How tall is Shawn Michaels - Page 2

Add a Comment1012 comments

Average Guess (202 Votes)
Peak: 5ft 11.36in (181.3cm)
Current: 5ft 10.21in (178.3cm)
apokerat said on 19/Oct/13
I saw Shawn at an event in the late 80's. Had aisle seats along the entrance. 5'6 - 5' 8" MAX!!
123kid said on 15/Oct/13
HBK is 5'10.
pauly e said on 2/Jul/13
The Rock describes HBK as "5'10 195 lbs" in his book...that came out in 1999 or 2000. I'd bet he was 5'11 at his peak, probably 5'10ish now. he's almost 50 and he's had alot of back problems....
hithere said on 25/Jun/13
saw a staredown between rvd and hbk. they were extremely close in height it was difficult to see who was taller. I think hbk might have been a hair taller 5ft 10.75?
sid said on 29/May/13
Taj Jericho is 5'8 5'9 I saw him up close when they where here years ago. Im 5'10 I had about, 1.5 to 2 inches on him
TAJ said on 26/May/13
HBK was an inch taller than Jericho who is 6'0" in lifts, so he is 6'1", but he does wear lifts, not like Jericho though.
Junior31 said on 13/May/13
Danimal is correct Tyson is at best 5'10. I need to post these pics I have with him but I'm computer iliterate. I think Shawn michaels back in the days with Marty Jeanety 5'11 morning height possible
Junior31 said on 12/May/13
Mike tyson is 5'9 75 and that's being generous. I jus met him. I'm a weak 5'8 and I was appalled that my he wasn't even 5'10
n1st said on 8/May/13
This listing needs to be updated. He is nothing over 5'10
johno said on 5/May/13
Exact same height as mike tyson
Derek said on 25/Apr/13
Him and Bret were eye to eye and I remember Bret being BILLED at 5'11".
mj said on 2/Apr/13
5'11..hhh has 3 inches on him
Anonymous said on 27/Mar/13
180 cm bare foot
with boots 185
hhh 186 188 cm bare foot
Jon said on 12/Nov/12
Shawn Michaels,The miz,christian,and cm punk aren't 183 cm in barefoot.They're 182 cm so 5'11 and they're under 6ft because 183 cm is 6ft.John Cena isn't 184 cm in barefoot which is 6'1,he wears Reebok pumps sneakers but that even makes him 184 cm.His real height could be 182-183cm.He never wears nike sneakers.
doublec said on 28/Oct/12
when you have as many herniated discs as hbk lets see how tall you are.
The Tornado Ace Baron said on 15/Sep/12
id say six one
Vegas said on 7/Sep/12
tony t. says on 6/Sep/12
Look at michaels at wrestlemania 8 in his match with tito santana. The guy wore lift type wrestling boots.
_____________

this was addressed recently by shawn himself when asked on twitter, he said he wore o'neal motocross boots wrestling in the early to mid 1990s
tony t. said on 6/Sep/12
Cm punk isn't 6'0. He's 5'11.5, or possibly could even be shorter than that. On raw this past week when punk was out of gear he could've passed for a run of the mill 5'10 guy walking down the street. Jerry Lawler was never over 5'10, and also Michaels is 5'11 at most today. Lesnar who is 6'2.5 had a good bit of height on michaels while michaels was in thick black boots. Look at michaels at wrestlemania 8 in his match with tito santana. The guy wore lift type wrestling boots. Michaels might have been 6'1 in lifts, but that's about it.
Alex said on 6/Sep/12
Here is good shot of Angle/HBK facing off. The angle does favor HBK slightly making it appear an inch but during that faceoff from a better angle it was clear HBK had under an inch on Angle. HBK at 5'10.5-5'10.75 is what he is today. Strong 5'11 peak

Click Here
Alex said on 6/Sep/12
HBK was a strong 5'11 at his peak. Today I'd give him 5'10.5.

Red, haha HBK claimed 6'0 today. He had under an inch on Angle. Hes def a 5'10 and change guy today.
Cornbread said on 26/Aug/12
In the early 90s (1992-1993) Shawn Michaels Billed height and weight was 6'0 234lbs. In 1994 the WWE jumped Shawn Michael's height up to 6'1; the WWE kept his weight the same at 234lbs. Since 1995 he has took off an enormous amount of weight 35-40 pounds to be exact.
At the 1993 WWE Summer Slam Pay-per-view Shawn Michael's looked to be at his heaviest weight, he was listed at 6'0 240lbs at that Pay-per-view so in reality back than his real height was 5'11 ½ and his exact weight was 210-225lbs at the max. Today Shawn Michael's height is about a shade less than 5'11 and his weight is about 170-185lbs
Melissa said on 25/Aug/12
Shawn (HBK) always looked 6' 0" tall to me, well, a bit shorter than Bret Hart, so that's why Bret was billed 6' 1". So 5' 11.5" sounds about right,
Hamd said on 25/Aug/12
Click Here ..shawn is at least 6 foot,see this pic shawn with austin who is 6'1 .......so they should change his listing to 6 foot..... shawn is easily 6 foot and nothing less than that...
Danimal said on 24/Aug/12
Rampage(-_-_-)Clover says on 24/Aug/12
Kevin Nash said HBK was 6"1.5-6"2

He's never been over a flat 5'11".
Melissa said on 24/Aug/12
Jerry Lawler 5' 11" peak 5' 10" today
CM Punk 6' 0"
Rampage(-_-_-)Clover said on 24/Aug/12
Kevin Nash said HBK was 6"1.5-6"2
Red said on 22/Aug/12
BR4D says on 21/Aug/12
I asked him on twitter what his current height was and he said 6'

Thx to Alex we know how a legit 6 footer looks next to 5´10" Kurt Angle, HBK was never that tall next to Angle.
Vegas said on 22/Aug/12
BR4D says on 21/Aug/12
I asked him on twitter what his current height was and he said 6'. Kevin Nash claims he was 6'1 in his prime.
____________

nash the other days in response to claims that his friend shawn was small like punk and bryan said that shawn was 6'1.5 and 225lb at his biggest
BR4D said on 21/Aug/12
I asked him on twitter what his current height was and he said 6'. Kevin Nash claims he was 6'1 in his prime.
Hamd said on 21/Aug/12
shawn is at least 6 foot,see this pic shawn with austin who is 6'1 Click Here ......so they should change his listing to 6 foot.....so shawn is easily 6 foot and nothing less than that...
Hamd said on 17/Aug/12
shawn is at least 6 foot,see this pic shawn with austin who is 6'1 Click Here .......so they should change his listing to 6 foot.....I believe austin isn't standing properly but it also seems shawn is easily 6 foot and nothing less than that...
tony t. said on 14/Aug/12
Still think michaels is a weak 5'11 these days. Probably 5'10.75 tops. Brock Lesnar had a good 4 inches on him on raw last week while michaels was in a thick heeled shoe and lesner was in tennis shoes.
Red said on 12/Aug/12
peak 5´11"-5´11.5"
today 5´10.5"
Alex said on 8/Aug/12
Hes a weak 5'11 guy. 5'10.5-5'10.75
George Fergadiotis said on 5/Feb/12
Rob i am trying to find out how you list 5ft 11.5 range. I measured myself at 180.5 cm in the evening. Can you say you list me at 5ft 11.5 Rob?
tony t. said on 2/Feb/12
Michaels can't be 5'11 because 5'11.5 - 5'11.75 cm punk had an inch on michaels when they were teaming together for survivor series 2006. Michaels is more a weak 5'11. 5'10.75
George Fergadiotis said on 2/Feb/12
I can't even imagine Shawn Michaels to be a strong 5ft 11. No way he is 5ft 11,5 or 5ft 11,25. Rob nobody here considers him at that height he is clearly no more than 180cm. Maybe to change him to 5ft 11?
The Ben said on 2/Jan/12
There's a Shawn Michaels Q&A thats just come out Click Here and he looks pretty chunky on it.
Dont know if its just the shirt?
logan noll 1996 said on 30/Dec/11
Michaels is taller than Bret by an inch nowadays, so Michaels is 6 foot and Bret is 5 foot 11.
andy said on 29/Dec/11
Shawns physique was certainly different towards the end of his career. Was nowhere near his billed weight of 225, and as for height Triple H looked to have him by no less than 3 inches so I reckon flat 5'11" sounds about right.
Tuga said on 14/Dec/11
NCL says on 30/Nov/11
I'm wondering if Shawn lost some height. Here he is with Bret about 1992 (enters at 23 sec in) Click Here they look about the same height or HBK could be a bit taller

