The Genius Cast with Lanny Poffo (2018-19), HOMAGE.com Our favorite in retro wrestling attire! Difficulty and pain in trying to move the knee. Kebin Antony is a God-fearing, peace-loving pro-wrestling fanatic from South India. [10][214], In 2010, Levesque's role in WWE as an Executive Senior Advisor was officially formalized as he was given an office at the company's headquarters in Stamford, Connecticut. Shawn Michaels could see the match was breaking down and took control of the situation. I knew that it was a really big deal, and I never want to hurt anyone anyway. Group C had a 74.9% LSI with a SD of 13.3. 10/10 Knee injury - 1998 During Triple H's early days in the DX faction, he found himself in contention for the Intercontinental Championship, claiming the title when he defeated The Rock at summer festival 1998. 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. Rob himself was uncomfortable performing a move from the top of the pod, and it was never his idea to execute the daring splash. 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). 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. In late October, Nash jumped Triple H with a sledgehammer, The Game's weapon of choice, and kayfabe injured his spine. Much like in sports, a pro wrestling match can also be stopped, but there have been times where wrestlers showed mental and physical perseverance by finishing a match despite the distress they were under due to injury. As it turned out, Triple H was legitimately injured in the match as he suffered a bicep tear. New, Top AEW Star Has "Zero Interest" In Going Back To WWE [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. [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. 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. [97], At SummerSlam on August 26, he defeated King Booker in his return match. His first feud was with Vince McMahon and in a surprise move he married Stephanie McMahon. [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. 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. He defended the title against Goldberg, Chris Jericho, Shawn Michaels, Randy Orton, and Kevin Nash at the event, but before he could get there, The Game went one-on-one with Goldberg in a dark match after an episode of Raw went off-air. I cant read the future, but eleven-time champion sounds good to me.". Triple H already had a history of neck injuries when he once again found himself in the same position in 2005. The stage was set for an incredible clash between Triple H and the first ever Undispited Champion, Chris Jericho. 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. Vince was super cool about it.". [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. (27%) reported a history of a knee injury. Perfect left the WWF, his departure was explained to be a result of Helmsley turning his back on his manager as soon as he won the Intercontinental Championship. [189], Despite being part of Kurt Angle's Team Raw on November 19 at Survivor Series, Triple H attacked him and caused him to be eliminated in their match against Team SmackDown, and he ultimately got credit for winning the match after he pinned Shane McMahon of Team SmackDown. roster due to the WWF draft lottery and continued to feud with Jericho, culminating in a Hell in a Cell match on May 19 at Judgment Day, which Triple H won. "Wrestling's historical cards" (p.106), Pro Wrestling Illustrated presents: 2007 Wrestling almanac & book of facts. When we do them, we take a high risk; thats why theyre called high-risk moves. He later won the Royal Rumble and received an Undisputed WWF Championship match at WrestleMania X8, defeating Chris Jericho for the Undisputed WWF Championship. The World's Most Entertaining Car Website. One of Bischoff's first intentions was to follow up on the nWo's plan and bring Triple H over to the Raw roster. [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. [208][209], Triple H's later career, especially after 2014 during which he was a part-time performer, has been sometimes criticized. [1] Managed by John Rodeo, he wrestled for various promotions on the East Coast independent circuit until 1993.[20]. This injury brought an abrupt end to the McMahon-Helmsley Era, as the rigorous rehabilitation process kept Triple H out of action for over eight months,[5][17] completely missing The Invasion storyline. During Goldberg's ill-fated early 2000s run with WWE, he and Triple H would feud with each other. [218], On July 22, 2022, WWE promoted Levesque to Executive Vice President of Talent Relations. [17] He even allowed Jericho to put him in the Walls of Jericho, a move that places considerable stress on the quadriceps. In response, Triple H stormed out the arena and vowed to return to the ring the next week on Raw.[169]. [10], Outside wrestling, he has been a figure of substantial media attention due to his marriage to Stephanie McMahon, daughter of Vince McMahon and the CEO of WWE. ", followed by a parody of rival promotion WCW's ring announcer Michael Buffer's famous catch-phrase, "Let's get ready to rumble", substituting the word "rumble" with the DX slogan, "suck it". The Cerebral Assassin wasnt going to let anything stop him from letting the fans get their moneys worth that night, not even a heavy-hitting Triple H injury to the throat. Michaels and Kevin Nash planned to bring Triple H over to Raw in order to put him into the group. RVD is an exceptional athlete, and he uses a lot of that athleticism in his Five-Star Frog Splash, using the ropes as leverage, getting that extra spring, covering great distance, and adjusting his body mid-air But it wasnt natural for him to do all that on top of a pod. 