[59][60] A Three Stages of Hell match between the two at No Way Out on February 25, 2001 saw Triple H defeat Austin 21, thus ending their feud. [16] Later on in the night, he betrayed his long-time friend and fellow DX member X-Pac by helping Shane McMahon retain the European Championship and joined The Corporation. Two of the men in that inaugural bout were Triple H and Rob Van Dam. Triple H defended the World Heavyweight Championship inside the Elimination Chamber once again when he walked inside the structure at the 2003 SummerSlam PPV. Group B had a 46.3% LSI with a SD of 12.9. [200] Due to his newly discovered heart condition, Triple H announced his retirement from wrestling during an appearance on First Take on March 25, 2022. [96] At New Year's Revolution on January 7, 2007, DX and Rated-RKO fought to a no contest after Triple H suffered a legitimate torn right quadriceps (similar to the one he suffered in 2001 in his other leg) 15 minutes into the match. [232] He is a supporter of English football team West Ham United FC. Triple H went on to defeat Kane at No Mercy on October 20, unifying the two titles. "Wrestling's historical cards" (p.117), Pro Wrestling Illustrated presents: 2007 Wrestling almanac & book of facts. [101] After that, McMahon gave Orton a rematch against Triple H in a Last Man Standing match in the main event, and Triple H lost after an RKO on a broadcast table. During the main event of the May 21, 2001 episode of Raw Is War, he suffered a legitimate and career-threatening injury. )", "NXT development system preparing WWE for the future", "Salaries of Vince McMahon, Triple H and Other WWE Executives Revealed", "Chyna, Triple H and DX Will be Inducted into 2019 WWE Hall of Fame", "Triple H appears at WWE WrestleMania 38, leaves his boots in the ring", "An Interview With WWE Star Triple H Paul Levesque", "The don't call him "the Game" for nothing", "Triple H vs. Cactus Jack Hell in a Cell Match for the WWE Championship", "Triple H vs. Goldberg for the World Heavyweight Championship", "Triple Threat Match: Randy Orton def. During this period, his ring name was shortened to simply Triple H, though he was still called Helmsley from time to time and Hunter for the rest of his career. Triple H defended his World Heavyweight Championship in an Elimination Chamber match at the 2002 Survivor Series PPV against Shawn Michaels, Booker T, Kane, Chris Jericho, and Rob Van Dam. He also holds an executive position in the company, working as the senior adviser to . All rights reserved. Laurinaitis was named interim general manager of Raw, and booked him and Punk in a tag team match against Miz and R-Truth on October 23 at Vengeance. During the match, The Undertaker hit Michaels with a back-body drop to the outside. Triple H agreed to it only if the charges were dropped, which Hornswoggle agreed to. This stable became known for pushing the envelope, as Michaels and Helmsley made risqu promosusing the catchphrase "Suck It" and a "crotch chop" hand motion[40]and sarcastically derided Bret Hart and Canada. RELATED: 10 Clean Triple H Losses We Forgot About. [44], The following night on Raw Is War, Triple H defeated Mankind to win his first WWF Championship. Triple H suffered a knee injury in 1998 and when he returned, he left the group and joined the Corporation. Undertaker Knee Strike. It is mostly devoted to bodybuilding advice with some autobiographical information, memoirs, and opinions. At the event, DX defeated The Brothers of Destruction, but the victory came at a great cost as Triple h tore his pectoral muscle during the match, and had to undergo surgery to repair the damage. Evolution subsequently lost back-to-back matches with The Shield on May 4 at Extreme Rules[173] and on June 1 at Payback. In early 1994, Levesque signed a one-year contract with World Championship Wrestling (WCW). DDT 15. Triple H returned to Raw as a face on January 7, 2002, at Madison Square Garden. [129] On September 13 at Breaking Point, they lost to The Legacy in the first ever Submissions Count Anywhere match in WWE history. Triple H (Non-Sanctioned Match)", "Seth Rollins def. He also said there were moments where he thought he would die and confirmed that the event forced his retirement: "I was nose-diving and sort of at the one-yard line of where you don't want to be really, for your family and your future. Miles is averaging 14.7 points, 7.4 rebounds and 7.0 assists per game this season. It was not to his