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Acting

Michael Hickenbottom

Career

Active from 1986 to 2026, busiest in 1996 with 12 main titles.

Leading roles
98
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score71/100
Highest rated
Poster for Greatest Rivalries: Shawn Michaels vs. Bret Hart
Greatest Rivalries: Shawn Michaels vs. Bret Hart
GoodWatch score84/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 97 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 6.4 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 4.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Michael Hickenbottom Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Melancholy
    2.1, average 4.7
  • Social Commentary
    2.5, average 4.9
  • Psychological
    3.1, average 5.5
  • Family Dynamics
    2.4, average 4.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Sports Entertainment 41
  • Professional Wrestling 23
  • Nostalgic 10
  • Physical Spectacle 9
  • Pop Culture Phenomenon 9
  • High-Energy Action 8
  • Wrestling 8
  • Action-Packed 7
  • Wrestling Documentary 6
  • WWE 6
  • High-Energy 6
  • Pop Culture Event 5

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

379
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
The Epidemic
The Epidemic

Thanks

2020s

46 titles · average score 78
NXT Stand & Deliver 2026
NXT Stand & Deliver 2026 (2026)

as Shawn Michaels

LIVE matches from WWE World: April 19, 2026 Part 2
LIVE matches from WWE World: April 19, 2026 Part 2 (2026)

Writer

NXT The Great American Bash 2026
NXT The Great American Bash 2026 (2026)

Executive Producer, Creative Director

NXT Vengeance Day 2026
NXT Vengeance Day 2026 (2026)

Executive Producer, Creative Director

WWE LFG
WWE LFG (2025)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show · as Shawn Michaels

WWE EVOLVE
WWE EVOLVE (2025)

TV show · as Shawn Michaels

WWE Hall of Fame 2025
WWE Hall of Fame 2025 (2025)

as Shawn Michaels

WWE: Next Gen
WWE: Next Gen (2024)

TV show · as Shawn Michaels

NXT Deadline 2023
NXT Deadline 2023 (2023)

as Shawn Michaels

WWE Rivals
WWE Rivals (2022)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show · as Shawn Michaels

Biography: WWE Legends
Biography: WWE Legends (2021)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show · as Shawn Michaels

Undertaker: The Last Ride
Undertaker: The Last Ride (2020)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show · as Shawn Michaels

2010s

74 titles · average score 70
Avengers of Justice: Farce Wars
Avengers of Justice: Farce Wars (2019)
GoodWatch score 38

as Incredible Master Yoga

90 Feet from Home
90 Feet from Home (2019)
GoodWatch score 52

as James Devine

The Marine 6: Close Quarters
The Marine 6: Close Quarters (2018)
GoodWatch score 56

as Luke Trapper

The Resurrection of Gavin Stone
The Resurrection of Gavin Stone (2017)
GoodWatch score 54

as Doug

WWE: Triple H: Thy Kingdom Come
WWE: Triple H: Thy Kingdom Come (2013)
GoodWatch score 79

as Shawn Michaels

WWE Hell in a Cell 2013
WWE Hell in a Cell 2013 (2013)

as Shawn Michaels (Special Guest Referee)

The True Story of WrestleMania
The True Story of WrestleMania (2011)
GoodWatch score 78

as Shawn Michaels

Greatest Rivalries: Shawn Michaels vs. Bret Hart
Greatest Rivalries: Shawn Michaels vs. Bret Hart (2011)
GoodWatch score 84

as Shawn Michaels

WWE: DX: One Last Stand
WWE: DX: One Last Stand (2011)

as Shawn Michaels

WWE NXT
WWE NXT (2010)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show · as Shawn Michaels

WWE Wrestlemania XXVI
WWE Wrestlemania XXVI (2010)
GoodWatch score 75

as Shawn Michaels

WWE: Shawn Michaels: My Journey
WWE: Shawn Michaels: My Journey (2010)

as Shawn Michaels

2000s

108 titles · average score 72
WWE Survivor Series 2009
WWE Survivor Series 2009 (2009)

as Shawn Michaels

WWE Hell in a Cell 2009
WWE Hell in a Cell 2009 (2009)
GoodWatch score 68

as Shawn Michaels

WWE No Mercy 2008
WWE No Mercy 2008 (2008)
GoodWatch score 71

as Shawn Michaels

WWE WrestleMania 23
WWE WrestleMania 23 (2007)
GoodWatch score 78

as Shawn Michaels

WWE: The Shawn Michaels Story - Heartbreak & Triumph
WWE: The Shawn Michaels Story - Heartbreak & Triumph (2007)
GoodWatch score 83

