[181], On January 24, 2016, Triple H made his return during the Royal Rumble match for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship as the unannounced 30th entrant. A consistent factor in Triple H's career of injuries seems to be playing through the pain until he just can't keep going. [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. [189], Despite being part of Kurt Angle's Team Raw on November 19 at Survivor Series, Triple H attacked him and caused him to be eliminated in their match against Team SmackDown, and he ultimately got credit for winning the match after he pinned Shane McMahon of Team SmackDown. Analysis during the 1990s indicated that this 'classic' O'Donoghue triad is actually an unusual clinical entity among athletes with knee injuries. New, Potential Buyer Pulls Out Of Race To Purchase WWE? Bruising usually appears within 2-3 days. It led to a couple of matches between the two at WrestleMania 26 and Extreme Rules 2010. [160] The following week, Triple H issued a challenge to Lesnar, requesting a rematch with him at WrestleMania 29 on April 7, which Lesnar accepted on the condition that he could choose the stipulation. I put it back together, its back together as good as it can go, but now its on your rehab. 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. All those things protected me, and a bit of luck too. Before September 2, 2002, WWE recognized only one world champion, the WWE Undisputed Champion, for both the Raw and SmackDown! Hardy interfered and hit Triple H with a steel chair meant for Edge, costing him the title after a 210 day reign. He can be reached on Twitter @braedenfazza. During the match, The Undertaker hit Michaels with a back-body drop to the outside. WhatCulture is part of Future plc, an international media group and leading digital publisher. [27] In the fall of 1995, Helmsley began a feud with the hog farmer Henry O. Godwinn, culminating in an infamous Hog Pen match on December 17 at In Your House 5: Seasons Beatings, where Helmsley was victorious. New, Further Proof Triple H Has Changed WWE For The Better [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 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. [122] On the April 13 episode of Raw, Triple H was drafted back to the Raw brand as part of the 2009 WWE draft. Two days later he woke up in bed, unable to move, and suddenly he. Michaels and Kevin Nash planned to bring Triple H over to Raw in order to put him into the group. "Wrestling's historical cards" (p.107), Pro Wrestling Illustrated presents: 2007 Wrestling almanac & book of facts. On December 13 at TLC: Tables, Ladders and Chairs, DX defeated Jeri-Show (Chris Jericho and Big Show) to win the Unified WWE Tag Team Championship in a Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match. [176] However, The Authority were reinstated on the December 29 episode of Raw after Rollins coaxed Cena into reinstating them by holding Edge hostage. [61] Triple H also feuded with The Undertaker, who defeated him on April 1 at WrestleMania X-Seven. [73] Triple H retained his title against Rob Van Dam on September 22 at Unforgiven when Ric Flair hit Van Dam with a sledgehammer. He officially retired from in ring competition at WrestleMania 38, leaving his boots in the ring and signaling the end of his in ring career. "I feel completely safe in the ring with Rob every time Im in there with him. It was, unfortunately, regarded by many as one of the worst matches of the year. Eventually, after numerous attempts, Levesque persuaded Arcidi to introduce him to former wrestler Killer Kowalski, who ran a professional wrestling school in Malden, Massachusetts. During a tag team match against The Hurricane and Rosey, the latter performed a botched leg drop on Triple H and landed hard on The Game's head and neck. 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. Slaughter. Triple H after tearing his pectoral muscle, and after surgery. More impressively, one in five female alpine racers (22%) reported an ACL disruption, and females were 3.1 times more likely . HOUSTON (AP) Nikola Jokic recorded his 100th career triple-double and Jamal Murray had 32 points as the Denver Nuggets coasted to a 133-112 victory over . During this time, he adopted an entrance gimmick of asking the crowd "Are you ready? Shawn Michaels, in Triple Hs corner, could see the match was losing structure and used his high ring IQ to save the match. "That was the only night that Vince McMahon ever called me to tell me Hunter was okay. McMahon. After several incidents (including grease grill burgers on fire and Michaels shouting at a little girl), Michaels agreed to team with Triple H to face The Legacy at SummerSlam, superkicked the girl, and quit his chef job. [202] On the October 10 episode of Raw, he, along with Shawn Michaels, X-Pac, and Road Dogg, held a DX reunion to celebrate the stable's 25-year anniversary. The Knee injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS) is self-administered and assesses five outcomes: pain, symptoms, activities of daily living, sport and recreation function, and knee-related quality of life. [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. [88] After Vengeance, Triple H took a hiatus from WWE due to suffering from minor neck problems. [190] Angle subsequently joined forces with the debuting Ronda Rousey, and the two defeated Triple H and Stephanie McMahon in a mixed tag match at WrestleMania 34 on April 8, 2018 after Stephanie submitted to Rousey's armbar. He regained the