_Newsletter_awards#Best_Babyface" title="List of Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards">Best Babyface</a> (1996)<sup id="cite_ref-wonawards2009_257-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wonawards2009-257"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>257<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Wrestling_Observer_Newsletter_awards#Feud_of_the_Year" title="List of Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards">Feud of the Year</a> (2004) <small>vs. Chris Benoit and Triple H</small><sup id="cite_ref-wonawards2009_257-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wonawards2009-257"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>257<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Feud of the Year (2008) <small>vs. Chris Jericho</small><sup id="cite_ref-wonawards2009_257-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wonawards2009-257"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>257<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Wrestling_Observer_Newsletter_awards#Match_of_the_Year" title="List of Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards">Match of the Year</a> (1994) <small>vs. Razor Ramon in a ladder match at WrestleMania X</small><sup id="cite_ref-wonawards2009_257-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wonawards2009-257"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>257<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Match of the Year (2008) <small>vs. Chris Jericho in a ladder match at <a href="/wiki/No_Mercy_(2008)" title="No Mercy (2008)">No Mercy</a></small><sup id="cite_ref-wonawards2009_257-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wonawards2009-257"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>257<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Match of the Year (2009) <small>vs. The Undertaker at WrestleMania 25</small><sup id="cite_ref-wonawards2009_257-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wonawards2009-257"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>257<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Match of the Year (2010) <small>vs. The Undertaker at WrestleMania XXVI</small><sup id="cite_ref-258" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-258"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>258<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Wrestling_Observer_Newsletter_awards#Worst_Match_of_the_Year" title="List of Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards">Worst Match of the Year</a> (2018) <small>with Triple H vs. The Undertaker and Kane at <a href="/wiki/Crown_Jewel_(2018)" title="Crown Jewel (2018)">Crown Jewel</a></small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Wrestling_Observer_Newsletter_awards#Best_Pro_Wrestling_DVD/Streaming_Documentary" title="List of Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards">Best Pro Wrestling DVD</a> (2011) Greatest Rivalries: Shawn Michaels vs. Bret Hart</li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Wrestling_Observer_Newsletter_awards#Most_Charismatic" title="List of Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards">Most Charismatic</a> (1995, 1996)<sup id="cite_ref-wonawards2009_257-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wonawards2009-257"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>257<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Wrestling_Observer_Newsletter_awards#Tag_Team_of_the_Year" title="List of Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards">Tag Team of the Year</a> (1989) <small>with Marty Jannetty as <a href="/wiki/The_Rockers" title="The Rockers">The Rockers</a></small><sup id="cite_ref-wonawards2009_257-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wonawards2009-257"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>257<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Wrestling_Observer_Newsletter_awards#Worst_Feud_of_the_Year" title="List of Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards">Worst Feud of the Year</a> (2006) <small>with Triple H vs. <a href="/wiki/Shane_McMahon" title="Shane McMahon">Shane</a> and Vince McMahon</small><sup id="cite_ref-wonawards2009_257-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wonawards2009-257"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>257<span 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Campbell, CA: 1–40. <a href="/wiki/ISSN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISSN (identifier)">ISSN</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://search.worldcat.org/issn/1083-9593">1083-9593</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Wrestling+Observer+Newsletter&rft.atitle=Biggest+issue+of+the+year%3A+The+2011+Wrestling+Observer+Newsletter+Awards+Issue&rft.pages=1-40&rft.date=2011-01-26&rft.issn=1083-9593&rft.aulast=Meltzer&rft.aufirst=Dave&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AShawn+Michaels" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-259"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-259">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation magazine cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080714111434/http://pwi-online.com/pages/hallofame.html">"Wrestling Observer Hall of Fame"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/Pro_Wrestling_Illustrated" title="Pro Wrestling Illustrated">Pro Wrestling Illustrated</a></i>. 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(<a href="/wiki/Stan_Kowalski" title="Stan Kowalski">Stan Kowalski</a> and <a href="/wiki/Tiny_Mills" title="Tiny Mills">Tiny Mills</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hard_Boiled_Haggerty" title="Hard Boiled Haggerty">Hard Boiled Haggerty</a> and <a href="/wiki/Lenny_Montana" title="Lenny Montana">Len Montana</a> / <a href="/wiki/Gene_Kiniski" title="Gene Kiniski">Gene Kiniski</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leo_Nomellini" title="Leo Nomellini">Leo Nomellini</a> and <a href="/wiki/Wilbur_Snyder" title="Wilbur Snyder">Wilbur Snyder</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hard_Boiled_Haggerty" title="Hard Boiled Haggerty">Hard Boiled Haggerty</a> and <a href="/wiki/Bob_Geigel" title="Bob Geigel">Bob Geigel</a></li> <li>Pat Kennedy and <a href="/wiki/Dale_Lewis_(wrestler)" title="Dale Lewis (wrestler)">Dale Lewis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Geigel" title="Bob Geigel">Bob Geigel</a> and <a href="/wiki/Boris_Malenko" title="Boris Malenko">Otto Von Krupp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Larry_Hennig" title="Larry Hennig">Larry Hennig</a> and Duke Hoffman</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Geigel" title="Bob Geigel">Bob Geigel</a> and <a href="/wiki/Stan_Kowalski" title="Stan Kowalski">Stan Kowalski</a></li> <li>The Neilsons (Art Neilson and <a href="/wiki/Stan_Holek" title="Stan Holek">Stan Neilson</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Doug_Gashouse_Gilbert" title="Doug Gashouse Gilbert">Doug Gilbert</a> and <a href="/wiki/Dick_Steinborn" title="Dick Steinborn">Dick Steinborn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Kalmikoffs" class="mw-redirect" title="The Kalmikoffs">The Kalmikoffs</a> (Ivan and Karol)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Crusher_(wrestler)" title="The Crusher (wrestler)">The Crusher</a> and <a href="/wiki/Dick_the_Bruiser" title="Dick the Bruiser">Dick the Bruiser</a></li> <li>Moose Evans and <a href="/wiki/Verne_Gagne" title="Verne Gagne">Verne Gagne</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Larry_Hennig" title="Larry Hennig">Larry Hennig</a> and <a href="/wiki/Harley_Race" title="Harley Race">Harley Race</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Crusher_(wrestler)" title="The Crusher (wrestler)">The Crusher</a> and <a href="/wiki/Verne_Gagne" title="Verne Gagne">Verne Gagne</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Larry_Hennig" title="Larry Hennig">Larry Hennig</a> and <a href="/wiki/Chris_Markoff" title="Chris Markoff">Chris Markoff</a>/<a href="/wiki/Harley_Race" title="Harley Race">Harley Race</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pat_O%27Connor_(wrestler)" title="Pat O'Connor (wrestler)">Pat O'Connor</a> and <a href="/wiki/Wilbur_Snyder" title="Wilbur Snyder">Wilbur Snyder</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mitsu_Arakawa" title="Mitsu Arakawa">Mitsu Arakawa</a> and <a href="/wiki/Tor_Kamata" title="Tor Kamata">Dr. Moto</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vachon_family" title="Vachon family">The Vachons</a> (<a href="/wiki/Paul_Vachon" title="Paul Vachon">Butcher</a> and <a href="/wiki/Maurice_Vachon" title="Maurice Vachon">Mad Dog</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Von_Steigers" class="mw-redirect" title="The Von Steigers">The Von Steigers</a> (Karl Von Steiger and Kurt Von Steiger)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vachon_family" title="Vachon family">The Vachons</a> (<a href="/wiki/Paul_Vachon" title="Paul Vachon">Butcher</a> and <a href="/wiki/Maurice_Vachon" title="Maurice Vachon">Mad Dog</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Verne_Gagne" title="Verne Gagne">Verne Gagne</a> and <a href="/wiki/Billy_Robinson" title="Billy Robinson">Billy Robinson</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="text-align:center; color:#FFFFFF; background:#02006B; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FC0100, inset -2px -2px 0 #FC0100;;width:1%">1970s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Nick_Bockwinkel" title="Nick Bockwinkel">Nick Bockwinkel</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ray_Stevens_(wrestler)" title="Ray Stevens (wrestler)">Ray Stevens</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Crusher_(wrestler)" title="The Crusher (wrestler)">The Crusher</a> and <a href="/wiki/Billy_Robinson" title="Billy Robinson">Billy Robinson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Duncum" title="Bobby Duncum">Bobby Duncum</a> and <a href="/wiki/Blackjack_Lanza" title="Blackjack Lanza">Blackjack Lanza</a></li> <li>The High Flyers (<a href="/wiki/Jim_Brunzell" title="Jim Brunzell">Jim Brunzell</a> and <a href="/wiki/Greg_Gagne_(wrestler)" title="Greg Gagne (wrestler)">Greg Gagne</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pat_Patterson" title="Pat Patterson">Pat Patterson</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ray_Stevens_(wrestler)" title="Ray Stevens (wrestler)">Ray Stevens</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Verne_Gagne" title="Verne Gagne">Verne Gagne</a> and <a href="/wiki/Mad_Dog_Vachon" class="mw-redirect" title="Mad Dog Vachon">Mad Dog Vachon</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="text-align:center; color:#FFFFFF; background:#02006B; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FC0100, inset -2px -2px 0 #FC0100;;width:1%">1980s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>East-West Connection (<a href="/wiki/Adrian_Adonis" title="Adrian Adonis">Adrian Adonis</a> and <a href="/wiki/Jesse_Ventura" title="Jesse Ventura">Jesse Ventura</a>)</li> <li>The Sheiks (<a href="/wiki/Jerry_Blackwell" title="Jerry Blackwell">Jerry Blackwell</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ken_Patera" title="Ken Patera">Ken Patera</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Crusher_(wrestler)" title="The Crusher (wrestler)">The Crusher</a> and <a href="/wiki/Baron_von_Raschke" title="Baron von Raschke">Baron von Raschke</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Road_Warriors" title="Road Warriors">Road Warriors</a> (<a href="/wiki/Road_Warrior_Animal" title="Road Warrior Animal">Animal</a> and <a href="/wiki/Road_Warrior_Hawk" title="Road Warrior Hawk">Hawk</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Garvin" title="Jimmy Garvin">Jimmy Garvin</a> and <a href="/wiki/Steve_Regal" title="Steve Regal">Steve Regal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scott_Hall" title="Scott Hall">Scott Hall</a> and <a href="/wiki/Curt_Hennig" title="Curt Hennig">Curt Hennig</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Buddy_Rose" title="Buddy Rose">Buddy Rose</a> and <a href="/wiki/Doug_Somers" title="Doug Somers">Doug Somers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Rockers" title="The Rockers">The Midnight Rockers</a> (<a href="/wiki/Marty_Jannetty" title="Marty Jannetty">Marty Jannetty</a> and <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Shawn Michaels</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Soldat_Ustinov" title="Soldat Ustinov">Soldat Ustinov</a> and <a href="/wiki/Boris_Zhukov" title="Boris Zhukov">Boris Zhukov</a> / <a href="/wiki/Doug_Somers" title="Doug Somers">Doug Somers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Dundee" title="Bill Dundee">Bill Dundee</a> and <a href="/wiki/Jerry_Lawler" title="Jerry Lawler">Jerry Lawler</a></li> <li>Dr. D and <a href="/wiki/H%C3%A9ctor_Guerrero" title="Héctor Guerrero">Héctor Guerrero</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Midnight_Express_(professional_wrestling)" title="The Midnight Express (professional wrestling)">The Midnight Express</a> (<a href="/wiki/Dennis_Condrey" title="Dennis Condrey">Dennis Condrey</a> and <a href="/wiki/Randy_Rose" title="Randy Rose">Randy Rose</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Badd_Company" title="Badd Company">Badd Company</a> (<a href="/wiki/Paul_Diamond" title="Paul Diamond">Paul Diamond</a> and <a href="/wiki/Pat_Tanaka" title="Pat Tanaka">Pat Tanaka</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brad_Rheingans" title="Brad Rheingans">Brad Rheingans</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ken_Patera" title="Ken Patera">Ken Patera</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Beverly_Brothers" class="mw-redirect" title="The Beverly Brothers">The Destruction Crew</a> (<a href="/wiki/Wayne_Bloom" title="Wayne Bloom">Wayne Bloom</a> and <a href="/wiki/Mike_Enos" title="Mike Enos">Mike Enos</a>)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="text-align:center; 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Peterson">D.J. Peterson</a> and <a href="/wiki/The_Patriot_(wrestler)" title="The Patriot (wrestler)">The Trooper</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="WWE_Hall_of_Fame_inductees" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks hlist mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:WWE_Hall_of_Fame" title="Template:WWE Hall of Fame"><abbr title="View this 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class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/WWE_Hall_of_Fame#Class_of_1993" title="WWE Hall of Fame">1993</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Andr%C3%A9_the_Giant" title="André the Giant">André the Giant</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/WWE_Hall_of_Fame#Class_of_1994" title="WWE Hall of Fame">1994</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Arnold_Skaaland" title="Arnold Skaaland">Arnold Skaaland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bobo_Brazil" title="Bobo Brazil">Bobo Brazil</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Buddy_Rogers_(wrestler)" title="Buddy Rogers (wrestler)">Buddy Rogers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_Jay_Strongbow" title="Chief Jay Strongbow">Chief Jay Strongbow</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Freddie_Blassie" title="Freddie Blassie">Freddie Blassie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gorilla_Monsoon" title="Gorilla Monsoon">Gorilla Monsoon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_Dudley" title="James Dudley">James Dudley</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/WWE_Hall_of_Fame#Class_of_1995" title="WWE Hall of Fame">1995</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Antonino_Rocca" title="Antonino Rocca">Antonino Rocca</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ernie_Ladd" title="Ernie Ladd">Ernie Ladd</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Fabulous_Moolah" title="The Fabulous Moolah">The Fabulous Moolah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Steele" title="George Steele">George Steele</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ernie_Roth" title="Ernie Roth">Ernie Roth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ivan_Putski" title="Ivan Putski">Ivan Putski</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pedro_Morales" title="Pedro Morales">Pedro Morales</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/WWE_Hall_of_Fame#Class_of_1996" title="WWE Hall of Fame">1996</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Snuka" title="Jimmy Snuka">Jimmy Snuka</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Johnny_Rodz" title="Johnny Rodz">Johnny Rodz</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Killer_Kowalski" title="Killer Kowalski">Killer Kowalski</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lou_Albano" title="Lou Albano">Lou Albano</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mikel_Scicluna" title="Mikel Scicluna">Mikel Scicluna</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pat_Patterson" title="Pat Patterson">Pat Patterson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Valiant_Brothers" title="Valiant Brothers">Valiant Brothers</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Valiant" title="Jimmy Valiant">Jimmy Valiant</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Johnny_Valiant" title="Johnny Valiant">Johnny Valiant</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vincent_J._McMahon" title="Vincent J. McMahon">Vince McMahon Sr.</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><div id="2000s" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">2000s</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/WWE_Hall_of_Fame_(2004)" title="WWE Hall of Fame (2004)">2004</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Big_John_Studd" title="Big John Studd">Big John Studd</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/%22Superstar%22_Billy_Graham" title=""Superstar" Billy Graham">"Superstar" Billy Graham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Heenan" title="Bobby Heenan">Bobby Heenan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Don_Muraco" title="Don Muraco">Don Muraco</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greg_Valentine" title="Greg Valentine">Greg Valentine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harley_Race" title="Harley Race">Harley Race</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jesse_Ventura" title="Jesse Ventura">Jesse Ventura</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Junkyard_Dog" title="Junkyard Dog">Junkyard Dog</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sgt._Slaughter" title="Sgt. Slaughter">Sgt. Slaughter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tito_Santana" title="Tito Santana">Tito Santana</a></li></ul> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th id="Celebrity" scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Celebrity</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Pete_Rose" title="Pete Rose">Pete Rose</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/WWE_Hall_of_Fame_(2005)" title="WWE Hall of Fame (2005)">2005</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Orton_Jr." title="Bob Orton Jr.">Bob Orton Jr.