IMO both bret and michaels were 6' peak, bret can still look 6'today, michaels 5'11 I guess.
Back in the day they were close in height to 6'1 peak roddy piper.
hamd said on 5/Dec/11
hbk is billed at 6.1 as everyone says.....but in his wrestling attire his shoes didnt showed any amount of lifts.....and remember these wrestlers always fight big guys but wen u meet them in person u will come to know how big they are....by the way he looks almost at the same height as vince if u see the hall of fame video (in which vince gives him the ring) while vince is billed at 6.2.........hbk looks the same or an inch shorter so he is well above 6 ft coz u can see he is not wearing big boots but normal flat heels which gives an inch max not more than that.......
NCL said on 30/Nov/11
I'm wondering if Shawn lost some height. Here he is with Bret about 1992 (enters at 23 sec in) Click Here they look about the same height or HBK could be a bit taller

And here from recently: Click Here Bret looks to be a bit taller

Footwear perhaps?

I'd say this listing is probably good for HBK, and maybe we was just over 6' at peak
Redeemer said on 20/Nov/11
I would say he's 5'10", maybe 5'10.5".

Chris Jericho is listed as 5'9.5" and here both him and Shawn can be seen as very close heights, almost the same. Shawn however, is wearing cowboy boots which obviously give him a height advantage, but I do think Chris may be wearing lifts.
Click Here

Also during the Hall of Fame induction of his, Triple H joked about him merely being 5'10" in this video.
Click Here

Nevertheless, he is one of the greatest entertainers in the squared circle.
Dan90 said on 15/Nov/11
Edge isnt 6'1", I think he is 6'3.5 at least.
Tman said on 15/Nov/11
1,81m peak 1,80m today
Alex said on 14/Nov/11
5'11 peak. 5'10 1/2 today. He's lost minimal height I think
tony t. said on 12/Nov/11
Dolph Ziggler who is 5'11 was a little taller.
Clay said on 12/Nov/11
Wow, I disagree with a lot of that list Andre.
Parra said on 8/Nov/11
he is at most 6'
andre said on 4/Nov/11
Real height in reality "injuries may have an effect

edge seemed to have 6ft4 / 6ft1 edge wwf magazine says
Strange because triple h is at least 6ft1
Exikiel jackson is smaller than triple h but certainly not least is 6ft1

Cris jericho 5ft9 (175cm) /(176cm max)
Cris benoit 5ft8 (174cm) lifts-(181cm)
marty janety 5ft7.25(172cm)
Edge 6ft1.99(187cm)
triple h 6ft1 (186cm)
mark henry(185cm)
Orton 6ft2 (189cm)
batista 6ft2 (187cm)
eddie 5ft7.10(171cm)

undertaker 6ft6 (198cm)
kane 6ft7 (202cm)
Cena 6ft (183cm)
evan born 5ft6 (168cm)
daniel bryan 5ft6.99(169cm)
jerry lawler 5ft8 (173cm/174cm)
kendrick 5ft7.2 (171cm)
rey 5ft4 (164cm)
shawn michaels 5ft10 (178cm)-5ft11(181cm)
big show 6ft9 (208cm)7ft(213cm)
andre 6ft8 (206cm)/6ft10(210cm)
kali 7ft (213cm)
wrestling fan 619 said on 29/Oct/11
I love the wrestling deals that Gross207 on ebay offers see them for your self
Red said on 14/Oct/11
Vegas says on 13/Oct/11
that makes angle ~5'9, 2mins 40secs Click Here

Hard to tell the difference there because the cameraangle favours Michaels big time in the close up.

Before the close up Kurt looks to edge Michaels, but Kurt is slightly on his tip toes.

I think 5´10" for Angle and 5´10.5" for Michaels
Vegas said on 13/Oct/11
Legend says on 11/Oct/11
He's 5'10.
________

that makes angle ~5'9, 2mins 40secs Click Here
Legend said on 11/Oct/11
He's 5'10.
Danimal said on 28/Sep/11
Was listed at 5'11" in the 1980's. Was never over that height.
Enigma said on 28/Sep/11
5'11.5 was his height before his back injury. He's 5'10 in 2011.
dicksock said on 25/Sep/11
Tuga says on 30/Aug/11
Ok, 5'11 peak shawn Micheals?
Click Here
I´m sure curious about how tall some think vince and bulldog are...

It is 100% obvious that Shawn was taller than Vince in that video. Vince is a lift wearer. That video proves it. I've seen his height vary so much it's ridiculous. It's like Sheamus and HHH. The first time they had a stare down at the Elimination Chamber a few years ago, they looked the same height. Then, a few weeks later, they had another stare down and Sheamus looked a few inches taller...
Vince can look as tall as 6'1" Austin or shorter than 6' Bret and Shawn. Gee..I wonder how that's possible?
the AMAZING Babushka said on 20/Sep/11
Shawn is 6'5" minimum, and about 350 pounds. I met him, he got out of his limo, and then ate his limo driver...
drummer777 said on 8/Sep/11
I think Vince is 5'11 and shawn michaels is 5'9 or 5'10
Red said on 3/Sep/11
I agree with Vegas estimates, can´t see Vince over 6´1" peak, maybe 6´0.75".
Bulldog wasn´t under 5´10" for sure. Henning at 6´1.5" spot on.

Shawn was def. in his magicboots in tuga´s vid.
Vegas said on 2/Sep/11
vince 184cm, shawn 181cm, davey 178cm imo

i doubt smith's boots gave him much advantage over vinces shoes by themselves Click Here curt hennig is in "casuals" in this clip and despite hbk being in wrestling boots hennig is still clearly taller Click Here hennig and 6'3 nfl listed steve jordan for comparison, shows hennig was no more than 186-7cm himself Click Here
tell-em said on 2/Sep/11
hbk and bulldog are in wrestling boots. mcmahon is in casuals. they both have footwear advantage.
Tuga said on 1/Sep/11
Ok Danimal, so that makes vince how tall?
Check the video I posted, full body filmed with live crowd, so no boxes there...
Danimal said on 31/Aug/11
fearnelover453 says on 26/Aug/11
hbk would be about 6'0 or 6'1

