|
|
HISTORY:
Shawn
Michaels, the most charasmatic superstar in the WWE, startes
wrestling at the age of 19.
Born an Arizonian, Shawn Michaels was the youngest of four
kids. At two months of age, Shawn's family moved to England.
When Shawn's Dad was sent to Veitnam, Shawn, and his family
moved to his mother's hometown, Stormlake, Iowa. After living
in Iowa, Shawn's family moved to Maryland, where he attended
Randolph High School. During his highschool years, Shawn was
the captain of his football team. After highschool, Shawn
moved to Texas, where he attended the Southwest Texas
University. During his University years, Shawn realized that
he wanted to become a professional wrestler.
So, Shawn set off to pursue a wrestling career. Leaving San
Antonio Texas, Shawn first went to Kanas City, where he met
Marty Janetty. Having alot in common, Shawn and Marty decided
to form a tag-team known as the "Midnight Rockers".
Wrestling in the AWA, Shawn and Marty knew their wrestling
career was going nowhere, until the day the WWE called and
offered the Midnight Rockers job. Shawn and Marty partied and
were fired the next day by the WWE, because they partied too
rowdily.
The
WWE caleed again and gave them a second chance, and in
Summerslam of '89, Thr Rockers debuted. The Rockers, now one
of the most popular tag-teams, were an ultimate team. With
their high-flying manuovers, and their temwork, the Rockers
were climbing their way to the top. Then problems between the
duo began to arise. In the Survivor Series of '91, Marty
caused Shawn to be eliminated, which foreshadowed a break-up.
Also, in a singles match between Shawn and Ric Flair, Flair
threw Shawn out of the ring and Marty threw Shawn back in,
which inturn, caused Shawn to be pinned.
The
Rockers officially split on the "Barbershop", when
Michaels threw Janetty into a glass window. Shawn had now
started a singles career and had gotten a new look, a new
gimmick, a new attitude and a new manager, The Sensational
Sherri. With the Sensational one, Michaels one the IC belt by
defeating the British Bulldog, in a "Saturday Nights Main
Event". In the spring of '93, Michaels lost the belt to
Janetty and separated for Sherri.
Shawn
now got a new bodyguard, Diesel, and formed a tag-team called
"Dudes with Attitudes". Diesel helped Michaels win
back his IC belt and also win the tag-team belt. From '93
through '97, Michaels separated with Diesel, brought in
another bodyguard, Sid, won his third IC title, two Tag-Team
titles (with Diesel), posed nude in Playgirl and won the WWF
Championship belt.
At
the age of 32, Shawn was the first wrestler to ever hold all
the titles the WWE had to offer. Shawn joined forces with
long-time friend HHH and the 9TH WONDER OF THE WORLD Chyna,
known as the Degeneration-X (DX), Shawn is now the arguably
most popular.
<--
CONTINUE --> |