spine as the WWE said but was to his face. Eleven matches were contested at the event, including three on the Sunday Night Heat pre-show. [199], In September 2021, Triple H suffered from heart failure and a defibrillator was installed in his chest. Triple H after tearing his pectoral muscle, and after surgery. It caused swelling on the inside of my throat, which closed my airway down. [29][30] Up until that event, his angle included appearing on television each week with a different female valet (which included Playboy Playmates Shae Marks and Tylyn John). "[The doctors] told me not to wrestle for at least ten days. On April 27 at the Greatest Royal Rumble in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, John Cena defeated Triple H in the first match ever featured on a Saudi pay-per-view event. After several incidents (including grease grill burgers on fire and Michaels shouting at a little girl), Michaels agreed to team with Triple H to face The Legacy at SummerSlam, superkicked the girl, and quit his chef job. [4][15] His classmates included fellow future WWF wrestlers Chyna and Perry Saturn. The debuting Marc Mero her real-life husband came to her rescue, starting a feud between the two wrestlers.[32]. [16][17] While working as a manager of a gym in Nashua, he was introduced to world champion powerlifter Ted Arcidi, who was employed by WWE at the time. I remember packing my bags in the Embassy Suites and saying like, Alright, here we go". At one point, Randy bizarrely ran into the ring with a steel chair, setting up to hit Triple H in the back but then decided against it, running back out of the ring with the steel chair in hand. During the match, SmackDown general manager Vickie Guerrero announced that Edge had returned and introduced him into the contest. [106] Orton suffered a legitimate collarbone injury during the match, prematurely ending the feud. HOUSTON (AP) Nikola Jokic recorded his 100th career triple-double and Jamal Murray had 32 points as the Denver Nuggets coasted to a 133-112 victory over . He defeated Stone Cold Steve Austin on October 17 at No Mercy before dropping the title to Big Show on November 14 at Survivor Series. In the interim, between the Royal Rumble and WrestleMania, the McMahon-Helmsley Faction was brought to an official on-screen conclusion. [161][162] The following week, after Triple H signed the contract and assaulted Heyman, the stipulation was revealed as No Holds Barred with Triple H's career on the line. [80] After failing to win back the title from Goldberg in a rematch on November 16 at Survivor Series, he finally regained the championship from Goldberg in a triple threat match at Armageddon on December 14, which also involved Kane. Rob himself was uncomfortable performing a move from the top of the pod, and it was never his idea to execute the daring splash. Towards the end, when I got better, I was flying and doing things here and there and stuff, but I stayed there until the very end. [71], Meanwhile, Shawn Michaels had made his return to WWE and joined the New World Order (nWo). [114], At Survivor Series on November 23, Triple H was scheduled to defend the title against Vladimir Kozlov and Jeff Hardy, but Hardy was kept out of the match after a scripted attack and injury. However, he continued making occasional appearances in an executive role for NXT. He has a BA in English Literature from the University of Saskatchewan and completed the Writing Program at Vancouver Film School. As Triple H was still Intercontinental Champion, the win made him a double champion. News on all your favorite celebs, reality TV, and movies. ", "Triple H speaks at memorial service for Lemmy Kilmister", "Triple H says it's Game time for West Ham United", "Triple H Brings His Game to 'The Bernie Mac Show' Friday, March 11, on Fox", "The Man comes around: Becky Lynch breaks out for WWE as the 2018 Wrestler of the Year", "Pro Wrestling Illustrated Award Winners Match of the Year", "Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) 500 for 2000", "Pro Wrestling Illustrated Top 500 PWI Years", "Title History: World Heavyweight Championship", "Title History: WWE Tag Team: D-Generation X", "Title History: World Tag Team: Stone Cold & Triple H", "Title History: World Tag Team: D-Generation X", "Every Royal Rumble match winner: Where are they now? During the match, Triple H took a five-star frog splash from Rob Van Dam off the top of a pod. But RVD misjudged the timing and