During Goldberg's ill-fated early 2000s run with WWE, he and Triple H would feud with each other. [106] Orton suffered a legitimate collarbone injury during the match, prematurely ending the feud. Triple H (Non-Sanctioned Match)", "Seth Rollins def. 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. It led to a couple of matches between the two at WrestleMania 26 and Extreme Rules 2010. But as it turned out, Triple H did sustain a legit injury in the attack. [176] However, The Authority were reinstated on the December 29 episode of Raw after Rollins coaxed Cena into reinstating them by holding Edge hostage. Braeden Farrell is a senior writer for Pro Wrestling Stories. 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. RVD made an appearance on The Shining Wizardspodcast and spoke about the splash gone wrong that caused this Triple H injury. The Knee injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS) is self-administered and assesses five outcomes: pain, symptoms, activities of daily living, sport and recreation function, and knee-related quality of life. [34] Even after the DX versus Hart Foundation storyline ended, he continued to feud with the sole remaining Hart family member Owen over the European Championship. [134] This came about after Hornswoggle sued DX for emotional and physical distress due to them not allowing him to join DX. [108] Triple H then went on to defeat John Cena cleanly to retain the WWE Championship on June 29 at Night of Champions. Triple H has seen his share of injuries in his career. It was, unfortunately, regarded by many as one of the worst matches of the year. This forced Michaels to carry the load despite his lengthy in-ring absence. There was a fantastic tag team match on the May 21st, 2001 edition of WWE Monday Night RAW. 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. Evolution subsequently lost back-to-back matches with The Shield on May 4 at Extreme Rules[173] and on June 1 at Payback. The Game suffered bad swelling in the throat, and hes lucky it wasnt any worse than what it was. [73] Triple H retained his title against Rob Van Dam on September 22 at Unforgiven when Ric Flair hit Van Dam with a sledgehammer. While having a decorated career that spans close to thirty years, Triple H suffered three dramatic injuries within five years of each other. "I remember thinking, This is one of the toughest dudes Ive ever been in the ring within my life! because you finished that match with a torn quad, came BACK in the ring to make the save with the sledgehammer, took a Walls [of Jericho] I mean, that was incredible, man. He was obviously injured but finished the match. It was Chris Benoit and Chris Jericho against Triple H and Stone Cold Steve Austin. [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. In response, Triple H stormed out the arena and vowed to return to the ring the next week on Raw.[169]. 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. But as of right now, they think its not structural damage; its just swollen tissue. [91] Subsequently, Triple H defeated Flair in a non-title Last Man Standing match on November 27 at Survivor Series to end their feud.[91]. [97], At SummerSlam on August 26, he defeated King Booker in his return match. When Triple H completely recovered from the quad injury he sustained in 2001 he must've sworn to be more careful in the ring. "[The doctors] told me not to wrestle for at least ten days. But he wasn't a friend this time as he went after The Game and attacked him on multiple occasions. La fibromyalgie, ou syndrome fibromyalgique, est une forme de douleur chronique diffuse associe d'autres symptmes tels que fatigue, troubles du sommeil et de l'humeur, troubles cognitifs, dconditionnement physique. He was back in action within a couple ofweeks but stayed in the hospital overnight. In 2000, he suffered a career-threatning injury when his left quadriceps muscle became completely detached from his kneecap. [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. [121] At WrestleMania 25 on April 5, Triple H defeated Orton to retain the title. During the match, SmackDown general manager Vickie Guerrero announced that Edge had returned and introduced him into the contest. [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. They then defeated The Spirit Squad again on the July 15, 2006 episode of Saturday Night's Main Event XXXIII in a 5-on-2 elimination match. [19] In July 1992, he defeated Mad Dog Richard to win the IWF Heavyweight Championship. Triple H after tearing his pectoral muscle, and after surgery. In early 1994, Levesque signed a one-year contract with World Championship Wrestling (WCW). My necks very thick from training it. Triple H's best friend and DX partner never returned to in-ring competition after he lost his career vs. streak match against The Undertaker at WrestleMania 26. WWE Champion John Cena; Randy Orton cashed in his Money in the Bank contract on Bryan to become WWE Champion", "Daniel Bryan def. I was still in my gear. [195] His final match on pay-per-view was a loss to Randy Orton at Super ShowDown on June 7. 