At the New Years Revolution pay-per-view in 2007, it was DX up against Rated RKO. "Wrestling's historical cards" (p.105), Pro Wrestling Illustrated presents: 2007 Wrestling almanac & book of facts. [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. 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. Hardy interfered and hit Triple H with a steel chair meant for Edge, costing him the title after a 210 day reign. Triple H's reign with Shawn Michaels was when the title, then known as World Tag Team Championship, was unified with the WWE Tag Team Championship and known as Unified WWE Tag Team Championship. In October, Triple H began a controversial feud with Kane, leading to a match at No Mercy in which both Kane's Intercontinental Championship and Triple H's World Heavyweight Championship were at stake. "Wrestling's historical cards" (p.110), Pro Wrestling Illustrated presents: 2007 Wrestling almanac & book of facts. A dedication was shown from the beginning right until the end, with Triple H staying in Alabama to give himself the best chance of recovery. Future Publishing Limited Quay House, The Ambury, Bath BA1 1UA. Triple H ran into a familiar face in 2011 as his former Kliq partner Kevin Nash made his return to WWE. [223], From 1996 to 2000, Levesque was in a relationship with fellow wrestler Joan "Chyna" Laurer. I said, Im telling ya, and he put his hand in there and was like, Wow, you did. He could feel the divot and stuff. With it being such a fresh concept, an injury was a strong possibility. 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On the March 1 episode of Raw, they lost a rematch for the titles in their last televised match before Michaels retired. He knew I was concerned for a lot of reasons. The angle was very unpopular with fans,[75] and was de-emphasized before the title match. [85] At WrestleMania on April 3, Triple H lost the championship to Batista,[86] and subsequently lost two rematches on May 1 at Backlash[87] and on June 26 at Vengeance, where Batista became the first man to pin Triple H inside Hell in a Cell. Everything was coming with its set of first-time experiences. But his knee issues would continue to dog him throughout his career. [81] Triple H was drafted to the SmackDown! He said that Stephanie noticed he was coughing up blood, and doctors subsequently discovered fluid in his lungs and around his heart; they informed him that his heart was working at a fraction of its full strength and that he was in a "bad" state of heart failure. The other was on the announce table after the match had come to a no-contest. It was a marginal improvement from his . "[200], According to the Wrestling Figure Checklist, Levesque had 412 action figures produced of his likeness between the 1990s and 2010s. [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. Over the later part of 2011, Triple H was locked in feud with his old friend Kevin Nash, another wrestler who is more than familiar with recurring injuries. But he's had some nasty injuries pile up over the years. [233], In September 2021, WWE reported that Levesque underwent a procedure at Yale New Haven Hospital following a "cardiac event" caused by a genetic heart issue. Triple H remained outside the ring for most of the match, with Kane chokeslamming him through the announce table to cover for the injury. A week later, he attacked Sheamus with a Pedigree through a broadcast table in retaliation for Sheamus giving him a ten-month injury. 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. [22] The team was short-lived, however, as Levesque left for the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) in January 1995 after WCW turned down his request to be promoted as a singles competitor. [68] Triple H then became exclusive to the SmackDown! [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. 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. Levesque had a brief feud with Alex Wright that ended on December 27 at Starrcade[5] with Wright pinning him. This helps us provide free content for you to enjoy! [90] Flair defeated Triple H in a steel cage match on November 1 at Taboo Tuesday for Flair's Intercontinental Championship. Analysis during the 1990s indicated that this 'classic' O'Donoghue triad is actually an unusual clinical entity among athletes with knee injuries. After The Game hit his pedigree on the announce table whilst dealing with the pain of a detached muscle, Shawn Michaels took a huge leap from the turnbuckle to the Spanish announce table, elbow dropping Orton in the process. 