A feud with Mr. However, this translated to a budding romance off the screen as well, as HHH and Stephanie began dating. A lot of controversy surrounds this part of The Game's career, though. Allegedly, Triple H was dating Chyna when he started seeing Stephanie as well, essentially cheating on Chyna.
After Chyna found out, she was released unceremoniously from the company. In a terrible turn of events, Triple H suffered a terrible injury in which almost ended his career. In a tag team match on Raw in May, The Game completely tore his left quadriceps muscle. Even though he was hardly able to stand, he went on to complete the match. This injury ensured that Hunter would miss the 'Invasion' storyline completely.
His return from injury though, is widely regarded as one of the best moments in Raw history, as he made his return in MSG to a pop that blew the roof off the arena. When his best friend on-screen and in real life, Shawn Michaels returned from his injury, Hunter would pretend to welcome him back, only to turn on him later.
Their first match was an 'unsactioned' Street Fight at SummerSlam, after which Triple H would introduce Shawn, and the world, to his weapon of choice - a Sledgehammer.
They continued their feud later on to have a 3 stages of hell match, and even inside the first ever Elimination Chamber. It was also during this time that Triple H would be a part of the highly distasteful 'Katie Vick' storyline with Kane.
Triple H was crowned the first ever champion. This phase of Hunter's career has been criticized by fans and critics of the industry alike, due to his very lengthy, monotonous runs with the Heavyweight Title.
One memorable feud though, was with Batista, who won the Royal Rumble and chose to challenge HHH at 'Mania, breaking up the Evolution with the now iconic 'thumbs down' gesture. He was also part of two DX reunions with Shawn Michaels once in and again in , though these runs couldn't live up to the standards of their time during The Attitude Era.
The Cerebral Assassin now stands at a total of 14 Word Championship reigns, the third highest in history, only behind John Cena and Ric Flair who have 16 reigns apiece.
A rematch of this encounter would take place inside Hell in a Cell at WM 28, with Michaels as the guest referee. This has been widely regarded as one of the best matches ever inside Hell in a Cell. The image of all three legends walking out of the arena together is still etched in the fans' minds. His in-ring appearances became few and far between. No, Asuka is not married yet and she is still to get married yet. As of now, she is assumed to be single which might be good news for those guys having crush upon her.
She is currently focusing on WWE, her career as of now rather than wasting her time in a relationship. As in other professional wrestling promotions, WWE shows are not legitimate contests, but entertainment-based performance theater, featuring storyline-driven, scripted, and partially choreographed matches, though matches often include moves that can put performers at risk of injury, even death, if not performed ….
On December 13, , he was involved in a match against Tony St. After the dissolution of DX , Triple H was pushed as a main event wrestler, winning several singles championships. Outside wrestling, Levesque has made numerous guest appearances in film and on television.
Paul Levesque was born in Nashua, New Hampshire. In his youth, Levesque was a fan of professional wrestling and his favorite wrestler was Ric Flair. He became aware of bodybuilding at the age of fourteen, and after graduating from high school in , he entered several bodybuilding competitions.
He was crowned Teenage Mr. New Hampshire at the age of nineteen. During this time, he met Ted Arcidi and began to consider a career in Professional wrestling. Levesque enrolled at Killer Kowalski 's wrestling school in after it was recommended to him by Arcidi.
In his first televised match, he wrestled as a heel and defeated Brian Armstrong. 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.
During this time, he began using his finisher, the Pedigree. He appeared in taped vignettes, in which he talked about how to use proper etiquette, up until his wrestling debut on the April 30, episode of WWF Wrestling Challenge. Although he was heavily pushed in the first few months after his debut, his career stalled during , starting off with being mired in a feud with Duke "The Dumpster" Droese following a loss in the Free For All at the Royal Rumble.
Up until that event, his angle included appearing on television each week with a different female valet. Sable was his valet at WrestleMania XII , and after his loss to Ultimate Warrior , as part of the storyline, he took his aggressions out on her.
The debuting Marc Mero came to her rescue, starting a feud between the two wrestlers. When Levesque attempted to perform the Pedigree, Garner mistook the maneuver for a double underhook suplex or powerbomb and tried to jump up with the move, causing him to land squarely on top of his head and suffer neck damage.
He was slated to win the King of the Ring tournament, but was demoted from championship contender to "jobber to the stars" after the Madison Square Garden Incident , in which the Kliq broke character after a match to say goodbye to the departing Nash and Hall.
Perfect became his manager and he was booked to win the Intercontinental Championship for the first time on October 21 , , defeating Marc Mero. When Mr. 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. For a very brief time, Helmsley was accompanied by Mr.
