[170] Along with his wife Stephanie, they subsequently created The Authority, with The Shield (Seth Rollins, Roman Reigns and Dean Ambrose) as his enforcers, Kane as the Director of Operations and Orton as their hand-picked WWE Champion. Triple H returns from injury - Raw, Jan. 7, 2002 WWE 93.2M subscribers Subscribe 91K 12M views 9 years ago After being sidelined for eight months due to a quad injury, Triple H returns. The tenacious Triple H. The Injuries of Triple H Trauma to a wrestler can be severe and derail a career. "For me, the doctor said it was a lot of things. ", Speaking about his recovery, "Whether its four, six, or eight months, I dont really know, but I know what I gotta go through to get to the end of the road, and its a long, slow process I dont just want to come back and wrestle; I want to come back and be The Game. "Wrestling's historical cards" (p.105), Pro Wrestling Illustrated presents: 2007 Wrestling almanac & book of facts. John Cena and Triple H (Orton retains WWE Title)", "Judgment Day spoils streak of good shows", "Keller's WWE Night Of The Champions PPV Report 6/29: Ongoing "virtual time" coverage of event", "SummerSlam comes close to 'blockbuster' status", "Scramble matches make for wild Unforgiven", "Cyber Sunday: Triple H marches on as champion", "Edge def. At WrestleMania XXVII on April 3, Triple H lost, which extended Undertaker's undefeated streak to 190; Undertaker was carried from the ring on a stretcher whereas Triple H left on his own accord. Triple H had two targets when he entered in the 1999 Royal Rumble match. [204], Considered by Men's Journal and news.com.au as one of the greatest professional wrestlers of all time,[205][206] Triple H received most of his acclaim for his work as a villain throughout his career. 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. [46], Triple H feuded with Mick Foley in early 2000. John Cena, Kofi Kingston, Ted DiBiase, and Randy Orton were the other participants in the contest and as the match went by, Triple H took a massive Celtic Cross from Sheamus and ended up sustaining another neck injury. Triple H was hobbling slowly, and whilst Edge was as ginger as he could with him, Randy Orton was confused and panicked a bit, with the match losing structure. [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. On the one hand, it was amazing innovation and professionalism from Shawn Michaels to keep the crowd happy in such an awkward spot, and on the other hand, insane fortitude shown from Triple H. A week later, on RAW, a segment aired about this Triple H injury. The brawl resulted in Lesnar having his head split open and requiring 18 stitches. This forced Michaels to carry the load despite his lengthy in-ring absence. [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)". I basically sat bloody in the hospital with my gear on until about eleven or noon today. During a tag team match against The Hurricane and Rosey, the latter performed a botched leg drop on Triple H and landed hard on The Game's head and neck. [81] He failed to win the title from Benoit on July 11 at Vengeance and on the July 26 episode of Raw in a 60-Minute Iron Man match after interference from Eugene, whom he defeated on August 15 at SummerSlam. 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. [61] Triple H also feuded with The Undertaker, who defeated him on April 1 at WrestleMania X-Seven. I dont know the percentage, but [the medical staff] said your throats normally at two, and it was at less than one. [109] He defended the championship over the summer by defeating the likes of Edge on July 20 at The Great American Bash[110] and The Great Khali on August 17 at SummerSlam,[111] and was the only champion to retain his title at Unforgiven's Championship Scramble matches on September 7. [16] He did not hold the title long, as he was sidelined with a legitimate knee injury. Female racers were 2.3 times more likely to have sustained a knee injury than male racers. 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. Obviously, there was a story reason why Rock got such an easy win. 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. However, Sheamus was still furious at Triple H, and he once again laid him out at their second encounter at Extreme Rules. An unstable feeling knee. Triple H fought Shawn Michaels in a Last Man Standing match on January 25, 2004 at the Royal Rumble to a double countout, so he retained the title as a result. New, Potential Buyer Pulls Out Of Race To Purchase WWE? During the course of the match, Triple Hs quad just gave out. The Game continued to compete despite the injury but ended up losing the title to Shawn Michaels. One of Bischoff's first intentions was to follow up on the nWo's plan and bring Triple H over to the Raw roster. [52] Their feud culminated in a Last Man Standing match at Fully Loaded on July 23 which Triple H won. 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. Forty-two active college-age individuals (21 females, 20.66 1.46 y, 70.70 2.36 cm, 82.20 7.60 kg; 21 males, 21.57 1.28 y, 65.52 1.87 cm . "[The doctors] told me not to wrestle for at least ten days. 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. However, even the mightiest warrior have many wounds in his body, and similarly, Triple H has endured various injuries throughout his career. 10 Recent Wrestling Moments That Shook The World, Triple H "Very Happy" With Failed Vince McMahon Prodigy's WWE Progress While falling, HBK hit . "Wrestling's historical cards" (p.115), Pro Wrestling Illustrated presents: 2007 Wrestling almanac & book of facts. The injury required surgery to repair the damage, and he underwent the procedure performed by Dr. James Andrews and had to undergo extensive rehab to heal the damage. [78] Triple H held the World Heavyweight Championship for most of 2003, successfully defending against Booker T on March 30 at WrestleMania XIX in an angle with racist undertones. The first-ever Elimination Chamber match took place at Survivor Series 2002. It led to a couple of matches between the two at WrestleMania 26 and Extreme Rules 2010. [16] This began a new angle for Triple H, as Chyna betrayed him by attacking him after the match and joining The Corporation. [112] He successfully defended it against Jeff Hardy both on October 5 at No Mercy[113] and Cyber Sunday on October 26. [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. This ended in a match between the two at WrestleMania XIV on March 29, 1998, with the stipulation that Chyna had to be handcuffed to then-Commissioner Sgt. 