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. "I feel completely safe in the ring with Rob every time Im in there with him. Dr. James Andrews had to perform the same procedure on Triple H again, and The Game got sidelined from action until that year's SummerSlam PPV. Sheamus attacked him weeks later, setting up a match at WrestleMania XXVI on March 28, which Triple H won. [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. Rob tried to protect me as best he could. The angle was very unpopular with fans,[75] and was de-emphasized before the title match. [221][222] In this role, he oversees the companys creative writing, talent relations, live events, talent development and creative services departments. [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. 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. [148] After initially refusing the rematch as he did not want to tarnish The Undertaker's legacy,[149] Triple H accepted the challenge after being called a coward who lives in Shawn Michaels' shadow, on the condition their rematch be contested inside Hell in a Cell. 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. Robs uncomfortable feeling was justified because it all went wrong. Triple H's long career saw him overcome several major injuries, some of which put him on the shelf for months at a time. [130], At Hell in a Cell on October 4, DX defeated The Legacy in a Hell in a Cell match. 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. Heres what Triple H had to say from the segment: "Basically, I detached the muscle at the front of my leg from the bone of my kneecap. Aninterview for WWE.com the day after the second Triple Hinjury backed up what RVD said and explained his version of events. [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. Though a new champion was crowned, Triple H helped re-sign Punk and upheld both championship reigns. [51] Triple H then entered a storyline with Chris Jericho, who upset Triple H by defeating him for the WWF Championship on the April 17 episode of Raw Is War before the title was returned to Triple H because of a fast count made by referee Earl Hebner, and Jericho's reign is not recognized. 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. If an athlete suffers an injury in any sport, the game is stopped, and a team of trainers runs out to the injured player to assess the problem. No one had ever tried jumping off one of the pods before, and nobody really knew what it would feel like to bump on the steel and all the surroundings the Elimination Chamber came with. [29] It has been claimed that he was scheduled to win the 1996 King of the Ring tournament, but the victory was instead awarded to Stone Cold Steve Austin after the Madison Square Garden Incident, in which the Kliq broke character after a match to say goodbye to the departing Nash and Hall. 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. [136], On February 21, Triple H eliminated then WWE Champion Sheamus from the Elimination Chamber match, though he did not win the title. [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. [219] Three days later, following the "retirement" of Vince McMahon, he was also named Head of WWE Creative. Figure-eight hop test. [1] Managed by John Rodeo, he wrestled for various promotions on the East Coast independent circuit until 1993.[20]. They had a dark match after an episode of Raw which was part of the build leading into their match at SummerSlam. It was a brutal injury that came at a straightforward moment in the match. Plus, Dr. Scott Connelly! For the. [211] After his tag team match along with Michaels against Undertaker and Kane at Crown Jewel in 2018, Wade Keller from Pro Wrestling Torch wrote that Triple H "moves like the trees in Wizard of Oz". During this time, he adopted an entrance gimmick of asking the crowd "Are you ready? [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. Stephanies reaction to the injury could be described as if she were reacting to a death in the ring. He now works as a wrestling list writer for Valnet, Inc, covering thesportster. He is also a two-time Royal Rumble match winner, and a King of the Ring tournament winner. "Wrestling's historical cards" (p.100), Pro Wrestling Illustrated presents: 2007 Wrestling almanac & book of facts. Triple H then attacked him with a sledgehammer and he was carried from the ring on a stretcher.[72]. 