After a four year hiatus from the ring due to major back surgery, Shawn Michaels returns to WWE to write a new ending to his legendary career.

The early stages of WWE's developmental system in OVW, along with other unconventional experiments such as WWE Tough Enough, usher in a new generation of Superstars headlined by Brock Lesnar, John Cena, Batista, Randy Orton and The Miz.