Shawn Michaels is involved in professional wrestling.
The American Wrestling Association ( AWA ) was an American professional wrestling promotion based in Minneapolis , Minnesota that ran from 1960 to 1991 . D-Generation X ( also known as DX ) was a professional wrestling stable ( and later tag team ) best known for their appearances in the World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment/WWE . Shawn Michaels . Michaels wrestled consistently for WWE , formerly the World Wrestling Federation ( WWF ) , from 1988 until his first retirement in 1998 . World Wrestling Entertainment , Inc. ( d/b/a WWE ) is an American publicly traded , privately controlled entertainment company that deals primarily in professional wrestling , with revenue also coming from film , music , video games , product licensing , and direct product sales . The WWE Championship is a world heavyweight championship created and promoted by the American professional wrestling promotion WWE on the SmackDown brand .