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. The hit caused a lot of swelling that made it almost impossible to breath. I dont know the percentage, but [the medical staff] said your throats normally at two, and it was at less than one. It was a marginal improvement from his . [234] During an appearance on First Take on March 25, 2022, Levesque gave his first interview since being hospitalized. Triple H: 5 Reasons He Was Better In DX (& 5 Reasons He Was Better In Evolution), 10 Best Stone Cold Vs Triple H Matches, Ranked, 10 Best Years Of Triple H's WWE Career, Ranked, 10 Wrestlers You Wouldn't Believe Beat Triple H, 5 Reasons Why Shawn Michaels Is Triple H's Best Rival (& 5 Why It's The Rock). In a modified version of his gimmick in WCW, Levesque started his WWF career as a "Connecticut Blueblood". What began as an on-screen storyline marriage in 2000 became a real-life romance when Levesque began dating Stephanie McMahon. 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. [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. 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. WWE is constantly trying to outdo itself at their Saudi Arabian events. The following week, Triple H smashed Michaels' face into a car window to prove that Michaels was weak. The medical staff tried to put him on a backboard and he put up the traditional kayfabe fight. These are the worst. The Intercontinental Championship has proven to be an important stepping stone for legendary careers, including The Rock and Triple H. For a portion of 1997, the future Hall of Famers feuded over the championship which led to an incredible match at SummerSlam that year. But not surprisingly, Triple H kept playing the game and delivered two Pedigrees, one of them through the Spanish announce table. [191], Triple H turned face again and his final feuds were high-profile rematches with wrestlers that he had previously worked with. Ito et al. [54] Both Triple H and Angle wrestled for the WWF Championship against The Rock on August 27 at SummerSlam, but The Rock retained the title after Angle received a legit concussion during a botched Pedigree on a commentary table by Triple H.[55][56] The feud culminated at Unforgiven on September 24, where Triple H defeated Angle with a Pedigree after a low blow from McMahon. [] I will never wrestle again. [61] Triple H also feuded with The Undertaker, who defeated him on April 1 at WrestleMania X-Seven. He revealed that he had viral pneumonia and inflamed lungs, which worsened over time. )", "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. [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. [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. He also owns just over $1.5 million in WWE stock. 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 . [34][39] Later that year, Shawn Michaels, Helmsley, Chyna and Rick Rude formed D-Generation X (DX). However, Sheamus was still furious at Triple H, and he once again laid him out at their second encounter at Extreme Rules. The World's Most Entertaining Car Website. [153] At No Way Out on June 17, Triple H challenged a non-present Lesnar to a match at SummerSlam,[154] which Heyman refused on Lesnar's behalf the following night on Raw. brand, leaving the Raw brand without a world champion. People online were mocking it calling it the. 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. [16] This began a new angle for Triple H, as Chyna betrayed him by attacking him after the match and joining The Corporation. Heres another thing, I remember coming up the ramp, and as we were getting to the top of the ramp, I was doing the math in my head Four months, rehab, can I be back for Mania? That was my whole mentality, cause it was like May when I did it, but I was thinking like, Man, I dont think SummerSlam is an option, but I know I could probably come back for later., I didnt know how bad it was, and I didnt know Dr. Andrews was going to come to me and go like, Yeah, you might never wrestle again", Dr. Andrews told Triple H, "Heres the thing, I dont know anybody thats ever come back from this from the level that you did it. [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. 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The McMahon-Helmsley Era: In the fall of 1999, Triple H became the WWE Champion. Triple H went on to defeat Kane at No Mercy on October 20, unifying the two titles. During the match, The Undertaker hit Michaels with a back-body drop to the outside. With that said, let's take a look at all of those injuries in detail in the run down below. News on all your favorite celebs, reality TV, and movies. 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. [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. In 2011, the Pro Wrestling Torch stated that he was "widely regarded as the best wrestler in North America" by 2000. [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. While falling, HBK hit . [122] On the April 13 episode of Raw, Triple H was drafted back to the Raw brand as part of the 2009 WWE draft. The opponents actually recounted the match in full on the 'Talk is Jericho' podcast. [89], After a four-month hiatus, Triple H returned to Raw on October 3, where he and Flair defeated Chris Masters and Carlito. [16] He did not hold the title long, as he was sidelined with a legitimate knee injury. On the March 1 episode of Raw, they lost a rematch for the titles in their last televised match before Michaels retired. 