title from Michaels in a Three Stages of Hell match at Armageddon on December 15, winning 21. And unfortunately, when your throat swells, you cant breathe. Triple H won the match, winning his eleventh world championship and sixth WWE Championship,[100] then defended his title against Umaga in his regularly scheduled match after Mr. McMahon declared the match to be for the WWE title. I wasnt comfortable jumping off of there; it wasnt my idea to do it. [93] At Unforgiven on September 17, DX defeated the McMahons and ECW World Champion Big Show in a 3-on-2 handicap Hell in a Cell match. [125] At Night of Champions on July 26, he again lost a title match to Orton in a triple threat match involving John Cena. [16] turning heel in the process. It is mostly devoted to bodybuilding advice with some autobiographical information, memoirs, and opinions. [127] On the August 17 episode of Raw, Triple H and Michaels officially reunited as DX, but as they were in the process of their in-ring promo, The Legacy attacked them both. [Photo: SEScoops]Whether you are a fan or not, you cannot deny the toughness of Triple H. This post may contain affiliate links, which means we may earn a commission at no extra cost to you. The unfortunate receiver to the splash was, as the article suggests, Triple H. Rob did his signature RVD taunt and leaped off the pod, but his leg connected with Triple Hs throat instead of hitting the mat. [59][60] A Three Stages of Hell match between the two at No Way Out on February 25, 2001 saw Triple H defeat Austin 21, thus ending their feud. Throughout the remainder of 2015, The Authority aligned with Sheamus, who successfully cashed in his Money in the Bank contact immediately after Reign's victory. [120] On the February 20 episode of SmackDown, Triple H was interviewed by Jim Ross; in the interview, footage was shown highlighting the events that occurred on the February 16 episode of Raw. Levesque had a brief feud with Alex Wright that ended on December 27 at Starrcade[5] with Wright pinning him. Ian's also an unrepentant, unapologetic Cougar Town fan, a show he will defend until the day he dies. And this time, something happened. Figure-eight hop test. I said, Im telling ya, and he put his hand in there and was like, Wow, you did. He could feel the divot and stuff. That is the reason the WWE Universe refer to him as The Cerebral Assassin and The King of Kings, as he knew how to weaken his opponents before taking them down for good. This ended in a match between the two at WrestleMania XIV on March 29, 1998, with the stipulation that Chyna had to be handcuffed to then-Commissioner Sgt. Triple H's fifth reign was as Undisputed WWF Champion. [53] He feuded with Kurt Angle, initially over the WWF Championship, but then as a love triangle between himself, Angle, and Stephanie. 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. Its mostly just until the swelling goes down. Mankind won the match by pinning Austin. Triple H won after Chyna threw powder into Slaughter's eyes, momentarily "blinding" him and allowing her to interfere in the match. But as it turned out, Triple H did sustain a legit injury in the attack. [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. The August 17, 1998 episode of Raw featured a Street Fight between DX and The Nation that saw Triple H left bloodied and brutalized at the hands of Rock, Brown, Mark Henry and Kama. [16] This storyline rivalry eventually led to a feud over the Intercontinental Championship, which Triple H won in a ladder match on August 30 at SummerSlam. [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. Evolution subsequently lost back-to-back matches with The Shield on May 4 at Extreme Rules[173] and on June 1 at Payback. During the main event of the May 21, 2001 episode of Raw Is War, he suffered a legitimate and career-threatening injury. The other was on the announce table after the match had come to a no-contest. [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. 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. [34][42] As 1998 went along, DX became more popular, turning the group from villains to fan favorites. The time was right, and there it was. He regained the championship from Orton on September 12 at Unforgiven. In April, he started to move away from his DX look, taping his fists for matches, sporting new and shorter wrestling trunks and adopting a shorter hairstyle. a literature review, an expert panel, and a pilot study. 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. [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. So I called the office [of WWE] and was like, I need to stay down here. With it being such a fresh concept, an injury was a strong possibility. The injury was the real deal, reputedly caving in part of The Game's moneymaker. Survivor Series 2002 featured the first appearance of the Elimination Chamber match. 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", "2012 WWE Slammy Awards and WWE.com Slammy Awards winners", "D-Generation X to be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2019; tickets available now", "Jan 27 2014 Wrestling Observer Newsletter: 2013 Annual awards issue, best in the world in numerous categories, plus all the news in pro-wrestling and MMA over the past week and more", "BONUS SHOW: Wrestling Observer Newsletter Awards", "WWE WRESTLEMANIA TOP 10 PERFORMER SERIES: TRIPLE H", "BREAKING: @TripleH is set to be inducted into the @BGCA_Clubs Alumni Hall of Fame! The Game continued to compete despite the injury but ended up losing the title to Shawn Michaels. [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. As Triple H was still Intercontinental Champion, the win made him a double champion. What began as an on-screen storyline marriage in 2000 became a real-life romance when Levesque began dating Stephanie McMahon. [223], From 1996 to 2000, Levesque was in a relationship with fellow wrestler Joan "Chyna" Laurer. [37] During their feud, Chyna debuted as his new bodyguard.