ended up landing hard on The Game's throat, which caused a swelling inside the throat that put pressure on his esophagus and trachea. The injury took him out of action for two months as The Game didn't return to in-ring competition until November 1998 when he defeated Al Snow at a house show. [112] He successfully defended it against Jeff Hardy both on October 5 at No Mercy[113] and Cyber Sunday on October 26. On the February 23 episode of Raw, Triple H confronted Orton, before attacking him, Ted DiBiase, and Cody Rhodes (a group known as The Legacy) with a sledgehammer and chasing them from the arena. Advert Buy Knee Braces UPMedical.co.uk (UK) Amazon.com (USA) Imaging And there are certain moves in the business that are high-risk moves. I hope you enjoy watching. [36] After losing the title, he feuded with Goldust, defeating him on March 23 at WrestleMania 13. This Triple H injury caused an extraordinary amount of pain, and Triple H immediately started kicking against the mat furiously. Less than 85% on limb symmetry score is classified as abnormal ( ) Vertical Hop. After the match, Triple H turned on Flair by attacking him with a sledgehammer, sparking a feud between the duo. Triple H won the match, winning his eleventh world championship and sixth WWE Championship,[100] then defended his title against Umaga in his regularly scheduled match after Mr. McMahon declared the match to be for the WWE title. Two were career-threatening injuries, while another came close to ending his life. Once again, Triple H's neckissues pop up as does Sheamus and the Elimination Chamber. The Miz & R-Truth", "The Undertaker returned with his sights set on Triple H", "WWE Raw SuperShow results: Has Cena embraced the hate", "The Undertaker vs. Sheamus attacked him weeks later, setting up a match at WrestleMania XXVI on March 28, which Triple H won. Authors H Stevenson 1 , J Webster, R Johnson, B Beynnon. The time was right, and there it was. [99] On October 7 at No Mercy, Triple H was originally scheduled to face Umaga in a singles match. [163] Triple H defeated Lesnar after a Pedigree onto the steel steps. [62] The night after WrestleMania, Triple H interfered in a steel cage match between Austin (who had just won the WWF Championship) and The Rock where he joined forces with Austin and double teamed on The Rock,[63] forming a tag team called The Two-Man Power Trip. [196] Triple H's final house show match took place on June 29 in Tokyo, Japan, where he and Shinsuke Nakamura defeated Robert Roode and Samoa Joe after Nakamura pinned Roode. Triple H competed for Sheamus' WWE Championship in an Elimination Chamber match at the titular PPV in 2010. [123] He teamed with Shane McMahon and Batista against Orton and The Legacy in a six-man tag match for the WWE Championship on April 26 at Backlash, which they lost after Orton pinned Triple H.[124] He lost a Three Stages of Hell title match to Orton on June 28 at The Bash. Triple H moved to the Raw brand at Vengeance, reuniting with Michaels, but he turned on Michaels by performing a Pedigree on him during what was supposed to be a DX reunion, turning heel once again. Paul Michael Levesque (born July 27, 1969), better known by the ring name Triple H, is an American business executive, actor, and retired professional wrestler. This was not just about the title, when The Game tore his quad it was while. However, Sheamus was still furious at Triple H, and he once again laid him out at their second encounter at Extreme Rules. [61] Triple H also feuded with The Undertaker, who defeated him on April 1 at WrestleMania X-Seven. More importantly, Ian is also a wrestling fan, comic book reader, video game player and photographer. But The Game managed to continue in the match and even eliminated Sheamus from the bout before he tapped out to Cena's STF. On the March 1 episode of Raw, they lost a rematch for the titles in their last televised match before Michaels retired. Braeden Farrell is a senior writer for Pro Wrestling Stories. [120] On the February 20 episode of SmackDown, Triple H was interviewed by Jim Ross; in the interview, footage was shown highlighting the events that occurred on the February 16 episode of Raw. The Game suffered bad swelling in the throat, and hes lucky it wasnt any worse than what it was. It was not to his spine as the WWE said but was to his face. The McMahon-Helmsley Era: In the fall of 1999, Triple H became the WWE Champion. [6] DX defeated The Spirit Squad on June 25 at Vengeance in a 5-on-2 handicap match. Before he could announce the decision, he was interrupted by the returning Undertaker. Triple H has seen his share of injuries in his career. More impressively, one in five female alpine racers (22%) reported an ACL disruption, and females were 3.1 times more likely . 