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. 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. [16] His gimmick changed as he fought to earn a WWF Championship opportunity. [69] When he learned that it was fake, he dumped her publicly on Raw when they were supposed to renew their wedding vows. He introduced the returning X-Pac the night after WrestleMania and joined forces with The New Age Outlaws. 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. [16] He dropped the WWF Championship to Mr. McMahon on the September 16, 1999 episode of SmackDown! When RVD went for the Five-Star Frog Splash off the top of one of the pods, he accidentally landed with his knee on Triple H's throat. Triple H went to break up a Walls of Jericho hold applied to his partner Stone Cold, and as he planted his left leg, his quad tore. Triple H's fifth reign was as Undisputed WWF Champion. [89], After a four-month hiatus, Triple H returned to Raw on October 3, where he and Flair defeated Chris Masters and Carlito. Wrestling Injuries | 3 Accidents That Ended Careers Too Soon, Ric Flair and Triple H | The Greatest Short Story in Wrestling History, 4 Shocking Times Fans Attacked Wrestlers During a Match, Disclaimer, Terms of Service, Privacy Policy, and Disclosure. [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. Its mostly just until the swelling goes down. [23] During this time, he began using his finishing maneuver, the Pedigree. 1 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the, Ranked No. Two were career-threatening injuries, while another came close to ending his life. [34] Despite the punishment, Helmsley did have success following the MSG Incident. [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. Triple H failed to win the Royal Rumble match on January 29, 2006 at the Royal Rumble, but another championship opportunity arose for him in the Road to WrestleMania Tournament, which he won, granting him a match for the WWE Championship at WrestleMania 22 on April 2, where he lost to champion John Cena via submission. [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. [47] Triple H pinned The Rock at WrestleMania 2000 on April 2 to retain the title,[48] but lost it on April 30 at Backlash to The Rock, ending his reign at 118 days. [27] In the fall of 1995, Helmsley began a feud with the hog farmer Henry O. Godwinn, culminating in an infamous Hog Pen match on December 17 at In Your House 5: Seasons Beatings, where Helmsley was victorious. Pro Wrestling Stories - Your daily source of nostalgia and a peek behind the curtain wall of wrestlings past! [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. It was just one of those things. In this business, theres a fraction of an inch between safe and not safe, and we were on the wrong side of the fraction.". [the trainer said] No way, you couldnt have, you couldnt be walking on it.. 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. [81] Triple H was drafted to the SmackDown! [180] After Sheamus defeated Reigns at TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs on December 13, Reigns viciously attacked Triple H, which resulted in a storyline injury that took him off television. Authors . [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. [219] Three days later, following the "retirement" of Vince McMahon, he was also named Head of WWE Creative. As usual, Triple H figured he was fine and went back out for the last segment of the show with Batista. [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. [79] He lost the title after 280 days on September 21 at Unforgiven to Goldberg, in a match with the stipulation that had Goldberg lost, he would have to retire. [131] DX unsuccessfully challenged John Cena for the WWE Championship in a triple threat match on November 22 at Survivor Series,[132] after which they remained friends and partners. Triple H being Triple H, he continued to wrestle for the next several weeks until he was finally pulled from house shows as well as the European tour. [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. [28], Although Helmsley was highly promoted in the first few months after his debut, his career stalled during 1996, starting off with a feud with Duke "The Dumpster" Droese following a loss during the Free for All at 1996 Royal Rumble. During the main event of the May 21, 2001 episode of Raw Is War, he suffered a legitimate and career-threatening injury. [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. [208][209], Triple H's later career, especially after 2014 during which he was a part-time performer, has been sometimes criticized. Pro Wrestling Illustrated presents: 2007 Wrestling almanac & book of facts. [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. However, he couldn't enjoy much time with the title as he endured a legitimate knee injury, and he had to relinquish the title. England and Wales company registration number 2008885. Throughout the remainder of 2015, The Authority aligned with Sheamus, who successfully cashed in his Money in the Bank contact immediately after Reign's victory. Rob tried to protect me as best he could. [198] The final match of his career took place on the January 11, 2021 episode of Raw when he faced Randy Orton in an "unsanctioned fight", which ended in a no-contest after Alexa Bliss and "The Fiend" Bray Wyatt got involved. When Triple H returned to action a few months later after that injury he looked a lot bigger. [121] At WrestleMania 25 on April 5, Triple H defeated Orton to retain the title. Triple H would sell theactionin the match beautifully. [5][22] This gimmick referred to his surname's French origins and he was asked to speak with a French accent, as he could not speak French. In 2011, the Pro Wrestling Torch stated that he was "widely regarded as the best wrestler in North America" by 2000. 