Never been over a flat 5'11".
Tuga said on 30/Aug/11
Ok, 5'11 peak shawn Micheals?
Click Here
I´m sure curious about how tall some think vince and bulldog are...
youtuber said on 30/Aug/11
5 ft 11,5 doesn;t really sound good,because he is taller than jericho,jericho is 5 ft 9 from what i lernt,and hbk did't really look to have more than inch on him.So i say 5 ft 10-5 ft 10.5
youtuber said on 30/Aug/11
5 ft 11.5?i think the last time i was it said 5 ft 10.I think he is 5 ft 10-5 ft 10,5
The Ben said on 27/Aug/11
HBK looked heaviest at wrestlemania 9
fearnelover453 said on 26/Aug/11
hbk would be about 6'0 or 6'1
Sam said on 10/Aug/11
The weights I heard for Bale was about 220 when he first gained all the weight for Batman Begins (not TDK) at which weight he looked pretty bloated for his frame and then shaped it down to about 200 pounds. In The Dark Knight and the next sequel, he is thinner.
Clay said on 8/Aug/11
lol@Christian Bale being 240 lbs in Dark Night...
Marc said on 28/Jul/11
@ andre

Triple H is a strong 6'2 and was always 3 inches or so taller than HBK

Orton was always 2 inches taller than HHH how on earth can Orton be 6'2? he is a strong 6'4 guy

and Rey Misteryo is closer to 5'3 than 5'4 since all 6'2 guys have a feet over him
Vegas said on 28/Jul/11
michaels was nowhere close to 240 at mania 14, i remember powerslam magazine saying at the time if wwf weight limit was legit (225lb minimum) that michaels wouldn't even be able to compete at heavyweight
hassaan said on 22/Jul/11
christian bale in his interview said he went upto 240lbs for the movie dark knight and then brought it down to 225 lbs cos nolan asked him to...so ya michaels in that casket match against the undertaker and at WM14 definitely looked like 240lbs to me
Vegas said on 14/Jul/11
tell-em it seems no matter what i post you always see it your way ;)
tell-em said on 13/Jul/11
thank you for proving my point, vegas. you're always a help in hand. davey's soles were bigger than bret's.
Vegas said on 13/Jul/11
Click Here vs Click Here
tell-em said on 12/Jul/11
davey had bigger soles in his wrestling boots than hart
Vegas said on 12/Jul/11
Derek says on 10/Jul/11
Bret was BILLED at 5'11". He had max 3 inches on his brother, 2 on Davey Boy.
_______

thats not 2 inches, 4mins 15secs on Click Here
Derek said on 10/Jul/11
bobby says on 3/Jul/11
"Bret was a good inch taller than Shawn...Bret was never under 6"

Bret was BILLED at 5'11". He had max 3 inches on his brother, 2 on Davey Boy.
andre. said on 7/Jul/11
Real height in reality "injuries may have an effect

edge seemed to have 6ft4 / 6ft1 edge wwf magazine says
Strange because triple h is at least 6ft1
jackson and smaller than triple h but certainly not least is 6ft1

Cris jericho 5ft9 (175cm) /(176cm max)
Cris benoit 5ft8 (174cm)
marty janety 5ft7.25(172cm)
Edge 6ft1.99(187cm)
triple h 6ft1 (185cm)
jackson 6ft1? (185cm)
Orton 6ft2 (189cm)
batista 6ft2 (187cm)
eddie 5ft7.10(171cm)

undertaker 6ft6 (198cm)
kane 6ft7 (202cm)
Cena 6ft (183cm)
evan born 5ft6 (168cm)
daniel bryan 5ft6.99(169cm)
king 5ft8 (173cm)
kendrick 5ft7.2 (171cm)
rey 5ft4 (164cm)
shawn 5ft10 (178cm)
big show 6ft9 (208cm)7ft(213cm)
andre 6ft8 (206cm)/6ft10(210cm)
kali 7ft (213cm)
bobby said on 3/Jul/11
Bret was a good inch taller than Shawn...Bret was never under 6
Rampage(-_-_-)Clover said on 30/Jun/11
I doubt he's below 5ft11 even today.
Viper said on 28/Jun/11
Hes under 5-11. 5-10 and change Max guy
sRecollet said on 28/Jun/11
to me it's seems as if too that shawn always did a workout on the day of a wrestling event and then just sometimes forgot...his body never looked too consistent, even in his prime...
tell-em said on 28/Jun/11
shawn looks 5'11.5" w/ 5'10" jerry lawler. i wouldn't doubt hbk has on cowboy boots though.
hs2011 said on 28/Jun/11
Shawn Michaels with ~5'10" Jerry Lawler: Click Here
Also, backstage with The Rock @ WMXXVII: Click Here

Shawn's nothing under 5'11" IMO.
Danimal said on 9/Jun/11
Derek says on 24/May/11
I really don't see how Shawn was ever 6'0" 5'11" or a hair over I can see, but never 6'0". Bret Hart was BILLED at 5'11"(prior to his first WWE Title) and they were pretty much the same height.

Agree 100%
Danimal said on 9/Jun/11
Alex says on 28/Apr/11
I met Jericho. When I was on the line waiting he walked by right in front of me on flat ground and I pegged him at 5'9.

I'd go as low as 5'8" for Jericho.
The Ben said on 7/Jun/11
Met Jericho and HBK.
Jericho 5'9. HBK 5'11 ish
Robby said on 6/Jun/11
F those are some of the worst height estimates I have ever seen in my life. Andre was lucky to hit over 7 feet in his prime. Death bed measurement was 6'9.75" Taker is between 6'7"-6'8". here Shawn Michaels and Emmitt Smith Click Here Michaels look to have roughly 3" On Smith.
James said on 25/May/11
179cm or 180cm in 2006
Derek said on 24/May/11
I really don't see how Shawn was ever 6'0" 5'11" or a hair over I can see, but never 6'0". Bret Hart was BILLED at 5'11"(prior to his first WWE Title) and they were pretty much the same height.
f said on 9/May/11
Marty janetty - 5ft7.75(172cm) today- 5ft7.11(171cm)
Shawn michaels- 5ft11.5(182cm) today 5ft10(178cm)
cris benoit - 5ft11(180cm) real height 5ft8.88(174cm)
Jericho - 5ft11(180cm) real height 5ft9(175cm)
eddie - 5ft8(173cm) real height with shoes 5ft7.1(172cm)max
triple h - wwf 192cm,190cm today real height 185cm/188cm
edge - wwf 194cm,193cm today real height 187cm/192cm maby
randy - wwe 195cm real height 189cm/193cm
hulk - wwf 2.03cm real height 195cm/187cm today
andre the giant- 7ft5 real height 7ft/6ft8
undertaker real height 195cm 6ft5
kane real height 6ft7
Godred said on 4/May/11
I could buy 5`11 at most for michaels maybe as low as 5`10, Jericho at 5`9.
Alex said on 28/Apr/11
I met Jericho. When I was on the line waiting he walked by right in front of me on flat ground and I pegged him at 5'9.
Clay said on 23/Apr/11
Jericho 5'8???
Rampage(-_-_-)Clover said on 15/Apr/11
In wrestling boots both HBK and HHH would reach their billed heights...

HBK real height is 5"11.5(182cm)
Billed Height/Height in boots 6"1(185cm)

HHH real height 6"2.5(189cm)
Billed Height/Height in boots 6"4(193cm)
Rampage(-_-_-)Clover said on 12/Apr/11
5"11(180cm) and 205lbs-210lbs
tony t. said on 8/Apr/11
Very weak 5'11 today. Probably 5'10.75.
Vegas said on 6/Apr/11
ben, michaels is in wrestling boots there with dibiase, thats the full video of the shots anon posted, certainly not 4 inches in that video and shawns got flat boots on too Click Here

if jericho is 5'8 then mean gene was 5'6 no taller, jericho is also clearly taller next to mike tyson on video and in photos than rob, piper and jericho were roughly same height in 2002 so your 6'2 piper dropped 6 inches or thereabouts before he was 50???

jannetty was not that short, he was just as tall as lance russell in 1985 and shawn was taller than russell, hogan had lance russell by 6 inches at most in 1979
The Ben said on 6/Apr/11
Anonymous says on 30/Jan/11
The Ben says on 7/Jan/11
I met HBK in 94 and he was below 6ft then.

