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. He played baseball and. [80] 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. [137] 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). She was born in Hartford, Connecticut, the United States on the 4th of July, 2006, and so is currently 16 years old. However, she is not their only child, as the couple had more children after she was born. In early 1994, Levesque signed a one-year contract with World Championship Wrestling (WCW). brand, leaving the Raw brand without a world champion. [220] That year, he earned a combined salary of just over $1.5 million from his front office job and as a wrestler. [168][169][170] Despite being medically cleared to wrestle before the June 3 episode of Raw, Vince and Stephanie McMahon did not allow Triple H to wrestle Axel, citing concerns for his well-being and the safety of his children. [136] 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. Hardy interfered and hit Triple H with a steel chair meant for Edge, costing him the title after a 210 day reign. [193], Triple H turned face again and his final feuds were high-profile rematches with wrestlers that he had previously worked with. 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. Levesque is the executive vice president with WWE and stated that he had a defibrillator in his chest. [237], 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. [203] On April 3, he introduced the second night of WrestleMania 38 as the COO of WWE, subsequently leaving a microphone and his wrestling boots in the ring to signify his official in-ring retirement.[13]. Although he counted a pinfall for CM Punk to win, John Cena's leg was on the ropes, which would break the pin. [147] During the match, Nash once again attacked him (costing Triple H and Punk the match) and did so the following night on the October 24 episode of Raw, hospitalizing him (kayfabe). 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. [27] Helmsley remained undefeated during the early months of his career, suffering his first pinfall at the hands of The Undertaker in a Survivor Series match at the namesake event. [167], The next night on Raw, Triple H wrestled Heyman's newest client, Curtis Axel. Triple H and Stephanie McMahon", "D-Generation X def. Triple H's real name is Paul Levesque, and he is a living legend. [58] While Triple H said he had done it in order to shield Austin from the WWF Championship and end his career in storyline, Austin's previous neck injuries started bothering him again in reality, forcing him to have surgery. He regained the championship from Orton on September 12 at Unforgiven. [16] He dropped the WWF Championship to Mr. McMahon on the September 16, 1999 episode of SmackDown! [141], 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. D-Generation X (Submissions Count Anywhere Match)", "Lots of wrestlers per match but no title changes at Survivor Series", "Caldwell's WWE TLC PPV Report 12/13: Complete PPV report on Cena vs. Sheamus, DX vs. JeriShow, Taker vs. Batista", "RAW: A bad trip on the Road to Wrestlemania", "Spoilers: WWE 2010 Tribute to the Troops results", "John Cena vs. CM Punk Undisputed WWE Championship Match", "WWE COO Triple H def. [194] He subsequently defeated The Undertaker on October 6 at Super Show-Down in a match that was billed as the "Last Time Ever". Triple H's fifth reign was as Undisputed WWF Champion. They have also lived in Los Banos, CA and Albuquerque, NM. What began as an on-screen storyline marriage in 2000 became a real-life romance when Levesque began dating Stephanie McMahon. [85] 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. brands. After SummerSlam, then WWE Undisputed Champion Brock Lesnar became exclusive to the SmackDown! Starting off, Triple H, (Christened Paul Michael Levesque) was born on the 27th day of July 1969 at Nashua in New Hampshire, United States. [116], 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. [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. [214] 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)". [108] Orton suffered a legitimate collarbone injury during the match, prematurely ending the feud. [71] When he learned that it was fake, he dumped her publicly on Raw when they were supposed to renew their wedding vows. Firstly, he attacked rival Roman Reigns with a Pedigree, allowing former Authority stable member Seth Rollins to eliminate him, before attacking Rollins with a Pedigree, allowing Kevin Owens to win the title. I did everything I wanted to do and then some. Paul Michael Levesque's net worth is valued at $150 million, which is the combined net worth with his wife, and he is ranked in the world's Top 5 Richest wrestlers. [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,[16] turning heel in the process. [177], The Authority were briefly removed from power after losing a five-on-five tag team elimination match on November 23 at Survivor Series after Sting made his WWE debut to assist their opponents. [140] Triple H made an untelevised appearance on October 30 at the WWE Fan Appreciation Event and also at the 2010 Tribute to the Troops. He also said there were moments where he thought he would die and confirmed that the event forced his retirement: "I was nose-diving and sort of at the one-yard line of where you don't want to be really, for your family and your future. 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. He announced he would referee a match to unify both WWE Championships on August 14 at SummerSlam. 