On the February 23 episode of Raw, Triple H confronted Orton, before attacking him, Ted DiBiase, and Cody Rhodes (a group known as The Legacy) with a sledgehammer and chasing them from the arena. Triple H being who he is, he still finished the match and even insisting that Jericho throw his submission on him. Moves 3- Brawler: Fury Punch 5. [122] On the April 13 episode of Raw, Triple H was drafted back to the Raw brand as part of the 2009 WWE draft. 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. As DX faced RKO at New Years Revolution, Triple H's right quad just gave out. But the match didn't go as planned as Triple H tore his right quadriceps muscle 15-minutes into the contest. [46], Triple H feuded with Mick Foley in early 2000. During this time, he adopted an entrance gimmick of asking the crowd "Are you ready? 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. [179], The WWE World Heavyweight Championship was vacated after Rollins suffered a legitimate severe knee injury in November 2015 and a tournament to determine a new champion was held at Survivor Series on November 22, which was won by Roman Reigns. "Wrestling's historical cards" (p.121), Pro Wrestling Illustrated presents: 2007 Wrestling almanac & book of facts. The Game suffered bad swelling in the throat, and hes lucky it wasnt any worse than what it was. [143] Triple H defeated Punk at Night of Champions despite interference from John Laurinaitis, Nash, The Miz and R-Truth. 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. 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. One was delivered not long after tearing his quad as the match was still going on. 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. [117] At No Way Out on February 15, Triple H won the WWE Championship in the SmackDown Elimination Chamber match, setting the record for most reigns at eight. [151], Triple H returned on the April 30 episode of Raw, when he refused to give in to Brock Lesnar's unreasonable contract demands, resulting in Lesnar attacking him and storyline breaking his arm. Randy Orton and Batista to become the new WWE World Heavyweight Champion", "CALDWELL'S WWE EXTREME RULES PPV RESULTS 5/4: Complete "virtual-time" coverage of live PPV - Bryan vs. Kane, Evolution vs. Shield, Cena vs. Wyatt steel cage match", "CALDWELL'S WWE PAYBACK PPV RESULTS 6/1: Complete "virtual-time" coverage of live PPV - Bryan's Decision, Shield vs. Evolution "Final Battle," Cena vs. Wyatt", "WWE Raw results: Seth Rollins explains betraying The Shield as Money in the Bank takes shape", "Team Cena def. Analysis during the 1990s indicated that this 'classic' O'Donoghue triad is actually an unusual clinical entity among athletes with knee injuries. Helmsley was being highlighted again in 1997, winning the 1997 King of the Ring tournament by defeating Mankind in the finals. Never one to do things halfway, Triple H decided the best option was to tear his right quadricep, five years to the day after returning from his left quad tear. At one point, Jericho had Austin trapped in the Walls of Jericho and Triple H ran in to break it up, but just as he did, he suffered a tear in his left quadriceps muscle,[5][67] causing it to come completely off the bone. [69] When he learned that it was fake, he dumped her publicly on Raw when they were supposed to renew their wedding vows. CM Punk (No Disqualification Match)", "WWE Raw SuperShow results: The "Laurinaitis Era" begins", "Triple H & CM Punk vs. Ironically, on that very same date five years later, Triple H would suffer the very same torn quad injury on his right side. That same night, his stablemate Batista won the Royal Rumble match, earning a world title match at WrestleMania 21. 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. 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. 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. The ailment would keep him out until late November, and necessitated the vacating of his belt. They had a dark match after an episode of Raw which was part of the build leading into their match at SummerSlam. 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. 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. [5] Sable was his valet at WrestleMania XII on March 31 and after his loss to The Ultimate Warrior,[31] as part of the storyline, he took his aggressions out on her. [51], After a brief run as a face that saw him defeat Chris Benoit on October 22 at No Mercy,[57] Triple H reverted to his heel persona and restarted his feud with Stone Cold Steve Austin when it emerged that Triple H had paid off Rikishi to run down Austin at Survivor Series, causing him to take a year off. The crowd was digging it. [84] 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. [33] When he attempted to perform the Pedigree, Garner mistook the maneuver for a double underhook suplex and tried to jump up with the move, causing him to land squarely on top of his head and suffer neck damage. "When Rob Van Dam hit me with the Frog-splash off the top of the cage, his knee went across my throat. It was a marginal improvement from his . It wasnt good, and they wanted me to know they understood. [16] His gimmick changed as he fought to earn a WWF Championship opportunity. [107], On the June 23 episode of Raw, Triple H was drafted to the SmackDown brand as a part of the 2008 WWE draft, in the process making the WWE Championship exclusive to SmackDown. Unfortunately, at Royal Rumble 1998, he faced Undertaker in a casket match and took a bad bump off the corner of the casket. 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. Stephanies reaction to the injury could be described as if she were reacting to a death in the ring. [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. Two days later he woke up in bed, unable to move, and suddenly he. Group B had a 46.3% LSI with a SD of 12.9. [232] He is a supporter of English football team West Ham United FC. [49] He regained it three weeks later, in an Iron Man match on May 21 at Judgment Day,[50] only to lose it back to The Rock on June 25 at King of the Ring. [90] Flair defeated Triple H in a steel cage match on November 1 at Taboo Tuesday for Flair's Intercontinental Championship. [215] He was named Executive Vice President, Talent and Live Events in 2011. Medically necessary but they looked ridiculous on him. 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. When RVD went for the Five-Star Frog Splash off the top of one of the pods, he accidentally landed with his knee on Triple H's throat. before regaining it on September 26 at Unforgiven in a Six-Pack Challenge that included Davey Boy Smith, Big Show, Kane, The Rock and Mankind. Plus, Dr. Scott Connelly! When we do them, we take a high risk; thats why theyre called high-risk moves. But The Game managed to continue in the match and even eliminated Sheamus from the bout before he tapped out to Cena's STF. This task requires standardized, patient- centered measures that can be administered at a low cost. 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. [141] This was followed by the announcement that he had been assigned to take over as Chief Operating Officer (COO) of the WWE. Visit our corporate site (opens in new tab). ", "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. Grapple Moves: Grapple Punch 2 x2. [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. brand, leaving the Raw brand without a world champion. While having a decorated career that spans close to thirty years, Triple H suffered three dramatic injuries within five years of each other. [147], Triple H returned on the January 30, 2012 episode of Raw to evaluate Laurinaitis' performance as general manager. [137] Also at WrestleMania, Michaels lost to The Undertaker and was forced to retire. [199], In September 2021, Triple H suffered from heart failure and a defibrillator was installed in his chest. People online were mocking it calling it the. [134] After being taken to court where they were ruled guilty by a jury and judge consisting of dwarves, Michaels told Triple H that Hornswoggle could be the mascot. I basically sat bloody in the hospital with my gear on until about eleven or noon today. The following week, Triple H smashed Michaels' face into a car window to prove that Michaels was weak. However, he couldn't enjoy much time with the title as he endured a legitimate knee injury, and he had to relinquish the title. [11], In 2020, Levesque became WWE's Executive Vice President of Global Talent Strategy & Development. [99] On October 7 at No Mercy, Triple H was originally scheduled to face Umaga in a singles match. [185][186], On the August 29 episode of Raw, Triple H made his return by interfering in the main event for the recently vacated and established WWE Universal Championship. But not surprisingly, Triple H kept playing the game and delivered two Pedigrees, one of them through the Spanish announce table. With that said, let's take a look at all of those injuries in detail in the run down below. "Wrestling's historical cards" (p.116), Pro Wrestling Illustrated presents: 2007 Wrestling almanac & book of facts. (27%) reported a history of a knee injury. 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