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Michael Hickenbottom
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1965-07-22 - Present
Michael Shawn Hickenbottom, better known by his ring name, Shawn Michaels, is an American professional wrestling personality, television presenter and retired professional wrestler. He is currently signed to WWE, where he has served as an ambassador for the company since December 2010. Michaels wrestled for WWE, from 1988 until his first retirement in 1998, owing to a severe back injury. He appeared in non-wrestling roles from 1998 to 2000 and resumed his wrestling career in 2002 until retiring ceremoniously in 2010. In the WWE, Michaels headlined major pay per view events in four decades from the 1980s to the 2010s, closing the company's premier annual event WrestleMania on five occasions Michaels was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame class of 2011. Following Michaels' induction, WWE said of Michaels, "Ask any Superstar on the WWE roster who the most gifted sports-entertainer of all time is and nearly everyone will have the same answer Shawn Michaels." Michaels is a four time world champion: a three-time WWF Champion and a former World Heavyweight Champion. He was also the winner of the 1995 and 1996 Royal Rumbles and was the company's first Grand Slam Champion. He has also won the PWI Match of the Year Award a record eleven times. Michaels currently resides in San Antonio, Texas with his wife, Rebecca, and their two children.
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WWE WrestleFest '91asShawn Michaels
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WWE WrestleMania XXIVasShawn Michaels
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WWE/AAA Worlds Collide 2025asShawn Michaels
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WWE UK Rampageas"The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels
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WrestleMania 41: SaturdayasShawn Michaels
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Avengers of Justice: Farce WarsasIncredible Master Yoga
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Stone Cold Steve Austin: The Bottom Line on the Most Popular Superstar of All TimeasShawn Michaels
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WWE Rampage '91asShawn Michaels
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WWE Wrestlemania XXVIasShawn Michaels
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WWE Survivor Series 1995asShawn Michaels
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The Marine 6: Close QuartersasLuke Trapper
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WWE WrestleMania XXVIIIasShawn Michaels (Special Guest Referee)
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WWE Royal Rumble 2002asShawn Michaels
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WWE WrestleMania 22asShawn Michaels
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WWE Survivor Series 2006asShawn Michaels
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AngleasShawn Michaels (archive footage)
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WWE WrestleMania VIIIasShawn Michaels
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WWE WrestleMania XXasShawn Michaels
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WWE WrestleMania 31asShawn Michaels (Appearance)
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WWE Rampage '92asShawn Michaels
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WWE: OMG! The Top 50 Incidents in WWE HistoryasShawn Michaels
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Pure Country: Pure HeartasTed
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WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate AnthologyasShawn Michaels
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WWE WrestleMania VIIasShawn Michaels
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WWE SummerSlam 2002asShawn Michaels
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WWE Hall of Fame 2025asShawn Michaels
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WWE WrestleMania 21asShawn Michaels
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John Cena's Greatest RivalriesasShawn Michaels
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WWE WrestleMania VasShawn Michaels
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WWE WrestleMania XXVasShawn Michaels
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Biography: D-Generation XasSelf
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WWE WrestleMania IXasShawn Michaels
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WWE WrestleMania 13asShawn Michaels (Commentary)
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Daniel Bryan: Journey to WrestleMania 30asShawn Michaels
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The Ladder Match 2: Crash & BurnasShawn Michaels
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WWE Vengeance 2006asShawn Michaels
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WWE Super Show-Down 2018asShawn Michaels (Ringside)
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WWE Royal Rumble 2004asShawn Michaels
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WWE: Attitude Era: Vol. 2asShawn Michaels
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WWE WrestleMania 32asShawn Michaels (Appearance)
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WWE WrestleMania XVasShawn Michaels (WWE Commissioner)
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WWE U.K. Rampage 1993asShawn Michaels
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WWE: Greatest Superstars of the 21st CenturyasShawn Michaels
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The True Story of WrestleManiaasShawn Michaels
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The John Cena ExperienceasShawn Michaels (archive footage)
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WWE Armageddon 2002asShawn Michaels
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WWE WrestleMania VIasShawn Michaels
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WWE Survivor Series 2002asShawn Michaels
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WWE Royal Rumble 2009asShawn Michaels (Ringside)
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The History of WWE: 50 Years of Sports EntertainmentasShawn Michaels
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The Resurrection of Gavin StoneasDoug
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WrestleMania IX: Becoming a SpectacleasSelf
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WWE: Satan's Prison - The Anthology of the Elimination ChamberasShawn Michaels
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WWE SummerSlam 2006asShawn Michaels