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. RELATED:10 Wrestlers You Wouldn't Believe Beat Triple H. Just to add some really gross icing to a terrible cake, Triple H sustained a horrible tear to his right pectoral muscle. [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. [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. [24] Between late 1994 and early 1995, Lvesque briefly teamed with Lord Steven Regal, whose upper class British persona was similar to Lvesque's character. [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. Just being off like that, BAM. This Triple H injury caused an extraordinary amount of pain, and Triple H immediately started kicking against the mat furiously. But as it turned out, Triple H did sustain a legit injury in the attack. 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. He reputedly passed out backstage shortly after that. "Wrestling's historical cards" (p.116), Pro Wrestling Illustrated presents: 2007 Wrestling almanac & book of facts. Such was the case with each of the injuries Triple H sustained. The Rock and Triple H back in 1998 - the two are legends of the industry and shared a heated rivalry . "[200], According to the Wrestling Figure Checklist, Levesque had 412 action figures produced of his likeness between the 1990s and 2010s. He knew I was concerned for a lot of reasons. 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. [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. [102] At WrestleMania XXIV on March 30, Orton retained the title in a triple threat match after punting Triple H and pinning John Cena following Triple H's Pedigree on Cena. [146] WWE later announced that Triple H had sustained a fractured vertebra, and would be out of action. But little did he know that he would go through the process once again in 2007. In this role, he oversaw the company's Talent Development department and served as a senior advisor to the CEO for talent strategy. It wasnt good, and they wanted me to know they understood. "Wrestling's historical cards" (p.104), Pro Wrestling Illustrated presents: 2007 Wrestling almanac & book of facts. A knee injury would briefly sideline him, though his feud with The Rock would pick up again after Survivor Series. Less than 85% on limb symmetry score is classified as abnormal ( ) Vertical Hop. 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. The time was right, and there it was. When Triple H returned to action a few months later after that injury he looked a lot bigger. The ailment would keep him out until late November, and necessitated the vacating of his belt. A popping or tearing sound at the time of injury. "Wrestling's historical cards" (p.117), Pro Wrestling Illustrated presents: 2007 Wrestling almanac & book of facts. So I called the office [of WWE] and was like, I need to stay down here. Justin has been a wrestling fan since 1989, and has been writing about it since 2009. Regardless, Triple H's longtime friend Kevin Nash attacked Punk immediately after the match to allow Alberto Del Rio to become the new champion. Angered at his loss, a bloodied Triple H used his sledgehammer to attack both Edge and Cena and then performed a number of DX crotch chops. Hardy interfered and hit Triple H with a steel chair meant for Edge, costing him the title after a 210 day reign. [152] Upon his return two weeks later, Triple H was confronted by Lesnar's legal representative, Paul Heyman, who announced Lesnar was filing a lawsuit against WWE for breach of contract. [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. 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. DDT 15. [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. Two were career-threatening injuries, while another came close to ending his life. [6] DX defeated The Spirit Squad on June 25 at Vengeance in a 5-on-2 handicap match. Future Publishing Limited Quay House, The Ambury, Bath BA1 1UA. 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. He followed it up by hitting some wicked chair shots, bringing the match to an improvised no-contest finish. [199], In September 2021, Triple H suffered from heart failure and a defibrillator was installed in his chest. Unfortunately, at Royal Rumble 1998, he faced Undertaker in a casket match and took a bad bump off the corner of the casket. The debuting Marc Mero her real-life husband came to her rescue, starting a feud between the two wrestlers.[32]. [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 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. 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. [16], On March 28 at WrestleMania XV, Triple H lost to Kane after Chyna interfered on his behalf and she was thought to have rejoined DX. [157] Six days later at SummerSlam, Triple H lost to Lesnar after submitting to the Kimura Lock, breaking his arm again in storyline. 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