HBK under 6'0 is equal with dibiase under 6'2 as well 5'11 Shawn Click Here Click Here

Pretty sure HBK's wearing cowboy boots and got a mullet on top there, I met them both in 94 on the same day and I'd say 6'3 Dibiase 5'11 HBK.
I know there doesn't look like that much in it but anyone who's met both in person will probably agree.
Danimal said on 5/Apr/11
Pauly e says on 5/Apr/11
Ok, so I've long said that Rock described hbk in his book as 5' 10 195 lbs. Last night on the wwe hall of fame triple h made a joke about his size and said he was 6' 0 225 lbs and laughed and said more like 5' 10 185 lbs. I don't believe he was ever over 5' 11.

And him and Bret Hart WERE the same height at their peak... I always wondered how tall Marty Jannety was? HBK always had a good 2-3" on him I think.. Probably same height as Chris Benoit, Chris Jericho, Owen Hart.. ALL 5'8"....
Pauly e said on 5/Apr/11
Ok, so I've long said that Rock described hbk in his book as 5' 10 195 lbs. Last night on the wwe hall of fame triple h made a joke about his size and said he was 6' 0 225 lbs and laughed and said more like 5' 10 185 lbs. I don't believe he was ever over 5' 11.
Clay said on 29/Mar/11
Alex says on 17/Jan/11
HBK looks 185lbs max today! Even when he was more built he wasn't a real big guy. Some people are bigger than others at the exact same body weight.

He did look 185 MAX last night on RAW.
Big Mike said on 24/Mar/11
I could probably say no to this I heard Chris Jericho was 5ft11 even though he looks 5ft9 on screen ina pic of Shawn and Jericho at I think Wrestlmania I think in 2002 or sumthin Shawn had a good 2 inches on him and WWE always had Sahwn at 6ft or 6ft1 most of the time he looks mad short on TV cause he's always fighting bigger guys in real life he's probably considered a giant to most people
Ales said on 8/Mar/11
Michaels is nowhere near 5ft 10. He a legit 6ft guy. The so called ''smaller'' wrestlers like Bret Hart, Austin etc. look small beacuse most of the time they're up against 6ft5/6ft 6 monsters. In reality they're tall guys.
Jake T. said on 24/Feb/11
Triple H had full 3 inches on him, so 5'11 sounds better.
Anonymous said on 24/Feb/11
Shawn Michaels is 5`11.5 with shoes on, without shoes he is 5`10.5 or 5`11 for sure
Dman1528 said on 20/Feb/11
my brother has popped a disc out of his back twice and has broken his neck and back he has shrunk a full inch from all of that.
R said on 20/Feb/11
Shawn is 185 pounds..... "The only way a 185-pound guy made it in that business is to do something nobody else ever did"
Clay said on 12/Feb/11
I have seen some old matches where he did look like a portly 230ish pounds. I would have said 190-195 his last couple of days as a wrestler.
Shawn said on 10/Feb/11
Shawn's just completely owning Regis Philbin here in 1996 (Go to about 0:26 in the clip):

Click Here

5'6" for Regis definately means Michaels is his listed 5'11.5" here.
Anonymous said on 30/Jan/11
The Ben says on 7/Jan/11
I met HBK in 94 and he was below 6ft then.

HBK under 6'0 is equal with dibiase under 6'2 as well 5'11 Shawn Click Here Click Here
James said on 28/Jan/11
Yeah well Mike Tyson flawed him at wrestlemania easily LOL.
Alex said on 17/Jan/11
HBK looks 185lbs max today! Even when he was more built he wasn't a real big guy. Some people are bigger than others at the exact same body weight.
Clay said on 17/Jan/11
JAmes I think for sure today he is 5'11 and no more. 5'11.5 was his height as a young man.
James said on 7/Jan/11
so rob do you think shawn might be 181cm today then?
The Ben said on 7/Jan/11
I bet its pretty tough for the big guys to get weighed on a regular basis, I dont think ive ever seen a scale that goes upto 400 lbs.
The Ben said on 7/Jan/11
I met HBK in 94 and he was below 6ft then.
James said on 6/Jan/11
Rob back in 1998 at Wrestlemania 14 Shawn Michaels already had a back injury and because of that match he agianst stone cold steve austin he herniated two discs and crushed one completely.

rob do you think that would have made him loose height?

here is the video and if you go 2:50 u will see the accident that caused his back injury

Click Here

Editor Rob
that might knock off a fraction.
Sam Rick said on 27/Dec/10
HBK:SHAWN MICHAELS
BILLED HEIGHT:6'1
PRIME HEIGHT:6'1
HEIGHT:5'11-5'11.5
BILLED WEIGHT:225 LBS
PRIME WEIGHT:225 LbS
WEIGHT:200-205 LBS
This guy should be inducted in the WWE HALL OF FAME 2011 AFTER WORKING FOR 22 YEARS.THEY SHOULD ALSO GIVE HIM A MOVIE TO STAR IN LIKE THE BIG SHOW.
Clay said on 16/Dec/10
Khali has lost mass since his debut in 2006, I noticed that even before the real weight was ''exposed''. Though I really doubt Batista was ever 370 ibs, lol.
Vegas said on 16/Dec/10
like someone else said on here not that long ago, they are not going to give someone the title "largest athlete in the world" and then underbill him :D here is another from november where he is given 440 Click Here

440 for him now and 400 when he returned seems right, what happens on wwe tv is kayfabe but the info they send out to shareholders and the stockmarket is more legit, he doesn't look 130lb bigger than khali atm, a few of us suspected khalis real weight was around 360 because he didn't look that much bigger mass wise than shaq, of course a 355 khali means most wrestling billed weights are up for discussion, its obvious taker was never 335 and hogan was never 350 like one or two on here claim he was at one time
Clay said on 14/Dec/10
Vegas - with you on the height loss thing.

As for his weight, you gotta remember he was billed at exactly 500 ibs for the longest time, when he came back in early 2008 he claimed to have lost 100 pounds (which he did) so they now billed him at 399. Only problem is he was well north of 500 pounds in late 2006, and when he lost 100 he got down to 440. The weigh in with Mayweather was NOT fake.
Vegas said on 13/Dec/10
derek thats 2003 Click Here
wight was never as tall as someone like kareem here next to nash in 1994 Click Here
Vegas said on 13/Dec/10
last time i watched sd they described him as 440 and that was a few weeks ago, same week i met wight, described as 441 Click Here

when i was in orlando for wm24, they had full size cardboard cutouts of wight and mayweather back to back and his stats on those were 7ft 399lb, still not convinced the weigh in was real, even wwe corporate were listing wight at 399 around wm24 time and sent out press releases to their shareholders describing him at that weight

like i said clay if he has lost height its between 1995-2000 because i have a shot (its on video) of him and me from august 2001 and its the exact same as that recent photo, he has me by exactly a full head
Derek said on 12/Dec/10
In 1997-1998, Show was 2-3 inches taller than Kevin Nash. He was also clearly shorter than Shaquille O'Neal.
Clay said on 12/Dec/10
Vegas, they bill him at 485 now and he does look chunkier since his fight with FLoyd Mayweather when he was 440 ibs. Danimal is right, though I dont think the guy has gone from 7'1'' to barely 6'1'' today.