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WWE WrestleMania XIVasShawn Michaels
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WWE Royal Rumble 2010asShawn Michaels
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WWE: Rey Mysterio - The Life of a Masked ManasShawn Michaels
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WWE Slammy Awards 2020asShawn Michaels - Presenter
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WWE Royal Rumble 1997asShawn Michaels
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WWE WrestleMania 29asShawn Michaels (Ringside)
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WWE: Undertaker 20-0 - The Streakas
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WWE Survivor Series 1988asShawn Michaels
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My Way: The Life and Legacy of Pat PattersonasShawn Michaels
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WWE SummerSlam 1996asShawn Michaels
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WWE Survivor Series 2009asShawn Michaels
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WWE Greatest Wrestling FactionsasShawn Michaels
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90 Feet from HomeasJames Devine
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WWE Royal Rumble 1998asShawn Michaels
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WWE Elimination Chamber 2010asShawn Michaels (Appearance)
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WWE: The Best of Raw 15th AnniversaryasShawn Michaels
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WWE Vengeance 2005asShawn Michaels
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WWE Royal Rumble 2007asShawn Michaels
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WWE: The History Of The Intercontinental ChampionshipasShawn Michaels
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WWE: Best of WWE at Madison Square GardenasShawn Michaels
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Shawn Michaels: Mr WrestlemaniaasHimself
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WWE WrestleMania XasShawn Michaels
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1997: Dawn of the AttitudeasShawn Michaels
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WWE WrestleMania XIasShawn Michaels
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WWE Survivor Series 2020asShawn Michaels (Appearance)
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WWE Royal Rumble 2003asShawn Michaels
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Superfan: The Story of VladimirasSelf
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The Monday Night War - WWE Raw vs. WCW NitroasShawn Michaels
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Biography: "Stone Cold" Steve AustinasShawn Michaels
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Hitman Hart: Wrestling With ShadowsasShawn Michaels
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WWE WrestleMania 23asShawn Michaels
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Biography: Mick Foleyas
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WWE Survivor Series 1990asShawn Michaels
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WWE Survivor Series 2003asShawn Michaels
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WWE Royal Rumble 2006asShawn Michaels
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WWE: Tombstone - The History of the UndertakerasShawn Michaels
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WWE Clash of Champions 2020asShawn Michaels (Appearance)
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WWE U.K. Rampage 1991asShawn Michaels
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Nature BoyasHimself
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WWE WrestleMania XIIasShawn Michaels
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Biography: Shawn MichaelsasSelf - WWE Hall of Famer
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WWE: Hell in a Cell - The Greatest Hell in a Cell Matches of All TimeasShawn Michaels
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WWE Rock Bottom: In Your HouseasShawn Michaels
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WWE Judgment Day 2000asShawn Michaels (Referee)
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WWE RAW 1000as
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WWE D-Generation X: In Your HouseasShawn Michaels
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WWE: The New & Improved DXasShawn Michaels
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WWE King of the Ring 2002asShawn Michaels (Appearance)
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The Road is Jericho: Epic Stories and Rare Matches from Y2JasShawn Michaels
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WWE Hell in a Cell 2009asShawn Michaels
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WWE: The Big Show - A Giant's WorldasShawn Michaels
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WWE Backlash 2005asHimself
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WWE In Your House 8: Beware of DogasShawn Michaels
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WWE King of the Ring 1994asShawn Michaels (Ringside)
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WWE: Greatest Wrestling Stars of the '90sasShawn Michaels
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WWE Royal Rumble 2008asShawn Michaels
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Owen: Hart of GoldasShawn Michaels
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WWE Survivor Series 2008asShawn Michaels
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3rd Annual Battle of the WWE SuperstarsasShawn Michaels
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WWE Backlash 2006asShawn Michaels
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WWE: The Best of WWE Confidential, Vol. 1as
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WWE Royal Rumble 1992asShawn Michaels
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WWE Wrestlemania XIXasShawn Michaels
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WWE Survivor Series 1996asShawn Michaels
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WWE SummerSlam 2003asShawn Michaels
WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 1asShawn Michaels
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WWE In Your House 2: LumberjacksasShawn Michaels
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WWE: The Best of the Intercontinental ChampionshipasShawn Michaels (archive footage)
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WWE SummerSlam 1989asShawn Michaels