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. [33] Garner sued the WWF, eventually settling out of court and later discussed the incident in an appearance on The Montel Williams Show. A wrestler can become a perfect heel when he combines various aspects like power, cunning, and wisdom in his efforts in taking down his adversaries. "This was something that was an accident. [134] On the January 11, 2010, episode of Raw, Mike Tyson, who was the Raw guest host for the night, teamed with Jericho to face DX; at the end of the bout, Tyson turned on Jericho and aligned himself with Triple H and Michaels. In 2000, he suffered a career-threatning injury when his left quadriceps muscle became completely detached from his kneecap. RELATED: Every Wrestler Who Defeated Triple H In A Singles WWE PPV Match. Head Is Struck. Chris Jericho refers to it as: "The match that doesnt exist anymore because of the circumstances that happened after.". Triple H's quad injuries get a lot of focus due to how severe they were but his neck has given him a lot of issues over the years, too. This task requires standardized, patient- centered measures that can be administered at a low cost. The crowd was digging it. Triple H went on to defeat Kane at No Mercy on October 20, unifying the two titles. [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. 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. [4][15] His classmates included fellow future WWF wrestlers Chyna and Perry Saturn. And there are certain moves in the business that are high-risk moves. Paul "Triple H" Levesque provides an update and comments on the knee injury suffered by Mae Young Classic performer Tegan Nox Thursday night, with thoughts from Nox following her hospitalization. [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. I was still in my gear. [218], On July 22, 2022, WWE promoted Levesque to Executive Vice President of Talent Relations. The man didnt even know whether his throat was fully crushed or not. [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. [71], Meanwhile, Shawn Michaels had made his return to WWE and joined the New World Order (nWo). "They needed to keep me overnight because they were afraid that if it swelled any more, my airway would close off, and before I would be able to tell anybody, I wouldnt be able to breathe, and I could die. I was visibly upset about it. [106] Orton suffered a legitimate collarbone injury during the match, prematurely ending the feud. Unique lists featuring pop culture, entertainment and crazy facts. But not surprisingly, Triple H kept playing the game and delivered two Pedigrees, one of them through the Spanish announce table. 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. Moves 3- Brawler: Fury Punch 5. Here is video promo package showing Triple H's Quad tear injuries in May 2001 and January 2007 in HD. This Triple H injury caused an extraordinary amount of pain, and Triple H immediately started kicking against the mat furiously. [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. [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. In late October, Nash jumped Triple H with a sledgehammer, The Game's weapon of choice, and kayfabe injured his spine. Triple H agreed to it only if the charges were dropped, which Hornswoggle agreed to. He was known backstage as one of the members of The Kliq, a stable of wrestlers including Shawn Michaels, Kevin Nash, Sean Waltman and Scott Hall, who were known for influencing Vince McMahon and the WWF creative team. In mid-September 1998, reigning Intercontinental Champion Triple H was sidelined with a serious knee injury. [215] He was named Executive Vice President, Talent and Live Events in 2011. [118] That record stood until 2011 when John Cena won his ninth WWE Championship. Triple H sold Sheamus' attack to perfection at the event but ended up sustaining a legitimate torn bicep, which took him out of action for several months. Sheamus attacked him weeks later, setting up a match at WrestleMania XXVI on March 28, which Triple H won. On December 18, he defeated Nash at TLC: Tables, Ladders, and Chairs in sledgehammer ladder match, after attacking him with a sledgehammer. As it turned out, Triple H was legitimately injured in the match as he suffered a bicep tear. At the 1998 Royal Rumble event, Shawn Michaels faced The Undertaker in a Casket Match. RELATED:Triple H: 5 Reasons He Was Better In DX (& 5 Reasons He Was Better In Evolution). Undertaker Knee Strike. At the start of the night, Triple H challenged newly named WWE Champion Randy Orton, reigniting their feud that had been interrupted following his injury. 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Since 2014, Justin has been a features writer and interviewer for Fighting Spirit Magazine. Triple H returned to Raw as a face on January 7, 2002, at Madison Square Garden. 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. [17][21] In his first televised match, Levesque debuted as a villain named Terror Risin', defeating Keith Cole. Just being off like that, BAM. [139], On the February 21, 2011 episode of Raw, Triple H returned, interrupting the return of The Undertaker and challenging him to a match at WrestleMania XXVII, which later became a No Holds Barred match. En France, sa prvalence est (27%) reported a history of a knee injury. At the time, Michaels was the WWE World Champion,. It didn't simply happen over night. After eliminating Reigns, he then eliminated Dean Ambrose to secure his second Royal Rumble win and 14th (and final) world championship. 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