More like 7'0-7'0 and change to 6'11 and change today IMO.
Vegas said on 12/Dec/10
if wight lost height he lost it between 95 and 2000, he sure hasn't lost anything since during the timeframe i have met him (2001-2010)

i doubt he is 485 now either, i met him only last month, more like 440 now which is what they are billing him at on tv too
Danimal said on 12/Dec/10
Clay says on 11/Dec/10
Ok well you just proved you have no idea what you're talking about. Big Show was MUCH leaner and muscular in his WCW days and the first year or so with WWF. He was around 420-430 pounds at this time, at his heaviest he was 525-540 pounds of FAT.

When he first showed up in WCW in 1995 he was somewhere between 370-390 pounds. By 1998 he put on a lot of weight (claiming to have gone up to 500-505 pounds). He entered the WWF in 1999 at 420-430 pounds. At his heaviest he got up to a morbidly obese 550 pounds. He then lost 109 pounds and came back to wrestling at 441 pounds. Last I heard he's around 485 pounds now... As for his height, he's lost quite a bit in the last 15+ years...
Clay said on 11/Dec/10
Ok well you just proved you have no idea what you're talking about. Big Show was MUCH leaner and muscular in his WCW days and the first year or so with WWF. He was around 420-430 pounds at this time, at his heaviest he was 525-540 pounds of FAT.
Vegas said on 10/Dec/10
here is michaels in one of his first matches being billed 240 (more than vince ever billed him as far as i am aware), looks nowhere near 240 here either Click Here

as for michaels he partied just as much jannetty as he did with the clique, jannetty was a wildman and the rockers got fired for their excessive partying first time around circa 1987 but ended up being rehired over a year later
Clay said on 10/Dec/10
jacky says on 9/Dec/10
danimal, fat is less dense than muscle. there for, a fat man weighs less than a muscilan man. muscles are approximately 25 - 33% more dense than fat. if michaels was fat than he was even less that 220 at that time. your all theory is based on a hugh mistake. and Frankly, I do not think you weighted 230lbs of muscles. if you did, than you would know that partying every night only leads to loosing weight and not gaining it. unless your are one of those beached whales.

What was that?

Buddy - you're right, muscle weighs more than fat but fat adds up in the body at lot quicker and easier than muscle, lol. Notice when Big Show was at his most ''muscular'' he was ABOUT ONE HUINDRED POUNDS lighter than when he was at his fattest?
Danimal said on 8/Dec/10
Clay says on 8/Dec/10
jacky says on 8/Dec/10
he is much smaller in real life than on tv. there is no way that this guy was 240lbs. it's impossible. when jouko ahola won his first WSM title, he was only 270lbs. you want to tell me that there was only 30lbs between ahola and michaels. in your dreams maybe. same goes for mariusz pudzianowski in his first win. did you see how this guys look?

Im not saying he was 240-250 at one time (unless am I missing something...did he get really fat in the early 90's?), whats laughable is you saying you looked like SHawn Michaels of today when you were 16...

Yes, he got severely fat (thanks to partying with Scott Hall and Kevin Nash every night in 1993/1994, drinking beer and eating pizza.. I will try and find some vids of him with a HUGE gut/legs... He was so self conscious that he would wear his tights above his belly button to conceal his huge midsection. I have on doubt believing a solid 5'11" guy got up to 240-250 pounds, considering he also had muscle with that fat.. I was 230 pounds last year and wasn't as big as HBK at that time and he's at least 1" taller than me...
Vegas said on 8/Dec/10
rob terry is billed 260 in tna, he is about 5 inches taller than hbk Click Here Click Here
Clay said on 8/Dec/10
jacky says on 8/Dec/10
he is much smaller in real life than on tv. there is no way that this guy was 240lbs. it's impossible. when jouko ahola won his first WSM title, he was only 270lbs. you want to tell me that there was only 30lbs between ahola and michaels. in your dreams maybe. same goes for mariusz pudzianowski in his first win. did you see how this guys look?

Im not saying he was 240-250 at one time (unless am I missing something...did he get really fat in the early 90's?), whats laughable is you saying you looked like SHawn Michaels of today when you were 16...
Clay said on 7/Dec/10
jacky says on 7/Dec/10
hamd, what are you trying to prove with this video? michaels looks like a 180-190lbs guy tops in this video. i looked like that when i was 16, and i was only 175lbs back then.

WHatever you say....
The Ben said on 7/Dec/10
I met michaels in summer 94 and he looked around 230 to me.

It hard when the man himself says he was 240+, i dont know what other evidence you can apart from him getting on scales in front of you.
190-200 today, 240 when he was fat, 230 in general.
Vegas said on 7/Dec/10
recent interview with shane helms, in it he claims michaels was the biggest steriod user in the wwe, thats hard to believe when the likes of warrior, warlord, luger, batista et al have passed through the door Click Here
hamd said on 7/Dec/10
if u a want to clear ur doughts just go to Click Here and watch his gym video u will change ur opinions.............u will see he is more than 6 feet....and has much weight.............
hamd said on 7/Dec/10
if u a want to clear ur doughts just go to Click Here and watch his gym video u will change ur opinions.............u will see he is more than 6 feet....and has much weight.............
Vegas said on 6/Dec/10
the ben, shawn admitted to taking steriods in the 1990s too

hbk was never fat, this is mid 1993, he looks in great shape, he was billed 237 in 1993-94 and marty was billed 235 (neither man was near those numbers though) Click Here shawn doesn't have anywhere near enough muscle mass or fat on his body there to get to 250, when you consider ben roethlisberger is ~250 @ legit 6'5, he looked quite big on raw, bigger than shawn ever looked

i last met shawn up close in 2002, he looked 200+ but hard to pin down exactly
The Ben said on 5/Dec/10
Danimal is right, HBK was fat in 93 and could have been as heavy as 250.
Ask a regular 6ft 40 yr old heavily built guy what he weighs and you'd be shocked.

I met HBK in late 94 and he looked 230ish, much bigger than my 210 lb friend.

I've no idea what HBK weighs today, at a guess around 190.
I'm 6ft and 190 at the moment and I look pretty skinny, HBK looks bigger than me.
Vegas said on 5/Dec/10
danimal you are suggesting shawn is as big as cena here (240), interesting to hear monsoon describe nash as "well over 7ft", well he did think he was 6'6 himself :D Click Here