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hulk_Hogan" title="Hulk Hogan">Hulk Hogan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Iron_Sheik" title="The Iron Sheik">The Iron Sheik</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Hart" title="Jimmy Hart">Jimmy Hart</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nikolai_Volkoff" title="Nikolai Volkoff">Nikolai Volkoff</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Orndorff" title="Paul Orndorff">Paul Orndorff</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roddy_Piper" title="Roddy Piper">Roddy Piper</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/WWE_Hall_of_Fame_(2006)" title="WWE Hall of Fame (2006)">2006</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/The_Blackjacks" title="The Blackjacks">The Blackjacks</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Blackjack_Mulligan" title="Blackjack Mulligan">Blackjack Mulligan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Blackjack_Lanza" title="Blackjack Lanza">Blackjack Lanza</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bret_Hart" title="Bret Hart">Bret Hart</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eddie_Guerrero" title="Eddie Guerrero">Eddie Guerrero</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gene_Okerlund" title="Gene Okerlund">Gene Okerlund</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sherri_Martel" title="Sherri Martel">Sherri Martel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tony_Atlas" title="Tony Atlas">Tony Atlas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Verne_Gagne" title="Verne Gagne">Verne Gagne</a></li></ul> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th id="Celebrity" scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Celebrity</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/William_Perry_(American_football)" title="William Perry (American football)">William Perry</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/WWE_Hall_of_Fame_(2007)" title="WWE Hall of Fame (2007)">2007</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Dusty_Rhodes" title="Dusty Rhodes">Dusty Rhodes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jerry_Lawler" title="Jerry Lawler">Jerry Lawler</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Ross" title="Jim Ross">Jim Ross</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mr._Fuji" title="Mr. Fuji">Mr. Fuji</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curt_Hennig" title="Curt Hennig">Curt Hennig</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nick_Bockwinkel" title="Nick Bockwinkel">Nick Bockwinkel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Sheik_(wrestler)" title="The Sheik (wrestler)">The Sheik</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wild_Samoans" title="Wild Samoans">Wild Samoans</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Afa_Anoa%27i" class="mw-redirect" title="Afa Anoa'i">Afa Anoa'i</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sika_Anoa%27i" class="mw-redirect" title="Sika Anoa'i">Sika Anoa'i</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/WWE_Hall_of_Fame_(2008)" title="WWE Hall of Fame (2008)">2008</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>The Brisco Brothers <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Gerald_Brisco" title="Gerald Brisco">Gerald Brisco</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jack_Brisco" title="Jack Brisco">Jack Brisco</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eddie_Graham" title="Eddie Graham">Eddie Graham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gordon_Solie" title="Gordon Solie">Gordon Solie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mae_Young" title="Mae Young">Mae Young</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peter_Maivia" title="Peter Maivia">Peter Maivia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ric_Flair" title="Ric Flair">Ric Flair</a> <ul><li>See also: 2012</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rocky_Johnson" title="Rocky Johnson">Rocky Johnson</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/WWE_Hall_of_Fame_(2009)" title="WWE Hall of Fame (2009)">2009</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Watts" title="Bill Watts">Bill Watts</a></li> <li>The Funk Brothers <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Terry_Funk" title="Terry Funk">Terry Funk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dory_Funk_Jr." title="Dory Funk Jr.">Dory Funk Jr.</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Howard_Finkel" title="Howard Finkel">Howard Finkel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Koko_B._Ware" title="Koko B. Ware">Koko B. Ware</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ricky_Steamboat" title="Ricky Steamboat">Ricky Steamboat</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stone_Cold_Steve_Austin" title="Stone Cold Steve Austin">Stone Cold Steve Austin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Von_Erich_family" title="Von Erich family">Von Erich family</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chris_Von_Erich" title="Chris Von Erich">Chris Von Erich</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_Von_Erich" title="David Von Erich">David Von Erich</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fritz_Von_Erich" title="Fritz Von Erich">Fritz Von Erich</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kerry_Von_Erich" title="Kerry Von Erich">Kerry Von Erich</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Von_Erich" title="Kevin Von Erich">Kevin Von Erich</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Von_Erich" title="Mike Von Erich">Mike Von Erich</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><div id="2010s" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">2010s</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/WWE_Hall_of_Fame_(2010)" title="WWE Hall of Fame (2010)">2010</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Antonio_Inoki" title="Antonio Inoki">Antonio Inoki</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gorgeous_George" title="Gorgeous George">Gorgeous George</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maurice_Vachon" title="Maurice Vachon">Maurice Vachon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stu_Hart" title="Stu Hart">Stu Hart</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ted_DiBiase" title="Ted DiBiase">Ted DiBiase</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wendi_Richter" title="Wendi Richter">Wendi Richter</a></li></ul> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th id="Celebrity" scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Celebrity</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Uecker" title="Bob Uecker">Bob Uecker</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/WWE_Hall_of_Fame_(2011)" title="WWE Hall of Fame (2011)">2011</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Abdullah_the_Butcher" title="Abdullah the Butcher">Abdullah the Butcher</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Armstrong" title="Bob Armstrong">Bob Armstrong</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Duggan" title="Jim Duggan">Jim Duggan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Road_Warriors" title="Road Warriors">Road Warriors</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Road_Warrior_Hawk" title="Road Warrior Hawk">Road Warrior Hawk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Road_Warrior_Animal" title="Road Warrior Animal">Road Warrior Animal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Ellering" title="Paul Ellering">Paul Ellering</a></li></ul></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Shawn Michaels</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tammy_Lynn_Sytch" title="Tammy Lynn Sytch">Sunny</a></li></ul> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th id="Celebrity" scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Celebrity</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Drew_Carey" title="Drew Carey">Drew Carey</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/WWE_Hall_of_Fame_(2012)" title="WWE Hall of Fame (2012)">2012</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Edge_(wrestler)" title="Edge (wrestler)">Edge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Four_Horsemen_(professional_wrestling)" title="The Four Horsemen (professional wrestling)">The Four Horsemen</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Arn_Anderson" title="Arn Anderson">Arn Anderson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Barry_Windham" title="Barry Windham">Barry Windham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/J._J._Dillon" title="J. J. Dillon">J. J. Dillon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ric_Flair" title="Ric Flair">Ric Flair</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tully_Blanchard" title="Tully Blanchard">Tully Blanchard</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mil_M%C3%A1scaras" title="Mil Máscaras">Mil Máscaras</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ron_Simmons" title="Ron Simmons">Ron Simmons</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yokozuna_(wrestler)" title="Yokozuna (wrestler)">Yokozuna</a></li></ul> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th id="Celebrity" scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Celebrity</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Tyson" title="Mike Tyson">Mike Tyson</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/WWE_Hall_of_Fame_(2013)" title="WWE Hall of Fame (2013)">2013</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Backlund" title="Bob Backlund">Bob Backlund</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Booker_T_(wrestler)" title="Booker T (wrestler)">Booker T</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bruno_Sammartino" title="Bruno Sammartino">Bruno Sammartino</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mick_Foley" title="Mick Foley">Mick Foley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Trish_Stratus" title="Trish Stratus">Trish Stratus</a></li></ul> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th id="Celebrity" scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Celebrity</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Donald_Trump" title="Donald Trump">Donald Trump</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/WWE_Hall_of_Fame_(2014)" title="WWE Hall of Fame (2014)">2014</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Carlos_Col%C3%B3n" title="Carlos Colón">Carlos Colón</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jake_Roberts" title="Jake Roberts">Jake Roberts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lita_(wrestler)" title="Lita (wrestler)">Lita</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Bearer" title="Paul Bearer">Paul Bearer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scott_Hall" title="Scott Hall">Scott Hall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Ultimate_Warrior" title="The Ultimate Warrior">The Ultimate Warrior</a></li></ul> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th id="Celebrity" scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Celebrity</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Mr._T" title="Mr. T">Mr. T</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/WWE_Hall_of_Fame_(2015)" title="WWE Hall of Fame (2015)">2015</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Madusa" title="Madusa">Alundra Blayze</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Bushwhackers" title="The Bushwhackers">The Bushwhackers</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bushwhacker_Butch" title="Bushwhacker Butch">Bushwhacker Butch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bushwhacker_Luke" title="Bushwhacker Luke">Bushwhacker Luke</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Nash" title="Kevin Nash">Kevin Nash</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Larry_Zbyszko" title="Larry Zbyszko">Larry Zbyszko</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Randy_Savage" title="Randy Savage">Randy Savage</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rikishi_(wrestler)" title="Rikishi (wrestler)">Rikishi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tatsumi_Fujinami" title="Tatsumi Fujinami">Tatsumi Fujinami</a></li></ul> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:center;">Celebrity</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Arnold_Schwarzenegger" title="Arnold Schwarzenegger">Arnold Schwarzenegger</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:center;">Warrior</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Connor_Michalek" title="Connor Michalek">Connor Michalek</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/WWE_Hall_of_Fame_(2016)" title="WWE Hall of Fame (2016)">2016</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Big_Boss_Man" title="Big Boss Man">Big Boss Man</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fabulous_Freebirds" title="Fabulous Freebirds">Fabulous Freebirds</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Hayes_(wrestler)" title="Michael Hayes (wrestler)">Michael Hayes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Buddy_Roberts" title="Buddy Roberts">Buddy Roberts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Garvin" title="Jimmy Garvin">Jimmy Garvin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Terry_Gordy" title="Terry Gordy">Terry Gordy</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Godfather_(wrestler)" title="The Godfather (wrestler)">The Godfather</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jacqueline_Moore" title="Jacqueline Moore">Jacqueline</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stan_Hansen" title="Stan Hansen">Stan Hansen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sting_(wrestler)" title="Sting (wrestler)">Sting</a></li></ul> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:center;">Celebrity</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Snoop_Dogg" title="Snoop Dogg">Snoop Dogg</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:center;">Warrior</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Joan_Lunden" title="Joan Lunden">Joan Lunden</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:center;">Legacy</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ed_Lewis_(wrestler)" title="Ed Lewis (wrestler)">Ed Lewis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frank_Gotch" title="Frank Gotch">Frank Gotch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Hackenschmidt" title="George Hackenschmidt">George Hackenschmidt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lou_Thesz" title="Lou Thesz">Lou Thesz</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mildred_Burke" title="Mildred Burke">Mildred Burke</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pat_O%27Connor_(wrestler)" title="Pat O'Connor (wrestler)">Pat O'Connor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sailor_Art_Thomas" title="Sailor Art Thomas">Sailor Art Thomas</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/WWE_Hall_of_Fame_(2017)" title="WWE Hall of Fame (2017)">2017</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Beth_Phoenix" title="Beth Phoenix">Beth Phoenix</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Diamond_Dallas_Page" title="Diamond Dallas Page">Diamond Dallas Page</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kurt_Angle" title="Kurt Angle">Kurt Angle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rick_Rude" title="Rick Rude">Rick Rude</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rock_%27n%27_Roll_Express" title="Rock 'n' Roll Express">Rock 'n' Roll Express</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ricky_Morton" title="Ricky Morton">Ricky Morton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_Gibson_(wrestler)" title="Robert Gibson (wrestler)">Robert Gibson</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Theodore_Long" title="Theodore Long">Theodore Long</a></li></ul> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:center;">Warrior</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Eric_LeGrand" title="Eric LeGrand">Eric LeGrand</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:center;">Legacy</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bearcat_Wright" title="Bearcat Wright">Bearcat Wright</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dr._Jerry_Graham" title="Dr. Jerry Graham">Dr. Jerry Graham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Haystacks_Calhoun" title="Haystacks Calhoun">Haystacks Calhoun</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Judy_Grable" title="Judy Grable">Judy Grable</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/June_Byers" title="June Byers">June Byers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Luther_Lindsay" title="Luther Lindsay">Luther Lindsay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Martin_Burns" title="Martin Burns">Martin Burns</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rikid%C5%8Dzan" title="Rikidōzan">Rikidōzan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Toots_Mondt" title="Toots Mondt">Toots Mondt</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/WWE_Hall_of_Fame_(2018)" title="WWE Hall of Fame (2018)">2018</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Dudley_Boyz" title="Dudley Boyz">Dudley Boyz</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bubba_Ray_Dudley" title="Bubba Ray Dudley">Bubba Ray Dudley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/D-Von_Dudley" title="D-Von Dudley">D-Von Dudley</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Goldberg" title="Bill Goldberg">Goldberg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hillbilly_Jim" title="Hillbilly Jim">Hillbilly Jim</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ivory_(wrestler)" title="Ivory (wrestler)">Ivory</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jeff_Jarrett" title="Jeff Jarrett">Jeff Jarrett</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mark_Henry" title="Mark Henry">Mark Henry</a></li></ul> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:center;">Celebrity</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kid_Rock" title="Kid Rock">Kid Rock</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:center;">Warrior</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Jarrius "JJ" Robertson</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:center;">Legacy</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Boris_Malenko" title="Boris Malenko">Boris Malenko</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cora_Combs" title="Cora Combs">Cora Combs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dara_Singh" title="Dara Singh">Dara Singh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hiro_Matsuda" title="Hiro Matsuda">Hiro Matsuda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Londos" title="Jim Londos">Jim Londos</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lord_Alfred_Hayes" title="Lord Alfred Hayes">Lord Alfred Hayes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rufus_R._Jones" title="Rufus R. Jones">Rufus R. Jones</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/El_Santo" title="El Santo">El Santo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sputnik_Monroe" title="Sputnik Monroe">Sputnik Monroe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stan_Stasiak" title="Stan Stasiak">Stan Stasiak</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/WWE_Hall_of_Fame_(2019)" title="WWE Hall of Fame (2019)">2019</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Brutus_Beefcake" title="Brutus Beefcake">Brutus Beefcake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/D-Generation_X" title="D-Generation X">D-Generation X</a> <ul><li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Shawn