Shawn Michaels was professional wrestler who made a name for himself as one half of the tagteam the midnight rockers and was partnered With Marty Janetty.they fought in a match for the tagteam championships against Jim Neidhart and Bret Hart.they emerged victorious but the decision was declared void due tro a turnbucle collapsing during the bout.
Michaels went on to betray Janetty by superkicking him and throwing him through a glass window,beginning his first stint as a villain.
Michaels attempted to win the intercontinental championship from Bret Hart but failed though he later got it from Hart's brother-in-law British Bulldog.
During 1992 Michaels commpeted against Hart for the wwf championship but failed to capture the gold.Micheals was entangled in a feud with Janetty and lost the IC belt to him though he got it back with assisatnce from his debuting body guard Diesel(Kevin Nash).the tittle was vacant after Michaels failed to defend the belt after a set period.
When Michaels returned he entered into a feud with Razor Ramon(Scott Hall) who had won the IC championship in Michaels absence.they fought to see who the true champion was at wrestlemania 10 in a ladder match which was lost by Michaels.
In august of 1994 Michaels and Diesel became tag team champions after defeating the Headshrinkers.at summerslam Diesel lost the championship to Razor after Michaels accidentially kicked him in the face.
This kickstarted a feud between the two men. Michaels won the 1995 royal rumble and battled Diesel for the belt at wrestlemania 11.Michaels lost the match and was attacked by Sycho Syd(the man he hired to replace Diesel) the following night.following this Michaels was taken off tv for a while.
When he returned he beat Jeff Jarret to win his third IC championship.he wouuld forfeit the belt to Dean Douglas when he was rendered unable to compete the next night Michaels was injured in a match with Owen Hart.
He won the 1996 royal rumble which pitted him against Bret Hart for the wwf title at wrestlemania 12 in a 60 minute iron match.Michaels defeated Hart beginning his first world title reign.
Michaels defeated Diesel in a steel cage match.he lost the belt in survivor series 1996 to Syd but got the title back at royal rumbe 1997.he was injured and could not compete at wrestlemania 13.
Michaels was selected as the guest referee during a championship match between Bret Hart and Undertaker at summerslam.he cost Taker the match by hitting him in the face with a steel chair(unintentionally as he was aiming for Hart after Bret spat in his face).
following this Undertaker went on a rampage for revenge.at wwe one night only Michaels became the first ever grand slam champion when he claimed the european title from the British Bulldog
.Michaels beat Undertaket a bad blood with assistance from his brother Kane.
Michaels formed Degeneration X with Hunter Herst Helmsley,Rick Rude and Chyna and feuded with Bret's stable,The Hart foundation.
Michaels would mock the family by perofrming acts such as using the candian flag to wipe his bum.he had a championship match against Hart for the wwf title at survivor series which he won with help from Vince Mcmahon.Michaels would lose the european title to Triple H.
At wrestlemania 14 he lost the wwf belt to Stone Cold Steve Austin.Michaels suffered a bak injury that forced him into tempoary retirement.Michaels made a surprise return to television when Vince McMahon appointed him as comissioner.he gave his friend X-pac a match against the rock for the wwf title but turned heel by costing X-pac the match thus joining Mcmahon,s's villainous stable,the corporation.Michaels held members of the corporation back from protecting Vince's son Shane.
Mcmahon tried to fire Michaels which prompted Michaels to kick him in the face.he later revealed that he had authority over Mcmahon and rejoined DX.
Michaels would then use his power to favor Vince's enemies which once again made him face.on the first episode of smackdown Michaels officated a wwf title match between Rock and Triple H and kicked rock in the face,securing the win for Triple H.
After his positon as comisisoner was given to Mick Foley Michaels reamined absent from the company for most of 2000 and all of 2001.in 2002 Michaels returned to briefly join the NWO,literally kicking Booker T out of the group.
Michaels soon turned face and was betrayed byTriple H.they had an unsanctioned match at summerslam which Michaels won though Triple H attacked him afterwards.later at year at survivor series Michaels claimed his first world hevyweight championship from Triple H in the first ever elimination chamber match.
he then lost the belt back to his old friend at armageadon in a three stages of hell match.Michaels started out the 2003 royal rumble against Chris Jericho and though Jericho managed to eliminate Michaels it was only due to the interference of his tagteam partner Christian.at wrestlemania 19 Jericho would get his comeuppeance when he was beaten by Michaels.
A year later Michaels partook in the main event of wrestlemania 20,a triple threat match with Triple H and Chris Benoit for the world hevyweight championship which Benoit won.
At bad blood Michaels competed in a hell in a cell match and lost to Triple H.4 months later Michaels fought against his former partner for the title but was cost the match due to interference from Edge.
During the 2005 royal rumble Michaels eliminated Kurt Angle.Angle then re entered the ring and eliminated Michaels .they had a match at wrestlemania 21 which Angle won.
Michaels was allied with Hulk Hogan against mohamamed Hussan and Shawn Daivari but attacked Hogan returning to his bad boy antics.Michaels tricked canadian fans into thinking Bret Hart was abou to return and gleefully mocked them for it.after Hogan defeated him at summerslam Michaels graciously accepted defeat and turned face.
Michaels started to feud with Mcmahon who set unfair stipulations for his matches and interfered on behalf of his opponents.ultimately Michaels beat Mcmahon at wrestlemania 22 and reconciled with Triple H over their mutual dislike for the boss.
At wrestlemania 24 Michaels defeated Ric Flair which forced him into retirement.he was confronted by Flair's protoge Batista who accused Michaels of selfishness and egotism.the two men then met at blacklash with Jericho as guest referee.Michaels won the match but resorted to faking a knee injury to do so.
Jericho faced Michaels at great american bash and won by referee stoppage.When Jericho accidentially hit Shawn's wife rebecca in the face they had an unsactioned match that Shawn won.at no mercy Michaels challenged Jericho for the world title and lost.
Micheals was beaten by Undertaker at wrestlemania 25 and became obsessed with rectifying this mistake the following year.he attempted to win the royal rumble to challenge Taker for his world title but lost.
he intefered in the elimination chamber match to attack Undertaker which allowed Jericho to claim the gold.Undertaker beat him at wrestlemania 26 forcing him to retire.despite this he cost daniel bryan the world championship to Randy orton and assisted Triple H in beating the undertaker