During this time, he adopted an entrance gimmick of asking the crowd "Are you ready? This forced Michaels to carry the load despite his lengthy in-ring absence. [81], At Bad Blood on June 13, Triple H defeated Michaels in the longest Hell in a Cell match in history, ending their feud. The brawl resulted in Lesnar having his head split open and requiring 18 stitches. It wasnt his fault; it wasnt my fault. Advert Buy Knee Braces UPMedical.co.uk (UK) Amazon.com (USA) Imaging The thought of Triple H sitting in the hospital all night in his gear still covered in blood and confetti is a heavy one. But for those who turn the dial to 11 every night no matter what city they're in, they get intense injuries to match. "For me, the doctor said it was a lot of things. However, he continued making occasional appearances in an executive role for NXT. These events led to the beginning of a long storyline rivalry between the former partners and an eventual "Unsanctioned Street Fight" on August 25 at SummerSlam, in which Michaels came out of retirement to win. [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. Though a new champion was crowned, Triple H helped re-sign Punk and upheld both championship reigns. Survivor Series 2002 featured the first appearance of the Elimination Chamber match. [78] Triple H lost the championship to Chris Benoit on March 14 at WrestleMania XX in a triple threat match also involving Michaels. Show more areas of focus By Mayo Clinic Staff Request an Appointment at Mayo Clinic Diagnosis & treatment Sept. 27, 2022 Print Baker cyst Symptoms & causes Diagnosis & treatment Doctors & departments 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. Things changed after a knee injury in 1998. [16] After failed attempts at winning the championship, Triple H and Mankind challenged then WWF Champion Stone Cold Steve Austin to a triple threat match on August 22 at SummerSlam, which featured Jesse "The Body" Ventura as the special guest referee. So I called the office [of WWE] and was like, I need to stay down here. He also owns just over $1.5 million in WWE stock. [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. [95] On November 26 at Survivor Series, DX got their revenge when their team defeated Edge and Orton's team in a clean sweep during their five-on-five elimination match. [195] His final match on pay-per-view was a loss to Randy Orton at Super ShowDown on June 7. [194] At WrestleMania 35 on April 7, 2019, Triple H defeated Batista with assistance from Ric Flair in what was Batista's retirement match. "Wrestling's historical cards" (p.119), Pro Wrestling Illustrated presents: 2007 Wrestling almanac & book of facts. With that said, let's take a look at all of those injuries in detail in the run down below. He revealed that he had viral pneumonia and inflamed lungs, which worsened over time. [53] He feuded with Kurt Angle, initially over the WWF Championship, but then as a love triangle between himself, Angle, and Stephanie. [134] This came about after Hornswoggle sued DX for emotional and physical distress due to them not allowing him to join DX. [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. RELATED: 10 Clean Triple H Losses We Forgot About. But The Game managed to continue in the match and even eliminated Sheamus from the bout before he tapped out to Cena's STF. ", "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. 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. It just happened. Triple H had two targets when he entered in the 1999 Royal Rumble match. The Game continued to compete despite the injury but ended up losing the title to Shawn Michaels. 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. [94] They continued their feud with Mr. McMahon, Shane McMahon and The Spirit Squad for several weeks. [234] During an appearance on First Take on March 25, 2022, Levesque gave his first interview since being hospitalized. Justin also writes for History of Wrestling, and is a contributing author to James Dixon's Titan series. Sheamus attacked Triple H at the start of the show, before later winning the match. There are three types of dislocation around the knee joint: patellofemoral, tibiofemoral, and tibiofibular. [35] For a very brief time, Helmsley was accompanied by Mr. Hughes, who was his storyline bodyguard reminiscent of Ted DiBiase and Virgil. 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[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. I want to come back and be on top. The leader of DX entered the Royal Rumble match as the 23rd entrant. As it turned out, Triple H was legitimately injured in the match as he suffered a bicep tear. [219] Three days later, following the "retirement" of Vince McMahon, he was also named Head of WWE Creative. Triple H being Triple H, he continued to wrestle for the next several weeks until he was finally pulled from house shows as well as the European tour. 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. On January 23 at the Royal Rumble, he retained the WWF Championship in a Street Fight after performing two Pedigrees on Foley. He teamed up with Shawn Michaels at the 2007 New Year's Revolution PPV to take on Edge and Randy Orton. [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. This is one of the prices you have to pay for being in the professional wrestling industry. 