Michaels</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Triple_H" title="Triple H">Triple H</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chyna" title="Chyna">Chyna</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Road_Dogg" title="Road Dogg">Road Dogg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Billy_Gunn" title="Billy Gunn">Billy Gunn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sean_Waltman" title="Sean Waltman">Sean Waltman</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harlem_Heat" title="Harlem Heat">Harlem Heat</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Booker_T_(wrestler)" title="Booker T (wrestler)">Booker T</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stevie_Ray" title="Stevie Ray">Stevie Ray</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hart_Foundation" title="Hart Foundation">Hart Foundation</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bret_Hart" title="Bret Hart">Bret Hart</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Neidhart" title="Jim Neidhart">Jim Neidhart</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Honky_Tonk_Man" title="The Honky Tonk Man">The Honky Tonk Man</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Torrie_Wilson" title="Torrie Wilson">Torrie Wilson</a></li></ul> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:center;">Warrior</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Sue Aitchison</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:center;">Legacy</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bruiser_Brody" title="Bruiser Brody">Bruiser Brody</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Buddy_Rose" title="Buddy Rose">Buddy Rose</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hisashi_Shinma" title="Hisashi Shinma">Hisashi Shinma</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Barnett_(wrestling)" title="Jim Barnett (wrestling)">Jim Barnett</a></li> <li>Joseph Cohen</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Luna_Vachon" title="Luna Vachon">Luna Vachon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Primo_Carnera" title="Primo Carnera">Primo Carnera</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Professor_Tanaka" title="Professor Tanaka">Professor Tanaka</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/S._D._Jones" title="S. D. Jones">S. D. Jones</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wahoo_McDaniel" title="Wahoo McDaniel">Wahoo McDaniel</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><div id="2020s" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">2020s</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/WWE_Hall_of_Fame_(2021)" title="WWE Hall of Fame (2021)">2020</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div 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navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:center;">Celebrity</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/William_Shatner" title="William Shatner">William Shatner</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:center;">Warrior</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Titus_O%27Neil" title="Titus O'Neil">Titus O'Neil</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:center;">Legacy</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Baron_Michele_Leone" title="Baron Michele Leone">Baron Michele Leone</a></li> <li><a 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Japan Pro-Wrestling">NJPW</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Jay_White" title="Jay White">Jay White</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hiroshi_Tanahashi" title="Hiroshi Tanahashi">Hiroshi Tanahashi</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/WWE" title="WWE">WWE</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th id="Men" scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:center;">Men</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Shawn Michaels</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Triple_H" title="Triple H">Triple H</a></li> 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class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/All_Elite_Wrestling" title="All Elite Wrestling">AEW</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kenny_Omega" title="Kenny Omega">Kenny Omega</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Chaotic_Wrestling" title="Chaotic Wrestling">CW</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/R._J._Brewer" title="R. J. Brewer">John Walters</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brian_Mailhot" title="Brian Mailhot">Brian Black</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dijak" title="Dijak">Donovan Dijak</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carmelo_Hayes" title="Carmelo Hayes">Christian Casanova</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anthony_Greene_(wrestler)" title="Anthony Greene (wrestler)">Anthony Greene</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Combat_Zone_Wrestling" title="Combat Zone Wrestling">CZW</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Justice_Pain" title="Justice Pain">Justice Pain</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ruckus_(wrestler)" title="Ruckus (wrestler)">Ruckus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Drake_Wuertz" title="Drake Wuertz">Drake Younger</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Drew_Gulak" title="Drew Gulak">Drew Gulak</a></li> <li>Devon Moore</li> <li>Sozio</li> <li><a href="/wiki/BLK_Jeez" title="BLK Jeez">BLK Jeez</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Extreme_Championship_Wrestling" title="Extreme Championship Wrestling">ECW</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Mikey_Whipwreck" title="Mikey Whipwreck">Mikey Whipwreck</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sabu_(wrestler)" title="Sabu (wrestler)">Sabu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Taz_(wrestler)" title="Taz (wrestler)">Taz</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Explosive_Pro_Wrestling" title="Explosive Pro Wrestling">EPW</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Marcius_Pitt" class="mw-redirect" title="Marcius Pitt">Marcius Pitt</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Full_Impact_Pro" title="Full Impact Pro">FIP</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Erick_Stevens" title="Erick Stevens">Erick Stevens</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jon_Davis_(wrestler)" title="Jon Davis (wrestler)">Jon Davis</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Ice_Ribbon" title="Ice Ribbon">IR</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Riho" title="Riho">Riho</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Miyako_Matsumoto" title="Miyako Matsumoto">Miyako Matsumoto</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tsukasa_Fujimoto" title="Tsukasa Fujimoto">Tsukasa Fujimoto</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maya_Yukihi" title="Maya Yukihi">Maya Yukihi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Satsuki_Totoro" title="Satsuki Totoro">Satsuki Totoro</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Total_Nonstop_Action_Wrestling" title="Total Nonstop Action Wrestling">TNA</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th id="Men" scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:center;">Men</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/AJ_Styles" title="AJ Styles">A.J. Styles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kurt_Angle" title="Kurt Angle">Kurt Angle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Samoa_Joe" title="Samoa Joe">Samoa Joe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Abyss_(wrestler)" title="Abyss (wrestler)">Abyss</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Austin_Aries" title="Austin Aries">Austin Aries</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chris_Sabin" title="Chris Sabin">Chris Sabin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Young_(wrestler)" title="Eric Young (wrestler)">Eric Young</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eddie_Edwards_(wrestler)" title="Eddie Edwards (wrestler)">Eddie Edwards</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Josh_Alexander" title="Josh Alexander">Josh Alexander</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alex_Shelley" title="Alex Shelley">Alex Shelley</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:center;">Women</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Jordynne_Grace" title="Jordynne Grace">Jordynne Grace</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Insane_Championship_Wrestling" title="Insane Championship Wrestling">ICW</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/B._T._Gunn" title="B. T. Gunn">B. T. Gunn</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Lucha_Underground" title="Lucha Underground">LU</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/F%C3%A9nix_(wrestler)" title="Fénix (wrestler)">Fénix</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Morrison_(wrestler)" title="John Morrison (wrestler)">Johnny Mundo</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_City_Wrestling" title="Melbourne City Wrestling">MCW</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bronson_Reed" title="Bronson Reed">Jonah Rock</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Adam_Brooks_(wrestler)" title="Adam Brooks (wrestler)">Adam Brooks</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/New_Japan_Pro-Wrestling" title="New Japan Pro-Wrestling">NJPW</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Tetsuya_Naito" title="Tetsuya Naito">Tetsuya Naito</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evil_(wrestler)" title="Evil (wrestler)">Evil</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kota_Ibushi" title="Kota Ibushi">Kota Ibushi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hiroshi_Tanahashi" title="Hiroshi Tanahashi">Hiroshi Tanahashi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jay_White" title="Jay White">Jay White</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/National_Wrestling_Alliance" title="National Wrestling Alliance">NWA</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th id="Men" scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:center;">Men</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Jax_Dane" title="Jax Dane">Jax Dane</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thom_Latimer" title="Thom Latimer">Thom Latimer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Trevor_Murdoch" title="Trevor Murdoch">Trevor Murdoch</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:center;">Women</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kenzie_Paige" title="Kenzie Paige">Kenzie Paige</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Ohio_Valley_Wrestling" title="Ohio Valley Wrestling">OVW</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Brent_Albright" title="Brent Albright">Brent Albright</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/CM_Punk" title="CM Punk">CM Punk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Damien_Sandow" class="mw-redirect" title="Damien Sandow">Idol Stevens</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cody_Rhodes" title="Cody Rhodes">Cody Runnels</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Mondo" title="Mike Mondo">Mike Mondo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rob_Terry" title="Rob Terry">Rob Terry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cliff_Compton" title="Cliff Compton">Cliff Compton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jamin_Olivencia" title="Jamin Olivencia">Jamin Olivencia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flash_Flanagan" title="Flash Flanagan">Flash Flanagan</a></li> <li>Mohamad Ali Vaez</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elijah_Burke" title="Elijah Burke">Elijah Burke</a></li> <li>Tony Gunn</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jay_Bradley" title="Jay Bradley">Jay Bradley</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Progress_Wrestling" title="Progress Wrestling">Progress</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Killian_Dain" title="Killian Dain">Big Damo</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Revolution_Pro_Wrestling" title="Revolution Pro Wrestling">RevPro</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Marty_Scurll" title="Marty Scurll">Marty Scurll</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Oku" title="Michael Oku">Michael Oku</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Will_Ospreay" title="Will Ospreay">Will Ospreay</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Ring_of_Honor" title="Ring of Honor">ROH</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Eddie_Edwards_(wrestler)" title="Eddie Edwards (wrestler)">Eddie Edwards</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roderick_Strong" title="Roderick Strong">Roderick Strong</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jay_Lethal" title="Jay Lethal">Jay Lethal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Christopher_Daniels" title="Christopher Daniels">Christopher Daniels</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Matt_Taven" title="Matt Taven">Matt Taven</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jonathan_Gresham" title="Jonathan Gresham">Jonathan Gresham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Samoa_Joe" title="Samoa Joe">Samoa Joe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Adam_Cole" title="Adam Cole">Adam Cole</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Oz_Academy" title="Oz Academy">Oz</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Mika_Akino" title="Mika Akino">Akino</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kaori_Yoneyama" title="Kaori Yoneyama">Kaori Yoneyama</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Sendai_Girls%27_Pro_Wrestling" title="Sendai Girls' Pro Wrestling">Sendai</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Millie_McKenzie" title="Millie McKenzie">Millie McKenzie</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Tokyo_Joshi_Pro-Wrestling" title="Tokyo Joshi Pro-Wrestling">TJPW</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Rika_Tatsumi" title="Rika Tatsumi">Rika Tatsumi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Miu_Watanabe" title="Miu Watanabe">Miu Watanabe</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Westside_Xtreme_Wrestling" title="Westside Xtreme Wrestling">wXw</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Axel_Tischer" class="mw-redirect" title="Axel Tischer">Axel Tischer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ilja_Dragunov" title="Ilja Dragunov">Ilja Dragunov</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Klinger" class="mw-redirect" title="John Klinger">John Klinger</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Absolute_Andy" title="Absolute Andy">Absolute Andy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_Dreissker" title="Robert Dreissker">Robert Dreissker</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Laurance_Roman" title="Laurance Roman">Laurance Roman</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/World_Championship_Wrestling" title="World Championship Wrestling">WCW</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ric_Flair" title="Ric Flair">Ric Flair</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lex_Luger" title="Lex Luger">Lex Luger</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sting_(wrestler)" title="Sting (wrestler)">Sting</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Diamond_Dallas_Page" title="Diamond Dallas Page">Diamond Dallas Page</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Goldberg" title="Bill Goldberg">Goldberg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bret_Hart" title="Bret Hart">Bret Hart</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chris_Benoit" title="Chris Benoit">Chris Benoit</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scott_Steiner" title="Scott Steiner">Scott Steiner</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Booker_T_(wrestler)" title="Booker T (wrestler)">Booker T</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/WWE" title="WWE">WWE</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th id="Men" scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:center;">Men</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Pedro_Morales" title="Pedro Morales">Pedro Morales</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bret_Hart" title="Bret Hart">Bret Hart</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Nash" title="Kevin Nash">Diesel</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Shawn Michaels</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stone_Cold_Steve_Austin" title="Stone Cold Steve Austin">Stone Cold Steve Austin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dwayne_Johnson" title="Dwayne Johnson">The Rock</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Triple_H" title="Triple H">Triple H</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kane_(wrestler)" title="Kane (wrestler)">Kane</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chris_Jericho" title="Chris Jericho">Chris Jericho</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kurt_Angle" title="Kurt Angle">Kurt Angle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eddie_Guerrero" title="Eddie Guerrero">Eddie Guerrero</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chris_Benoit" title="Chris Benoit">Chris Benoit</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ric_Flair" title="Ric Flair">Ric Flair</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edge_(wrestler)" title="Edge (wrestler)">Edge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rob_Van_Dam" title="Rob Van Dam">Rob Van Dam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Booker_T_(wrestler)" title="Booker T (wrestler)">Booker T</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Randy_Orton" title="Randy Orton">Randy Orton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jeff_Hardy" title="Jeff Hardy">Jeff Hardy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/CM_Punk" title="CM Punk">CM Punk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Layfield" title="John Layfield">John "Bradshaw" Layfield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rey_Mysterio" title="Rey Mysterio">Rey Mysterio</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dolph_Ziggler" title="Dolph Ziggler">Dolph Ziggler</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Christian_Cage" title="Christian Cage">Christian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Big_Show" title="Big Show">Big Show</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Miz" title="The Miz">The Miz</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bryan_Danielson" title="Bryan Danielson">Daniel Bryan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jon_Moxley" title="Jon Moxley">Dean Ambrose</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roman_Reigns" title="Roman Reigns">Roman Reigns</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Seth_Rollins" title="Seth Rollins">Seth Rollins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kofi_Kingston" title="Kofi Kingston">Kofi Kingston</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Braun_Strowman" title="Braun Strowman">Braun Strowman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Drew_McIntyre" title="Drew McIntyre">Drew McIntyre</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AJ_Styles" title="AJ Styles">AJ Styles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Big_E_(wrestler)" title="Big E (wrestler)">Big E</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cody_Rhodes" title="Cody Rhodes">Cody Rhodes</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:center;">Women</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bayley_(wrestler)" title="Bayley (wrestler)">Bayley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alexa_Bliss" title="Alexa Bliss">Alexa Bliss</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Asuka_(wrestler)" title="Asuka (wrestler)">Asuka</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mercedes_Mon%C3%A9" title="Mercedes Moné">Sasha Banks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charlotte_Flair" title="Charlotte Flair">Charlotte Flair</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Becky_Lynch" title="Becky Lynch">Becky Lynch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rhea_Ripley" title="Rhea Ripley">Rhea Ripley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ronda_Rousey" title="Ronda Rousey">Ronda Rousey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bianca_Belair" title="Bianca Belair">Bianca Belair</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:center;">Tag Teams</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/FTR_(professional_wrestling)" title="FTR (professional wrestling)">The Revival</a> (<a href="/wiki/Dax_Harwood" title="Dax Harwood">Scott Dawson</a> and <a href="/wiki/Cash_Wheeler" title="Cash Wheeler">Dash Wilder</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Street_Profits" title="Street Profits">Street Profits (Angelo Dawkins and Montez Ford)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_New_Day_(professional_wrestling)" title="The New Day (professional wrestling)">The New Day</a> (<a href="/wiki/Kofi_Kingston" title="Kofi Kingston">Kofi Kingston</a> and <a href="/wiki/Xavier_Woods" title="Xavier Woods">Xavier Woods</a>)</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/NXT_(WWE_brand)" title="NXT (WWE brand)">NXT</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Johnny_Gargano" title="Johnny Gargano">Johnny Gargano</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Adam_Cole" title="Adam Cole">Adam Cole</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/NXT_UK_(WWE_brand)" title="NXT UK (WWE brand)">NXT UK</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Tyler_Bate" title="Tyler Bate">Tyler Bate</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="WWE_Champions" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" 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navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Buddy_Rogers_(wrestler)" title="Buddy Rogers (wrestler)">Buddy Rogers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bruno_Sammartino" title="Bruno Sammartino">Bruno Sammartino</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1970s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ivan_Koloff" title="Ivan Koloff">Ivan Koloff</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pedro_Morales" title="Pedro Morales">Pedro Morales</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stan_Stasiak" title="Stan Stasiak">Stan Stasiak</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/%22Superstar%22_Billy_Graham" title=""Superstar" Billy Graham">"Superstar" Billy Graham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Backlund" title="Bob Backlund">Bob Backlund</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" 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Slaughter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Undertaker" title="The Undertaker">The Undertaker</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ric_Flair" title="Ric Flair">Ric Flair</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bret_Hart" title="Bret Hart">Bret Hart</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yokozuna_(wrestler)" title="Yokozuna (wrestler)">Yokozuna</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Nash" title="Kevin Nash">Diesel</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Shawn Michaels</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sid_Eudy" title="Sid Eudy">Sycho Sid</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stone_Cold_Steve_Austin" title="Stone Cold Steve Austin">Stone Cold Steve Austin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kane_(wrestler)" title="Kane (wrestler)">Kane</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dwayne_Johnson" title="Dwayne Johnson">The Rock</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mick_Foley" title="Mick Foley">Mankind</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Triple_H" title="Triple H">Triple H</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vince_McMahon" title="Vince McMahon">Mr. McMahon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Big_Show" title="Big Show">Big Show</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2000s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kurt_Angle" title="Kurt Angle">Kurt Angle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chris_Jericho" title="Chris Jericho">Chris Jericho</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brock_Lesnar" title="Brock Lesnar">Brock Lesnar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eddie_Guerrero" title="Eddie Guerrero">Eddie Guerrero</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Layfield" title="John Layfield">John "Bradshaw" Layfield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Cena" title="John Cena">John Cena</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edge_(wrestler)" title="Edge (wrestler)">Edge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rob_Van_Dam" title="Rob Van Dam">Rob Van Dam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Randy_Orton" title="Randy Orton">Randy Orton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jeff_Hardy" title="Jeff Hardy">Jeff Hardy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dave_Bautista" title="Dave Bautista">Batista</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sheamus" title="Sheamus">Sheamus</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2010s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/The_Miz" title="The Miz">The Miz</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/CM_Punk" title="CM Punk">CM Punk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rey_Mysterio" title="Rey Mysterio">Rey Mysterio</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alberto_Del_Rio" title="Alberto Del Rio">Alberto Del Rio</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bryan_Danielson" title="Bryan Danielson">Daniel Bryan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Seth_Rollins" title="Seth Rollins">Seth Rollins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roman_Reigns" title="Roman Reigns">Roman Reigns</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jon_Moxley" title="Jon Moxley">Dean Ambrose</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AJ_Styles" title="AJ Styles">AJ Styles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bray_Wyatt" title="Bray Wyatt">Bray Wyatt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jinder_Mahal" title="Jinder Mahal">Jinder Mahal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kofi_Kingston" title="Kofi Kingston">Kofi Kingston</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2020s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Drew_McIntyre" title="Drew McIntyre">Drew McIntyre</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Lashley" title="Bobby Lashley">Bobby Lashley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Big_E_(wrestler)" title="Big E (wrestler)">Big E</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cody_Rhodes" title="Cody Rhodes">Cody Rhodes</a> (<a href="/wiki/List_of_WWE_Champions" title="List of WWE Champions">current</a>)</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" 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H</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Shawn Michaels</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Goldberg" title="Bill Goldberg">Goldberg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chris_Benoit" title="Chris Benoit">Chris Benoit</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Randy_Orton" title="Randy Orton">Randy Orton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dave_Bautista" title="Dave Bautista">Batista</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kurt_Angle" title="Kurt Angle">Kurt Angle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rey_Mysterio" title="Rey Mysterio">Rey Mysterio</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Booker_T_(wrestler)" title="Booker T (wrestler)">King Booker</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Undertaker" title="The Undertaker">The Undertaker</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edge_(wrestler)" title="Edge (wrestler)">Edge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Great_Khali" title="The Great Khali">The Great Khali</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/CM_Punk" title="CM Punk">CM Punk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chris_Jericho" title="Chris Jericho">Chris Jericho</a></li> <li><a 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</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1980s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ken_Patera" title="Ken Patera">Ken Patera</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pedro_Morales" title="Pedro Morales">Pedro Morales</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Don_Muraco" title="Don Muraco">Don Muraco</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tito_Santana" title="Tito Santana">Tito Santana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greg_Valentine" title="Greg Valentine">Greg Valentine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Randy_Savage" title="Randy Savage">Randy Savage</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ricky_Steamboat" title="Ricky Steamboat">Ricky Steamboat</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Honky_Tonk_Man" title="The Honky Tonk Man">The Honky Tonk Man</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Ultimate_Warrior" title="The Ultimate Warrior">The Ultimate Warrior</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rick_Rude" title="Rick Rude">Rick Rude</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1990s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Curt_Hennig" title="Curt Hennig">Mr. Perfect</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kerry_Von_Erich" title="Kerry Von Erich">The Texas Tornado</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bret_Hart" title="Bret Hart">Bret Hart</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jacques_Rougeau" title="Jacques Rougeau">The Mountie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roddy_Piper" title="Roddy Piper">Roddy Piper</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Davey_Boy_Smith" title="Davey Boy Smith">The British Bulldog</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Shawn Michaels</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marty_Jannetty" title="Marty Jannetty">Marty Jannetty</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scott_Hall" title="Scott Hall">Razor Ramon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Nash" title="Kevin Nash">Diesel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jeff_Jarrett" title="Jeff Jarrett">Jeff Jarrett</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shane_Douglas" title="Shane Douglas">Dean Douglas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dustin_Rhodes" title="Dustin Rhodes">Goldust</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ahmed_Johnson" title="Ahmed Johnson">Ahmed Johnson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marc_Mero" title="Marc Mero">Marc Mero</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Triple_H" title="Triple H">Hunter Hearst Helmsley/Triple H</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dwayne_Johnson" title="Dwayne Johnson">Rocky Maivia/The Rock</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Owen_Hart" title="Owen Hart">Owen Hart</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stone_Cold_Steve_Austin" title="Stone Cold Steve Austin">Stone Cold Steve Austin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ken_Shamrock" title="Ken Shamrock">Ken Shamrock</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Val_Venis" title="Val Venis">Val Venis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Road_Dogg" title="Road Dogg">Road Dogg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Godfather_(wrestler)" title="The Godfather 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Nitro/John Morrison</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Umaga_(wrestler)" title="Umaga (wrestler)">Umaga</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Santino_Marella" title="Santino Marella">Santino Marella</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kofi_Kingston" title="Kofi Kingston">Kofi Kingston</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/CM_Punk" title="CM Punk">CM Punk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Layfield" title="John Layfield">John "Bradshaw" Layfield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rey_Mysterio" title="Rey Mysterio">Rey Mysterio</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Drew_McIntyre" title="Drew McIntyre">Drew McIntyre</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2010s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Dolph_Ziggler" title="Dolph Ziggler">Dolph Ziggler</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wade_Barrett" title="Wade Barrett">Wade Barrett/Bad News Barrett</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ezekiel_Jackson" title="Ezekiel Jackson">Ezekiel Jackson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cody_Rhodes" title="Cody Rhodes">Cody Rhodes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Big_Show" title="Big Show">Big Show</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Miz" title="The Miz">The Miz</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtis_Axel" title="Curtis Axel">Curtis Axel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Big_E_(wrestler)" title="Big E (wrestler)">Big E Langston/Big E</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brodie_Lee" title="Brodie Lee">Luke Harper</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bryan_Danielson" title="Bryan Danielson">Daniel Bryan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ryback" title="Ryback">Ryback</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Owens" title="Kevin Owens">Kevin Owens</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jon_Moxley" title="Jon Moxley">Dean Ambrose</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Matt_Cardona" title="Matt Cardona">Zack Ryder</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roman_Reigns" title="Roman Reigns">Roman Reigns</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Seth_Rollins" title="Seth Rollins">Seth Rollins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Lashley" title="Bobby Lashley">Bobby Lashley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Finn_B%C3%A1lor" title="Finn Bálor">Finn Bálor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shinsuke_Nakamura" title="Shinsuke Nakamura">Shinsuke Nakamura/King Nakamura</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2020s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Braun_Strowman" title="Braun Strowman">Braun Strowman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sami_Zayn" title="Sami Zayn">Sami Zayn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AJ_Styles" title="AJ Styles">AJ Styles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Apollo_Crews" title="Apollo Crews">Apollo Crews</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ricochet_(wrestler)" title="Ricochet (wrestler)">Ricochet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gunther_(wrestler)" title="Gunther (wrestler)">Gunther</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bron_Breakker" title="Bron Breakker">Bron Breakker</a> <b>(<a href="/wiki/List_of_WWE_Intercontinental_Champions" title="List of WWE Intercontinental Champions">current</a>)</b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jey_Uso" title="Jey Uso">Jey Uso</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="WWE_World_Tag_Team_Champions" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a 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(WWE)">Champions</a></div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2000s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chris_Benoit" title="Chris Benoit">Chris Benoit</a> and <a href="/wiki/Kurt_Angle" title="Kurt Angle">Kurt Angle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edge_(wrestler)" title="Edge (wrestler)">Edge</a> and <a href="/wiki/Rey_Mysterio" title="Rey Mysterio">Rey Mysterio</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Los_Guerreros" title="Los Guerreros">Los Guerreros</a> (<a href="/wiki/Chavo_Guerrero_Jr." title="Chavo Guerrero Jr.">Chavo Guerrero</a> and <a href="/wiki/Eddie_Guerrero" title="Eddie Guerrero">Eddie Guerrero</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/World%27s_Greatest_Tag_Team" title="World's Greatest Tag Team">Team Angle/World's Greatest Tag Team</a> (<a href="/wiki/Charlie_Haas" title="Charlie Haas">Charlie Haas</a> and <a href="/wiki/Shelton_Benjamin" title="Shelton Benjamin">Shelton Benjamin</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eddie_Guerrero" title="Eddie Guerrero">Eddie Guerrero</a> and <a href="/wiki/Yoshihiro_Tajiri" title="Yoshihiro Tajiri">Tajiri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Basham_Brothers" title="Basham Brothers">Basham Brothers</a> (<a href="/wiki/Daniel_Hollie" title="Daniel Hollie">Danny Basham</a> and <a href="/wiki/Doug_Basham" title="Doug Basham">Doug Basham</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Too_Cool" title="Too Cool">Rikishi and Scotty 2 Hotty</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charlie_Haas" title="Charlie Haas">Charlie Haas</a> and <a href="/wiki/Rico_Constantino" title="Rico Constantino">Rico</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dudley_Boyz" title="Dudley Boyz">Dudley Boyz</a> (<a href="/wiki/Bubba_Ray_Dudley" title="Bubba Ray Dudley">Bubba Ray Dudley</a> and <a href="/wiki/D-Von_Dudley" title="D-Von Dudley">D-Von Dudley</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Billy_Kidman" title="Billy Kidman">Billy Kidman</a> and <a href="/wiki/Paul_London" title="Paul London">Paul London</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kenzo_Suzuki" title="Kenzo Suzuki">Kenzo Suzuki</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ren%C3%A9_Dupr%C3%A9e" title="René Duprée">René Duprée</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rey_Mysterio" title="Rey Mysterio">Rey Mysterio</a> and <a href="/wiki/Rob_Van_Dam" title="Rob Van Dam">Rob Van Dam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eddie_Guerrero" title="Eddie Guerrero">Eddie Guerrero</a> and <a href="/wiki/Rey_Mysterio" title="Rey Mysterio">Rey Mysterio</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MNM_(professional_wrestling)" title="MNM (professional wrestling)">MNM</a> (<a href="/wiki/Joey_Mercury" title="Joey Mercury">Joey Mercury</a> and <a href="/wiki/John_Morrison_(wrestler)" title="John Morrison (wrestler)">Johnny