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. He officially retired from in ring competition at WrestleMania 38, leaving his boots in the ring and signaling the end of his in ring career. When we do them, we take a high risk; thats why theyre called high-risk moves. [121] At WrestleMania 25 on April 5, Triple H defeated Orton to retain the title. [197], Triple H's appearances became increasingly sporadic and 2020 became the first year in which he did not wrestle a match since the start of his career. [134] This came about after Hornswoggle sued DX for emotional and physical distress due to them not allowing him to join DX. But when 'The Game' planted his left foot, he tore his left quad. He followed it up by hitting some wicked chair shots, bringing the match to an improvised no-contest finish. Two of the men in that inaugural bout were Triple H and Rob Van Dam. [23] During this time, he began using his finishing maneuver, the Pedigree. [122] On the April 13 episode of Raw, Triple H was drafted back to the Raw brand as part of the 2009 WWE draft. Affiliation . Born and raised in Nashua, New Hampshire, Levesque began his wrestling career in 1992 with the International Wrestling Federation (IWF) under the ring name Terra Ryzing. [178] After his match with Sting, he and Stephanie McMahon were later confronted by The Rock and Ronda Rousey during a promo regarding the record crowd at the event. Triple H's long career saw him overcome several major injuries, some of which put him on the shelf for months at a time. "This sounds extreme, but the doctor explained to me that if somebody dropped even a 10 or 20 lb. Updated: Feb 28, 2023 / 09:26 PM CST. [146] WWE later announced that Triple H had sustained a fractured vertebra, and would be out of action. [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. Triple H returns from injury - Raw, Jan. 7, 2002 WWE 12M. 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 . [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. Triple H went on to defeat Kane at No Mercy on October 20, unifying the two titles. [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. However, he continued to make occasional on-screen appearances in non-wrestling roles, including on the April 24 episode of SmackDown, which was dedicated to his 25th anniversary in WWE. 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. It happened in a very innocuous manner but was perhaps a result of wear and tear and years of landing on the quad area from delivering pedigrees. [195] His final match on pay-per-view was a loss to Randy Orton at Super ShowDown on June 7. Two were career-threatening injuries, while another came close to ending his life. In 1995, he signed with the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE), where he became Hunter Hearst Helmsley, and later, Triple H.[5] In WWF, Triple H gained industry fame as a member of The Kliq and co-founding the influential D-Generation X stable, which became a major element of the "Attitude Era" in the 1990s. 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. The leader of DX entered the Royal Rumble match as the 23rd entrant. [17] Despite his inability to place any weight on his leg, Triple H was able to complete the match. The August 17, 1998 episode of Raw featured a Street Fight between DX and The Nation that saw Triple H left bloodied and brutalized at the hands of Rock, Brown, Mark Henry and Kama. [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. Braeden Farrell is a senior writer for Pro Wrestling Stories. [76], Triple H eventually lost the World Heavyweight Championship to Shawn Michaels in the first Elimination Chamber match on November 17 at Survivor Series. It didn't simply happen over night. Triple H won after Chyna threw powder into Slaughter's eyes, momentarily "blinding" him and allowing her to interfere in the match. Here is video promo package showing Triple H's Quad tear injuries in May 2001 and January 2007 in HD. The thought of Triple H sitting in the hospital all night in his gear still covered in blood and confetti is a heavy one. During a match on Raw that featured Rosey and The Hurricane, Rosey performed a leg drop on Triple H that put a lot of pressure on his head and neck in the wrong way. RVD made an appearance on The Shining Wizardspodcast and spoke about the splash gone wrong that caused this Triple H injury. It was a brutal injury that came at a straightforward moment in the match. Theyll take more pictures inside to make sure there wasnt any damage. [207] His WrestleMania matches against Chris Benoit and Shawn Michaels at WrestleMania XX, John Cena at WrestleMania 22, Cena and Randy Orton at WrestleMania XXIV, The Undertaker at WrestleManias X-Seven and XXVIII, and Daniel Bryan at WrestleMania XXX have been considered among Triple H's best WrestleMania matches and some of the best matches in WrestleMania history. 