Our Nation's Pride: The Best of Canadian SuperstarsasShawn Michaels
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WWE: WrestleMania MondayasShawn Michaels
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WWE: Edge: A Decade of DecadenceasShawn Michaels
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WWE Backlash 2003asShawn Michaels
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WWE: The Legacy of Stone Cold Steve AustinasShawn Michaels
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WWE TLC: Tables Ladders & Chairs 2009asShawn Michaels
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WWE: From the Vault: Shawn Michaelsas
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WWE Ground Zero: In Your HouseasShawn Michaels
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WWE: Macho Man - The Randy Savage StoryasShawn Michaels
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WWE Insurrextion 2003asShawn Michaels (Ringside)
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WWE: The Best Of In Your HouseasShawn Michaels
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WWE Royal Rumble 2013asMichaels (archive footage)
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Kevin Nash: Too SweetasShawn Michaels
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WWE Vengeance 2002asShawn Michaels
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WWE Survivor Series 2007asShawn Michaels
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WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All TimeasShawn Michaels
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WWE Battle Royal at the Albert HallasShawn Michaels
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WWE Grudges, Gripes & GruntsasShawn Michaels
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WWE Taboo Tuesday 2004asShawn Michaels
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WWE Crown JewelasShawn Michaels
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WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main EventasShawn Michaels
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WWE In Your House 12: It's TimeasShawn Michaels (Commentary)
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WWE Night of Champions 2008asShawn Michaels (Appearance)
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WWE: DX: One Last StandasShawn Michaels
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WWE Royal Rumble 2005asShawn Michaels
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WWE Hell in a Cell 2013asShawn Michaels (Special Guest Referee)
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WWE Unforgiven 2003asShawn Michaels
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WWE: Wrestlemania RecallasShawn Michaels
WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 3asShawn Michaels
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WWE: The Shawn Michaels Story - Heartbreak & TriumphasShawn Michaels
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WWE Survivor Series 1991asShawn Michaels
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WWE Royal Rumble 1994asShawn Michaels
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WWE Paul Bearer's Hits from the CryptasShawn Michaels
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WWF Bashed in the USAasShawn Michaels
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WWE Royal Rumble 1990asShawn Michaels
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WWE Royal Rumble 1996asShawn Michaels
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Biography: Bret "Hitman" HartasHimself
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WWE Backlash 2007asShawn Michaels
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WWE: The Ladder MatchasShawn Michaels
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WWE Badd Blood: In Your HouseasShawn Michaels
WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 2asShawn Michaels
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WWE Superstars & Stripes Forever: The March to WrestleMania VIIasShawn Michaels
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WWE Survivor Series 2005asShawn Michaels
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The Price of FameasSelf
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WWE U.K. Rampage Tour '92: Munichas"The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels
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WWE: Rey Mysterio - The Biggest Little ManasShawn Michaels
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WWE No Mercy 2008asShawn Michaels
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WWE One Night OnlyasShawn Michaels
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The Firefly Funhouse MatchasShawn Michaels (archive footage)
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WWE: The Twisted, Disturbed Life of Kaneas"HBK" Shawn Michaels
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WWE King of the Ring 1993asShawn Michaels
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WWE Survivor Series 1997asShawn Michaels
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WWE In Your House 6: Rage in the CageasShawn Michaels
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Hart & Soul - The Hart Family AnthologyasShawn Michaels
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WWE: Shawn Michaels: My JourneyasShawn Michaels
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WWE: Attitude Era: Vol. 3 Unreleasedas
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WWE In Your House 3: Triple HeaderasShawn Michaels
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WWE: Monday Night War Vol. 1: Shots FiredasShawn Michaels
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WWE Bragging Rights 2009asShawn Michaels
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WWE Backlash 2008asHimself
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WWE King of the Ring 1997asShawn Michaels
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Greatest Rivalries: Shawn Michaels vs. Bret HartasShawn Michaels
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WWE SummerSlam 1997asShawn Michaels (Referee)
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WWF: Mick Foley - Hard Knocks & Cheap PopsasHimself
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WWE New Year's Revolution 2005asShawn Michaels
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WWE Royal Rumble 1993asShawn Michaels
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WWE Survivor Series 1989asShawn Michaels
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Biography: ChynaasSelf
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WWE King of the Ring 1995asShawn Michaels
