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. [217], In 2014, Levesque and his wife Stephanie created the Connor's Cure cancer fund in honor of Connor "The Crusher" Michalek, a WWE fan who died of cancer at the age of eight. Trauma to a wrestler can be severe and derail a career. Group B had a 46.3% LSI with a SD of 12.9. 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, Punk vs. Hardy", "Cody Rhodes & Ted DiBiase def. [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. 9 Quad Injury - 2001 Triple H sustained the most gruesome injury of his career in 2001 when he suffered a tear in his left quadriceps muscle, causing it to come completely off the bone. weight on you from a few feet in the air and it hit you on the throat, it could crush your windpipe and kill you instantly. [109] He defended the championship over the summer by defeating the likes of Edge on July 20 at The Great American Bash[110] and The Great Khali on August 17 at SummerSlam,[111] and was the only champion to retain his title at Unforgiven's Championship Scramble matches on September 7. Ian Goodwillie is a freelance writer based out of Saskatoon, SK, Canada. [34][39] Later that year, Shawn Michaels, Helmsley, Chyna and Rick Rude formed D-Generation X (DX). [16] This began a new angle for Triple H, as Chyna betrayed him by attacking him after the match and joining The Corporation. New, Potential Buyer Pulls Out Of Race To Purchase WWE? At the 1998 Royal Rumble event, Shawn Michaels faced The Undertaker in a Casket Match. "Wrestling's historical cards" (p.105), Pro Wrestling Illustrated presents: 2007 Wrestling almanac & book of facts. However, he couldn't enjoy much time with the title as he endured a legitimate knee injury, and he had to relinquish the title. Bruising usually appears within 2-3 days. Unfortunately, Triple H suffered what was described as a severely strained groin. He returned on December 12, as part of the Slammy Awards. However, he continued making occasional appearances in an executive role for NXT. [69] When he learned that it was fake, he dumped her publicly on Raw when they were supposed to renew their wedding vows. Moves 3- Brawler: Fury Punch 5. When we do them, we take a high risk; thats why theyre called high-risk moves. Head Is Struck. 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. Triple H would sell theactionin the match beautifully. John Cena, Kofi Kingston, Ted DiBiase, and Randy Orton were the other participants in the contest and as the match went by, Triple H took a massive Celtic Cross from Sheamus and ended up sustaining another neck injury. Tibiofemoral dislocation is the variant that is deemed the most serious, with a higher risk of compromise to the popliteal artery and common peroneal nerve. In 1995, he signed with the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE), where he became Hunter Hearst Helmsley, and later, Triple H.[5] In WWF, Triple H gained industry fame as a member of The Kliq and co-founding the influential D-Generation X stable, which became a major element of the "Attitude Era" in the 1990s. Things changed after a knee injury in 1998. [142] Though Nash and Punk demanded a match against each other, Triple H fired Nash for insubordination and booked himself in a No Disqualification match on September 18 at Night of Champions with his position of COO on the line. 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. More details:", Paul Levesque's executive profile at WWE.com, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Triple_H&oldid=1141671325, Most Hated Wrestler of the Decade (20002009), Ranked No. "For me, the doctor said it was a lot of things. Triple H's best friend and DX partner never returned to in-ring competition after he lost his career vs. streak match against The Undertaker at WrestleMania 26. Rapid, extreme swelling. [212] 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)". [65] Triple H then became a world tag team champion by winning the WWF Tag Team Championship for the first time at Backlash on April 29 when he and Austin defeated Kane and The Undertaker in a "Winner Take All" tag team match. [74] Triple H later threatened to show video footage of Kane committing the act in question; the footage that finally aired showed Triple H (dressed as Kane) simulating necrophilia with a mannequin in a casket;[74] Kane's tag team partner The Hurricane responded the following week by showing a video of Triple H (rather, someone wearing a Triple H series of masks) getting an enema. WWE is constantly trying to outdo itself at their Saudi Arabian events. Kebin Antony is a God-fearing, peace-loving pro-wrestling fanatic from South India. [211] After his tag team match along with Michaels against Undertaker and Kane at Crown Jewel in 2018, Wade Keller from Pro Wrestling Torch wrote that Triple H "moves like the trees in Wizard of Oz". Plus, Dr. Scott Connelly! 