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As it turned out, Triple H was legitimately injured in the match as he suffered a bicep tear. Triple H and Stephanie McMahon", "D-Generation X def. Rapid, extreme swelling. His ring name was soon modified to Terra Ryzing, which he used until mid-1994, when he was renamed Jean-Paul Lvesque. At one point, Jericho had Austin trapped in the Walls of Jericho and Triple H ran in to break it up, but just as he did, he suffered a tear in his left quadriceps muscle,[5][67] causing it to come completely off the bone. Ive never seen a contact sports athlete come back from this, so if you do, its gonna be awesome. One of the participants in that match, Rob Van Dam, had a moment in the match where he jumped off the pod, using his Five-Star Frog Splash. The tenacious Triple H. The Injuries of Triple H Trauma to a wrestler can be severe and derail a career. In April, he started to move away from his DX look, taping his fists for matches, sporting new and shorter wrestling trunks and adopting a shorter hairstyle. [101] Triple H's title reign at No Mercy is the fifth shortest reign in WWE history, only lasting through the duration of the event. [16] When The Rock won the WWF Championship on November 15 at Survivor Series,[43] the rivalry between the two continued, as DX fought The Corporation stable of which The Rock was the main star and Triple H received a shot at the WWF Championship on the January 25, 1999 Raw Is War in an "I Quit" match, but the match ended when Triple H was forced to quit or see his aide Chyna chokeslammed by Kane. It felt honestly like my kneecap just kind of blew over to the side of my leg, which wasnt my kneecap moving so much as it was just the quad ripping off and sliding over to the side. Michaels and Kevin Nash planned to bring Triple H over to Raw in order to put him into the group. For the. "The night HHH returned from his quad injury at Madison Square Garden 20 years ago. Triple H had two targets when he entered in the 1999 Royal Rumble match. These are the worst. One of Bischoff's first intentions was to follow up on the nWo's plan and bring Triple H over to the Raw roster. [190] Angle subsequently joined forces with the debuting Ronda Rousey, and the two defeated Triple H and Stephanie McMahon in a mixed tag match at WrestleMania 34 on April 8, 2018 after Stephanie submitted to Rousey's armbar. The Brothers of Destruction", "WWE WrestleMania 35 Results: Triple H Vs. Batista Flop Highlights One Of WWE's Biggest Problems", "Powell's WWE Super Show-Down live review: Undertaker vs. That is the reason the WWE Universe refer to him as The Cerebral Assassin and The King of Kings, as he knew how to weaken his opponents before taking them down for good. The injury took him out of action for two months as The Game didn't return to in-ring competition until November 1998 when he defeated Al Snow at a house show. Triple H returned to the ring 13 days after Survivor Series, so given the closeness of the dates, it might have been a legitimate consideration. [the trainer said] No way, you couldnt have, you couldnt be walking on it.. Triple H already had a history of neck injuries when he once again found himself in the same position in 2005. Triple H had to miss over eight months of action due to the injury and couldn't contribute anything in the Invasion storyline. After a strong freshman campaign, she has continued the Irish's tradition of strong guard play. a literature review, an expert panel, and a pilot study. Just being off like that, BAM. New, Top WWE Tag Team "On The Fence" About Splitting Up [83] The following night on Raw, Triple H turned on his protge Randy Orton (who became the youngest world champion in WWE history at SummerSlam), expressing jealousy over Orton's title victory. Ian's also an unrepentant, unapologetic Cougar Town fan, a show he will defend until the day he dies. [224] They have three daughters: Aurora Rose Levesque (born 2006),[225] Murphy Claire Levesque (born 2008),[226][227] and Vaughn Evelyn Levesque (born 2010). [16] He did not hold the title long, as he was sidelined with a legitimate knee injury. This has nothing to do with Rob. WWE is constantly trying to outdo itself at their Saudi Arabian events. In response, Triple H stormed out the arena and vowed to return to the ring the next week on Raw.