Nitro</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Road_Warriors" title="Road Warriors">Legion of Doom</a> (<a href="/wiki/Road_Warrior_Animal" title="Road Warrior Animal">Animal</a> and <a href="/wiki/Jon_Heidenreich" title="Jon Heidenreich">Heidenreich</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dave_Bautista" title="Dave Bautista">Batista</a> and <a href="/wiki/Rey_Mysterio" title="Rey Mysterio">Rey Mysterio</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_London_and_Brian_Kendrick" title="Paul London and Brian Kendrick">Paul London and Brian Kendrick</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Deuce_%27n_Domino" title="Deuce 'n Domino">Deuce 'n Domino</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Matt_Hardy" title="Matt Hardy">Matt Hardy</a> and <a href="/wiki/Montel_Vontavious_Porter" title="Montel Vontavious Porter">Montel Vontavious Porter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Morrison_and_the_Miz" title="John Morrison and the Miz">John Morrison and the Miz</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brian_Myers" title="Brian Myers">Curt Hawkins</a> and <a href="/wiki/Matt_Cardona" title="Matt Cardona">Zack Ryder</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Col%C3%B3ns_(2002%E2%80%932010)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Colóns (2002–2010)">The Colóns</a> (<a href="/wiki/Carlito_(wrestler)" title="Carlito (wrestler)">Carlito</a> and <a href="/wiki/Primo_Col%C3%B3n" title="Primo Colón">Primo</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edge_(wrestler)" title="Edge (wrestler)">Edge</a> and <a href="/wiki/Chris_Jericho" title="Chris Jericho">Chris Jericho</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jeri-Show" title="Jeri-Show">Jeri-Show</a> (<a href="/wiki/Big_Show" title="Big Show">Big Show</a> and <a href="/wiki/Chris_Jericho" title="Chris Jericho">Chris Jericho</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/D-Generation_X" title="D-Generation X">D-Generation X</a> (<a class="mw-selflink selflink">Shawn Michaels</a> and <a href="/wiki/Triple_H" title="Triple H">Triple H</a>)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2010s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/ShoMiz" title="ShoMiz">ShoMiz</a> (<a href="/wiki/Big_Show" title="Big Show">Big Show</a> and <a href="/wiki/The_Miz" title="The Miz">The Miz</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Hart_Dynasty" title="The Hart Dynasty">The Hart Dynasty</a> (<a href="/wiki/Davey_Boy_Smith_Jr." title="Davey Boy Smith Jr.">David Hart Smith</a> and <a href="/wiki/Tyson_Kidd" title="Tyson Kidd">Tyson Kidd</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cody_Rhodes" title="Cody Rhodes">Cody Rhodes</a> and <a href="/wiki/Drew_McIntyre" title="Drew McIntyre">Drew McIntyre</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Nexus_(professional_wrestling)" title="The Nexus (professional wrestling)">The Nexus</a> (<a href="/wiki/David_Otunga" title="David Otunga">David Otunga</a> and <a href="/wiki/John_Cena" title="John Cena">John Cena</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Nexus_(professional_wrestling)" title="The Nexus (professional wrestling)">The Nexus</a>/<a href="/wiki/The_Corre" title="The Corre">The Corre</a> (<a href="/wiki/Heath_Slater" title="Heath Slater">Heath Slater</a> and <a href="/wiki/P._J._Black" title="P. J. Black">Justin Gabriel</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Santino_Marella" title="Santino Marella">Santino Marella</a> and <a href="/wiki/Vladimir_Kozlov" title="Vladimir Kozlov">Vladimir Kozlov</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Cena" title="John Cena">John Cena</a> and <a href="/wiki/The_Miz" title="The Miz">The Miz</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Big_Show_and_Kane" title="Big Show and Kane">Big Show and Kane</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Nexus_(professional_wrestling)" title="The Nexus (professional wrestling)">The New Nexus</a> (<a href="/wiki/David_Otunga" title="David Otunga">David Otunga</a> and <a href="/wiki/Curtis_Axel" title="Curtis Axel">Michael McGillicutty</a>)</li> <li>Air Boom (<a href="/wiki/Matt_Sydal" title="Matt Sydal">Evan Bourne</a> and <a href="/wiki/Kofi_Kingston" title="Kofi Kingston">Kofi Kingston</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Primo_and_Epico" title="Primo and Epico">Primo and Epico</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kofi_Kingston" title="Kofi Kingston">Kofi Kingston</a> and <a href="/wiki/R-Truth" title="R-Truth">R-Truth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Team_Hell_No" title="Team Hell No">Team Hell No</a> (<a href="/wiki/Bryan_Danielson" title="Bryan Danielson">Daniel Bryan</a> and <a href="/wiki/Kane_(wrestler)" title="Kane (wrestler)">Kane</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Shield_(professional_wrestling)" title="The Shield (professional wrestling)">The Shield</a> (<a href="/wiki/Roman_Reigns" title="Roman Reigns">Roman Reigns</a> and <a href="/wiki/Seth_Rollins" title="Seth Rollins">Seth Rollins</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cody_and_Dustin_Rhodes" title="Cody and Dustin Rhodes">Cody Rhodes and Goldust/Gold and Stardust</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Age_Outlaws" title="New Age Outlaws">New Age Outlaws</a> (<a href="/wiki/Billy_Gunn" title="Billy Gunn">Billy Gunn</a> and <a href="/wiki/Road_Dogg" title="Road Dogg">Road Dogg</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Usos" title="The Usos">The Usos</a> (<a href="/wiki/Jey_Uso" title="Jey Uso">Jey Uso</a> and <a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Uso" title="Jimmy Uso">Jimmy Uso</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aron_Stevens" title="Aron Stevens">Damien Mizdow</a> and <a href="/wiki/The_Miz" title="The Miz">The Miz</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tyson_Kidd_and_Cesaro" title="Tyson Kidd and Cesaro">Tyson Kidd and Cesaro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_New_Day_(professional_wrestling)" title="The New Day (professional wrestling)">The New Day</a> (<a href="/wiki/Big_E_(wrestler)" title="Big E (wrestler)">Big E</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kofi_Kingston" title="Kofi Kingston">Kofi Kingston</a> and <a href="/wiki/Xavier_Woods" title="Xavier Woods">Xavier Woods</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Prime_Time_Players" title="The Prime Time Players">The Prime Time Players</a> (<a href="/wiki/Fred_Rosser" title="Fred Rosser">Darren Young</a> and <a href="/wiki/Titus_O%27Neil" title="Titus O'Neil">Titus O'Neil</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Bar_(professional_wrestling)" title="The Bar (professional wrestling)">Sheamus and Cesaro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_O.C._(professional_wrestling)" title="The O.C. (professional wrestling)">The O.C.</a> (<a href="/wiki/Doc_Gallows" title="Doc Gallows">Luke Gallows</a> and <a href="/wiki/Karl_Anderson" title="Karl Anderson">Karl Anderson</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hardy_Boyz" title="Hardy Boyz">Hardy Boyz</a> (<a href="/wiki/Jeff_Hardy" title="Jeff Hardy">Jeff Hardy</a> and <a href="/wiki/Matt_Hardy" title="Matt Hardy">Matt Hardy</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jon_Moxley" title="Jon Moxley">Dean Ambrose</a> and <a href="/wiki/Seth_Rollins" title="Seth Rollins">Seth Rollins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jason_Jordan" title="Jason Jordan">Jason Jordan</a> and <a href="/wiki/Seth_Rollins" title="Seth Rollins">Seth Rollins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Braun_Strowman" title="Braun Strowman">Braun Strowman</a> and <a href="/wiki/John_Cone#Personal_life" title="John Cone">Nicholas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bray_Wyatt" title="Bray Wyatt">Bray Wyatt</a> and <a href="/wiki/Matt_Hardy" title="Matt Hardy">Matt Hardy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_B-Team" title="The B-Team">The B-Team</a> (<a href="/wiki/Bo_Dallas" title="Bo Dallas">Bo Dallas</a> and <a href="/wiki/Curtis_Axel" title="Curtis Axel">Curtis Axel</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dolph_Ziggler" title="Dolph Ziggler">Dolph Ziggler</a> and <a href="/wiki/Drew_McIntyre" title="Drew McIntyre">Drew McIntyre</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Authors_of_Pain" title="Authors of Pain">AOP</a> (<a href="/wiki/Akam_(wrestler)" title="Akam (wrestler)">Akam</a> and <a href="/wiki/Rezar" title="Rezar">Rezar</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Roode" title="Bobby Roode">Bobby Roode</a> and <a href="/wiki/Chad_Gable" title="Chad Gable">Chad Gable</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/FTR_(professional_wrestling)" title="FTR (professional wrestling)">The Revival</a> (<a href="/wiki/Dax_Harwood" title="Dax Harwood">Scott Dawson</a> and <a href="/wiki/Cash_Wheeler" title="Cash Wheeler">Dash Wilder</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Braun_Strowman" title="Braun Strowman">Braun Strowman</a> and <a href="/wiki/Seth_Rollins" title="Seth Rollins">Seth Rollins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dolph_Ziggler_and_Robert_Roode" title="Dolph Ziggler and Robert Roode">Dolph Ziggler and Robert Roode</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Viking_Raiders" title="The Viking Raiders">The Viking Raiders</a> (<a href="/wiki/Erik_(wrestler)" title="Erik (wrestler)">Erik</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ivar_(wrestler)" title="Ivar (wrestler)">Ivar</a>)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2020s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Buddy_Matthews" title="Buddy Matthews">Buddy Murphy</a> and <a href="/wiki/Seth_Rollins" title="Seth Rollins">Seth Rollins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Street_Profits" title="Street Profits">Street Profits (Angelo Dawkins and Montez Ford)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_New_Day_(professional_wrestling)" title="The New Day (professional wrestling)">The New Day</a> (<a href="/wiki/Kofi_Kingston" title="Kofi Kingston">Kofi Kingston</a> and <a href="/wiki/Xavier_Woods" title="Xavier Woods">Xavier Woods</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Hurt_Business_(professional_wrestling)" title="The Hurt Business (professional wrestling)">The Hurt Business</a> (<a href="/wiki/Cedric_Alexander" title="Cedric Alexander">Cedric Alexander</a> and <a href="/wiki/Shelton_Benjamin" title="Shelton Benjamin">Shelton Benjamin</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/AJ_Styles_and_Omos" title="AJ Styles and Omos">AJ Styles and Omos</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RK-Bro" title="RK-Bro">RK-Bro</a> (<a href="/wiki/Randy_Orton" title="Randy Orton">Randy Orton</a> and <a href="/wiki/Matt_Riddle" title="Matt Riddle">Riddle</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alpha_Academy" title="Alpha Academy">Alpha Academy</a> (<a href="/wiki/Chad_Gable" title="Chad Gable">Chad Gable</a> and <a href="/wiki/Otis_(wrestler)" title="Otis (wrestler)">Otis</a>)</li> <li><a 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class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Luke_Graham_(wrestler)" title="Luke Graham (wrestler)">Luke Graham</a> and <a href="/wiki/Tarzan_Tyler" title="Tarzan Tyler">Tarzan Tyler</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Karl_Gotch" title="Karl Gotch">Karl Gotch</a> and <a href="/wiki/Rene_Goulet" title="Rene Goulet">Rene Goulet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/King_Curtis_Iaukea" title="King Curtis Iaukea">King Curtis Iaukea</a> and <a href="/wiki/Mikel_Scicluna" title="Mikel Scicluna">Mikel Scicluna</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_Jay_Strongbow" title="Chief Jay Strongbow">Chief Jay Strongbow</a> and <a href="/wiki/Sonny_King_(wrestler)" title="Sonny King (wrestler)">Sonny King</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mr._Fuji" title="Mr. Fuji">Mr. Fuji</a> and <a href="/wiki/Professor_Tanaka" title="Professor Tanaka">Professor Tanaka</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Haystacks_Calhoun" title="Haystacks Calhoun">Haystacks Calhoun</a> and <a href="/wiki/Tony_Garea" title="Tony Garea">Tony Garea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dean_Ho_(wrestler)" title="Dean Ho (wrestler)">Dean Ho</a> and <a href="/wiki/Tony_Garea" title="Tony Garea">Tony Garea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Valiant_Brothers" title="Valiant Brothers">Valiant Brothers</a> (<a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Valiant" title="Jimmy Valiant">Jimmy Valiant</a> and <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Valiant" title="Johnny Valiant">Johnny Valiant</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dominic_DeNucci" title="Dominic DeNucci">Dominic DeNucci</a> and <a href="/wiki/Pat_Barrett_(wrestler)" title="Pat Barrett (wrestler)">Pat Barrett</a>/<a href="/wiki/V%C3%ADctor_Rivera_(wrestler)" title="Víctor Rivera (wrestler)">Víctor Rivera</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Blackjacks" title="The Blackjacks">The Blackjacks</a> (<a href="/wiki/Blackjack_Lanza" title="Blackjack Lanza">Blackjack Lanza</a> and <a href="/wiki/Blackjack_Mulligan" title="Blackjack Mulligan">Blackjack Mulligan</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gino_Brito" title="Gino Brito">Louis Cerdan</a> and <a href="/wiki/Tony_Parisi_(wrestler)" title="Tony Parisi (wrestler)">Tony Parisi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Executioners_(professional_wrestling)" title="Executioners (professional wrestling)">Executioners</a> (<a href="/wiki/Killer_Kowalski" title="Killer Kowalski">Executioner #1</a> and <a href="/wiki/Big_John_Studd" title="Big John Studd">Executioner #2</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Adnan_Al-Kaissie" title="Adnan Al-Kaissie">Billy White Wolf</a> and <a href="/wiki/Chief_Jay_Strongbow" title="Chief Jay Strongbow">Chief Jay Strongbow</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dino_Bravo" title="Dino Bravo">Dino Bravo</a> and <a href="/wiki/Dominic_DeNucci" title="Dominic DeNucci">Dominic DeNucci</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yukon_Lumberjacks" title="Yukon Lumberjacks">Yukon Lumberjacks</a> (<a href="/wiki/Scott_Irwin" title="Scott Irwin">Lumberjack Eric</a> and <a href="/wiki/Lumberjack_Pierre" title="Lumberjack Pierre">Lumberjack Pierre</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Larry_Zbyszko" title="Larry Zbyszko">Larry Zbyszko</a> and <a href="/wiki/Tony_Garea" title="Tony Garea">Tony Garea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Valiant_Brothers" title="Valiant Brothers">Valiant Brothers</a> (<a href="/wiki/John_Hill_(wrestler)" title="John Hill (wrestler)">Jerry Valiant</a> and <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Valiant" title="Johnny Valiant">Johnny Valiant</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ivan_Putski" title="Ivan Putski">Ivan Putski</a> and <a href="/wiki/Tito_Santana" title="Tito Santana">Tito Santana</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1980s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wild_Samoans" title="Wild Samoans">Wild Samoans</a> (<a href="/wiki/Afa_Anoa%27i" class="mw-redirect" title="Afa Anoa'i">Afa</a> and <a href="/wiki/Sika_Anoa%27i" class="mw-redirect" title="Sika Anoa'i">Sika</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Backlund" title="Bob Backlund">Bob Backlund</a> and <a href="/wiki/Pedro_Morales" title="Pedro Morales">Pedro Morales</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rick_Martel" title="Rick Martel">Rick Martel</a> and <a href="/wiki/Tony_Garea" title="Tony Garea">Tony Garea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Moondogs_(professional_wrestling)" title="Moondogs (professional wrestling)">Moondogs</a> (<a href="/wiki/Moondog_Rex" title="Moondog Rex">Moondog Rex</a> and <a href="/wiki/Moondog_King" title="Moondog King">Moondog King</a>/<a href="/wiki/Moondog_Spot" title="Moondog Spot">Moondog Spot</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mr._Fuji" title="Mr. Fuji">Mr. Fuji</a> and <a href="/wiki/Masa_Saito" title="Masa Saito">Mr. Saito</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_Jay_Strongbow" title="Chief Jay Strongbow">Chief Jay Strongbow</a> and <a href="/wiki/Jules_Strongbow" title="Jules Strongbow">Jules Strongbow</a></li> <li>Soul Patrol (<a href="/wiki/Rocky_Johnson" title="Rocky Johnson">Rocky Johnson</a> and <a href="/wiki/Tony_Atlas" title="Tony Atlas">Tony Atlas</a>)</li> <li>North-South Connection (<a href="/wiki/Adrian_Adonis" title="Adrian Adonis">Adrian Adonis</a> and <a href="/wiki/Dick_Murdoch" title="Dick Murdoch">Dick Murdoch</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/U.S._Express" title="U.S. Express">U.S. Express</a> (<a href="/wiki/Barry_Windham" title="Barry Windham">Barry Windham</a> and <a href="/wiki/Mike_Rotunda" title="Mike Rotunda">Mike Rotundo</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Iron_Sheik_and_Nikolai_Volkoff" title="The Iron Sheik and Nikolai Volkoff">The Iron Sheik and Nikolai Volkoff</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dream_Team_(professional_wrestling)" title="Dream Team (professional wrestling)">Dream Team</a> (<a href="/wiki/Brutus_Beefcake" title="Brutus Beefcake">Brutus Beefcake</a> and <a href="/wiki/Greg_Valentine" title="Greg Valentine">Greg Valentine</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_British_Bulldogs" title="The British Bulldogs">The British Bulldogs</a> (<a href="/wiki/Davey_Boy_Smith" title="Davey Boy Smith">Davey Boy Smith</a> and <a href="/wiki/Dynamite_Kid" title="Dynamite Kid">Dynamite Kid</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Hart_Foundation" class="mw-redirect" title="The Hart Foundation">The Hart Foundation</a> (<a href="/wiki/Bret_Hart" title="Bret Hart">Bret Hart</a> and <a href="/wiki/Jim_Neidhart" title="Jim Neidhart">Jim Neidhart</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Strike_Force_(professional_wrestling)" title="Strike Force (professional wrestling)">Strike Force</a> (<a href="/wiki/Rick_Martel" title="Rick Martel">Rick Martel</a> and <a href="/wiki/Tito_Santana" title="Tito Santana">Tito Santana</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Demolition_(professional_wrestling)" title="Demolition (professional wrestling)">Demolition</a> (<a href="/wiki/Ax_(wrestler)" title="Ax (wrestler)">Ax</a>, <a href="/wiki/Brian_Adams_(wrestler)" title="Brian Adams (wrestler)">Crush</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Smash_(wrestler)" title="Smash (wrestler)">Smash</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brain_Busters" title="Brain Busters">Brain Busters</a> (<a href="/wiki/Arn_Anderson" title="Arn Anderson">Arn Anderson</a> and <a href="/wiki/Tully_Blanchard" title="Tully Blanchard">Tully Blanchard</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Colossal_Connection" title="Colossal Connection">Colossal Connection</a> (<a href="/wiki/Andr%C3%A9_the_Giant" title="André the Giant">André the Giant</a> and <a href="/wiki/Haku_(wrestler)" title="Haku (wrestler)">Haku</a>)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1990s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/The_Nasty_Boys" title="The Nasty Boys">The Nasty Boys</a> (<a href="/wiki/Brian_Knobbs" title="Brian Knobbs">Brian Knobbs</a> and <a href="/wiki/Jerry_Sags" title="Jerry Sags">Jerry Sags</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Road_Warriors" title="Road Warriors">Legion of Doom</a> (<a href="/wiki/Road_Warrior_Animal" title="Road Warrior Animal">Animal</a> and <a href="/wiki/Road_Warrior_Hawk" title="Road Warrior Hawk">Hawk</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Money_Inc." title="Money Inc.">Money Inc.