Robs uncomfortable feeling was justified because it all went wrong. It caused swelling on the inside of my throat, which closed my airway down. New, Top AEW Star Has "Zero Interest" In Going Back To WWE His next three were as simply WWE Champion, while his ninth reign was as WWE World Heavyweight Champion. Stephanies reaction to the injury could be described as if she were reacting to a death in the ring. and WWE: Curse of the Speed Demon, Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame, "A guide to collecting WrestleMania's biggest stars from WrestleMania 1 to 27", "W.W.W.F./W.W.F./W.W.E. I cant read the future, but eleven-time champion sounds good to me.". En France, sa prvalence est (Use code PWS for a nice surprise). [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. brands. No one had ever tried jumping off one of the pods before, and nobody really knew what it would feel like to bump on the steel and all the surroundings the Elimination Chamber came with. Undertaker Knee Strike. It's not clear whether the Boss Man involvement was a back-up plan or not, if WWE actually had belief that Helmsley could make the show. So I called the office [of WWE] and was like, I need to stay down here. 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. But for those who turn the dial to 11 every night no matter what city they're in, they get intense injuries to match. Ive never seen a contact sports athlete come back from this, so if you do, its gonna be awesome. Obviously, there was a story reason why Rock got such an easy win. Triple H went on to become a fourteen-time world champion. Female racers were 2.3 times more likely to have sustained a knee injury than male racers. Paul "Triple H" Levesque provides an update and comments on the knee injury suffered by Mae Young Classic performer Tegan Nox Thursday night, with thoughts from Nox following her hospitalization. [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. [17], In 2004, Levesque released the book Making the Game: Triple H's Approach to a Better Body. 10/10 Knee injury - 1998 During Triple H's early days in the DX faction, he found himself in contention for the Intercontinental Championship, claiming the title when he defeated The Rock at summer festival 1998. The two men laid an absolutely brutal beating on each other, with Sheamus picking up the victory. Two were career-threatening injuries, while another came close to ending his life. Updated: Feb 28, 2023 / 09:26 PM CST. [134] This came about after Hornswoggle sued DX for emotional and physical distress due to them not allowing him to join DX. During the main event of the May 21, 2001 episode of Raw Is War, he suffered a legitimate and career-threatening injury. One was delivered not long after tearing his quad as the match was still going on. New, Potential Buyer Pulls Out Of Race To Purchase WWE? Visit our corporate site (opens in new tab). He regained the championship from Orton on September 12 at Unforgiven. [156] To anger Triple H, Lesnar broke Michaels's arm on the August 13 episode of Raw. [79] 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. [223], From 1996 to 2000, Levesque was in a relationship with fellow wrestler Joan "Chyna" Laurer. Once he returned to the ring, you might remember him wrestling in some odd looking bicycle shorts. [203] The group made an additional appearance at Raw is XXX on January 23, 2023. 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. The feud ended on February 17 at No Way Out inside Hell in a Cell, where Triple H retained the title and forced Foley to retire. Two days later he woke up in bed, unable to move, and suddenly he. 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. A knee injury would briefly sideline him, though his feud with The Rock would pick up again after Survivor Series. At WrestleMania XXVII on April 3, Triple H lost, which extended Undertaker's undefeated streak to 190; Undertaker was carried from the ring on a stretcher whereas Triple H left on his own accord. [228] He has a sister named Lynn. "Every time that you do one, the odds go up that somethings going to happen. WWE Champion John Cena; Randy Orton cashed in his Money in the Bank contract on Bryan to become WWE Champion", "Daniel Bryan def. brand, leaving the Raw brand without a world champion. They then again defeated the McMahons on August 20 at SummerSlam, withstanding the attack of several wrestlers who assaulted them before the match as directed by Mr. 1998;18:64-6. 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. More importantly, Ian is also a wrestling fan, comic book reader, video game player and photographer. Triple H revealed whether or not he blamed Rob Van Dam. Hulk Hogan and Ultimate Warrior | The True Story of WrestleMania 6, Mean Gene Okerlund: Secret History on the Man Behind the Mic, 2001 Royal Rumble A Match That Defines the Attitude Era, Wrestling Documentaries That Hit The Mark, Chris Benoit How We Met 3 Weeks Before the Unthinkable, 5 Wrestling Feuds Where There Was Real-Life Heat, 6 Wrestlers Who Greatly Benefited from the Royal Rumble, WWE Draft: The Inside Story Behind the First Brand Split, Rocky and WWE: 5 Ways The Movie Inspired Wrestling, Shawn Michaels | His Evolution Through Commentary (1991-1998), Hillbilly Jim on Vince McMahon Spending Recklessly in the 80s, 6 Times Professional Wrestlers Were Blinded. [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". He suffered a storyline concussion and was deemed to have forfeited. "While they were making sure that didnt happen, they were also trying to find out whether or not I had torn my trachea, which, if I did, I couldnt drink or swallow. It was, unfortunately, regarded by many as one of the worst matches of the year. This forced Michaels to carry the