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. [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)". But his knee issues would continue to dog him throughout his career. "This was something that was an accident. It is mostly devoted to bodybuilding advice with some autobiographical information, memoirs, and opinions. [108] Triple H then went on to defeat John Cena cleanly to retain the WWE Championship on June 29 at Night of Champions. I put it back together, its back together as good as it can go, but now its on your rehab. It was not to his spine as the WWE said but was to his face. Triple H would win the belt from The Rock, only to quickly drop it. 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[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. [161][162] The following week, after Triple H signed the contract and assaulted Heyman, the stipulation was revealed as No Holds Barred with Triple H's career on the line. And there are certain moves in the business that are high-risk moves. 1998;18:64-6. It took place on August 30, 1998, at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York. He can be reached on Twitter @braedenfazza. Triple H moved to the Raw brand at Vengeance, reuniting with Michaels, but he turned on Michaels by performing a Pedigree on him during what was supposed to be a DX reunion, turning heel once again. The Miz & R-Truth", "The Undertaker returned with his sights set on Triple H", "WWE Raw SuperShow results: Has Cena embraced the hate", "The Undertaker vs. He introduced the returning X-Pac the night after WrestleMania and joined forces with The New Age Outlaws. 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. [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. [141] This was followed by the announcement that he had been assigned to take over as Chief Operating Officer (COO) of the WWE. "Wrestling's historical cards" (p.114), Pro Wrestling Illustrated presents: 2007 Wrestling almanac & book of facts. Triple H defended the World Heavyweight Championship inside the Elimination Chamber once again when he walked inside the structure at the 2003 SummerSlam PPV. [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. At the Elimination Chamber pay-per-view, The Game took a massive Celtic Cross bump from Sheamus that caused a neck injury. [77], In February 2003, Triple H formed a stable known as Evolution with Ric Flair, Randy Orton, and Batista. Triple H then continued his feud with Mr. McMahon by marrying his daughter Stephanie McMahon and defeating McMahon on December 12 at Armageddon. 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. RELATED:Triple H: 5 Reasons He Was Better In DX (& 5 Reasons He Was Better In Evolution). Analysis during the 1990s indicated that this 'classic' O'Donoghue triad is actually an unusual clinical entity among athletes with knee injuries. The hit caused a lot of swelling that made it almost impossible to breath. On the March 1 episode of Raw, they lost a rematch for the titles in their last televised match before Michaels retired. In 2013, his title was elevated to Executive Vice-president of Talent, Live Events and Creative, leading him to work with WWE creative direction and storylines of WWE's programming. [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. RELATED:10 Best Years Of Triple H's WWE Career, Ranked. [5][67] He and Austin were defending the WWF Tag Team Championship against Chris Jericho and Chris Benoit. [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. Helmsley held the title for nearly four months before dropping it to Rocky Maivia on the February 13, 1997 special episode of Monday Night Raw, called Thursday Raw Thursday. 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. [62] The night after WrestleMania, Triple H interfered in a steel cage match between Austin (who had just won the WWF Championship) and The Rock where he joined forces with Austin and double teamed on The Rock,[63] forming a tag team called The Two-Man Power Trip. [34][39] Later that year, Shawn Michaels, Helmsley, Chyna and Rick Rude formed D-Generation X (DX). At the time, Michaels was the WWE World Champion,. As a result of the feud, an angle with Triple H and Stephanie began which carried the WWF throughout the next seventeen months; together they were known as The McMahon-Helmsley Faction. [139], On the February 21, 2011 episode of Raw, Triple H returned, interrupting the return of The Undertaker and challenging him to a match at WrestleMania XXVII, which later became a No Holds Barred match. [34] Even after the DX versus Hart Foundation storyline ended, he continued to feud with the sole remaining Hart family member Owen over the European Championship. Triple H was hobbling slowly, and whilst Edge was as ginger as he could with him, Randy Orton was confused and panicked a bit, with the match losing structure. As such, they booked a reunited DX to face the Brothers of Destruction one last time at Crown Jewel in 2018. Unfortunately, Triple H suffered what was described as a severely strained groin. As usual, Triple H figured he was fine and went back out for the last segment of the show with Batista. Most men wouldnt be able to walk with a torn quad, let alone continue a wrestling match, but thats exactly what Triple H pulled off. He regained the title from Michaels in a Three Stages of Hell match at Armageddon on December 15, winning 21. 