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. Triple H won the match, winning his eleventh world championship and sixth WWE Championship,[102] then defended his title against Umaga in his regularly scheduled match after Mr. McMahon declared the match to be for the WWE title. He was Niagara University 's 25th president, serving from March 2000 until 2013. [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. [79] He defeated Van Dam on the December 2 episode of Raw to earn a title shot at Armageddon with Michaels as the special guest referee. Before he could announce the decision, he was interrupted by the returning Undertaker. [81] 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. In the interim, between the Royal Rumble and WrestleMania, the McMahon-Helmsley Faction was brought to an official on-screen conclusion. He made his professional debut on March 24, 1992, in Kowalski's promotion, the International Wrestling Federation (IWF), under the name "Terra Ryzing", defeating Tony Roy. 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. Paul Michael Levesque is an American professional wrestler and actor best known for his work with WWE/F as Triple H. He is a former 14-time World Champion and was inducted into the WWE Hall of . #RIPChyna," Triple H (whose real name is Paul Michael Levesque) wrote on Twitter on Thursday, April 21. [4][15] His classmates included fellow future WWF wrestlers Chyna and Perry Saturn. In doing so, Triple H became the seventh Triple Crown winner and second Grand Slam winner in WWE history.[68]. [205] The group made an additional appearance at Raw is XXX on January 23, 2023. Paul Levesque is a member of famous Wrestling list. Helmsley was being highlighted again in 1997, winning the 1997 King of the Ring tournament by defeating Mankind in the finals. World Heavyweight Title", "World Heavyweight Title (W.W.E. Paul Michael Lvesque is an American professional wrestler, actor and WWE executive, better known by his ring name Triple H, an abbreviation of his former ring name, Hunter Hearst Helmsley. He attended Nashua High School, where he played baseball and basketball. Levesque had a brief feud with Alex Wright that ended on December 27 at Starrcade[5] with Wright pinning him. [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. [18], In early 1990, Levesque began to train as a professional wrestler at Killer Kowalski's school in Malden. Triple H (Non-Sanctioned Match)", "Powell's WWE Survivor Series 2017 live review: Brock Lesnar vs. AJ Styles, "Team Raw" Kurt Angle, Braun Strowman, Triple H, Finn Balor, and Samoa Joe vs. "Team Smackdown" Shane McMahon, John Cena, Shinsuke Nakamura, Randy Orton, and Bobby Roode, The Shield vs. New Day, Charlotte vs. Alexa Bliss", "Powell's WrestleMania 34 live review: AJ Styles vs. Shinsuke Nakamura for the WWE Championship, Brock Lesnar vs. Roman Reigns for the WWE Universal Championship, Charlotte Flair vs. Asuka for the Smackdown Women's Championship, Ronda Rousey and Kurt Angle vs. [13], Levesque was born in Nashua, New Hampshire. [159] Six days later at SummerSlam, Triple H lost to Lesnar after submitting to the Kimura Lock, breaking his arm again in storyline. [86] At New Year's Revolution on January 9, 2005, Triple H won an Elimination Chamber match to regain the World Heavyweight Championship after last eliminating Orton, then retained the title against him on January 30 at the Royal Rumble to end their feud. [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. One of Bischoff's first intentions was to follow up on the nWo's plan and bring Triple H over to the Raw roster. On the January 3 episode of Raw Is War, Triple H defeated Big Show to win his third WWF Championship. Paul 'Triple H' Levesque Chyna's death was. After the match, Triple H turned on Flair by attacking him with a sledgehammer, sparking a feud between the duo. 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. Triple H is a 14-time World Champion and made his debut in WWE in 1995. Triple H for the final time, AJ Styles vs. Samoa Joe in a no DQ, no count-out match for the WWE Title, The Shield vs. Braun Strowman, Drew McIntyre, and Dolph Ziggler, Becky Lynch vs. Charlotte for the Smackdown Women's Title", "6/29 WWE Live Results: Tokyo, Japan (Second night in Tokyo, Triple H and Nakamura team)", "Friday Night SmackDown to celebrate 25 Years of Triple H in WWE", "1/11 WWE Raw Results: Powell's live review of WWE Champion Drew McIntyre's first comments since testing positive for COVID-19, Triple H's show opening segment, the continued build to the Royal Rumble", "WWE star Triple H announces retirement from in-ring action after heart surgery", "Breaking: @TripleH announced his retirement from in-ring competition on @espn @firsttake with @stephenasmith", "WWE announces Paul 'Triple H' Levesque's promotion to chief content officer", "10/10 WWE Raw results: Powell's live review of Bobby Lashley vs. Seth Rollins for the U.S. [95] Triple H unsuccessfully attempted to win the WWE title from Cena on numerous occasions, blaming his shortcomings on Vince McMahon, which eventually led to a feud between the McMahons and Triple H. Shawn Michaels returned on the June 12 episode of Raw and reunited with Triple H to re-form D-Generation X, turning Triple H face for the first time since 2002. [19] In July 1992, he defeated Mad Dog Richard to win the IWF Heavyweight Championship. [179] Back in power, Triple H began feuding with Sting, whom he defeated in a no disqualification match on March 29 at WrestleMania 31 after interference from D-Generation X. Mar 25, 2022 After surviving a life-threatening health scare in 2021, WWE legend Paul "Triple H" Levesque has officially confirmed that he's retired from in-ring competition. In response, Triple H stormed out the arena and vowed to return to the ring the next week on Raw.[171]. The debuting Marc Mero her real-life husband came to her rescue, starting a feud between the two wrestlers.[32]. Joseph L. Levesque, C.M. 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