load despite his lengthy in-ring absence. It was a brutal injury that came at a straightforward moment in the match. [118] That record stood until 2011 when John Cena won his ninth WWE Championship. Triple H went to break up a Walls of Jericho hold applied to his partner Stone Cold, and as he planted his left leg, his quad tore. [52] Their feud culminated in a Last Man Standing match at Fully Loaded on July 23 which Triple H won. Thankfully the swelling went down. )", "NXT development system preparing WWE for the future", "Salaries of Vince McMahon, Triple H and Other WWE Executives Revealed", "Chyna, Triple H and DX Will be Inducted into 2019 WWE Hall of Fame", "Triple H appears at WWE WrestleMania 38, leaves his boots in the ring", "An Interview With WWE Star Triple H Paul Levesque", "The don't call him "the Game" for nothing", "Triple H vs. Cactus Jack Hell in a Cell Match for the WWE Championship", "Triple H vs. Goldberg for the World Heavyweight Championship", "Triple Threat Match: Randy Orton def. I basically sat bloody in the hospital with my gear on until about eleven or noon today. [112] He successfully defended it against Jeff Hardy both on October 5 at No Mercy[113] and Cyber Sunday on October 26. "The night HHH returned from his quad injury at Madison Square Garden 20 years ago. "Wrestling's historical cards" (p.122), Last edited on 26 February 2023, at 06:01, extended Undertaker's undefeated streak to 190, Learn how and when to remove this template message, Scooby-Doo! The leader of DX entered the Royal Rumble match as the 23rd entrant. [33] Garner sued the WWF, eventually settling out of court and later discussed the incident in an appearance on The Montel Williams Show. On August 18 at SummerSlam, Triple H served as the special guest referee for the WWE Championship match between champion John Cena and Daniel Bryan. 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. He joined World Championship Wrestling (WCW) in 1994 and was soon repackaged as a French-Canadian aristocrat named Jean-Paul Lvesque. Extreme pain in the knee after a traumatic injury. As Triple H was still Intercontinental Champion, the win made him a double champion. I hope you enjoy watching. The Game continued to compete despite the injury but ended up losing the title to Shawn Michaels. Kebin Antony is a God-fearing, peace-loving pro-wrestling fanatic from South India. 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. [207] His WrestleMania matches against Chris Benoit and Shawn Michaels at WrestleMania XX, John Cena at WrestleMania 22, Cena and Randy Orton at WrestleMania XXIV, The Undertaker at WrestleManias X-Seven and XXVIII, and Daniel Bryan at WrestleMania XXX have been considered among Triple H's best WrestleMania matches and some of the best matches in WrestleMania history. He was back in action within a couple ofweeks but stayed in the hospital overnight. [26] Helmsley made his WWF pay-per-view debut on August 27 at SummerSlam, defeating Bob Holly. In this . Triple H is no exception. [178] After his match with Sting, he and Stephanie McMahon were later confronted by The Rock and Ronda Rousey during a promo regarding the record crowd at the event. [5][68] After holding the title for a month, Triple H lost it to Hollywood Hulk Hogan on April 21 at Backlash. 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. The Brothers of Destruction", "WWE WrestleMania 35 Results: Triple H Vs. Batista Flop Highlights One Of WWE's Biggest Problems", "Powell's WWE Super Show-Down live review: Undertaker vs. [133], On December 21, Triple H announced that Hornswoggle was the new DX mascot. 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. Future Publishing Limited Quay House, The Ambury, Bath BA1 1UA. Figure-eight hop test. During this time, he adopted an entrance gimmick of asking the crowd "Are you ready? Triple H returned to Raw as a face on January 7, 2002, at Madison Square Garden. #Raw #WWE #TripleH #Christian" 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. "Wrestling's historical cards" (p.100), Pro Wrestling Illustrated presents: 2007 Wrestling almanac & book of facts. [234] During an appearance on First Take on March 25, 2022, Levesque gave his first interview since being hospitalized. The debuting Marc Mero her real-life husband came to her rescue, starting a feud between the two wrestlers.[32]. Petschnig et al (ACL) Group A had a 95.2% LSI with a SD of 8.5. This is a tough business. [97], At SummerSlam on August 26, he defeated King Booker in his return match. 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. While Triple H managed to continue the match and also walked out for the last segment of the show, the damage was already done as The Game reportedly passed out immediately after getting backstage. [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. Slaughter. Triple H returned to the ring after his first torn quad injury on January 7, 2002. [80] After failing to win back the title from Goldberg in a rematch on November 16 at Survivor Series, he finally regained the championship from Goldberg in a triple threat match at Armageddon on December 14, which also involved Kane. [123] He teamed with Shane McMahon and Batista against Orton and The Legacy in a six-man tag match for the WWE Championship on April 26 at Backlash, which they lost after Orton pinned Triple H.[124] He lost a Three Stages of Hell title match to Orton on June 28 at The Bash. 