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NXT Deadline 2023asShawn Michaels
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WWE New Year's Revolution 2006asShawn Michaels
WWE Super TuesdayasShawn Michaels
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WWE SummerSlam 1993asShawn Michaels
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WWE Taboo Tuesday 2005asShawn Michaels
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Legends of Mid-South WrestlingasShawn Michaels
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The Life And Times of Paul BoeschasShawn Michaels
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WWE Bloopers Bleeps and BodyslamsasShawn Michaels
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Kurt Angle: The Essential CollectionasShawn Michaels (archive footage)
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The History Of WrestleManiaasShawn Michaels
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WWF: The Best Of RAW Vol. 1&2asShawn Michaels
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You Think You Know Me? The Story of EdgeasShawn Michaels
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WWE Cyber Sunday 2006asShawn Michaels
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WWE Survivor Series 1994asShawn Michaels
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Shawn Michaels - The Showstopper UnreleasedasShawn Michaels
WWE Collection Volume 2: Know Your Roleas
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WWE Armageddon 2003asShawn Michaels
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WWE Armageddon 2007asShawn Michaels
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WWE In Your House 10: Mind GamesasShawn Michaels
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WWE: Mick Foley's Greatest Hits & Misses - A Life in WrestlingasShawn Michaels
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WWE 24: Wrestlemania DallasasShawn Michaels
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WWE Judgment Day 2007asShawn Michaels
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AWA SuperClash IIasShawn Michaels
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Breaking the Code: Behind the Walls of Chris JerichoasShawn Michaels
WWE Tribute to the Troops 2005asShawn Michaels
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WWE Survivor Series 1992asShawn Michaels
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WWE Royal Rumble 1991asShawn Michaels
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WWE The Great American Bash 2008asShawn Michaels
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WWE Hall of Fame 2019asShawn Michaels
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WWE: The Spectacular Legacy of the AWAasSelf
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WWE Bad Blood 2004asShawn Michaels
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Mick Foley: Madman UnmaskedasHimself
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WWE Hall of Fame 2011as
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WWE: The True Story of The Royal RumbleasShawn Michaels
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WWE In Your House 9: International IncidentasShawn Michaels
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WWE Unforgiven 2004asShawn Michaels
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WWE World TourasShawn Michaels
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WWE Royal Rumble 1989asShawn Michaels
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WWE WrestleFest '90asShawn Michaels
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WWE: Bret 'Hitman' Hart - The Best There Is, The Best There Was, The Best There Ever Will BeasShawn Michaels
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WWE: Triple H - The GameasHimself
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WWE Unforgiven 2006asShawn Michaels
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Randy Orton: RKO Outta NowhereasShawn Michaels
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WWE: Allied Powers - The World's Greatest Tag TeamsasShawn Michaels
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WWE: Best of the 2000'sasShawn Michaels
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WWE One Night Stand 2008asShawn Michaels
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Batista - I Walk AloneasShawn Michaels
WWE: Best Pay-Per-View Matches of 2009-2010asMichael Hickenbottom
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WWE Brawl in the FamilyasShawn Michaels (Manager)
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WWE: 30 Years of Survivor Seriesas
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WWE Survivor Series 1993asShawn Michaels
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WWE WrestleFest '95asShawn Michaels
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WWF SummerSlam Spectacular 1994: Sunday Night SlamasShawn Michaels (Ringside)
WWE's Biggest Knuckleheadsas
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WWE No Way Out 2009asShawn Michaels
WWE March to WrestleMania VIIIas"The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels
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WWE The Ultimate Challenge Special: The March to WrestleMania VIasShawn Michaels
Undertaker: The Streak 21-1asHimself
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WWE Royal Rumble 1995asShawn Michaels
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WWE SummerSlam 2005asShawn Michaels
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WWE: Triple H: Thy Kingdom ComeasShawn Michaels
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WWE In Your House 7: Good Friends, Better EnemiesasShawn Michaels
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WWE SummerSlam 1995asShawn Michaels
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WWF: WrestleFest '93asShawn Michaels
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WWE SummerSlam 1990asShawn Michaels
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WWF Rock And RumbleasShawn Michaels
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WWE Hall of Fame 2007asShawn Michaels
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WWE SummerSlam 1994asShawn Michaels
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More Saturday Night's Main Eventas
WWE Los Angeles Wrestling: July '88asShawn Michaels
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Giants, Midgets, Heroes and Villains IIasShawn Michaels
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WWE Invasion of the BodyslammersasShawn Michaels
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WWE Judgment Day 2008asShawn Michaels