as Shawn Michaels

WWE SummerSlam 2005
WWE SummerSlam 2005 (2005)
GoodWatch score 71

as Shawn Michaels

WWE WrestleMania XX
WWE WrestleMania XX (2004)
GoodWatch score 81

as Shawn Michaels

WWE Backlash 2004
WWE Backlash 2004 (2004)
GoodWatch score 72

as Shawn Michaels

WWE Taboo Tuesday 2004
WWE Taboo Tuesday 2004 (2004)
GoodWatch score 66

as Shawn Michaels

WWE Bad Blood 2004
WWE Bad Blood 2004 (2004)
GoodWatch score 77

as Shawn Michaels

WWE SummerSlam 2002
WWE SummerSlam 2002 (2002)
GoodWatch score 82

as Shawn Michaels

WWE Judgment Day 2000
WWE Judgment Day 2000 (2000)
GoodWatch score 76

as Shawn Michaels (Referee)

1990s

121 titles · average score 70
WWE WrestleMania XIV
WWE WrestleMania XIV (1998)
GoodWatch score 77

as Shawn Michaels

WWF: D-Generation X
WWF: D-Generation X (1998)

as Shawn Michaels "HBK"

WWE Royal Rumble 1998
WWE Royal Rumble 1998 (1998)
GoodWatch score 70

as Shawn Michaels

WWE Badd Blood: In Your House
WWE Badd Blood: In Your House (1997)
GoodWatch score 73

as Shawn Michaels

WWE Royal Rumble 1997
WWE Royal Rumble 1997 (1997)
GoodWatch score 68

as Shawn Michaels

WWE Survivor Series 1997
WWE Survivor Series 1997 (1997)
GoodWatch score 77

as Shawn Michaels

WWE Royal Rumble 1996
WWE Royal Rumble 1996 (1996)
GoodWatch score 63

as Shawn Michaels

WWE Survivor Series 1996
WWE Survivor Series 1996 (1996)
GoodWatch score 72

as Shawn Michaels

WWE Survivor Series 1995
WWE Survivor Series 1995 (1995)
GoodWatch score 74

as Shawn Michaels

WWE Royal Rumble 1995
WWE Royal Rumble 1995 (1995)
GoodWatch score 68

as Shawn Michaels

Razor Ramon
Razor Ramon (1994)

as Shawn Michaels

WWE Survivor Series 1992
WWE Survivor Series 1992 (1992)
GoodWatch score 74

as Shawn Michaels

1980s

27 titles · average score 64
WWE Survivor Series 1989
WWE Survivor Series 1989 (1989)
GoodWatch score 72

as Shawn Michaels

Baywatch
Baywatch (1989)
GoodWatch score 50

TV show · as Vinnie

WWE U.K. PPV
WWE U.K. PPV (1989)

as Shawn Michaels

WWE Royal Rumble 1989
WWE Royal Rumble 1989 (1989)
GoodWatch score 61

as Shawn Michaels

WWE WrestleMania V
WWE WrestleMania V (1989)
GoodWatch score 71

as Shawn Michaels

WWE Survivor Series 1988
WWE Survivor Series 1988 (1988)
GoodWatch score 73

as Shawn Michaels

AWA All-Star Wrestling
AWA All-Star Wrestling (1987)

TV show · as Shawn Michaels

WWF Superstars
WWF Superstars (1986)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show · as Shawn Michaels / Wrestler (Shawn Michaels)

WWF Wrestling Challenge
WWF Wrestling Challenge (1986)

TV show · as Shawn Michaels

WWE Saturday Night's Main Event
WWE Saturday Night's Main Event (1985)
GoodWatch score 51

TV show · as Shawn Michaels

World Class Championship Wrestling
World Class Championship Wrestling (1982)

TV show · as Shawn Michaels

Mid-South Wrestling
Mid-South Wrestling (1981)

TV show · as Shawn Michaels

1970s

2 titles
WWF on MSG Network
WWF on MSG Network (1976)

TV show · as Shawn Michaels

WWE Old School
WWE Old School (1973)

TV show · as Shawn Michaels