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. "Wrestling's historical cards" (p.122), Last edited on 26 February 2023, at 06:01, extended Undertaker's undefeated streak to 190, Learn how and when to remove this template message, Scooby-Doo! [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. Ex-WWE referee Marty Elias held up the dreaded X sign to signal that a legitimate injury had taken place, and the quality of the match had come to a screeching halt, as Triple H was visibly struggling. But his knee issues would continue to dog him throughout his career. Triple H would sell theactionin the match beautifully. After the match, Triple H turned on Flair by attacking him with a sledgehammer, sparking a feud between the duo. [232] He is a supporter of English football team West Ham United FC. [5][68] After holding the title for a month, Triple H lost it to Hollywood Hulk Hogan on April 21 at Backlash. As a result of this Triple H injury, he missed the whole WCW Invasion storyline. In this role, he oversaw the company's Talent Development department and served as a senior advisor to the CEO for talent strategy. [53] He feuded with Kurt Angle, initially over the WWF Championship, but then as a love triangle between himself, Angle, and Stephanie. [143] Triple H defeated Punk at Night of Champions despite interference from John Laurinaitis, Nash, The Miz and R-Truth. "Wrestling's historical cards" (p.117), Pro Wrestling Illustrated presents: 2007 Wrestling almanac & book of facts. 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. During the match, The Undertaker hit Michaels with a back-body drop to the outside. 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. I rolled with the shot. It wasnt his fault; it wasnt my fault. Triple H undergoes surgery in 2018 for a torn pectoral muscle in this exclusive extra from Creation and Destruction: Triple H's Road to WrestleMania, streami. On the February 21 episode of Raw, Batista turned on Triple H and signed a contract to face him for the World Heavyweight Championship at WrestleMania. [103] On April 27 at Backlash, Triple H won the title in a fatal four-way elimination match against Orton, Cena, and John "Bradshaw" Layfield, tying the record for most WWE Championship reigns with The Rock. [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. The tear required an operation, which was performed by orthopedic surgeon Dr. James Andrews. Shawn Michaels, in Triple Hs corner, could see the match was losing structure and used his high ring IQ to save the match. Mr. McMahon returned to relieve him of his duties on Raw, though he remained the COO. 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. 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. 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. 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. During the second assault, Triple H sustained a legitimate injury which WWE later revealed as a fractured vertebra. [182] He successfully defended the championship against Ambrose on March 12 at Roadblock,[183] and defeated Dolph Ziggler in non-title match two days later on Raw, but lost the championship to Reigns in the main event of WrestleMania 32 on April 3, ending his last world championship reign at 70 days. [128] Their first match after reuniting was against The Legacy at SummerSlam on August 23, which they won. Levesque had a brief feud with Alex Wright that ended on December 27 at Starrcade[5] with Wright pinning him. [17][21] In his first televised match, Levesque debuted as a villain named Terror Risin', defeating Keith Cole. [77], In February 2003, Triple H formed a stable known as Evolution with Ric Flair, Randy Orton, and Batista. Rob tried to protect me as best he could. However, he continued making occasional appearances in an executive role for NXT. He followed it up by hitting some wicked chair shots, bringing the match to an improvised no-contest finish. [89], After a four-month hiatus, Triple H returned to Raw on October 3, where he and Flair defeated Chris Masters and Carlito. [11], In 2020, Levesque became WWE's Executive Vice President of Global Talent Strategy & Development. [16] After failed attempts at winning the championship, Triple H and Mankind challenged then WWF Champion Stone Cold Steve Austin to a triple threat match on August 22 at SummerSlam, which featured Jesse "The Body" Ventura as the special guest referee. [35] For a very brief time, Helmsley was accompanied by Mr. Hughes, who was his storyline bodyguard reminiscent of Ted DiBiase and Virgil. This is one of the prices you have to pay for being in the professional wrestling industry. [25] He appeared in taped vignettes, in which he talked about how to use proper etiquette, up until his wrestling debut on the April 30, 1995 episode of Wrestling Challenge defeating Buck Zumhofe. 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. [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. ", "I remember you said, Oh my god, are you okay? And I was like, Absolutely not!, I mean, I couldnt even put weight on it, but I was like, Whatever Ive done, I dont think I can make it any worse, so I was like, Put the Walls on me. When you did, I remember you turning me over and thinking, REALLY bad decision! Like holy shit, I remember you putting me down on the table, and I had to go back in [the ring] to do the spot I was like, Oh my god, am I going to be able to get up to the ring? And I was like, I gotta go", "I remember uh, rolling to the floor and just curling up in a fetal position, Vince coming out and saying, Whatd you do? and me saying, I tore my quad., I felt it when it went, man, I felt it just roll up to my hip. [155] At Raw 1000, Stephanie McMahon goaded Heyman into Triple H's challenge against Lesnar. RELATED: 10 Clean Triple H Losses We Forgot About. [137] Also at WrestleMania, Michaels lost to The Undertaker and was forced to retire. He regained the championship from Orton on September 12 at Unforgiven. 