In professional wrestling, "The Heartbreak Kid" (often shortened to ) is the persona of Shawn Michaels .
The title originally comes from a 1966 short story by Bruce Jay Friedman titled "A Change of Plan". It has since been adapted into two major films: The Heartbreak Kid
: Michaels initially portrayed a vain, cocky "heel" (villain) with a mirror-carrying gimmick, eventually becoming one of the most decorated performers in WWE history . 2. Film History and Remakes In professional wrestling
: It was inspired by the 1991 country song " Shot Full of Love " by Chris LeDoux, which contains the lyric: "I used to be a moonlight bandit / I used to be a heartbreak kid" . The Heartbreak Kid