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. [141] This was followed by the announcement that he had been assigned to take over as Chief Operating Officer (COO) of the WWE. He can be reached on Twitter @braedenfazza. RELATED:Triple H: 5 Reasons He Was Better In DX (& 5 Reasons He Was Better In Evolution). The ailment would keep him out until late November, and necessitated the vacating of . On June 1, 1996, Hunter appeared on an episode of Superstars in a match against Marty Garner. [90] Flair defeated Triple H in a steel cage match on November 1 at Taboo Tuesday for Flair's Intercontinental Championship. The following week, Triple H smashed Michaels' face into a car window to prove that Michaels was weak. While having a decorated career that spans close to thirty years, Triple H suffered three dramatic injuries within five years of each other. However, even the mightiest warrior have many wounds in his body, and similarly, Triple H has endured various injuries throughout his career. ", Triple H remembers saying, "Wow, so what does that mean? Rapid, extreme swelling. In the weeks preceding the match, Triple H claimed that, several years earlier, Kane had an unrequited relationship with a woman named Katie Vick. WhatCulture is part of Future plc, an international media group and leading digital publisher. [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. Elbow To Back Of Head 1. 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. RELATED:10 Best Years Of Triple H's WWE Career, Ranked. Trauma to a wrestler can be severe and derail a career. "That was the only night that Vince McMahon ever called me to tell me Hunter was okay. [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. Despite that setback, he returned eight months later to Raw as a face on January 7, 2002, at Madison Square Garden. [96] At New Year's Revolution on January 7, 2007, DX and Rated-RKO fought to a no contest after Triple H suffered a legitimate torn right quadriceps (similar to the one he suffered in 2001 in his other leg) 15 minutes into the match. 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. 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,[5][17] completely missing The Invasion storyline. New, Backstage Update On Matt Riddle's Continued WWE Absence [16] This began a new angle for Triple H, as Chyna betrayed him by attacking him after the match and joining The Corporation. I knew that it was a really big deal, and I never want to hurt anyone anyway. In early 1994, Levesque signed a one-year contract with World Championship Wrestling (WCW). At the New Years Revolution pay-per-view in 2007, it was DX up against Rated RKO. Hardy interfered and hit Triple H with a steel chair meant for Edge, costing him the title after a 210 day reign. 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. [69] When he learned that it was fake, he dumped her publicly on Raw when they were supposed to renew their wedding vows. When Triple H returned to action a few months later after that injury he looked a lot bigger. [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. [17] He even allowed Jericho to put him in the Walls of Jericho, a move that places considerable stress on the quadriceps. On the night of the show, WWE ran something of a bait-and-switch by subbing in corporate hired gun Big Boss Man (who'd already lost a first-round match), only for Boss Man to be pinned by Rock in three seconds. During the match, Triple H took a five-star frog splash from Rob Van Dam off the top of a pod. The unhappy triad, also known as a blown knee among other names, is an injury to the anterior cruciate ligament, medial collateral ligament, and meniscus. Justin also writes for History of Wrestling, and is a contributing author to James Dixon's Titan series. [219] Three days later, following the "retirement" of Vince McMahon, he was also named Head of WWE Creative. Some authors mistakenly believe that in this . "For me, the doctor said it was a lot of things. Triple H returned to the ring 13 days after Survivor Series, so given the closeness of the dates, it might have been a legitimate consideration. New, AEW Revolution 2023: 10 Things That Must Happen, Why It's Time To FINALLY Kill The Worst Trope In Wrestling, AEW Talent Set To Leave, Contract Not Being Renewed. McMahon. As a result of this Triple H injury, he missed the whole WCW Invasion storyline. After SummerSlam, then WWE Undisputed Champion Brock Lesnar became exclusive to the SmackDown! On the February 21 episode of Raw, Batista turned on Triple H and signed a contract to face him for the World Heavyweight Championship at WrestleMania. [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. He is currently signed with WWE for Extreme (WWE), but is inactive due to an injury. One of the participants in that match, Rob Van Dam, had a moment in the match where he jumped off the pod, using his Five-Star Frog Splash. [176] However, The Authority were reinstated on the December 29 episode of Raw after Rollins coaxed Cena into reinstating them by holding Edge hostage. [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)". [81] Triple H was drafted to the SmackDown! [125] At Night of Champions on July 26, he again lost a title match to Orton in a triple threat match involving John Cena. Before he could announce the decision, he was interrupted by the returning Undertaker. But as it turned out, Triple H did sustain a legit injury in the attack. [138] Triple H made an untelevised appearance on October 30 at the WWE Fan Appreciation Event and also at the 2010 Tribute to the Troops. Survivor Series 2002 featured the first appearance of the Elimination Chamber match. [126], On the August 10 episode of Raw, Triple H met with Michaels at an office cafeteria in Texas where Michaels was working as a chef; throughout the show, Triple H tried to convince Michaels to return to WWE from hiatus. The first-ever Elimination Chamber match took place at Survivor Series 2002. ", Dr. Andrews responded,"If I were you, Id stay with the best., "So I was like, Done." 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