Hughes , who was his storyline bodyguard. After losing the Intercontinental title, he feuded with Goldust , defeating him at WrestleMania During their feud, Chyna debuted as his new bodyguard. Helmsley's push resumed in , when he won the King of the Ring tournament by defeating Mankind in the finals. By that point, Helmsley had fully dropped the "blueblood snob" gimmick, appearing in T-shirts and leather. During this period, his ring name was shortened to simply Triple H.
Helmsley won after Chyna threw powder into Slaughter's eyes, momentarily "blinding" him and allowing her to interfere in the match. After WrestleMania, Michaels was forced into temporary retirement due to a legitimate back injury sustained at the Royal Rumble , and Triple H took over the leadership position in DX, claiming that his now-former associate had "dropped the ball".
This storyline rivalry eventually led to a feud over the Intercontinental Championship , which Triple H won in a ladder match at SummerSlam. He did not hold the title long, however, as he was sidelined with a legitimate knee injury. This began a new angle for Triple H, as Chyna betrayed him by attacking him after the match and joining The Corporation. After Triple H's heel turn in early , he moved away from his DX look, taping his fists for matches, sporting new and shorter wrestling trunks, and adopting a shorter hairstyle.
His gimmick changed as he fought to earn a WWF title shot, changing from a fun-loving, rebellious person to a tough, somewhat-sadistic and a mean man. At this time, he claimed that it was "his time" future reference on becoming the WWF Champion.
A later storyline feud between Triple H and Steve Austin started when it emerged that Triple H had paid off Rikishi to run down Austin at Survivor Series , causing him to take a year off. In reality, Austin's previous neck injuries started bothering him again, forcing him to have surgery. In , Triple H and Austin had a match at Survivor Series that ended when Triple H tried to trick Austin into coming into the parking lot to run him over again, only to have Austin lift his car up with a forklift and flip the car onto its roof 10 feet high.
Triple H returned a few weeks later and attacked Austin. The feud continued into and culminated in a Three Stages of Hell match in which Helmsley defeated Austin.
During the May 21, episode of Raw , he suffered a legitimate and career-threatening injury. At one point, Jericho had Austin trapped in the Walls of Jericho. Triple H ran-in to break it up, but just as he did, he suffered a tear in his left quadriceps muscle, causing it to come completely off the bone.
Despite his inability to place any weight on his leg, Triple H was able to complete the match. He even allowed Jericho to put him in the Walls of Jericho, a move that places considerable stress on the quadriceps. The tear required an operation, which was performed by orthopedic surgeon Dr. James Andrews. 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, completely missing The Invasion storyline.
After holding the title for a month, Helmsley dropped it to Hulk Hogan at Backlash. Triple H then became exclusive to the SmackDown! By the time he returned, Triple H's on-screen marriage to Stephanie McMahon was on the rocks, so Stephanie faked a pregnancy in order to get him back on her side. When he learned that it was fake, he dumped her publicly on Raw when they were supposed to renew their wedding vows. Stephanie aligned with Jericho afterward, but she was forced to leave after losing a Triple Threat match on Raw the night after WrestleMania when she was pinned by Triple H.
The divorce, and thus the storyline, was finalized at Vengeance. Vince McMahon, however, disbanded the nWo following several backstage complications and brought in Eric Bischoff as the Raw brand's new General manager.
One of Bischoff's first intentions was to follow up on the nWo's plan and bring Triple H over to the Raw roster. Triple H did indeed go to the Raw brand, reuniting with Shawn Michaels, but on July 22, he turned on Michaels by performing a Pedigree on him during what was supposed to be a DX reunion.
The following week, Triple H smashed Michaels' face into a car window to prove that Michaels was "weak". These events led to the beginning of a long storyline rivalry between the former partners and an eventual "Unsanctioned Street Fight" at SummerSlam , in which Michaels came out of retirement to win. Afterwards, however, Triple H attacked him with a sledgehammer, and Michaels was carried out of the ring.
Triple H then received a push by having numerous successful title defenses, but he eventually dropped the belt to Shawn Michaels in the first ever Elimination Chamber match at Survivor Series. The group was pushed on Raw from to The height of their dominance occurred after Armageddon when every member of Evolution left the pay-per-view holding a title. Triple H held the World Heavyweight Championship for most of After another failed attempt, losing to Benoit at Vengeance , he focused on Eugene , beating him at SummerSlam.
Triple H then regained the title from former associate Randy Orton at Unforgiven. Following this, Triple H took some time off from wrestling, suffering from minor neck problems. He teamed with Flair to defeat Chris Masters and Carlito. After the match, Triple H turned on Flair hitting him with a sledgehammer, sparking a feud between the duo.
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