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Raw General Manager Eric Bischoff then awarded Triple H the World Heavyweight Championship, represented by the Big Gold Belt (which previously had been used to represent the NWA World Heavyweight Championship and WCW World Heavyweight Championship), making him the first World Heavyweight Champion. [17], In 2004, Levesque released the book Making the Game: Triple H's Approach to a Better Body. That, plus other nagging injuries, would keep him out of action for several months. 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. Medically necessary but they looked ridiculous on him. Obviously, there was a story reason why Rock got such an easy win. Although he counted a pinfall for CM Punk to win, John Cena's leg was on the ropes, which would break the pin. Eventually, after numerous attempts, Levesque persuaded Arcidi to introduce him to former wrestler Killer Kowalski, who ran a professional wrestling school in Malden, Massachusetts. Ian Goodwillie is a freelance writer based out of Saskatoon, SK, Canada. Yeah, and its Hunter. "Wrestling's historical cards" (p.95), Pro Wrestling Illustrated presents: 2007 Wrestling almanac & book of facts. I rolled with the shot. [37] During their feud, Chyna debuted as his new bodyguard.[38]. It's not clear whether the Boss Man involvement was a back-up plan or not, if WWE actually had belief that Helmsley could make the show. Triple H did more than his part despite the significance of his injury, hitting not one but two pedigrees! The Game suffered bad swelling in the throat, and hes lucky it wasnt any worse than what it was. Despite that setback, he returned eight months later to Raw as a face on January 7, 2002, at Madison Square Garden. As usual, Triple H figured he was fine and went back out for the last segment of the show with Batista. [179], The WWE World Heavyweight Championship was vacated after Rollins suffered a legitimate severe knee injury in November 2015 and a tournament to determine a new champion was held at Survivor Series on November 22, which was won by Roman Reigns. [184] After WrestleMania 32, with The Authority now disbanded, Triple H competed in the WWE Live tour of the United Kingdom in late April before taking a hiatus from WWE television. 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. [108] Triple H then went on to defeat John Cena cleanly to retain the WWE Championship on June 29 at Night of Champions. They were needed for support as the groin injury healed. [192] He subsequently defeated The Undertaker on October 6 at Super Show-Down in a match that was billed as the "Last Time Ever". [155] At Raw 1000, Stephanie McMahon goaded Heyman into Triple H's challenge against Lesnar. During the match, The Undertaker hit Michaels with a back-body drop to the outside. 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. [215] He was named Executive Vice President, Talent and Live Events in 2011. WWE Champion Triple H & Vladimir Kozlov (Triple Threat Match)", "Armageddon PPV results 12/14/08 Buffalo, NY", "Wrestlemania 25: HBK-Undertaker steals the show", "Caldwell's WWE The Bash PPV Report 6/28: Ongoing "virtual time" coverage of Orton vs. [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 Smash. A knee injury would briefly sideline him, though his feud with The Rock would pick up again after Survivor Series. He seems like the type of guy who stays focused on a task until the job is done, a real work hard, play hard kind of guy. Moves 3- Brawler: Fury Punch 5. [230] He sported Lemmy-inspired facial hair during the early 2000s[231] and spoke at Lemmy's funeral on January 9, 2016. Triple H being who he is, he still finished the match and even insisting that Jericho throw his submission on him. WhatCulture is part of Future plc, an international media group and leading digital publisher. [95], At Cyber Sunday on November 5, during DX's feud with Rated-RKO (Edge and Randy Orton), special guest referee Eric Bischoff allowed the illegal use of a weapon to give Rated-RKO the win. The injury Triple H ended up with was bad but it could have been much, much worse, possibly even life threatening. By using this site, you agree to the legal terms set out in ourDisclaimer, Terms of Service, Privacy Policy, and Disclosure. Its mostly just until the swelling goes 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). Triple H then continued his feud with Mr. McMahon by marrying his daughter Stephanie McMahon and defeating McMahon on December 12 at Armageddon. On an episode of Raw that now seems like a lifetime ago, Chris Jericho and Chris Benoit faced Triple H and 'Stone Cold' Steve Austin in a tag team match. I wasnt comfortable jumping off of there; it wasnt my idea to do it. "Wrestling's historical cards" (p.104), Pro Wrestling Illustrated presents: 2007 Wrestling almanac & book of facts. 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. First of all, I have a defibrillator in my chest, which, you know, probably not a good idea for me to get zapped on live TV. [125] At Night of Champions on July 26, he again lost a title match to Orton in a triple threat match involving John Cena. But he wasn't a friend this time as he went after The Game and attacked him on multiple occasions. New, Top WWE Tag Team "On The Fence" About Splitting Up Triple H already had a history of neck injuries when he once again found himself in the same position in 2005. "Wrestling's historical cards" (p.117), Pro Wrestling Illustrated presents: 2007 Wrestling almanac & book of facts. [99] On October 7 at No Mercy, Triple H was originally scheduled to face Umaga in a singles match. My necks very thick from training it. The McMahon-Helmsley Era: In the fall of 1999, Triple H became the WWE Champion. "Wrestling's historical cards" (p.118), Pro Wrestling Illustrated presents: 2007 Wrestling almanac & book of facts. On December 18, he defeated Nash at TLC: Tables, Ladders, and Chairs in sledgehammer ladder match, after attacking him with a sledgehammer. Plus, Dr. Scott Connelly! However, this was a no-contest done right. [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. As a result of the feud, an angle with Triple H and Stephanie began which carried the WWF throughout the next seventeen months; together they were known as The McMahon-Helmsley Faction. The feud ended on February 17 at No Way Out inside Hell in a Cell, where Triple H retained the title and forced Foley to retire. Triple H then went to "Plan B", Seth Rollins, who turned on The Shield and rejoined The Authority. weight on you from a few feet in the air and it hit you on the throat, it could crush your windpipe and kill you instantly. PWSTees.com Your favorite Pro Wrestling Stories, on a tee! His next three were as simply WWE Champion, while his ninth reign was as WWE World Heavyweight Champion. "Wrestling's historical cards" (p.111), Pro Wrestling Illustrated presents: 2007 Wrestling almanac & book of facts. [104] Triple H retained the title against Orton on May 18 at Judgment Day in a steel cage match[105] and again on June 1 at One Night Stand in a Last Man Standing match. He joined World Championship Wrestling (WCW) in 1994 and was soon repackaged as a French-Canadian aristocrat named Jean-Paul Lvesque. WWE is constantly trying to outdo itself at their Saudi Arabian events. [46], Triple H feuded with Mick Foley in early 2000. RELATED: 10 Clean Triple H Losses We Forgot About. He introduced the returning X-Pac the night after WrestleMania and joined forces with The New Age Outlaws. Few wrestlers go as hard in the ring or in the boardroom as Triple H does. It was not to his spine as the WWE said but was to his face. [142] Though Nash and Punk demanded a match against each other, Triple H fired Nash for insubordination and booked himself in a No Disqualification match on September 18 at Night of Champions with his position of COO on the line. [137] Also at WrestleMania, Michaels lost to The Undertaker and was forced to retire. before regaining it on September 26 at Unforgiven in a Six-Pack Challenge that included Davey Boy Smith, Big Show, Kane, The Rock and Mankind. During the second assault, Triple H sustained a legitimate injury which WWE later revealed as a fractured vertebra. (Use code PWS for a nice surprise). The ailment would keep him out until late November, and necessitated the vacating of his belt. [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. 1998 Aug;28(2):88-96. doi: 10.2519/jospt.1998.28.2.88. [144] After repeated attacks from these wrestlers in various matches, the majority of WWE's on-screen staff gave Triple H a vote of no confidence. The match was a classic, and this could have motivated The Game to go that extra mile, but ultimately its down to his own sheer willpower that he pulled this off. [213], As the founder and executive producer of NXT since its inception in 2010, Levesque has been widely praised for helping cultivate the brand, recruiting fresh new talent, and helping guide the brand to various levels of success including sold-out shows, increased respect for women's professional wrestling, international expansion and critically acclaimed matches. If a practical means to predict these forces existed, ACL injury risk could be attenuated. [126], On the August 10 episode of Raw, Triple H met with Michaels at an office cafeteria in Texas where Michaels was working as a chef; throughout the show, Triple H tried to convince Michaels to return to WWE from hiatus. McMahon. [14] He watched his first wrestling match, involving Chief Jay Strongbow, at the age of five. 9 Quad Injury - 2001 Triple H sustained the most gruesome injury of his career in 2001 when he suffered a tear in his left quadriceps muscle, causing it to come completely off the bone. brands. [202] On the October 10 episode of Raw, he, along with Shawn Michaels, X-Pac, and Road Dogg, held a DX reunion to celebrate the stable's 25-year anniversary. [95] On November 26 at Survivor Series, DX got their revenge when their team defeated Edge and Orton's team in a clean sweep during their five-on-five elimination match. 