Titles held
WWF World Championship 3 times
WWF Intercontinental Championship 3 times
WWF European Championship
WWF Tag Team Championship 3 times
(twice with Diesel aka Kevin Nash and once with Steve Austin)

Shawn Michaels made his debut in Lake Charles, Louisiana on October 10th, 1984. Most people think that Shawn began his career in the AWA with Marty Jannetty and he deciding that whomever got a call first that the other would join them, but, this is not so, he had won the Central States TV belt from a wrestler by the name of Art Crews and had formed the tag team USA Express with Paul Diamond prior to meeting and pairing with Marty Jannetty in early 1985 in the AWA. The Midnight Rockers, as Jannetty and Michaels were called, were called by the World Wrestling Federation in 1988, their victories in the AWA had brought awareness of their abilities to certain WWF forces and were brought in to the WWF as the Rockers. The Rockers made their way through the WWF beating their opponents, finally capturing the Tag Team belts in October of 1990 by defeating the Hart Foundation (Bret Hart and Jim "the Anvil" Neidhart). This win was an unofficial one, as there was a controversy over the rope coming loose during the match, and the Rockers were forced to give the belts back to the Hart Foundation after one week. At the 1991 Survivor Series is when Michaels and Jannetty began to have their problems, and on February 14th, 1992 Shawn entered the ring with none other than Sherri Martel. "Sensational Sherri" lasted as Shawn's manager until the 1993 Royal Rumble, when Sherri came out supporting Jannetty.

In May of 1993, Shawn brought himself a bodyguard in the form of "BigDaddyCool" Diesel to the ring, as Shawn was defeated by Marty Jannetty for the IC title because of interference by "Mr. Perfect" Curt Hennig. The relationship between Michaels and Diesel lasted until the Survivor Series in 1994, where a mistimed superkick to Diesel led to them being counted out and Shawn trashing the title belts. In February of 1995 Shawn introduced another bodyguard to the WWF, one by the name of Sid. Shawn was told by Diesel that Sid was not his friend, and on April 3rd, Shawn found this out, the hard way, by ending up out of wrestling for six weeks due to Sid attacking him and Diesel rescuing him.

On September 25th, 1995 The Two Dudes With Attitudes were born, winning the Tag Team belts from Owen Hart and Yokozuna, short that it was, as they had to return the belts the following day due to the fact that Davey Boy Smith was Yokozuna's legal partner. During the next couple of months, the hardships in the WWF would take their toll on the "Heartbreak Kid". After a show in Syracuse NY he was attacked by 9 thugs and was forced to take some time off to recover. He returned for the Survivor Series in 1995, only to collapse the following night during a match with Owen Hart. Rumors were stated that Shawn would have to retire from the World Wrestling Federation, but, as strong as he was when he started, he announced in January of 1996 that he WOULD be in the Royal Rumble and went on to win, being only the second wrestler to win consecutive Rumbles.