if shawn said he got up to 250 he is lying, ~250 is bobby lashleys weight and lashley is taller than michaels by about 2 inches, no way michaels ever looked as big as lashley Click Here
Alex said on 5/Dec/10
Clay, he claimed 182lbs in 2009. Maybe gained weight back since then. HBK is a good shape but hes never come across as a very big guy. You could be the same weight as HBK.
Clay said on 4/Dec/10
I agree with 190-195 today, at least the last days he was on TV in 2008-2009. He may have lost even more mass in the last year.
hamd said on 4/Dec/10
if u a want to clear ur doughts just go to Click Here and watch his gym video u will change ur opinions.............u will see he is more than 6 feet....and has much weight.............
hamd said on 4/Dec/10
if u all want to clear ur doughts just go to Click Here and watch his gym video u will change ur opinions.............
hamd said on 4/Dec/10
no he is 6.1 as he doesnt look much smaller than hhh who is 6.4
Danimal said on 3/Dec/10
Shawn in the early 1990's (1993-1994) claimed to have gone up to 250 pounds. I can post vids of him against Razor Ramone and he was FAT (huge stomach and big legs)... He shed a lot of that weight and kept leaning down from then on... I believe his weight did go up to 225-240 pounds and today I'd give him about 190-195 pounds...
Vegas said on 3/Dec/10
he claimed to be 200lb on wwe tv in 2009 but i agree with clay there is no way he lost 50-60lb, that would be hugely noticeable
Clay said on 3/Dec/10
He said 182 ibs today?? Man I cant come to grips that I would be the same weight as him and 2 inches shorter, though he is leaner than I am but still my BF% cant be more than 12.
Clay said on 2/Dec/10
Yeah, he hasnt lost 40 or 50 pounds of muscle like some people on here claim lol.
Alex said on 1/Dec/10
HBK looked as low as 180lbs last I seen him. I also read he claimed 182lbs last year. He hasn't been 190lbs or more in a few years at least. Looked to be around 195-200 in 2000-2002. At his peak he looked 210.
Sam Rick said on 24/Nov/10
184cm(6'0.5) and 234lbs at his prime at 1992.2010 181cm(5'11) and 210lbs.This is the most accurate I can be.
Clay said on 21/Nov/10
Derek - indeed. He was around 190 from 2008-2009.
whats-ru said on 18/Nov/10
Some unofficial website billed him at 6'2", 255lbs, but looking at him on TV, he's somewhere between 5'11"-6', probably weighing a little less than 220lbs
Danimal said on 17/Nov/10
hamd says on 17/Nov/10
no he is 6.1 and more than 220 ps

No, that was his BILLED height. He was a legit 5'11" and is now shorter today (around 5'10")...
hamd said on 17/Nov/10
no he is 6.1 and more than 220 ps
Clay said on 17/Nov/10
Absolutely no chance he is 160 to 175, haha.
tiago said on 15/Nov/10
this guy today looks 160 to 205lbs but he looks more like 180lbs

because he looks tiny but its possible that is 205lbs

and is height is 5ft10 today(178-180cm) at is best was 5ft11(181cm,182cm)not 6ft our 6ft1

wheight 205lbs at is best
160lbs to 185lbs today

some people say he was at is best 220lbs to 245lbs is that true?
he was buff when 1988 to 1992 but 185lbs not 240lbs
1993 to 1997 he lost a bit but looks more vascular and muscular maby 205lbs to 221lbs
2000 to 2010 maby 205lbs at best but maby a good 180lbs to 185lbs
at is worst 175lbs to 160lbs with the big guns^^
Clay said on 10/Nov/10
Havent seen him on tv for a while but Michaels looked 190 pound range in 2009.
dead_rabbit said on 8/Nov/10
I was on the same flight as SM a couple of weeks ago. He walked right past me as he was able to board before I was. I'm 6'3" and he looked small to me. IMHO, he isn't more than 5'10" and probably 175#. When I saw him, I thought it was him, but he looked so small. He was even wearing a sleeveless shirt, but wasn't impressing anyone with his pipes. He had a little mini entourage with him (one camera guy, and three buddies), otherwise I probably wouldn't have even have given him a second look, thinking he was some dufus that should probably start wearing shirts with sleeves on them.
andre said on 1/Nov/10
this guy today looks 160 to 205lbs but he looks more like 180lbs

because he looks tiny but its possible that is 205lbs

and is height is 5ft10 today(178-180cm) at is best was 5ft11(181cm,182cm)not 6ft our 6ft1

wheight 205lbs at is best
160 185lbs today
hs2010 said on 31/Oct/10
sskhan says on 29/Oct/10
Also, a question. Is it possible for someone to shrink upto 3/4 of an inch throughout the day?? I measure about 5'10.25 first thing in the morn and by the end of the day i'm down to 5'9.5.

Totally possible. Especially if you do a lot of physical work or exercise, you may find that you lose more height during the day.
sskhan said on 29/Oct/10
shawn looks considerably smaller than 6'2 triple h. He's definitely not a 6 footer. 5'11 max for this guy. Also, a question. Is it possible for someone to shrink upto 3/4 of an inch throughout the day?? I measure about 5'10.25 first thing in the morn and by the end of the day i'm down to 5'9.5.
HBK722 said on 5/Jul/09
i have read shawn's book. he said back before the back surgery he was 6ft 1in.but i'm guessing with shoes without i would say 5ft 11in or 6ft
AKK said on 27/Jun/09
Well, we could estimate them with Mysterio perhaps? He's supposed to be the smallest non-Little Person wrestler around(who's famous outside of SA anyways), and he usually bounces off the second ropes(Tajiri used to do the same sometimes).
Frank said on 2/Jun/09
Well it isnt a bad idea with the Ring, but there are different Rings, i had my first Lesson 2 Weeks ago, i am 182, with the shoes probably 183, and the Topes looked to me like 5'0(150)
Vegas said on 1/Jun/09
The Ben says on 21/May/09
Dibiase i met and would say is 6'2.5
And Shawn Always wears huge cowboy boots.. the mans dress sense is living in 1988.. And Ted wasn't standing straight...unless im wrong and shawns grown 3 inches in the last 15 years.

photos are never reliable in truth, video of ted and shawn side by side from 15 years ago, 1994 Click Here
T said on 30/May/09
AKK says on 29/Apr/09
Y'know, I get the feeling if we knew how high the top rope was, we'd be able to eliminate much of the guesswork for many of these guys.

thats a very good idea, i was thinking of that.
The Ben said on 21/May/09
hs2009 says on 1/May/09
Shawn with Marty Jannetty & Ted DiBiase, Sr:
Click Here

I met janetty last year at wrestleslam and he was MAX! 5'8 (i thought
The Ben said on 21/May/09
He got pretty heavy, maybe even fat in 1993..
Im just over 6ft. i met HBK in 1994 and he was wearing cowboy boots and i was taller then him.. I'd say he is 5,11 max.
I weigh from 190 to 200 lbs and i'm an inch shorter then shawn... I honestly cant see him being lighter then me, i dont have a big frame and my bodyfat is 15% and shawn looks bigger then me.. I think he could be slightly over 200 lbs..
I know he doesnt have huge legs but they arent that small, the guys who know at my gym who are his height and 200ish all have skinny legs and big upper body's..
shawns a natural guy as well.. i think they often weigh more then you think.. i know steroid guys who look huge and weigh under 200 lbs.
I was suprised when i met him at how big muscle wise he was. Ive met a lot of wrestlers and shawn wasnt one who was smaller then you would think.
I think he's a guy who has quite a big frame naturaly but does alot of cardio and eats clean to keep his weight down so his knees and back dont suffer..
There are plenty of guys who are his size who are at their natural biggest..
...ive got my photo on the ultimate warrior page.. 6.05 and 185-190 lbs, I look way skinny, i cant see shawn being smaller then me... I know i could be wrong...hopefully somebody will meet him and get a picture on here again soon.
Alex said on 19/May/09
HBK at his heaviest looked in the 225-230lb range. As years went on he slowly lost weight. Today 190lbs may be pushing it a bit for him at 5'11. Hes not a small man though. I also dont see him as big as me and I am an inch or so taller.
Red said on 17/May/09
The Ben, I agree with your peak weight for Shawn, but hes under 200lbs today, his arms are still good, but his upperbody is quite tiny
Danimal said on 8/May/09
Shawn's not above 190-195 today at MAX 5'11". Peak he floated between 225-240 pounds.
The Ben said on 8/May/09
I cant see shawn at less then 200lbs.. He's not that small..I would maybe think 205-210 today with a peak of 225-230..
TELLEM said on 7/May/09
bigd, most wrestlers sport big boots.
hs2009 said on 6/May/09
Ola says on 2/May/09
hs2009 nice find. and once again is dibiase struggling with 6ft... actually he isnt even a full 6'0 today. and some believe he was 6'3-6'4? (!) but jannetty was short! LOL didnt know he was that short