</a> (<a href="/wiki/Mike_Rotunda" title="Mike Rotunda">Irwin R. Schyster</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ted_DiBiase" title="Ted DiBiase">Ted DiBiase</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Natural_Disasters" title="The Natural Disasters">The Natural Disasters</a> (<a href="/wiki/John_Tenta" title="John Tenta">Earthquake</a> and <a href="/wiki/Fred_Ottman" title="Fred Ottman">Typhoon</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steiner_Brothers" title="Steiner Brothers">Steiner Brothers</a> (<a href="/wiki/Rick_Steiner" title="Rick Steiner">Rick Steiner</a> and <a href="/wiki/Scott_Steiner" title="Scott Steiner">Scott Steiner</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Quebecers" title="The Quebecers">The Quebecers</a> (<a href="/wiki/Jacques_Rougeau" title="Jacques Rougeau">Quebecer Jacques</a> and <a href="/wiki/PCO_(wrestler)" title="PCO (wrestler)">Quebecer Pierre</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sean_Waltman" title="Sean Waltman">1-2-3 Kid</a> and <a href="/wiki/Marty_Jannetty" title="Marty Jannetty">Marty Jannetty</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Men_on_a_Mission" title="Men on a Mission">Men on a Mission</a> (<a href="/wiki/Viscera_(wrestler)" title="Viscera (wrestler)">Mabel</a> and <a href="/wiki/Mo_(wrestler)" title="Mo (wrestler)">Mo</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Samoan_SWAT_Team" title="Samoan SWAT Team">Headshrinkers</a> (<a href="/wiki/Rikishi_(wrestler)" title="Rikishi (wrestler)">Fatu</a> and <a href="/wiki/Samu_(wrestler)" title="Samu (wrestler)">Samu</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Two_Dudes_with_Attitudes" title="Two Dudes with Attitudes">Two Dudes with Attitudes</a> (<a href="/wiki/Kevin_Nash" title="Kevin Nash">Diesel</a> and <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Shawn Michaels</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sean_Waltman" title="Sean Waltman">The 1-2-3 Kid</a> and <a href="/wiki/Hardcore_Holly" title="Hardcore Holly">Bob Holly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Smoking_Gunns" title="Smoking Gunns">Smoking Gunns</a> (<a href="/wiki/Mike_Polchlopek" class="mw-redirect" title="Mike Polchlopek">Bart Gunn</a> and <a href="/wiki/Billy_Gunn" title="Billy Gunn">Billy Gunn</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Owen_Hart_and_Yokozuna" title="Owen Hart and Yokozuna">Owen Hart and Yokozuna</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bodydonnas" title="Bodydonnas">Bodydonnas</a> (<a href="/wiki/Chris_Candido" title="Chris Candido">Skip</a> and <a href="/wiki/Tom_Prichard" title="Tom Prichard">Zip</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Godwinns" class="mw-redirect" title="The Godwinns">The Godwinns</a> (<a href="/wiki/Henry_O._Godwinn" title="Henry O. Godwinn">Henry O. Godwinn</a> and <a href="/wiki/Mideon" title="Mideon">Phineas I. Godwinn</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Owen_Hart_and_the_British_Bulldog" title="Owen Hart and the British Bulldog">Owen Hart and the British Bulldog</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Shawn Michaels</a> and <a href="/wiki/Stone_Cold_Steve_Austin" title="Stone Cold Steve Austin">Stone Cold Steve Austin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mick_Foley" title="Mick Foley">Dude Love</a> and <a href="/wiki/Stone_Cold_Steve_Austin" title="Stone Cold Steve Austin">Stone Cold Steve Austin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Headbangers" title="The Headbangers">The Headbangers</a> (<a href="/wiki/Mosh_(wrestler)" title="Mosh (wrestler)">Mosh</a> and <a href="/wiki/Thrasher_(wrestler)" title="Thrasher (wrestler)">Thrasher</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Age_Outlaws" title="New Age Outlaws">New Age Outlaws</a> (<a href="/wiki/Billy_Gunn" title="Billy Gunn">Billy Gunn</a> and <a href="/wiki/Road_Dogg" title="Road Dogg">Road Dogg</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mick_Foley" title="Mick Foley">Cactus Jack</a> and <a href="/wiki/Terry_Funk" title="Terry Funk">Chainsaw Charlie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kane_(wrestler)" title="Kane (wrestler)">Kane</a> and <a href="/wiki/Mick_Foley" title="Mick Foley">Mankind</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stone_Cold_Steve_Austin" title="Stone Cold Steve Austin">Stone Cold Steve Austin</a> and <a href="/wiki/The_Undertaker" title="The Undertaker">The Undertaker</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Big_Boss_Man" title="Big Boss Man">Big Boss Man</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ken_Shamrock" title="Ken Shamrock">Ken Shamrock</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jeff_Jarrett" title="Jeff Jarrett">Jeff Jarrett</a> and <a href="/wiki/Owen_Hart" title="Owen Hart">Owen Hart</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kane_(wrestler)" title="Kane (wrestler)">Kane</a> and <a href="/wiki/Sean_Waltman" title="Sean Waltman">X-Pac</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Acolytes_Protection_Agency" title="Acolytes Protection Agency">Acolytes Protection Agency</a> (<a href="/wiki/John_Layfield" title="John Layfield">Bradshaw</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ron_Simmons" title="Ron Simmons">Faarooq</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hardy_Boyz" title="Hardy Boyz">Hardy Boyz</a> (<a href="/wiki/Jeff_Hardy" title="Jeff Hardy">Jeff Hardy</a> and <a href="/wiki/Matt_Hardy" title="Matt Hardy">Matt Hardy</a>)</li> <li>The Unholy Alliance (<a href="/wiki/Big_Show" title="Big Show">Big Show</a> and <a href="/wiki/The_Undertaker" title="The Undertaker">The Undertaker</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rock_%27n%27_Sock_Connection" title="Rock 'n' Sock Connection">Rock 'n' Sock Connection</a> (<a href="/wiki/Mick_Foley" title="Mick Foley">Mankind</a> and <a href="/wiki/Dwayne_Johnson" title="Dwayne Johnson">The Rock</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Holly_Cousins" title="Holly Cousins">Holly Cousins</a> (<a href="/wiki/Crash_Holly" title="Crash Holly">Crash Holly</a> and <a href="/wiki/Hardcore_Holly" title="Hardcore Holly">Hardcore Holly</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Al_Snow" title="Al Snow">Al Snow</a> and <a href="/wiki/Mick_Foley" title="Mick Foley">Mankind</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2000s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Dudley_Boyz" title="Dudley Boyz">Dudley Boyz</a> (<a href="/wiki/Bubba_Ray_Dudley" title="Bubba Ray Dudley">Bubba Ray Dudley</a> and <a href="/wiki/D-Von_Dudley" title="D-Von Dudley">D-Von Dudley</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edge_and_Christian" class="mw-redirect" title="Edge and Christian">Edge and Christian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Too_Cool" title="Too Cool">Too Cool</a> (<a href="/wiki/Brian_Christopher" title="Brian Christopher">Grandmaster Sexay</a> and <a href="/wiki/Scotty_2_Hotty" title="Scotty 2 Hotty">Scotty 2 Hotty</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Right_to_Censor" title="Right to Censor">Right to Censor</a> (<a href="/wiki/Bull_Buchanan" title="Bull Buchanan">Bull Buchanan</a> and <a href="/wiki/The_Godfather_(wrestler)" title="The Godfather (wrestler)">The Goodfather</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dwayne_Johnson" title="Dwayne Johnson">The Rock</a> and <a href="/wiki/The_Undertaker" title="The Undertaker">The Undertaker</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brothers_of_Destruction" title="Brothers of Destruction">Brothers of Destruction</a> (<a href="/wiki/The_Undertaker" title="The Undertaker">The Undertaker</a> and <a href="/wiki/Kane_(wrestler)" title="Kane (wrestler)">Kane</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Two-Man_Power_Trip" title="Two-Man Power Trip">Two-Man Power Trip</a> (<a href="/wiki/Stone_Cold_Steve_Austin" title="Stone Cold Steve Austin">Stone Cold Steve Austin</a> and <a href="/wiki/Triple_H" title="Triple H">Triple H</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chris_Benoit" title="Chris Benoit">Chris Benoit</a> and <a href="/wiki/Chris_Jericho" title="Chris Jericho">Chris Jericho</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Diamond_Dallas_Page" title="Diamond Dallas Page">Diamond Dallas Page</a> and <a href="/wiki/Chris_Kanyon" title="Chris Kanyon">Chris Kanyon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chris_Jericho" title="Chris Jericho">Chris Jericho</a> and <a href="/wiki/Dwayne_Johnson" title="Dwayne Johnson">The Rock</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Booker_T_(wrestler)" title="Booker T (wrestler)">Booker T</a> and <a href="/wiki/Test_(wrestler)" title="Test (wrestler)">Test</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spike_Dudley" title="Spike Dudley">Spike Dudley</a> and <a href="/wiki/Taz_(wrestler)" title="Taz (wrestler)">Tazz</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Billy_and_Chuck" title="Billy and Chuck">Billy and Chuck</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rico_Constantino" title="Rico Constantino">Rico</a> and <a href="/wiki/Rikishi_(wrestler)" title="Rikishi (wrestler)">Rikishi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edge_(wrestler)" title="Edge (wrestler)">Edge</a> and <a href="/wiki/Hulk_Hogan" title="Hulk Hogan">Hulk Hogan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Un-Americans" title="The Un-Americans">The Un-Americans</a> (<a href="/wiki/Christian_Cage" title="Christian Cage">Christian</a> and <a href="/wiki/Lance_Storm" title="Lance Storm">Lance Storm</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gregory_Helms" title="Gregory Helms">The Hurricane</a> and <a href="/wiki/Kane_(wrestler)" title="Kane (wrestler)">Kane</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chris_Jericho" title="Chris Jericho">Chris Jericho</a> and <a href="/wiki/Christian_Cage" title="Christian Cage">Christian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Booker_T_(wrestler)" title="Booker T (wrestler)">Booker T</a> and <a href="/wiki/Dustin_Rhodes" title="Dustin Rhodes">Goldust</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lance_Storm" title="Lance Storm">Lance Storm</a> and <a href="/wiki/William_Regal" title="William Regal">William Regal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Val_Venis" title="Val Venis">Chief Morley</a> and <a href="/wiki/Lance_Storm" title="Lance Storm">Lance Storm</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kane_(wrestler)" title="Kane (wrestler)">Kane</a> and <a href="/wiki/Rob_Van_Dam" title="Rob Van Dam">Rob Van Dam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/La_R%C3%A9sistance_(professional_wrestling)" title="La Résistance (professional wrestling)">La Résistance</a> (<a href="/wiki/Ren%C3%A9_Dupr%C3%A9e" title="René Duprée">René Duprée</a> and <a href="/wiki/Sylvain_Grenier" title="Sylvain Grenier">Sylvain Grenier</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evolution_(professional_wrestling)" title="Evolution (professional wrestling)">Evolution</a> (<a href="/wiki/Dave_Bautista" title="Dave Bautista">Batista</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ric_Flair" title="Ric Flair">Ric Flair</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Booker_T_(wrestler)" title="Booker T (wrestler)">Booker T</a> and <a href="/wiki/Rob_Van_Dam" title="Rob Van Dam">Rob Van Dam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chris_Benoit" title="Chris Benoit">Chris Benoit</a> and <a href="/wiki/Edge_(wrestler)" title="Edge (wrestler)">Edge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/La_R%C3%A9sistance_(professional_wrestling)" title="La Résistance (professional wrestling)">La Résistance</a> (<a href="/wiki/Rob_Conway" title="Rob Conway">Robért Conway</a> and <a href="/wiki/Sylvain_Grenier" title="Sylvain Grenier">Sylvain Grenier</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eugene_(wrestler)" title="Eugene (wrestler)">Eugene</a> and <a href="/wiki/William_Regal" title="William Regal">William Regal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yoshihiro_Tajiri" title="Yoshihiro Tajiri">Tajiri</a> and <a href="/wiki/William_Regal" title="William Regal">William Regal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Hurricane_and_Rosey" title="The Hurricane and Rosey">The Hurricane and Rosey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lance_Cade_and_Trevor_Murdoch" title="Lance Cade and Trevor Murdoch">Lance Cade and Trevor Murdoch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Big_Show_and_Kane" title="Big Show and Kane">Big Show and Kane</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spirit_Squad" title="Spirit Squad">Spirit Squad</a> (<a href="/wiki/Johnny_Jeter" title="Johnny Jeter">Johnny</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kenny_Dykstra" title="Kenny Dykstra">Kenny</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mike_Mondo" title="Mike Mondo">Mikey</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nick_Mitchell" title="Nick Mitchell">Mitch</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Dolph_Ziggler" title="Dolph Ziggler">Nicky</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roddy_Piper" title="Roddy Piper">Roddy Piper</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ric_Flair" title="Ric Flair">Ric Flair</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rated-RKO" title="Rated-RKO">Rated-RKO</a> (<a href="/wiki/Edge_(wrestler)" title="Edge (wrestler)">Edge</a> and <a href="/wiki/Randy_Orton" title="Randy Orton">Randy Orton</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Cena" title="John Cena">John Cena</a> and <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Shawn Michaels</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_London_and_Brian_Kendrick" title="Paul London and Brian Kendrick">Paul London and Brian Kendrick</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cody_Rhodes" title="Cody Rhodes">Cody Rhodes</a> and <a href="/wiki/Hardcore_Holly" title="Hardcore Holly">Hardcore Holly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Legacy_(professional_wrestling)" title="The 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Rumble (1989)">1989</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hulk_Hogan" title="Hulk Hogan">Hulk Hogan</a> (<a href="/wiki/Royal_Rumble_(1990)" title="Royal Rumble (1990)">1990</a>; <a href="/wiki/Royal_Rumble_(1991)" title="Royal Rumble (1991)">1991</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ric_Flair" title="Ric Flair">Ric Flair</a> (<a href="/wiki/Royal_Rumble_(1992)" title="Royal Rumble (1992)">1992</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yokozuna_(wrestler)" title="Yokozuna (wrestler)">Yokozuna</a> (<a href="/wiki/Royal_Rumble_(1993)" title="Royal Rumble (1993)">1993</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bret_Hart" title="Bret Hart">Bret Hart</a> and <a href="/wiki/Lex_Luger" title="Lex Luger">Lex Luger</a> (<a href="/wiki/Royal_Rumble_(1994)" title="Royal Rumble (1994)">1994</a>)</li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Shawn Michaels</a> (<a href="/wiki/Royal_Rumble_(1995)" title="Royal Rumble (1995)">1995</a>; <a href="/wiki/Royal_Rumble_(1996)" title="Royal Rumble (1996)">1996</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stone_Cold_Steve_Austin" title="Stone Cold Steve Austin">Stone Cold Steve Austin</a> (<a href="/wiki/Royal_Rumble_(1997)" title="Royal Rumble (1997)">1997</a>; <a href="/wiki/Royal_Rumble_(1998)" title="Royal Rumble (1998)">1998</a>; <a href="/wiki/Royal_Rumble_(2001)" title="Royal Rumble (2001)">2001</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vince_McMahon" title="Vince McMahon">Mr. McMahon</a> (<a href="/wiki/Royal_Rumble_(1999)" title="Royal Rumble (1999)">1999</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dwayne_Johnson" title="Dwayne Johnson">The Rock</a> (<a href="/wiki/Royal_Rumble_(2000)" title="Royal Rumble (2000)">2000</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Triple_H" title="Triple H">Triple H</a> (<a href="/wiki/Royal_Rumble_(2002)" title="Royal Rumble (2002)">2002</a>; <a href="/wiki/Royal_Rumble_(2016)" title="Royal Rumble (2016)">2016</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brock_Lesnar" title="Brock Lesnar">Brock Lesnar</a> (<a href="/wiki/Royal_Rumble_(2003)" title="Royal Rumble (2003)">2003</a>; <a href="/wiki/Royal_Rumble_(2022)" title="Royal Rumble (2022)">2022</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chris_Benoit" title="Chris Benoit">Chris Benoit</a> (<a href="/wiki/Royal_Rumble_(2004)" title="Royal Rumble (2004)">2004</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dave_Bautista" title="Dave Bautista">Batista</a> (<a href="/wiki/Royal_Rumble_(2005)" title="Royal Rumble (2005)">2005</a>; <a href="/wiki/Royal_Rumble_(2014)" title="Royal Rumble (2014)">2014</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rey_Mysterio" title="Rey Mysterio">Rey Mysterio</a> (<a href="/wiki/Royal_Rumble_(2006)" title="Royal Rumble (2006)">2006</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Undertaker" title="The Undertaker">The Undertaker</a> (<a href="/wiki/Royal_Rumble_(2007)" title="Royal Rumble (2007)">2007</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Cena" title="John Cena">John Cena</a> (<a href="/wiki/Royal_Rumble_(2008)" title="Royal Rumble (2008)">2008</a>; <a href="/wiki/Royal_Rumble_(2013)" title="Royal Rumble (2013)">2013</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Randy_Orton" title="Randy Orton">Randy Orton</a> (<a href="/wiki/Royal_Rumble_(2009)" title="Royal Rumble (2009)">2009</a>; <a href="/wiki/Royal_Rumble_(2017)" title="Royal Rumble (2017)">2017</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edge_(wrestler)" title="Edge (wrestler)">Edge</a> (<a href="/wiki/Royal_Rumble_(2010)" title="Royal Rumble (2010)">2010</a>; <a href="/wiki/Royal_Rumble_(2021)" title="Royal Rumble (2021)">2021</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alberto_Del_Rio" title="Alberto Del Rio">Alberto Del Rio</a> (<a href="/wiki/Royal_Rumble_(2011)" title="Royal Rumble (2011)">2011</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sheamus" title="Sheamus">Sheamus</a> (<a href="/wiki/Royal_Rumble_(2012)" title="Royal Rumble (2012)">2012</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roman_Reigns" title="Roman Reigns">Roman Reigns</a> (<a href="/wiki/Royal_Rumble_(2015)" title="Royal Rumble (2015)">2015</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shinsuke_Nakamura" title="Shinsuke Nakamura">Shinsuke Nakamura</a> (<a href="/wiki/Royal_Rumble_(2018)" title="Royal Rumble (2018)">2018</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Seth_Rollins" title="Seth Rollins">Seth Rollins</a> (<a href="/wiki/Royal_Rumble_(2019)" title="Royal Rumble (2019)">2019</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Drew_McIntyre" title="Drew McIntyre">Drew McIntyre</a> (<a href="/wiki/Royal_Rumble_(2020)" title="Royal Rumble (2020)">2020</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cody_Rhodes" title="Cody Rhodes">Cody Rhodes</a> (<a href="/wiki/Royal_Rumble_(2023)" title="Royal Rumble (2023)">2023</a>; <a href="/wiki/Royal_Rumble_(2024)" title="Royal Rumble (2024)">2024</a>)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Women's winners</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Asuka_(wrestler)" title="Asuka (wrestler)">Asuka</a> (<a href="/wiki/Royal_Rumble_(2018)" title="Royal Rumble (2018)">2018</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Becky_Lynch" title="Becky Lynch">Becky