Michael Shawn Hickenbottom (born May 31, 1966), known professionally as Shawn Michaels, is an American television presenter, actor and retired professional wrestler. Nicknamed The Heartbreak Kid (HBK), he became a defining figure in sports entertainment.
He was closely associated with WWE's Raw: he appeared on the first episode of WWF Monday Night Raw and later performed on the Raw brand.
Michaels retired following a high-profile loss to The Undertaker and was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2011.
He remains one of only two performers from that debut Raw episode still linked to the promotion; the other is The Undertaker, and the show itself (Monday Night Raw) is regarded as a milestone in wrestling history.