Shawn Michaels (WWE)

==Summary==
Shawn Michaels (born July 22, 1965), nicknamed the Heartbreak Kid or simply HBK, is a retired professional wrestler from the WWE and currently Senior Vice President of Talent Development Creative for their NXT brand.
==Powers and Stats==
Tier: , possibly , higher with Sweet Chin Music
Name: Shawn Michaels, the Heartbreak Kid, HBK, the Showstopper, Mr. WrestleMania, the Icon, the Main Event
Origin: WWE
Gender: Male
Age: 19-44 throughout his Pro Wrestling tenure
Classification: Human, Professional Wrestler
Powers and Abilities:
*Superhuman Physical Characteristics (A commentator said he is athletically gifted)
*Martial Arts (Skilled wrestler, won the AWA World Tag Team Championship twice with Marty Jannetty, won the NWA Central States Tag Team Championship with Marty Jannetty, won the AWA Southern Tag Team Championship twice with Marty Jannety, won the TASW Texas Tag Team Championship twice with Paul Diamond, and once more with Paul Diamond and DJ Peterson, won the TWA Heavyweight Championship, won the WWF Championship three times, won the World Heavyweight Championship, won the WWF Intercontinental Championship three times, won the WWF European Championship, won the WWE Tag Team Championship with Triple H, won the WWF/World Tag Team Championship twice with Diesel, once with Stone Cold Steve Austin, once with John Cena and once with Triple H, won the Royal Rumble in 2006 and 2007, he was the first Grand Slam Champion and the fourth Triple Crown Champion, ranked #1 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 1996, named Wrestler of the Year by The Baltimore Sun in 2008, inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2011 and again in 2019 with Triple H, inducted into the Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2017)
*Weapon Mastery (Proficient in using tables, ladders, chairs, kendo sticks and many other foreign objects in combat. Used a steel chair to hit Sweet Chin Music on his opponent to inflict more damage)
*Acrobatics (Can perform maneuvers such as a springboard moonsault and one of his signature moves is a diving elbow drop, repeatedly rolled out of Kurt Angle's ankle lock)
*Instinctive Action (Can kick out of other wrestlers' finishers. Instinctively hit Sweet Chin Music on The Undertaker, as well as Kurt Angle. Hit Sweet Chin Music on Rey Mysterio after he was with the 619, which is Rey Mysterio's finisher)
*Power Mimicry (Can copy other wrestlers' techniques, such as Bret Hart's Sharpshooter and Scott Hall's Razor's Edge)
Attack Potency: Wall level (Damaged the steel-reinforced announce table. Comparable to wrestlers who can survive the following attacks), possibly Small Building level (Comparable to the likes of Big Show, who survived going through a steel panel), higher with Sweet Chin Music (Finishing moves in wrestling tend to do more damage than normal moves)
Speed: Peak Human (A commentator said no one can move as quickly and perhaps with as much agility as Michaels)
Lifting Strength: At least Athletic Human, possibly Peak Human (Launched Marty Jannetty [106KG] through a barbershop window, used a back body drop against Stone Cold Steve Austin [116KG], said to have a vise-like grip. Comparable to wrestlers like Alberto Del Rio, who flipped over the announcers table while incredibly fatigued. The table was stated to weigh 'hundreds of pounds' by commentary. Comparable, if not superior to people like Axiom, who casually performed a Northern Light Suplex on both JD McDonagh and Ilja Dragunov, which is a combined weight of 410 lbs)
Striking Strength: Wall level, possibly Small Building level (Kicked Edge out of the ring during the Royal Rumble in 2007)
Durability: Wall level, possibly Small Building level (Kicked out of Kurt Angle's Angle Slam which is said to have the same force as a car wreck, no-sold Randy Orton's RKO and Punt Kick)
Stamina: At least Peak Human, possibly Superhuman (Had several matches with Triple H that each lasted 27:50, 47:26, 23:05, 29:22, and 38:33, many of which where Michaels was beaten to a bloody pulp, and yet continued fighting. Had several matches with The Undertaker that lasted 24:00, 30:42, 20:37, and 29:59. Had matches against Bret Hart that lasted 26:40, as well as a grueling Iron Man Match that lasted 61:52. Had matches against John Cena that lasted 24:45, 55:49, and 28:22. During his match with Kurt Angle, he took an Angle Slam on the steel post, a second Angle Slam, and an Angle Slam from the top rope, and yet he still kicked out and continued fighting)
Range: Standard melee range, extended with weapons
Standard Equipment: None.
Intelligence: Above average
Standard Tactics: None notable.
Weaknesses: Standard human weaknesses. He tore his ACL in 1990, he sustained a career-threatening knee injury in 1997, he infamously herniated two discs and crushed a third one during the Royal Rumble in 1998, he tore his meniscus in 2004, he suffered more knee injuries in 2006 and 2007, and he tore his triceps in 2008.
Notable Attacks/Techniques: Shawn Michaels is said to be a master of the catch-as-catch-can style of wrestling.
<tabber>Strikes=
*Knife Edge Chop: Michaels frequently used a backhand chop against his opponents.
*Sweet Chin Music: Michaels' finishing move is a superkick. At WrestleMania XII, he used the technique to defeat Bret Hart in an Iron Man Match and win his first WWE Championship. Michaels is very accurate with the kick, as he used it against Shelton Benjamin who did a springboard leap from the top rope across the ring during the Gold Rush Tournament. At WrestleMania XXIV, he used the technique to defeat Ric Flair, ending his career.
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Throws=
*Back Body Drop: Michaels frequently lifted an opponent running towards him and dropped them behind his back.
*Hip Toss: Michaels also frequently hooks his arm under his opponent's arm and uses their momentum to leverage them over his hip.
*Teardrop Suplex: Michaels briefly used a leg-lock Saito suplex as his finisher.
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Holds=
*Sharpshooter: Michaels stole Bret Hart's submission hold finisher.
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==Notable Matchups==
Victories:
Losses:
Inconclusive:
==References==
Category:Characters
Category:WWE
Category:Professional Wrestling
Category:Acrobats
Category:Adults
Category:Humans
Category:Instinctive Action Users
Category:Male Characters
Category:Martial Artists
Category:Martial Arts Champions
Category:Power Mimicry Users
Category:Wrestlers
Category:Weapon Masters
Category:Tier 9
Category:Tier 9-B
Category:Tier 9-A