Thanks Ola. Jannetty actually claims 5'11" on MySpace, even though he was always 3" shorter than Shawn.
bigd said on 3/May/09
i'd say if your billed at a certain height you're bound to wear lifts at public appearances
hs2009 said on 1/May/09
Shawn with Marty Jannetty & Ted DiBiase, Sr:
Click Here
hs2009 said on 29/Apr/09
Shawn looks around 190lbs today at 5'11.5".
AKK said on 29/Apr/09
Y'know, I get the feeling if we knew how high the top rope was, we'd be able to eliminate much of the guesswork for many of these guys.
Derek said on 28/Apr/09
Back in the Glenn photo(which was in 1996), Shawn was easily over 200 pounds. His peak was 220-225 back around 1992-1993. Nowadays, 185-190 is a fair estimate. There's no way Shawn outweighs me by less than 20 pounds. It's not possible.
Bleemo said on 28/Apr/09
That vid never linked so I presume Rob is blocking youtube or it never linked properly, anyway search "New Age Outlaws shoot on Triple H" for the interview if you're all interested, it's quite funny actually and he says it at the end.

160lbs is deffo harsh for HBK Ola? 180lbs is closer to the truth but still maybe a shade light. I am 5'8.5 legit and weigh 175lbs currently and I haven't got biceps like he has in that pic with Glenn. Maybe similar in build to the Jim photo. HBK is small for a wrestler and maybe as short as 5'10.5 but that would still give him 2 inches of height on me with at least a similar build and probs a shade bigger. I would peg him as 180-185lbs in that Jim photo and over 190lbs in the Glenn photo.
Bleemo said on 25/Apr/09
Towards the end of this interview Billy Gunn states that he is 6'5" and that HBK is 5'8" and 160lbs. That's pure bull of course but just shows you.
Anonymous said on 22/Apr/09
Chris Jericho is 5"10 and in the matches they had last year Shawn Looks at least two inches shorter and Triple H is 6"4 guys, Tazz is 5"7 and Bret is 6"1 and Shawn Michaels is my dad he is 6"1 at least 6" cos i am 5"8 and he is at the very least 4" taller than me.
Vegas said on 8/Apr/09
yeah thats legit 5'9 emmitt smith with michaels, michaels looks at least 5'11.5 there
tizo said on 5/Apr/09
the first guy is Emmit Smith! The NFL's all-time leading rusher!
KingNick said on 4/Apr/09
hs2009 says on 3/Apr/09
Anyone know who these guys are with Shawn back in 1996:
Click Here
Click Here

Not sure who the first guy is but the second guy is Dan Akroyd who IMO is 6'1"
hs2009 said on 3/Apr/09
Anyone know who these guys are with Shawn back in 1996:
Click Here
Click Here
Alex said on 31/Mar/09
HHH at 6'2 and HBK at 5'11 seems right. Looks 3 inches or so between the 2 today.
Hugh 190cm said on 27/Mar/09
looking at old pictures HBK really did look only about 182cm or 5ft11-6ft in boots.
hs2009 said on 26/Mar/09
He had the same height advantage over Marty Jannetty in 2005 as he did in the 1980's & 1990's so I doubt he's lost more than 0.5".
Andr said on 24/Mar/09
Shawn was 6 foot 1 clearly at his peak but i belive that with his back injury and knee he is 6 foot now.
hs2009 said on 20/Mar/09
Shawn is looking like he at least was 6'0". Probably lost 0.5" or so through back surgery.

PEAK: 6'0"
NOW: 5'11.25"-5'11.5"
TELLEM said on 10/Mar/09
heres avid with vince mcmahon and shawn michaels: 1997 Click Here
TELLEM said on 10/Mar/09
over 6'0 for michaels would mean over 6'3 for triple h
Clay said on 9/Mar/09
Michaels was possibly over 6'0 at his peak.
hs2009 said on 9/Mar/09
Here's a pic of HBK with Vince McMahon in 1999:
Click Here
hs2009 said on 8/Mar/09
Arn was always taller than Flair wasn't he?
TELLEM said on 7/Mar/09
how do u explain michaels taller than arn anderson in 1989? his boots looked just as normal as arn's
Red said on 7/Mar/09
Click Here HBK
Vegas said on 6/Mar/09
Red says on 6/Mar/09
Vegas, not heels - HBK had inside lift or special-boots during that time, look how big his boots are in your second pic, you could hide much in them

you are speculating now, you can hide much in any boots :) there isn't anything special about those boots

remember at that time this was a hbk who was pulling off moves never before seen in wwf at that point, most consisting of going over the top rope, in matches never before seen in wwf (ladder), i have a hard time believing he was wearing lifts too in those matches, if he was then i take my hat off to him even more
Red said on 6/Mar/09
Vegas, not heels - HBK had inside lift or special-boots during that time, look how big his boots are in your second pic, you could hide much in them
TELLEM said on 5/Mar/09
bret hart looking an inch taller than 5'11 flair: Click Here @ 3:15
Red said on 4/Mar/09
HBK has also a hair advantage, Brets were wet and hanging down. Bret never stood straight in your vid vegas and HBK was in Big Boots during that era
TELLEM said on 4/Mar/09
i dunno. i didn't see him wearing moon boots next to jeff jarrett and arn anderson...i have his DVD. thats why i think he WAS 6'0 peak. bret i can buy 5'11 peak
Danimal said on 3/Mar/09
Vegas says on 3/Mar/09
bret and shawn in 1994 standing together Click Here

HBK had those moon boots on in that era. You could have fit an aquarium with fish in his boots at the time. Both Shawn and Bret were in that 5'11" range.
Derek said on 3/Mar/09
HBK was around an inch taller than Bret. Nowadays, they're probably almost the same because of Shawn's major back injury.
TELLEM said on 3/Mar/09
he looks an inch taller in that vid vegas posted, and certainly looked it in the pic of them together in bret's book. 6'0 peak for shawn, 5'11 today.
Vegas said on 3/Mar/09
bret and shawn in 1994 standing together Click Here
Red said on 3/Mar/09
Tellem, Shawn was never 1 inch taller than Bret
hs2009 said on 3/Mar/09
TELLEM, I'm starting to think he was 6'0" peak also. There's a pic of Shawn with Bret Hart backstage at Survivor Series in the early 1990's & he has 1" on him there too.

He was only 1" shorter than SCSA as well. I'd say he was 6'0" peak & 5'11.25"-5'11.5" today.
TELLEM said on 2/Mar/09
after seeing some of shawn's matches i think he was 6'0 peak...he had 2 inches on jeff jarrett whos 5'10, he was an inch taller than bret hart, and oddly enough in his rocker days had an inch on arn anderson.
hs2009 said on 1/Mar/09
Here's a pic of Shawn stood next to CM Punk.
Click Here
Punk has more relaxed posture, but even if he were stood up straight I can't see Shawn being too much shorter.
Alex said on 27/Feb/09
Clay, yea those MMA guys will do best in a street fight. Boxers are good but I think MMA fighters are overall better. Boxers are at a disadvantage when it comes to wrestling type stuff but MMA are great with that too.
Clay said on 24/Feb/09
LoL well I wouldn't want to mess with 5'6-5'7 dudes who are built like tanks either. But the guys you really want nothing to do with are MMA experts.
Alex said on 23/Feb/09
Being short doesn't mean crap really. Tazz wasn't short and small. He was short but had a big build and was strong. Also he looked to know how to really fight. I wouldn't wanna mess with him.