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. Ross asked Triple H how he felt seeing that footage, in response, he broke character (after 5 years of marriage) by admitting that Vince McMahon is his father-in-law, that Shane is his brother-in-law, and that Stephanie is his wife, creating a rivalry between Triple H and Orton. 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. [134] 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. However, this was a no-contest done right. Their group ran roughshod over the WWE for several months. This is what your Olympic hero had to say about it. I want to come back and be on top. Mankind won the match by pinning Austin. "Every time that you do one, the odds go up that somethings going to happen. 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The injury was the real deal, reputedly caving in part of The Game's moneymaker. "[200], According to the Wrestling Figure Checklist, Levesque had 412 action figures produced of his likeness between the 1990s and 2010s. During the course of the match, Triple Hs quad just gave out. (27%) reported a history of a knee injury. Mr. McMahon disbanded the nWo following several backstage complications and brought in Eric Bischoff as the Raw general manager. They were married in Sleepy Hollow, New York, on October 25, 2003. [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. 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. On the January 3 episode of Raw Is War, Triple H defeated Big Show to win his third WWF Championship. On January 23 at the Royal Rumble, he retained the WWF Championship in a Street Fight after performing two Pedigrees on Foley. Owen Hart, two months later and suffered a bad knee injury in the process, keeping him . 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. Perfect became his manager and he won the Intercontinental Championship for the first time on October 21, 1996, defeating Marc Mero. He is signed on the RAW brand. [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. Triple H competed for Sheamus' WWE Championship in an Elimination Chamber match at the titular PPV in 2010. The McMahon-Helmsley Era: In the fall of 1999, Triple H became the WWE Champion. He knew I was concerned for a lot of reasons. [172] In order to end Bryan's title reign, Triple H re-formed Evolution with Orton and Batista on the April 18 episode of SmackDown, but Bryan remained champion due to The Shield turning on The Authority. As a result of this Triple H injury, he missed the whole WCW Invasion storyline. [54] Both Triple H and Angle wrestled for the WWF Championship against The Rock on August 27 at SummerSlam, but The Rock retained the title after Angle received a legit concussion during a botched Pedigree on a commentary table by Triple H.[55][56] The feud culminated at Unforgiven on September 24, where Triple H defeated Angle with a Pedigree after a low blow from McMahon. [97][98] Surgery was successfully performed two days later by Dr. James Andrews. [a], Triple H won a number of championships in his career, being a five-time Intercontinental Champion, a three-time world tag team champion (two World Tag Team Championship reigns, and one Unified WWE Tag Team Championship reign), a two-time European Champion, and a fourteen-time world champion, making him the company's seventh Triple Crown Champion and second Grand Slam Champion. (ACL deficient knees) 0.81s difference between limbs. [28], Although Helmsley was highly promoted in the first few months after his debut, his career stalled during 1996, starting off with a feud with Duke "The Dumpster" Droese following a loss during the Free for All at 1996 Royal Rumble. Wrestling Injuries | 3 Accidents That Ended Careers Too Soon, Ric Flair and Triple H | The Greatest Short Story in Wrestling History, 4 Shocking Times Fans Attacked Wrestlers During a Match, Disclaimer, Terms of Service, Privacy Policy, and Disclosure. But as it turned out, Triple H did sustain a legit injury in the attack. [163] Triple H defeated Lesnar after a Pedigree onto the steel steps. Yeah, and its Hunter. 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. My necks very thick from training it. Despite the injury, The Game finished the match by hitting Kane with a Pedigree and pinning him for the win. Triple H (Non-Sanctioned Match)", "Seth Rollins def. [115] After failing to regain the title on December 14 at Armageddon,[116] Triple H entered seventh in the Royal Rumble on January 25, 2009, but was last eliminated by Randy Orton. [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. 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