Michael Shawn Hickenbottom (born July 22, 1965), better known by his
ring name Shawn Michaels, is an American
professional wrestling personality,
television presenter and retired
professional wrestler. He has been signed to
WWE, as an
ambassador and occasional non-wrestling performer, since December 2010. Michaels wrestled consistently for WWE, formerly the World Wrestling Federation (WWF), from 1988 until his first retirement in 1998. He held non-wrestling roles from 1998 to 2000 and resumed wrestling in 2002 until retiring ceremoniously in 2010.