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 group was heavily pushed on Raw and the height of their dominance occurred after Armageddon, where every member of Evolution left the event holding a title. [115] After failing to regain the title on December 14 at Armageddon,[116] Triple H entered seventh in the Royal Rumble on January 25, 2009, but was last eliminated by Randy Orton. While most heels rely mostly on only some of these aspects, there are certain wrestlers like Triple H who possess all these qualities at once. One of Bischoff's first intentions was to follow up on the nWo's plan and bring Triple H over to the Raw roster. "Wrestling's historical cards" (p.107), Pro Wrestling Illustrated presents: 2007 Wrestling almanac & book of facts. Unfortunately, at Royal Rumble 1998, he faced Undertaker in a casket match and took a bad bump off the corner of the casket. He was back in action within a couple ofweeks but stayed in the hospital overnight. [88] After Vengeance, Triple H took a hiatus from WWE due to suffering from minor neck problems. Paul Michael Levesque (born July 27, 1969) is an American professional wrestler and actor, better known by his ring name Triple H, an abbreviation of his former ring name, Hunter Hearst Helmsley. Helmsley was being highlighted again in 1997, winning the 1997 King of the Ring tournament by defeating Mankind in the finals. NEXT:5 Reasons Why Shawn Michaels Is Triple H's Best Rival (& 5 Why It's The Rock). All rights reserved. After eliminating Reigns, he then eliminated Dean Ambrose to secure his second Royal Rumble win and 14th (and final) world championship. After a strong freshman campaign, she has continued the Irish's tradition of strong guard play. [193] His feud with The Undertaker continued into Crown Jewel on November 2, where Shawn Michaels came out of retirement to reform DX with him, in a winning effort against The Brothers of Destruction (The Undertaker and Kane). During the course of the match, Triple Hs quad just gave out. [138] Triple H made an untelevised appearance on October 30 at the WWE Fan Appreciation Event and also at the 2010 Tribute to the Troops. Triple H is no exception. RELATED: Every Wrestler Who Defeated Triple H In A Singles WWE PPV Match. Even though Triple H was in the best physical shape out of the four veterans, he wound up tearing his pectoral muscle early in the match. He attended Nashua High School, where he played baseball and basketball. I remember packing my bags in the Embassy Suites and saying like, Alright, here we go". Survivor Series 2002 featured the first appearance of the Elimination Chamber match. He also owns just over $1.5 million in WWE stock. Triple H would win the belt from The Rock, only to quickly drop it. Regarded as one of the greatest professional wrestlers of all time, he currently serves as the chief content officer for WWE. [212] Jason Powell from Pro Wrestling Dot Net stated that wrestlers like Triple H, alongside Michaels, Undertaker, and Kane, "need to accept their limitations, stop pretending they belong in main events, and stop acting like being in these main events isn't stealing the spotlight (from newer talent)". He's been a fan of the sport since 2004, and also has a little experience by wrestling pillows in front of an imaginary crowd. Female racers were 2.3 times more likely to have sustained a knee injury than male racers. [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. [163] Triple H defeated Lesnar after a Pedigree onto the steel steps. [17][21] In his first televised match, Levesque debuted as a villain named Terror Risin', defeating Keith Cole. It wasnt good, and they wanted me to know they understood. Less than 85% on limb symmetry score is classified as abnormal ( ) Vertical Hop. Triple H sustained the most gruesome injury of his career in 2001 when he suffered a tear in his left quadriceps muscle, causing it to come completely off the bone. [92] On April 30 at Backlash, Triple H was involved in another WWE Championship match, fighting Edge and Cena in a triple threat match, where he lost again. "It could have been a lot worse, and thats why they kept me last night and wouldnt let me leave the hospital, because they werent sure how bad it was, and if it did swell more, it could have still killed me.". During Triple H's early days in the DX faction, he found himself in contention for the Intercontinental Championship, and he got his hands on the title when he defeated The Rock at SummerSlam 1998. 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