Lynch</a> (<a href="/wiki/Royal_Rumble_(2019)" title="Royal Rumble (2019)">2019</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charlotte_Flair" title="Charlotte Flair">Charlotte Flair</a> (<a href="/wiki/Royal_Rumble_(2020)" title="Royal Rumble (2020)">2020</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bianca_Belair" title="Bianca Belair">Bianca Belair</a> (<a href="/wiki/Royal_Rumble_(2021)" title="Royal Rumble (2021)">2021</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ronda_Rousey" title="Ronda Rousey">Ronda Rousey</a> (<a href="/wiki/Royal_Rumble_(2022)" title="Royal Rumble (2022)">2022</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rhea_Ripley" title="Rhea Ripley">Rhea Ripley</a> (<a href="/wiki/Royal_Rumble_(2023)" title="Royal Rumble (2023)">2023</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bayley_(wrestler)" title="Bayley (wrestler)">Bayley</a> (<a href="/wiki/Royal_Rumble_(2024)" title="Royal Rumble (2024)">2024</a>)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Greatest 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colspan="3" style="background-color:#000000;color:#fff"><div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Hulk_Hogan" title="Hulk Hogan"><span style="color:#ffffff;">Hollywood Hogan</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Outsiders_(professional_wrestling)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Outsiders (professional wrestling)"><span style="color:#ffffff;">The Outsiders</span></a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Nash" title="Kevin Nash"><span style="color:#ffffff;">Kevin Nash</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scott_Hall" title="Scott Hall"><span style="color:#ffffff;">Scott Hall</span></a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color:#000000;color:#fff;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_New_World_Order_members" title="List of New World Order members"><span style="color:#ffffff;">Members</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks 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Bagwell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Rotunda" title="Mike Rotunda">Michael Wallstreet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Big_Boss_Man" title="Big Boss Man">Big Bubba Rogers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scott_Norton" title="Scott Norton">Scott Norton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Randy_Savage" title="Randy Savage">Randy Savage</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dennis_Rodman" title="Dennis Rodman">Dennis Rodman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Konnan" title="Konnan">Konnan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curt_Hennig" title="Curt Hennig">Curt Hennig</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rick_Rude" title="Rick Rude">Rick Rude</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dusty_Rhodes" title="Dusty Rhodes">Dusty Rhodes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scott_Steiner" title="Scott Steiner">Scott Steiner</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brian_Adams_(wrestler)" title="Brian Adams (wrestler)">Brian Adams</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brutus_Beefcake" title="Brutus Beefcake">The Disciple</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color:#000000;color:#fff;width:1%">Sub-group<br />members</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bret_Hart" title="Bret Hart">Bret Hart</a> <small>(nWo Hollywood/nWo 2000)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stevie_Ray" title="Stevie Ray">Stevie Ray</a> <small>(nWo Hollywood/nWo B-Team)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Horace_Hogan" title="Horace Hogan">Horace Hogan</a> <small>(nWo Hollywood/nWo B-Team)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mark_Johnson_(referee)" title="Mark Johnson (referee)">Mark "Slick" Johnson</a> <small>(nWo Hollywood/nWo Elite/nWo 2000)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lex_Luger" title="Lex Luger">Lex Luger</a> <small>(nWo Wolfpac/nWo Elite)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sting_(wrestler)" title="Sting (wrestler)">Sting</a> <small>(nWo Wolfpac)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Disco_Inferno_(wrestler)" title="Disco Inferno (wrestler)">Disco Inferno</a> <small>(nWo Wolfpac/nWo Elite)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_Flair" title="David Flair">David Flair</a> <small>(nWo Elite)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Torrie_Wilson" title="Torrie Wilson">Torrie Wilson</a> <small>(nWo Elite)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jeff_Jarrett" title="Jeff Jarrett">Jeff Jarrett</a> <small>(nWo 2000)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Harris_Brothers" class="mw-redirect" title="The Harris Brothers">Ron and Don Harris</a> <small>(nWo 2000)</small></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color:#000000;color:#fff;width:1%">WWE stable</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sean_Waltman" title="Sean Waltman">X-Pac</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Big_Show" title="Big Show">Big Show</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Booker_T_(wrestler)" title="Booker T (wrestler)">Booker T</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Shawn Michaels</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color:#000000;color:#fff;width:1%">nWo Japan</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Masahiro_Chono" title="Masahiro Chono">Masahiro Chono</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Keiji_Muto" title="Keiji Muto">The Great Muta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hiroyoshi_Tenzan" title="Hiroyoshi Tenzan">Hiroyoshi Tenzan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hiro_Saito" title="Hiro Saito">Hiro Saito</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rick_Bognar" title="Rick Bognar">Big Titan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Satoshi_Kojima" title="Satoshi Kojima">Satoshi Kojima</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tatsutoshi_Goto" title="Tatsutoshi Goto">Tatsutoshi Goto</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michiyoshi_Ohara" title="Michiyoshi Ohara">Michiyoshi Ohara</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Akira_Nogami" title="Akira 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Thunder</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color:#000000;color:#fff;width:1%">Related groups</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/The_Band_(professional_wrestling)" title="The Band (professional wrestling)">The Band</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Kliq" title="The Kliq">The Kliq</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Blue_World_Order" title="Blue World Order">Blue World Order</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Latino_World_Order" title="Latino World Order">Latino World Order</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Juggalo_World_Order" title="Juggalo World Order">Juggalo World Order</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Team_2000" title="Team 2000">Team 2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ZEN_(professional_wrestling)" title="ZEN (professional wrestling)">ZEN</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link 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title="Hornswoggle">Hornswoggle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sean_Waltman" title="Sean Waltman">X-Pac</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Age_Outlaws" title="New Age Outlaws">New Age Outlaws</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Road_Dogg" title="Road Dogg">Road Dogg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Billy_Gunn" title="Billy Gunn">Billy Gunn</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Related</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/D-Generation_X:_In_Your_House" title="D-Generation X: In Your House">D-Generation X: In Your House</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Authority_(professional_wrestling)" title="The Authority (professional wrestling)">The Authority</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Kliq" title="The Kliq">The Kliq</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chris_Warren_(musician)" title="Chris Warren (musician)">Chris Warren</a></li></ul> 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navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Akam_(wrestler)" title="Akam (wrestler)">Akam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Akira_Tozawa" title="Akira Tozawa">Akira Tozawa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Braun_Strowman" title="Braun Strowman">Braun Strowman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bron_Breakker" title="Bron Breakker">Bron Breakker</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bronson_Reed" title="Bronson Reed">Bronson Reed</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Creed_Brothers" title="Creed Brothers">Brutus Creed</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carlito_(wrestler)" title="Carlito (wrestler)">Carlito</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chad_Gable" title="Chad Gable">Chad Gable</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/CM_Punk" title="CM Punk">CM Punk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raul_Mendoza" title="Raul Mendoza">Cruz Del Toro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Damian_Priest" title="Damian Priest">Damian Priest</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dexter_Lumis" title="Dexter Lumis">Dexter Lumis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dominik_Mysterio" title="Dominik Mysterio">Dominik Mysterio</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dragon_Lee_(wrestler)" title="Dragon Lee (wrestler)">Dragon Lee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Drew_McIntyre" title="Drew McIntyre">Drew McIntyre</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Erick_Rowan" title="Erick Rowan">Erick Rowan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Erik_(wrestler)" title="Erik (wrestler)">Erik</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Finn_B%C3%A1lor" title="Finn Bálor">Finn Bálor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gunther_(wrestler)" title="Gunther (wrestler)">Gunther</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ilja_Dragunov" title="Ilja Dragunov">Ilja Dragunov</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ivar_(wrestler)" title="Ivar (wrestler)">Ivar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/JD_McDonagh" title="JD McDonagh">JD McDonagh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jey_Uso" title="Jey Uso">Jey Uso</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joaquin_Wilde" title="Joaquin Wilde">Joaquin Wilde</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Gacy" title="Joe Gacy">Joe Gacy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Creed_Brothers" title="Creed Brothers">Julius Creed</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Karrion_Kross" title="Karrion Kross">Karrion Kross</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kofi_Kingston" title="Kofi Kingston">Kofi Kingston</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ludwig_Kaiser" title="Ludwig Kaiser">Ludwig Kaiser</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Miz" title="The Miz">The Miz</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Otis_(wrestler)" title="Otis (wrestler)">Otis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pete_Dunne" title="Pete Dunne">Pete Dunne</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rey_Mysterio" title="Rey Mysterio">Rey Mysterio</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rezar" title="Rezar">Rezar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/R-Truth" title="R-Truth">R-Truth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sami_Zayn" title="Sami Zayn">Sami Zayn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Seth_Rollins" title="Seth Rollins">Seth "Freakin" Rollins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sheamus" title="Sheamus">Sheamus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tyler_Bate" title="Tyler Bate">Tyler Bate</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bo_Dallas" title="Bo Dallas">Uncle Howdy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Xavier_Woods" title="Xavier Woods">Xavier Woods</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:center;">Women's division</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kay_Lee_Ray" title="Kay Lee Ray">Alba Fyre</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Asuka_(wrestler)" title="Asuka (wrestler)">Asuka</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dakota_Kai" title="Dakota Kai">Dakota Kai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Isla_Dawn" title="Isla Dawn">Isla Dawn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ivy_Nile" title="Ivy Nile">Ivy Nile</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Iyo_Sky" title="Iyo Sky">Iyo Sky</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kairi_Sane" title="Kairi Sane">Kairi Sane</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kacy_Catanzaro" title="Kacy Catanzaro">Katana Chance</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kayden_Carter" title="Kayden Carter">Kayden Carter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kiana_James" title="Kiana James">Kiana James</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Liv_Morgan" title="Liv Morgan">Liv Morgan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lyra_Valkyria" title="Lyra Valkyria">Lyra Valkyria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maxxine_Dupri" title="Maxxine Dupri">Maxxine Dupri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Natalya_Neidhart" title="Natalya Neidhart">Natalya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nikki_Cross" title="Nikki Cross">Nikki Cross</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raquel_Rodriguez_(wrestler)" title="Raquel Rodriguez (wrestler)">Raquel Rodriguez</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rhea_Ripley" title="Rhea Ripley">Rhea Ripley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scarlett_Bordeaux" title="Scarlett Bordeaux">Scarlett</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shayna_Baszler" title="Shayna Baszler">Shayna Baszler</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sonya_Deville" title="Sonya Deville">Sonya Deville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zelina_Vega" title="Zelina Vega">Zelina Vega</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zoey_Stark" title="Zoey Stark">Zoey Stark</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:center;">Stables and<br /> tag teams</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Alpha_Academy" title="Alpha Academy">Alpha Academy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/American_Made_(professional_wrestling)" title="American Made (professional wrestling)">American Made</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Creed_Brothers" title="Creed Brothers">Creed Brothers</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Damage_CTRL" title="Damage CTRL">Damage CTRL</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Final_Testament" title="The Final Testament">The Final Testament</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Authors_of_Pain" title="Authors of Pain">Authors of Pain</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Imperium_(professional_wrestling)" title="Imperium (professional wrestling)">Imperium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Judgment_Day" title="The Judgment Day">The Judgment Day</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Latino_World_Order" title="Latino World Order">Latino World Order</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_New_Day_(professional_wrestling)" title="The New Day (professional wrestling)">The New Day</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pure_Fusion_Collective" title="Pure Fusion Collective">Pure Fusion Collective</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Unholy_Union" title="The Unholy Union">The Unholy Union</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Viking_Raiders" title="The Viking Raiders">The War Raiders</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Wyatt_Sicks" title="The Wyatt Sicks">The Wyatt Sicks</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:center;">Other on-air talent</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Adam_Pearce" title="Adam Pearce">Adam Pearce</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Ellering" title="Paul Ellering">Paul Ellering</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:center;">Referees</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Dan_Engler" title="Dan Engler">Dan Engler</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Daphanie_LaShaunn" title="Daphanie LaShaunn">Daphanie LaShaunn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Cone" title="John Cone">John Cone</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:center;background-color:#ccf;"><a href="/wiki/SmackDown_(WWE_brand)" title="SmackDown (WWE brand)"><span class="tmpl-colored-link" style="color: black; text-decoration: inherit;">SmackDown</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:center;">Men's division</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/AJ_Styles" title="AJ Styles">AJ Styles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alex_Shelley" title="Alex Shelley">Alex Shelley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Andrade_El_Idolo" title="Andrade El Idolo">Andrade</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Angel_Garza" title="Angel Garza">Angel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Angelo_Dawkins" class="mw-redirect" title="Angelo Dawkins">Angelo Dawkins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Apollo_Crews" title="Apollo Crews">Apollo Crews</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Austin_Theory" title="Austin Theory">Austin Theory</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Humberto_Carrillo" title="Humberto Carrillo">Berto</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carmelo_Hayes" title="Carmelo Hayes">Carmelo Hayes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chris_Sabin" title="Chris Sabin">Chris Sabin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cody_Rhodes" title="Cody Rhodes">Cody Rhodes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elton_Prince" class="mw-redirect" title="Elton Prince">Elton Prince</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Giovanni_Vinci" title="Giovanni Vinci">Giovanni Vinci</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grayson_Waller" title="Grayson Waller">Grayson Waller</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jacob_Fatu" title="Jacob Fatu">Jacob Fatu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Uso" title="Jimmy Uso">Jimmy Uso</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Johnny_Gargano" title="Johnny Gargano">Johnny Gargano</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Karl_Anderson" title="Karl Anderson">Karl Anderson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Owens" title="Kevin Owens">Kevin Owens</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kit_Wilson" class="mw-redirect" title="Kit Wilson">Kit Wilson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LA_Knight" title="LA Knight">LA Knight</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Logan_Paul" title="Logan