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Michael Shawn Hickenbottom (born July 22, 1965), better known by his ring name Shawn Michaels, is a retired professional wrestler, and an American television host. He is currently signed to WWE, where he has served as an ambassador for the company since December 2010. Hickenbottom consistently wrestled for WWE, formerly the World Wrestling Federation (WWF), from 1988 until his first retirement in 1998, due to injury. He appeared in non-wrestling roles from 1998 to 2000, and resumed his in-ring career in 2002, retiring in 2010. He also hosts the show MacMillan River Adventures, airing on the Outdoor Channel.
Hickenbottom began his wrestling career with Mid-South Wrestling, now known as Universal Wrestling Federation, and American Wrestling Association (AWA). During his time with AWA, he performed in partnership with Marty Jannetty, as The Midnight Rockers; winning the AWA World Tag Team Championship twice. Hickenbottom and Jannetty briefly signed with World Wrestling Federation (WWF) in 1987, while in contract with AWA. They returned to AWA, only to go back to the WWF in 1988.
Randal Keith "Randy" Orton (born April 1, 1980) is an American professional wrestler and actor. He is signed to WWE wrestling on its SmackDown brand. Orton is a third-generation professional wrestler; his grandfather Bob Orton, Sr., father "Cowboy" Bob Orton, and uncle Barry O all competed in the professional wrestling industry.
Before being promoted to the main World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE) roster, Orton trained in and wrestled for Mid-Missouri Wrestling Association-Southern Illinois Conference Wrestling for a month. He was then sent to Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW), where Orton held the OVW Hardcore Championship on two separate occasions.
After signing with WWF, Orton became a member of the stable Evolution, which quickly led to a WWE Intercontinental Championship reign, his first title with the company. Orton also acquired the moniker "The Legend Killer" during a storyline where he began disrespecting Hall of Famers and physically attacking veterans of the industry outside of appropriate restrictions. At age 24, Orton became the youngest person ever to hold the World Heavyweight Championship. With this win, Orton departed from Evolution and a feud with his former stablemates began. In 2006, Orton joined forces with Edge in a tag team known as Rated-RKO. Together, Orton and Edge held the World Tag Team Championship. After the team disbanded, during mid-2007, Orton gained two WWE Championship reigns in one night. Orton formed the group The Legacy with Cody Rhodes and Ted DiBiase in 2008, however, they would disband in 2010 with Orton returning to singles competition. Overall, Orton has won eleven total championships in WWE, including being a nine-time world champion, having won the World Heavyweight Championship three times and the WWE Championship six times. He is also the winner of the 2009 Royal Rumble match.
Mark William Calaway (born March 24, 1965) is an American professional wrestler better known by his ring name The Undertaker. He is signed to WWE and is the company's most tenured competitor. Calaway began his wrestling career with World Class Championship Wrestling (WCCW) in 1984. He joined World Championship Wrestling (WCW) as "Mean" Mark Callous in 1989. When WCW did not renew Calaway's contract in 1990, he signed with the World Wrestling Federation in October and, after shortening his name from Kane the Undertaker to simply The Undertaker, has remained with the company since.
The Undertaker has two contrasting personas. The first is the role of The Deadman, an undead, occult-like figure, which has consisted of many different styles. He debuted his original Deadman persona during his own on-camera debut at Survivor Series (1990). At this event, the Undertaker was clad as a Western mortician. Next, in October of 1998, the Undertaker appeared as the leader of the Ministry of Darkness (with similar apparel). Since WrestleMania XX, the Undertaker has appeared as a hybrid version of the Deadman character, using elements of the previous Deadman incarnations.
Actors: C.M. Punk (actor), Shawn Michaels (actor), Nick Nemeth (actor), Randy Orton (actor), John Layfield (actor), Jerry Lawler (actor), Mike 'The Miz' Mizanin (actor), John Cena (actor), Glenn Jacobs (actor), Bryan Danielson (actor), Michael Coulthard (actor), Jake Hager (actor), Mike Chioda (actor), Paul Heyman (actor), Cody Runnels (actor),
Plot: After being sidelined for 2 months with a severe elbow injury, a determined John Cena returns to challenge Alberto Del Rio for the World Heavyweight title. Will hustle, loyalty, and respect be enough to overcome the odds or will Del Rio's menacing cross arm breaker put Cena on the shelf for good?
Keywords: tv-specialActors: Jerry Lawler (actor), Mike 'The Miz' Mizanin (actor), Josh Lomberger (actor), Booker Huffman (actor), Glenn Jacobs (actor), Shawn Michaels (actor), Brock Lesnar (actor), John Cena (actor), Mike Chioda (actor), Bryan Danielson (actor), Jake Hager (actor), Michael Coulthard (actor), Mark Henry (actor), Paul Heyman (actor), Nick Nemeth (actor),
Genres: Action,Actors: John Cena (actor), Oscar Gutiérrez (actor), Steve Austin (actor), Mark Calaway (actor), Stephen Farrelly (actor), Howard Finkel (actor), Carlos Cabrera (actor), Adam Copeland (actor), Michael Coulthard (actor), Bryan Danielson (actor), Anthony Carelli (actor), Snoop Dogg (actor), Jim Duggan (actor), Drew Carey (actor), Jake Hager (actor),
Genres: Action, Sport,Actors: Antonio Banks (actor), Jake Hager (actor), Carlos Cabrera (actor), Dave Bautista (actor), John Cena (actor), Shelton Benjamin (actor), Adam Copeland (actor), Michael Coulthard (actor), Mark Calaway (actor), Ted DiBiase (actor), Stephen Farrelly (actor), Howard Finkel (actor), Tony Chimel (actor), Oscar Gutiérrez (actor), Matt Hardy (actor),
Plot: Still stinging from his narrow defeat a year earlier, The Heartbreak Kid Shawn Michaels has goaded Undertaker into a rematch by putting his career on the line. Something's gotta give- The legendary streak or the 25 year career of one of the all-time greats!
Keywords: mixed-caps-in-title, number-in-title, professional-wrestler, professional-wrestling, roman-numbered-sequel, roman-numeral-in-title, sequel, tv-special, world-wrestling-entertainment, wrestlemaniaActors: Todd Grisham (actor), Oscar Gutiérrez (actor), Mike Chioda (actor), Antonio Banks (actor), Shelton Benjamin (actor), Tony Chimel (actor), Dave Bautista (actor), Carlos Cabrera (actor), Michael Coulthard (actor), Mark Calaway (actor), John Cena (actor), Jack Doan (actor), Stephen Farrelly (actor), Dave Finlay (actor), Jake Hager (actor),
Genres: Action, Sport,Actors: Christopher DeJoseph (writer), Mark Calaway (actor), John Cena (actor), Dave Finlay (actor), Oscar Gutiérrez (actor), Jake Hager (actor), Matt Hardy (actor), John Hennigan (actor), Mark Henry (actor), Glenn Jacobs (actor), Chris Jericho (actor), Ron Killings (actor), Paul Levesque (actor), Shawn Michaels (actor), Mike 'The Miz' Mizanin (actor),
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Plot: WWE Title: Kurt Angle vs. Brock Lesnar, World Heavyweight Title: Triple H vs. Booker T, The Rock vs. Steve Austin, Hulk Hogan vs. Vince Mcmahon, WWE Women's Title: Victoria vs. Trish Stratus vs. Jazz, WWE Cruiserweight Title: Matt Hardy vs. Rey Misterio, WWE Tag Team Titles: Team Angle vs. Chris Benoit & Rhyno vs. Los Guerreros, The Undertaker & Nathan Jones vs. A-Train & The Big Show
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