Michael Shawn Hickenbottom is a retired professional wrestler, better known as Shawn Michaels. He is a man with not just strength in the ring but has also contributed his quota in the entertainment industry. With outstanding professional life, he also has an interesting personal life which has always got people wondering who Shawn Michaels’ wife is.
Interestingly, Shawn Michaels married his first wife, Theresa Wood in 1988, they did not have any children before the marriage ended with a divorce in 1994. He married his second wife, Rebecca Curci two years after he separated from his first wife in 1996.
Shawn Michaels’ Wife- Theresa Wood
The first woman Shawn Micheals got married to is Theresa Lynn wood, who happens to be a very private person with no details about her life before her union with the wrestler turned actor.
She dated Shawn Michaels for a couple of years before they married on 28 May 1986.
After a few years of marriage, the couple divorced amicably even though the details about the divorce settlement were not revealed to the public. Their marriage was said to be plagued with problems.
It was rumored that Michaels had a relationship with his fellow WWE player Sunny and it contributed to their marital problems.
Aside from the extramarital affairs, Michaels was involved in, he also got caught in drug addiction in the late 1980s and it was assumed to be one of the issues why Michaels and wood separated.
Nothing has been heard of Theresa wood after the divorce but it is assumed, she might still be single and living a happy life.
Shawn Michaels’ Wife Number 2- Rebecca Curci
The second woman to become Shawn Michaels’ wife was Rebecca Curci, an American actress who was born in Tampa, Florida USA on June 16, 1973.
She attended South San Antonio High School. The 5 feet 9 inches tall actress is also a former WCW employee. She was part of a group of dancers called the nitro girls. She was known with her stage name, like a whisper and she was trained by a diamond doll.
Michaels saw his wife on tv in 1998 and became a fan of the show just to watch her. He shared this with his friend Rich Mizner a gym owner in California and his friend ensured to hook them up.
Mizner was the one who spoke to Rebecca Curci about Michaels’ interest in her even though he was a celebrity, she did not know who he was because she was not really interested in wrestling. When she did not hear from Michaels, she was disappointed but he eventually called her.
They Got Married in Las Vegas
A few weeks after they met, they talked over the phone and also over e-mail before she went to see him in San Antonio, Texas from Atlanta, Georgia. Michaels took her to a very fancy restaurant and after they spent some days together, she went back to California.
They continued to see each other before he told her he wanted to marry her. She got out of her contract with WCW after she married Shawn Michaels. The president of WCW, Eric Bischoff initially refused to let her go but later agreed after Curci convinced him she would not work for anyone else for the following three years.
The couple was married at the Graceland Wedding Chapel with just them present and an Elvis impersonator.
Shawn Michaels’ had 2 children with his wife
After their wedding in Las Vegas, Curci realized she was already six weeks pregnant. Michaels and Curci have two kids; Cameron and Cheyenne. Cameron was born in 2000 when his father was battling with drug addiction and was regularly abusing painkillers, while his sister, Cheyenne was born on August 19th, 2004.
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Rebecca has an interesting religious life
The wrestler’s wife was raised in the southern Baptist faith and with her help and influence, her husband became a born-again Christian.
According to her husband, she became more spiritual around the time that they got married getting her inspiration from some certain ministers she watches on television.
After Michaels retired in 2010, the couple sold their home in San Antonio and bought a ranch where they live happily with their beautiful children.
Michaels has described his beautiful wife as a very funny and humble person. She is devoted to taking care of her lovely family and handling her husband’s finances.
Shawn Michaels dated Tammy Sytch in the past
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Shawn Michael was rumored to be among those that dated Tammy Sytch while she was with Candido. Tammy Sytch is a professional wrestling manager, valet, adult entertainer, and former ring announcer. She is regarded as the first WWF Diva.
The WWF Diva revealed in her autobiography that she fell in love with Michaels since she was 13. The two later got together in 1996 in the WWF and they would sneak around the empty arena and for a place to have sex which was usually several times a day.
and started a love affair which she said eventually led to her first broken heart ever. In her book, she claimed she was separated from Candido.
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