[38]. 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. In a modified version of his gimmick in WCW, Levesque started his WWF career as a "Connecticut Blueblood". [102] At WrestleMania XXIV on March 30, Orton retained the title in a triple threat match after punting Triple H and pinning John Cena following Triple H's Pedigree on Cena. It was a marginal improvement from his . In this role, he oversaw the company's Talent Development department and served as a senior advisor to the CEO for talent strategy. 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", followed by a parody of rival promotion WCW's ring announcer Michael Buffer's famous catch-phrase, "Let's get ready to rumble", substituting the word "rumble" with the DX slogan, "suck it". First of all, I have a defibrillator in my chest, which, you know, probably not a good idea for me to get zapped on live TV. [220] On September 2, Levesque elevated to Chief Content Officer as announced by the company four days later. [33] Garner sued the WWF, eventually settling out of court and later discussed the incident in an appearance on The Montel Williams Show. [The doctors here] were saying I might never wrestle again, so I gotta stay here to rehab, and [the office] was like, Done, stay where youre at., "I lived in the Embassy Suites [located in Birmingham, Alabama] for nine months. "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 injury was the real deal, reputedly caving in part of The Game's moneymaker. [18], In early 1990, Levesque began to train as a professional wrestler at Killer Kowalski's school in Malden. In response, Triple H stormed out the arena and vowed to return to the ring the next week on Raw.[169]. 139 of the top 500 singles wrestlers of the, Metal Hammer's Spirit of Lemmy Award (2016), This page was last edited on 26 February 2023, at 06:01. [19] In July 1992, he defeated Mad Dog Richard to win the IWF Heavyweight Championship. [77] 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. Triple H then continued his feud with Mr. McMahon by marrying his daughter Stephanie McMahon and defeating McMahon on December 12 at Armageddon. [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. He loves to write and writes about what he loves. 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. Triple H already had a history of neck injuries when he once again found himself in the same position in 2005. In the midst of the match being slowed down, Shawn Michaels dived to the outside through the middle rope onto Orton to excite the fans while the crowd was relatively silent. The ailment would keep him out until late November, and necessitated the vacating of . 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. Rob tried to protect me as best he could. "Wrestling's historical cards" (p.106), Pro Wrestling Illustrated presents: 2007 Wrestling almanac & book of facts. [91] Subsequently, Triple H defeated Flair in a non-title Last Man Standing match on November 27 at Survivor Series to end their feud.[91]. At one point, Randy bizarrely ran into the ring with a steel chair, setting up to hit Triple H in the back but then decided against it, running back out of the ring with the steel chair in hand. Unfortunately, at Royal Rumble 1998, he faced Undertaker in a casket match and took a bad bump off the corner of the casket. 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. [184] After WrestleMania 32, with The Authority now disbanded, Triple H competed in the WWE Live tour of the United Kingdom in late April before taking a hiatus from WWE television. [180] After Sheamus defeated Reigns at TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs on December 13, Reigns viciously attacked Triple H, which resulted in a storyline injury that took him off television. Triple H had to miss over eight months of action due to the injury and couldn't contribute anything in the Invasion storyline. 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. Plus, Dr. Scott Connelly! 1 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the, Ranked No. The crowd was digging it. brand on the March 22 episode of Raw and failed to capture the WWE Championship from Eddie Guerrero. and tried to reclaim the World Heavyweight title from Benoit in a WrestleMania rematch against Benoit and Michaels on April 18 at Backlash, but was unsuccessful. Mr. McMahon returned to relieve him of his duties on Raw, though he remained the COO. Owen Hart, two months later and suffered a bad knee injury in the process, keeping him . Triple H ran into a familiar face in 2011 as his former Kliq partner Kevin Nash made his return to WWE. [15] Following his graduation in 1987, Levesque continued to enter bodybuilding competitionshaving taken up bodybuilding at the age of 14 because he wanted to look like professional wrestlersand won the 1988 Mr. Teenage New Hampshire competition at the age of 19. 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. This helps us provide free content for you to enjoy! 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