Paul">Logan Paul</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Doc_Gallows" title="Doc Gallows">Luke Gallows</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Montez_Ford" class="mw-redirect" title="Montez Ford">Montez Ford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Randy_Orton" title="Randy Orton">Randy Orton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dwayne_Johnson" title="Dwayne Johnson">The Rock</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roman_Reigns" title="Roman Reigns">Roman Reigns</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Santos_Escobar" title="Santos Escobar">Santos Escobar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shinsuke_Nakamura" title="Shinsuke Nakamura">Shinsuke Nakamura</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Solo_Sikoa" title="Solo Sikoa">Solo Sikoa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tama_Tonga" title="Tama Tonga">Tama Tonga</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tanga_Loa" title="Tanga Loa">Tonga Loa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tommaso_Ciampa" title="Tommaso Ciampa">Tommaso Ciampa</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:center;">Women's division</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/B-Fab" title="B-Fab">B-Fab</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bayley_(wrestler)" title="Bayley (wrestler)">Bayley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bianca_Belair" title="Bianca Belair">Bianca Belair</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Blair_Davenport" title="Blair Davenport">Blair Davenport</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Candice_LeRae" title="Candice LeRae">Candice LeRae</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chelsea_Green" title="Chelsea Green">Chelsea Green</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elektra_Lopez" title="Elektra Lopez">Elektra Lopez</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jade_Cargill" title="Jade Cargill">Jade Cargill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mia_Yim" title="Mia Yim">Michin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naomi_(wrestler)" title="Naomi (wrestler)">Naomi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nia_Jax" title="Nia Jax">Nia Jax</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Piper_Niven" title="Piper Niven">Piper Niven</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tiffany_Stratton" title="Tiffany Stratton">Tiffany Stratton</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:center;">Stables and <br /> tag teams</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/A-Town_Down_Under" title="A-Town Down Under">A-Town Down Under</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Bloodline_(professional_wrestling)" title="The Bloodline (professional wrestling)">The Bloodline</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Guerrillas_of_Destiny" title="Guerrillas of Destiny">Sons of Tonga</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_OG_Bloodline_(professional_wrestling)" class="mw-redirect" title="The OG Bloodline (professional wrestling)">The OG Bloodline</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/The_Usos" title="The Usos">The Usos</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/DIY_(professional_wrestling)" title="DIY (professional wrestling)">DIY</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Legado_Del_Fantasma" title="Legado Del Fantasma">Legado Del Fantasma</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Motor_City_Machine_Guns" title="Motor City Machine Guns">The Motor City Machine Guns</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pretty_Deadly_(professional_wrestling)" title="Pretty Deadly (professional wrestling)">Pretty Deadly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Street_Profits" title="Street Profits">The Street Profits</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:center;">Other on-air talent</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Nick_Aldis" title="Nick Aldis">Nick Aldis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Heyman" title="Paul Heyman">Paul Heyman</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:center;">Referees</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Charles_Robinson_(referee)" title="Charles Robinson (referee)">Charles Robinson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jason_Ayers" title="Jason Ayers">Jason Ayers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jessika_Carr" title="Jessika Carr">Jessika Carr</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:center">Nonexclusive</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:center;">Men's division</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Brock_Lesnar" title="Brock Lesnar">Brock Lesnar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hikuleo_(wrestler)" title="Hikuleo (wrestler)">Hikuleo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lance_Anoa%27i" title="Lance Anoa'i">Lance Anoa'i</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Cena" title="John Cena">John Cena</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Omos" title="Omos">Omos</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:center;">Women's division</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Alexa_Bliss" title="Alexa Bliss">Alexa Bliss</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carmella_(wrestler)" title="Carmella (wrestler)">Carmella</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charlotte_Flair" title="Charlotte Flair">Charlotte Flair</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tamina_Snuka" title="Tamina Snuka">Tamina</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sarah_Logan" title="Sarah Logan">Valhalla</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:center;background-color:#ffa;"><a href="/wiki/NXT_(WWE_brand)" title="NXT (WWE brand)"><span class="tmpl-colored-link" style="color: black; text-decoration: inherit;">NXT</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:center;">Men's division</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Andre_Chase" title="Andre Chase">Andre Chase</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ashante_%22Thee%22_Adonis" title="Ashante "Thee" Adonis">Ashante "Thee" Adonis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A-Kid" class="mw-redirect" title="A-Kid">Axiom</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brooks_Jensen" title="Brooks Jensen">Brooks Jensen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cedric_Alexander" title="Cedric Alexander">Cedric Alexander</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Channing_%22Stacks%22_Lorenzo" title="Channing "Stacks" Lorenzo">Channing "Stacks" Lorenzo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charlie_Dempsey_(wrestler)" title="Charlie Dempsey (wrestler)">Charlie Dempsey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dante_Chen" title="Dante Chen">Dante Chen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Duke_Hudson" title="Duke Hudson">Duke Hudson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Karl_Fredericks" title="Karl Fredericks">Eddy Thorpe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ethan_Page" title="Ethan Page">Ethan Page</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Je%27Von_Evans" title="Je'Von Evans">Je'Von Evans</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Coffey_(wrestler)" title="Joe Coffey (wrestler)">Joe Coffey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Josh_Briggs" title="Josh Briggs">Josh Briggs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brian_Pillman_Jr." class="mw-redirect" title="Brian Pillman Jr.">Lexis King</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Luca_Crusifino" title="Luca Crusifino">Luca Crusifino</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Malik_Blade" title="Malik Blade">Malik Blade</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mark_Coffey" title="Mark Coffey">Mark Coffey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_Stone_(wrestler)" title="Robert Stone (wrestler)">Mr. Stone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Myles_Borne" title="Myles Borne">Myles Borne</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nathan_Frazer" title="Nathan Frazer">Nathan Frazer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Noam_Dar" title="Noam Dar">Noam Dar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oba_Femi" title="Oba Femi">Oba Femi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oro_Mensah" title="Oro Mensah">Oro Mensah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ridge_Holland" title="Ridge Holland">Ridge Holland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Riley_Osborne" title="Riley Osborne">Riley Osborne</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shawn_Spears" title="Shawn Spears">Shawn Spears</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/G%27Angelo_Hancock" title="G'Angelo Hancock">Tavion Heights</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tony_D%27Angelo" title="Tony D'Angelo">Tony D'Angelo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Trick_Williams" title="Trick Williams">Trick Williams</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wes_Lee" title="Wes Lee">Wes Lee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wolfgang_(wrestler)" title="Wolfgang (wrestler)">Wolfgang</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yoshiki_Inamura" title="Yoshiki Inamura">Yoshiki Inamura</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:center;">Women's division</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Adriana_Rizzo" title="Adriana Rizzo">Adriana Rizzo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arianna_Grace" title="Arianna Grace">Arianna Grace</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brinley_Reece" title="Brinley Reece">Brinley Reece</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carlee_Bright" title="Carlee Bright">Carlee Bright</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cora_Jade" title="Cora Jade">Cora Jade</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fallon_Henley" title="Fallon Henley">Fallon Henley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gigi_Dolin" title="Gigi Dolin">Gigi Dolin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Giulia_(wrestler)" title="Giulia (wrestler)">Giulia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Izzi_Dame" title="Izzi Dame">Izzi Dame</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jacy_Jayne" title="Jacy Jayne">Jacy Jayne</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jaida_Parker" title="Jaida Parker">Jaida Parker</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jakara_Jackson" title="Jakara Jackson">Jakara Jackson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jazmyn_Nyx" title="Jazmyn Nyx">Jazmyn Nyx</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Karmen_Petrovic" title="Karmen Petrovic">Karmen Petrovic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kelani_Jordan" title="Kelani Jordan">Kelani Jordan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kendal_Grey" title="Kendal Grey">Kendal Grey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lash_Legend" title="Lash Legend">Lash Legend</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lola_Vice" title="Lola Vice">Lola Vice</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Meiko_Satomura" title="Meiko Satomura">Meiko Satomura</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nikkita_Lyons" title="Nikkita Lyons">Nikkita Lyons</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roxanne_Perez" title="Roxanne Perez">Roxanne Perez</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shotzi_Blackheart" title="Shotzi Blackheart">Shotzi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sol_Ruca" title="Sol Ruca">Sol Ruca</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stephanie_Vaquer" title="Stephanie Vaquer">Stephanie Vaquer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stevie_Turner" title="Stevie Turner">Stevie Turner</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tatum_Paxley" title="Tatum Paxley">Tatum Paxley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thea_Hail" title="Thea Hail">Thea Hail</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wendy_Choo" title="Wendy Choo">Wendy Choo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wren_Sinclair" title="Wren Sinclair">Wren Sinclair</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zaria_(wrestler)" title="Zaria (wrestler)">Zaria</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:center;">Stables and<br /> tag teams</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Gallus_(professional_wrestling)" title="Gallus (professional wrestling)">Gallus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Meta-Four" title="The Meta-Four">The Meta-Four</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No_Quarter_Catch_Crew" title="No Quarter Catch Crew">No Quarter Catch Crew</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:center;">Other on-air talent</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ava_(wrestler)" title="Ava (wrestler)">Ava</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:center;background-color:#E3DAC9;"><a href="/wiki/WWE_Performance_Center" title="WWE Performance Center"><span class="tmpl-colored-link" style="color: black; text-decoration: inherit;">Performance</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:center;">Men's trainees</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Shiloh_Hill" title="Shiloh Hill">Shiloh Hill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brogan_Finlay" title="Brogan Finlay">Uriah Connors</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:center;">Women's trainees</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Tamyra_Mensah-Stock" title="Tamyra Mensah-Stock">Tyra Mae Steele</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:center;">Trainers and staff</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Alexander_James_(wrestler)" title="Alexander James (wrestler)">Alexander James</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fit_Finlay" title="Fit Finlay">Fit Finlay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Matt_Bloom" title="Matt Bloom">Matt Bloom</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Norman_Smiley" title="Norman Smiley">Norman Smiley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oney_Lorcan" title="Oney Lorcan">Oney Lorcan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robbie_Brookside" title="Robbie Brookside">Robbie Brookside</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Santana_Garrett" title="Santana Garrett">Santana Garrett</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sara_Del_Rey" title="Sara Del Rey">Sara Amato</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steve_Corino" title="Steve Corino">Steve Corino</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Terry_Taylor" title="Terry Taylor">Terry Taylor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tyler_Breeze" title="Tyler Breeze">Tyler Breeze</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:center">Broadcast<br /> team</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Alicia_Warrington" title="Alicia Warrington">Alicia Taylor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Big_E_(wrestler)" title="Big E (wrestler)">Big E</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Booker_T_(wrestler)" title="Booker T (wrestler)">Booker T</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Road_Dogg" title="Road Dogg">Brian James</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Byron_Saxton" title="Byron Saxton">Byron Saxton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cathy_Kelley" title="Cathy Kelley">Cathy Kelley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Corey_Graves" title="Corey Graves">Corey Graves</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shoichi_Funaki" title="Shoichi Funaki">Funaki</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jackie_Redmond" title="Jackie Redmond">Jackie Redmond</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jerry_Soto" title="Jerry Soto">Jerry Soto</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jesse_Ventura" title="Jesse Ventura">Jesse Ventura</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jimena_S%C3%A1nchez" title="Jimena Sánchez">Jimena Sánchez</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Tessitore" title="Joe Tessitore">Joe Tessitore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lilian_Garcia" title="Lilian Garcia">Lilian Garcia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marcelo_Rodr%C3%ADguez" title="Marcelo Rodríguez">Marcelo Rodríguez</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Cole_(wrestling)" title="Michael Cole (wrestling)">Michael Cole</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Rome" title="Mike Rome">Mike Rome</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Moein_Al_Bastaki" title="Moein Al Bastaki">Moein Al Bastaki</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pat_McAfee" title="Pat McAfee">Pat McAfee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peter_Rosenberg" title="Peter Rosenberg">Peter Rosenberg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sam_Roberts_(radio_personality)" title="Sam Roberts (radio personality)">Sam Roberts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scott_Stanford" title="Scott Stanford">Scott Stanford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vic_Joseph" title="Vic Joseph">Vic Joseph</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wade_Barrett" title="Wade Barrett">Wade Barrett</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:center">Ambassadors</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Armando_Estrada" title="Armando Estrada">Armando Estrada</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Backlund" title="Bob Backlund">Bob Backlund</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Boogeyman_(wrestler)" title="The Boogeyman (wrestler)">The Boogeyman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bubba_Ray_Dudley" title="Bubba Ray Dudley">Bubba Ray Dudley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/D-Von_Dudley" title="D-Von Dudley">D-Von Dudley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Diamond_Dallas_Page" title="Diamond Dallas Page">Diamond Dallas Page</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eve_Torres" title="Eve Torres">Eve Torres</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Godfather_(wrestler)" title="The Godfather (wrestler)">The Godfather</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hornswoggle" title="Hornswoggle">Hornswoggle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hulk_Hogan" title="Hulk Hogan">Hulk Hogan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jacqueline_Moore" title="Jacqueline Moore">Jacqueline</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jerry_Lawler" title="Jerry Lawler">Jerry Lawler</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Hart" title="Jimmy Hart">Jimmy Hart</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Duggan" title="Jim Duggan">Jim Duggan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Layfield" title="John Layfield">John "Bradshaw" Layfield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ken_Shamrock" title="Ken Shamrock">Ken Shamrock</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Nash" title="Kevin Nash">Kevin 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