[169]. They had a dark match after an episode of Raw which was part of the build leading into their match at SummerSlam. [The doctors here] were saying I might never wrestle again, so I gotta stay here to rehab, and [the office] was like, Done, stay where youre at., "I lived in the Embassy Suites [located in Birmingham, Alabama] for nine months. "Wrestling's historical cards" (p.106), Pro Wrestling Illustrated presents: 2007 Wrestling almanac & book of facts. 7 1999. Unique lists featuring pop culture, entertainment and crazy facts. [134] This came about after Hornswoggle sued DX for emotional and physical distress due to them not allowing him to join DX. [13], Levesque was born in Nashua, New Hampshire. More details:", Paul Levesque's executive profile at WWE.com, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Triple_H&oldid=1141671325, Most Hated Wrestler of the Decade (20002009), Ranked No. Jericho had Austin in the Walls of Jericho when Triple H swooped in to break it up. [191], Triple H turned face again and his final feuds were high-profile rematches with wrestlers that he had previously worked with. The ailment would keep him out until late November, and necessitated the vacating of his belt. Following a triple threat World Heavyweight title defense against Benoit and Edge on the November 29 episode of Raw, the World Heavyweight Championship became vacant for the first time. [118] That record stood until 2011 when John Cena won his ninth WWE Championship. This was during a storyline where CM Punk had won the WWE Championship and left the company. [5] Sable was his valet at WrestleMania XII on March 31 and after his loss to The Ultimate Warrior,[31] as part of the storyline, he took his aggressions out on her. [208][209], Triple H's later career, especially after 2014 during which he was a part-time performer, has been sometimes criticized. WhatCulture is part of Future plc, an international media group and leading digital publisher. "Every time that you do one, the odds go up that somethings going to happen. [a], Triple H won a number of championships in his career, being a five-time Intercontinental Champion, a three-time world tag team champion (two World Tag Team Championship reigns, and one Unified WWE Tag Team Championship reign), a two-time European Champion, and a fourteen-time world champion, making him the company's seventh Triple Crown Champion and second Grand Slam Champion. [46], Triple H feuded with Mick Foley in early 2000. [Photo: SEScoops]Whether you are a fan or not, you cannot deny the toughness of Triple H. This post may contain affiliate links, which means we may earn a commission at no extra cost to you. The injury Triple H ended up with was bad but it could have been much, much worse, possibly even life threatening. The other was on the announce table after the match had come to a no-contest. RELATED:10 Best Stone Cold Vs Triple H Matches, Ranked. "Wrestling's historical cards" (p.116), Pro Wrestling Illustrated presents: 2007 Wrestling almanac & book of facts. RELATED:Triple H: 5 Reasons He Was Better In DX (& 5 Reasons He Was Better In Evolution). I want to come back and be on top. [172] In order to end Bryan's title reign, Triple H re-formed Evolution with Orton and Batista on the April 18 episode of SmackDown, but Bryan remained champion due to The Shield turning on The Authority. [97][98] Surgery was successfully performed two days later by Dr. James Andrews. [82] Triple H was traded back to Raw without competing on SmackDown! D-Generation X (Submissions Count Anywhere Match)", "Lots of wrestlers per match but no title changes at Survivor Series", "Caldwell's WWE TLC PPV Report 12/13: Complete PPV report on Cena vs. Sheamus, DX vs. JeriShow, Taker vs. Batista", "RAW: A bad trip on the Road to Wrestlemania", "Spoilers: WWE 2010 Tribute to the Troops results", "John Cena vs. CM Punk Undisputed WWE Championship Match", "WWE COO Triple H def. That, plus other nagging injuries, would keep him out of action for several months. [15] Following his graduation in 1987, Levesque continued to enter bodybuilding competitionshaving taken up bodybuilding at the age of 14 because he wanted to look like professional wrestlersand won the 1988 Mr. Teenage New Hampshire