Even short and lean you can kick ass. Look at some of those UFC lightweights.
TELLEM said on 23/Feb/09
i agree with hs2009, at his time in ecw i wouldn't want to mess with the man either. the man lifted 6'1-6'2 bam bam bigelow dead weight over his head in a match they had.
hs2009 said on 23/Feb/09
Lol Clay, I still wouldn't have messed with him though. Shortie or not, I bet he was pretty intimidating to stand next to being as built as he was.
Clay said on 22/Feb/09
Yeah, 5'6-5'7 for Tazz. Short bugger.
Danimal said on 21/Feb/09
Alex says on 20/Feb/09
I've heard Jerry Lawler is really 5'10 and people who have met him said he looked 5'10ish. I can believe that. 5'10-5'10 1/2.

Tazz looked a solid 240-250lbs in his wrestling days. He may have gotten bigger since then. I'd have to see him in wrestling gear to really tell.

Tazz claimed to be a legit 260 pounds when Bam Bam Bigelow slammed him through the ring in the ORIGINAL ECW in the 1990's.
hs2009 said on 21/Feb/09
Alex, I agree Lawler does look 5'10". I remember on RAW one time when ECW were 'invading' back in mid-1990's. Lawler was making fun of how short Tazz & the rest of the ECW crew are. Heyman rebutted with something like: "this is coming from a guy who's 5 foot 10 & dominated Mid-South for over 20 years?"

Lawler didn't really say much back, just agreed with Heyman even though I think he was billed at 6'0" at the time. So 5'10" probably is his legit height.

As for Tazz, he looks 5'6" with MVP. He also looked around the same height as Eddie Guerrero in ECW back in the early 1990's, so is in that 5'6"-5'7" range. Build like a wall though, definite 250lbs+ at his biggest in the late 1990's.
Alex said on 20/Feb/09
I've heard Jerry Lawler is really 5'10 and people who have met him said he looked 5'10ish. I can believe that. 5'10-5'10 1/2.

Tazz looked a solid 240-250lbs in his wrestling days. He may have gotten bigger since then. I'd have to see him in wrestling gear to really tell.
Bobby said on 20/Feb/09
Shawns had allot of back and knee problems...I'd say at some point he was a legit 6 foot.
Vegas said on 18/Feb/09
tazz being dwarfed by 6ft mvp a few weeks ago, end of this video Click Here

i would agree with danimal around 5'6 but he is north of 260lb today it seems :)
TELLEM said on 17/Feb/09
i agree alex, 5'7 is possible for tazz. he looked it at times next to certain wrestlers.
Alex said on 16/Feb/09
Tazz claimed 5'8 a couple times. I'd give him 5'7 max but he did look around his billed weight though. He was like a tank. Raven had a good couples inches on him and Raven is 5'10-5'11.
Clay said on 16/Feb/09
The King is 5'11.
TELLEM said on 14/Feb/09
the funny thing is tazz said in a shoot interview that he was a quarter of an inch from 5'9 and most of the time he'd claim 5'8, but next to 5'10 jerry lawler, he looked 5'6ish indeed.
Danimal said on 13/Feb/09
Shock of Electric says on 12/Feb/09
Tazz is definitely 5'6.5". I met him in the late 90s and he was a bit shorter than I am, which is 5'8" on the dot.

I say Tazz is around 5'6" and change and not more. He was a legit 260 pounds at one point though.
Shock of Electric said on 12/Feb/09
Tazz is definitely 5'6.5". I met him in the late 90s and he was a bit shorter than I am, which is 5'8" on the dot.
Alex said on 4/Feb/09
I wouldn't go over 6'3 for Batista.

I almost had the chance to see him up close standing. When I met him he was sitting but if I waited before I got on the long line I could have saw him walk to the autograph table and likely come right across him.
Clay said on 2/Feb/09
Im back on the Batista is lsightly over 6'3'' bandwagon.
Red said on 2/Feb/09
Vegas Batista never stands really straight as Shawn does in your vid and is always about 3.5" taller, he would be 4 inches taller with perfect posture.
Red said on 2/Feb/09
Vegas look at his boots in this match
Click Here
compared to this
Click Here
Alex said on 1/Feb/09
I think HBK is another guy that Rob should have both peak and current heights for. I am not even sure if HBK was ever 6'0 even at his peak because he was an inch shorter than Austin.
Vegas said on 1/Feb/09
michaels holding his own against batista only a few months back Click Here

red; can you post evidence of "his BIG BOOTS" from the past that he doesn't wear today
Red said on 1/Feb/09
Anonymous and you can clearly see his footwear in the pics above?!
Shawn looks shorter today because he doesn
Anonymous said on 31/Jan/09
He is cleary not near 5'10 since he is pictured above looking 6' next to glenn and also looking 5'11.5 in the other picture. Its nothing to do with footwear because suggesting that he wears lifts while wrestling makes no sense. Michaels was 6' at some stage in his career.
Red said on 30/Jan/09
HBK was not a legit 6footer, 5
The Ben said on 23/Jan/09
Danimal says on 22/Jan/09
Clay says on 21/Jan/09
Flair's height loss is completely natural with him being in his 60's.

Most men lose 1.25"-1.5" NATURALLY by the time they hit 60. I know my father and my step father have. Now take into account that Flair actively wrestled from 1972 to 2008. That's 36 years of smashing his body night in and night out and he was a VERY physical wrestler. Hogan didn't even wrestle nearly as physical as Flair and he had lost close to 3" by around 50 years old. I don't see Flair at over 5'10" today. He was at least 5'11" in his younger days.


Good call danimal, flair is 5,10 Ill send my photo of me and him in.
Danimal said on 22/Jan/09
Clay says on 21/Jan/09
Flair's height loss is completely natural with him being in his 60's.

Most men lose 1.25"-1.5" NATURALLY by the time they hit 60. I know my father and my step father have. Now take into account that Flair actively wrestled from 1972 to 2008. That's 36 years of smashing his body night in and night out and he was a VERY physical wrestler. Hogan didn't even wrestle nearly as physical as Flair and he had lost close to 3" by around 50 years old. I don't see Flair at over 5'10" today. He was at least 5'11" in his younger days.
hs2009 said on 22/Jan/09
Yeah, Flair will be 60 next month & after 35 years of wrestling plus a broken back around 1" height loss is to be expected.
Clay said on 21/Jan/09
Flair's height loss is completely natural with him being in his 60's.
hs2009 said on 20/Jan/09
Danimal, I agree about Flair. He's definitey lost height over the past few years.

Shawn has about 1" on him, so Shawn at 5'11"-5'11.25" & Flair around 5'10" seems fair.
Tim said on 19/Jan/09
Ric Flair and Shawn Michaels are the same height- 5 ft 10.5 in ....They look short next to the bigger and taller wrestlers.

Heights are barefeet estimates, derived from quotations, official websites, agency resumes, in person encounters with actors at conventions and pictures/films.

Other vital statistics like weight or shoe size measurements have been sourced from newspapers, books, resumes or social media.

Celebrity Fan Photos and Agency Pictures of stars are © to their respective owners.