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. After Bryan won the match, Triple H attacked him, allowing Randy Orton to cash in his Money in the Bank contract and win the title, turning heel for the first time since 2006. [221][222] In this role, he oversees the companys creative writing, talent relations, live events, talent development and creative services departments. [155] At Raw 1000, Stephanie McMahon goaded Heyman into Triple H's challenge against Lesnar. News on all your favorite celebs, reality TV, and movies. 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. On December 18, he defeated Nash at TLC: Tables, Ladders, and Chairs in sledgehammer ladder match, after attacking him with a sledgehammer. 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. (ACL deficient knees) 0.81s difference between limbs. In late October, Nash jumped Triple H with a sledgehammer, The Game's weapon of choice, and kayfabe injured his spine. [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. [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. Pro Wrestling Illustrated presents: 2007 Wrestling almanac & book of facts. [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. 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The injury was the real deal, reputedly caving in part of The Game's moneymaker. 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. [101] After winning the Raw Elimination Chamber match on February 17, 2008 at No Way Out, Triple H gained a WWE Championship match by outlasting five other men, last eliminating Jeff Hardy after a Pedigree on a steel chair. [141] This was followed by the announcement that he had been assigned to take over as Chief Operating Officer (COO) of the WWE. 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. 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. These events led to the beginning of a long storyline rivalry between the former partners and an eventual "Unsanctioned Street Fight" on August 25 at SummerSlam, in which Michaels came out of retirement to win. [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. All those things protected me, and a bit of luck too. 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. ", Dr. Andrews responded,"If I were you, Id stay with the best., "So I was like, Done." Triple H continued, "Kevin Wilk was there, and hes the best guy in the world [for physical training and rehabilitation of sports injuries]. On April 27 at the Greatest Royal Rumble in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, John Cena defeated Triple H in the first match ever featured on a Saudi pay-per-view event. Theyll take more pictures inside to make sure there wasnt any damage. He is also a two-time Royal Rumble match winner, and a King of the Ring tournament winner. Triple H returns from injury - Raw, Jan. 7, 2002 WWE 12M. The Game suffered bad swelling in the throat, and hes lucky it wasnt any worse than what it was. [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. This helps us provide free content for you to enjoy! In a modified version of his gimmick in WCW, Levesque started his WWF career as a "Connecticut Blueblood". As always, he played through the pain to finish the match and needed surgery to repair the damage. Ironically, on that very same date five years later, Triple H would suffer the very same torn quad injury on his right side. In this . Helmsley was being highlighted again in 1997, winning the 1997 King of the Ring tournament by defeating Mankind in the finals. Owen Hart, two months later and suffered a bad knee injury in the process, keeping him . [81], At Bad Blood on June 13, Triple H defeated Michaels in the longest Hell in a Cell match in history, ending their feud. 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. 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. He joined World Championship Wrestling (WCW) in 1994 and was soon repackaged as a French-Canadian aristocrat named Jean-Paul Lvesque. [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. However, he made his triumphant return in January 2002 to one of the loudest crowd receptions in WWE history. Such was the case with each of the injuries Triple H sustained. 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. [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 already had a history of neck injuries when he once again found himself in the same position in 2005. 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While having a decorated career that spans close to thirty years, Triple H suffered three dramatic injuries within five years of each other. [16] Later on in the night, he betrayed his long-time friend and fellow DX member X-Pac by helping Shane McMahon retain the European Championship and joined The Corporation. On June 1, 1996, Hunter appeared on an episode of Superstars in a match against Marty Garner. [16] turning heel in the process. [17] He won the Royal Rumble on January 20, receiving an Undisputed WWF Championship match on March 17 at WrestleMania X8,[68] where Triple H defeated Chris Jericho for the Undisputed WWF Championship. 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. That same night, his stablemate Batista won the Royal Rumble match, earning a world title match at WrestleMania 21. However, he was not able to enjoy the title for long as he suffered a legitimate knee injury and had to relinquish the title. [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). He followed it up by hitting some wicked chair shots, bringing the match to an improvised no-contest finish. [4][15] His classmates included fellow future WWF wrestlers Chyna and Perry Saturn. [135] On the February 8 episode of Raw, DX lost the Unified Tag Team Championship to ShoMiz (The Miz and Big Show) in a triple threat elimination tag match, also involving The Straight Edge Society (CM Punk and Luke Gallows). [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. I cant read the future, but eleven-time champion sounds good to me.". 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. More impressively, one in five female alpine racers (22%) reported an ACL disruption, and females were 3.1 times more likely . The injury was the real deal, reputedly caving in part of The Game's moneymaker. [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). Bret Hart commented on Triple H winning the 2016 Royal Rumble match for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship while not wrestling full-time, saying: "I didn't like the decision that Triple H, surprise, put the belt on himself again it just showed a real lack of imagination if you ask me. 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