competition at the age of 19. The crowd was digging it. [53] He feuded with Kurt Angle, initially over the WWF Championship, but then as a love triangle between himself, Angle, and Stephanie. [23] According to Levesque, J. J. Dillon originally gave him the name of Reginald DuPont Helmsley, but Levesque asked for a name to play with the first letters and management ultimately agreed to his suggestion of Hunter Hearst Helmsley. The angle was very unpopular with fans,[75] and was de-emphasized before the title match. After eliminating Reigns, he then eliminated Dean Ambrose to secure his second Royal Rumble win and 14th (and final) world championship. Naturally, that aggravated the injury and made it even worse. [65] Triple H then became a world tag team champion by winning the WWF Tag Team Championship for the first time at Backlash on April 29 when he and Austin defeated Kane and The Undertaker in a "Winner Take All" tag team match. On January 23 at the Royal Rumble, he retained the WWF Championship in a Street Fight after performing two Pedigrees on Foley. Paul Michael Levesque (born July 27, 1969), better known by the ring name Triple H, is an American business executive, actor, and retired professional wrestler. On the night of the show, WWE ran something of a bait-and-switch by subbing in corporate hired gun Big Boss Man (who'd already lost a first-round match), only for Boss Man to be pinned by Rock in three seconds. In 2000, he suffered a career-threatning injury when his left quadriceps muscle became completely detached from his kneecap. [18], In early 1990, Levesque began to train as a professional wrestler at Killer Kowalski's school in Malden. [5][68] After holding the title for a month, Triple H lost it to Hollywood Hulk Hogan on April 21 at Backlash. He was back in action within a couple ofweeks but stayed in the hospital overnight. Female racers were 2.3 times more likely to have sustained a knee injury than male racers. [119], On the February 16 episode of Raw, Triple H made an appearance aiding Stephanie and Shane McMahon, after they were attacked by Randy Orton. In this . [160] The following week, Triple H issued a challenge to Lesnar, requesting a rematch with him at WrestleMania 29 on April 7, which Lesnar accepted on the condition that he could choose the stipulation. Bruising usually appears within 2-3 days. Unfortunately, at Royal Rumble 1998, he faced Undertaker in a casket match and took a bad bump off the corner of the casket. "[210] Triple H using his relationship with the McMahon family to continually dominate the spotlight and book himself in high-profile matches has been a subject of criticism since his full-time career ended. [7] Triple H has headlined several major WWE pay-per-view events, closing the company's flagship annual event, WrestleMania, on seven occasions. [127] On the August 17 episode of Raw, Triple H and Michaels officially reunited as DX, but as they were in the process of their in-ring promo, The Legacy attacked them both. 139 of the top 500 singles wrestlers of the, Metal Hammer's Spirit of Lemmy Award (2016), This page was last edited on 26 February 2023, at 06:01. Triple H wound up requiring surgery once he was back in the United States and, after lengthy rehabilitation, returned to the ring for WrestleMania 35, where he defeated Batista. The injury was the real deal, reputedly caving in part of The Game's moneymaker. She supposedly fell to her knees and shrieked, "Noooooooo!" Regardless, Triple H's longtime friend Kevin Nash attacked Punk immediately after the match to allow Alberto Del Rio to become the new champion. CM Punk (No Disqualification Match)", "WWE Raw SuperShow results: The "Laurinaitis Era" begins", "Triple H & CM Punk vs. Before September 2, 2002, WWE recognized only one world champion, the WWE Undisputed Champion, for both the Raw and SmackDown! [76], Triple H eventually lost the World Heavyweight Championship to Shawn Michaels in the first Elimination Chamber match on November 17 at Survivor Series. Everything was coming with its set of first-time experiences. [192] He subsequently defeated The Undertaker on October 6 at Super Show-Down in a match that was billed as the "Last Time Ever". [8][9] Later in his career, Triple H gained notability for his behind-the-scenes work at WWE, creating the developmental branch NXT, and gaining praise for his business acumen in professional wrestling. 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