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WWE: The 50 Greatest Finishing Moves in WWE Historyas
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WWE King of the Ring 1996asShawn Michaels
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WWE No Way Out 2008asShawn Michaels
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WWE SummerSlam 2009asShawn Michaels
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WWF Summer Flashback!asShawn Michaels
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WWE Hall of Fame 2015asSelf
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WWE: The Attitude EraasMichaels
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Macho Madness - The Randy Savage Ultimate Collectionas
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WWE: Shawn Michaels - Boyhood DreamasShawn Michaels
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WWE SummerSlam 1992as"The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels
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WWE Cyber Sunday 2008asShawn Michaels (Appearance)
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Bret "Hit Man" Hart: His Greatest MatchesasHBK
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WWF: Hell Yeah: The Stone Cold Saga ContinuesasHimself
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German Fan Favorites 2asShawn Michaels
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WWE New Year's Revolution 2007asShawn Michaels
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WWE Backlash 2004asShawn Michaels
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WWE Cyber Sunday 2007asShawn Michaels
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WWE No Way Out 2007asShawn Michaels
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WWF Hottest MatchesasTed DiBiase
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WWF SuperTape vol. 2asShawn Michaels
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WWE: Raw 10th AnniversaryasShawn Michaels
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Hard Knocks : The Chris Benoit StoryasShawn Michaels
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WWE Breaking Point 2009asShawn Michaels
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WWE U.K. Fan FavouritesasShawn Michaels
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WWE Tagged Classics: Austin 3:16 Uncensored / Three Faces Of Foley / Chris Jericho: Break Down The Walls / Kurt Angle: Its TrueasShawn Michaels
WWF: TLC - Tables Ladders ChairsasShawn Michaels
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WWE: Greatest Stars Of The 90'sasShawn Michaels
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WWE Global WarfareasShawn Michaels
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WWE: 30 Years of SummerSlamas
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WWE Bad Blood 2003asShawn Michaels
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WWE Wrestling Grudge MatchesasShawn Michaels
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Best Of Raw • Volume ThreeasShawn Michaels
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DX: ConfidentialasShawn Michaels
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WWE SlamFestasShawn Michaels
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AWA The Brawl in St. PaulasShawn Michaels
WWE SummerSlam Spectacular 1993asShawn Michaels
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WWE: RAW The Beginning - The Best Of Seasons 1 & 2asShawn Michaels
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WWE: Triple H: The King of Kings - There is Only OneasShawn Michaels
Greatest Wrestling Factionsas
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WWE: The History Of The WWE ChampionshipasShawn Michaels
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WWE: Twist of Fate - The Matt and Jeff Hardy StoryasSelf
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WWE: The Kliq RulesasShawn Michaels
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WWF WrestleFest '94asShawn Michaels
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WWE WrestleFest '92asShawn Michaels
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WWE Unforgiven 2005asShawn Michaels
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WWE RAW Homecomingas
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Austin 3:16 UncensoredasShawn Michaels
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WWF: Best of Wrestlemania I-XIVas
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WWE Invasion '92asShawn Michaels
WWE U.K. PPVasShawn Michaels
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WWE World Tour 1991asShawn Michaels
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SWS WrestleFestasShawn Michaels
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WWE Network Collection: Shawn Michaels - Mr. Wrestlemaniaas
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The Top 100 Moments In Raw HistoryasMichaels
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Best Of Raw • Volume OneasShawn Michaels
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WWE Unforgiven 2008asHimself
AWA Battle by the BayasShawn Michaels
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WWF Smack 'Em, Whack 'EmasShawn Michaels
AWA Blood on the SandasShawn Michaels
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WWE World Tour 1992asShawn Michaels
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: June '90asShawn Michaels
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The Best of the WWF: volume 17asShawn Michaels
WWE Los Angeles Wrestling: November '88asShawn Michaels
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WWE Wham, Bam, Bodyslam!asShawn Michaels
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AWA Christmas Night 1987asShawn Michaels
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SMW Superbowl of WrestlingasShawn Michaels
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WWF: D-Generation XasShawn Michaels "HBK"
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Nature Boy Ric Flair - The Definitive CollectionasShawn Michaels
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Best Of Raw • Volume SixasShawn Michaels
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WWE: Before They Were Superstars 2asShawn Michaels
AWA Christmas Show 1987asShawn Michaels
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AWA: WrestleRock '86asShawn Michaels
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Inside the WWFasShawn Michaels
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WWE SuperTape vol. 4asShawn Michaels
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Razor RamonasShawn Michaels
WWE Los Angeles Wrestling: January '89asShawn Michaels
WWE Superstar Collection: Shawn Michaelsas