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. Two of the men in that inaugural bout were Triple H and Rob Van Dam. 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. [97][98] Surgery was successfully performed two days later by Dr. James Andrews. Ironically, on that very same date five years later, Triple H would suffer the very same torn quad injury on his right side. He was obviously injured but finished the match. He returned on December 12, as part of the Slammy Awards. During the main event of the May 21, 2001 episode of Raw Is War, he suffered a legitimate and career-threatening injury. Such was the case with each of the injuries Triple H sustained. On the March 1 episode of Raw, they lost a rematch for the titles in their last televised match before Michaels retired. [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. [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. If a practical means to predict these forces existed, ACL injury risk could be attenuated. [230] He sported Lemmy-inspired facial hair during the early 2000s[231] and spoke at Lemmy's funeral on January 9, 2016. "The night HHH returned from his quad injury at Madison Square Garden 20 years ago. Most men wouldnt be able to walk with a torn quad, let alone continue a wrestling match, but thats exactly what Triple H pulled off. Triple H being who he is, he still finished the match and even insisting that Jericho throw his submission on him. My necks very thick from training it. "Wrestling's historical cards" (p.118), Pro Wrestling Illustrated presents: 2007 Wrestling almanac & book of facts. He has a BA in English Literature from the University of Saskatchewan and completed the Writing Program at Vancouver Film School. [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. 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. It took place on August 30, 1998, at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York. Hulk Hogan and Ultimate Warrior | The True Story of WrestleMania 6, Mean Gene Okerlund: Secret History on the Man Behind the Mic, 2001 Royal Rumble A Match That Defines the Attitude Era, Wrestling Documentaries That Hit The Mark, Chris Benoit How We Met 3 Weeks Before the Unthinkable, 5 Wrestling Feuds Where There Was Real-Life Heat, 6 Wrestlers Who Greatly Benefited from the Royal Rumble, WWE Draft: The Inside Story Behind the First Brand Split, Rocky and WWE: 5 Ways The Movie Inspired Wrestling, Shawn Michaels | His Evolution Through Commentary (1991-1998), Hillbilly Jim on Vince McMahon Spending Recklessly in the 80s, 6 Times Professional Wrestlers Were Blinded. "When Rob Van Dam hit me with the Frog-splash off the top of the cage, his knee went across my throat. Smackdown! [134] This came about after Hornswoggle sued DX for emotional and physical distress due to them not allowing him to join DX. Chris Jericho refers to it as: "The match that doesnt exist anymore because of the circumstances that happened after.". Hardy interfered and hit Triple H with a steel chair meant for Edge, costing him the title after a 210 day reign. [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. He is currently signed with WWE for Extreme (WWE), but is inactive due to an injury. After he accosted Heyman, Heyman threatened another lawsuit against Triple H for assault and battery. [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. It was, unfortunately, regarded by many as one of the worst matches of the year. At the 1998 Royal Rumble event, Shawn Michaels faced The Undertaker in a Casket Match. 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. 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[217] He is also the founder and executive producer of WWE's NXT brand,[10] though he was not involved with the brand's "NXT 2.0" overhaul in the September of 2021. Ito et al. Triple H went on to become a fourteen-time world champion. At the New Years Revolution pay-per-view in 2007, it was DX up against Rated RKO. If these injuries werent enough, Triple H suffered a torn pectoral muscle during his tag team match with Shawn Michaels against The Undertaker and Kane at Crown Jewel on Friday, November 2nd, 2018. He revealed that he had viral pneumonia and inflamed lungs, which worsened over time. [68] Triple H then became exclusive to the SmackDown! 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. 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. He introduced the returning X-Pac the night after WrestleMania and joined forces with The New Age Outlaws. [163] Triple H defeated Lesnar after a Pedigree onto the steel steps. Yeah, and its Hunter. He attended Nashua High School, where he played baseball and basketball. CM Punk (No Disqualification Match)", "WWE Raw SuperShow results: The "Laurinaitis Era" begins", "Triple H & CM Punk vs. Slaughter. Visit our corporate site (opens in new tab). During the match, DX embarrassed Vince by shoving his face in between Big Show's buttocks, and D-X won when Triple H broke a sledgehammer over the shoulders of Mr. McMahon after Michaels performed Sweet Chin Music on him. While giving a farewell speech the next night, Sheamus attacked him and set up a rematch at Extreme Rules on April 25. Helmsley was being highlighted again in 1997, winning the 1997 King of the Ring tournament by defeating Mankind in the finals. 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