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. An unstable feeling knee. Triple H's quad injuries get a lot of focus due to how severe they were but his neck has given him a lot of issues over the years, too. It wasnt good, and they wanted me to know they understood. The Game suffered bad swelling in the throat, and hes lucky it wasnt any worse than what it was. [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. In the end, the healing process took seven months, one month less than his first quad injury to the opposite leg. ", Dr. Andrews responded,"If I were you, Id stay with the best., "So I was like, Done." Triple H continued, "Kevin Wilk was there, and hes the best guy in the world [for physical training and rehabilitation of sports injuries]. [143] Triple H defeated Punk at Night of Champions despite interference from John Laurinaitis, Nash, The Miz and R-Truth. In 2011, the Pro Wrestling Torch stated that he was "widely regarded as the best wrestler in North America" by 2000. Head Is Struck. 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. [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. Triple H sold Sheamus' attack to perfection at the event but ended up sustaining a legitimate torn bicep, which took him out of action for several months. Triple H already had a history of neck injuries when he once again found himself in the same position in 2005. This task requires standardized, patient- centered measures that can be administered at a low cost. "[The doctors] told me not to wrestle for at least ten days. In late October, Nash jumped Triple H with a sledgehammer, The Game's weapon of choice, and kayfabe injured his spine. [199], In September 2021, Triple H suffered from heart failure and a defibrillator was installed in his chest. Just being off like that, BAM. [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. By that point, Helmsley had all but dropped the "blueblood snob" gimmick, appearing in T-shirts and leather jackets. However, this was a no-contest done right. Heres another thing, I remember coming up the ramp, and as we were getting to the top of the ramp, I was doing the math in my head Four months, rehab, can I be back for Mania? That was my whole mentality, cause it was like May when I did it, but I was thinking like, Man, I dont think SummerSlam is an option, but I know I could probably come back for later., I didnt know how bad it was, and I didnt know Dr. Andrews was going to come to me and go like, Yeah, you might never wrestle again", Dr. Andrews told Triple H, "Heres the thing, I dont know anybody thats ever come back from this from the level that you did it. However, he continued to make occasional on-screen appearances in non-wrestling roles, including on the April 24 episode of SmackDown, which was dedicated to his 25th anniversary in WWE. 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. I basically sat bloody in the hospital with my gear on until about eleven or noon today. Facing off with a big fella like Sheamus isn't something to take lightly. 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. Triple H competed for Sheamus' WWE Championship in an Elimination Chamber match at the titular PPV in 2010. Visit our corporate site (opens in new tab). brand, leaving the Raw brand without a world champion. He now works as a wrestling list writer for Valnet, Inc, covering thesportster. 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. A week later, he attacked Sheamus with a Pedigree through a broadcast table in retaliation for Sheamus giving him a ten-month injury. For the. [82] Triple H was traded back to Raw without competing on SmackDown! [145] During the match, Nash once again attacked him (costing Triple H and Punk the match) and did so the following night on the October 24 episode of Raw, hospitalizing him (kayfabe). Triple H is no exception. [10][214], In 2010, Levesque's role in WWE as an Executive Senior Advisor was officially formalized as he was given an office at the company's headquarters in Stamford, Connecticut. Here is video promo package showing Triple H's Quad tear injuries in May 2001 and January 2007 in HD. On December 18, he defeated Nash at TLC: Tables, Ladders, and Chairs in sledgehammer ladder match, after attacking him with a sledgehammer. RVD made an appearance on The Shining Wizardspodcast and spoke about the splash gone wrong that caused this Triple H injury. While falling, HBK hit . [106] Orton suffered a legitimate collarbone injury during the match, prematurely ending the feud. 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. [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. Paul Michael Levesque (born July 27, 1969), better known by the ring name Triple H, is an American business executive, actor, and retired professional wrestler. [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. [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. [137] Also at WrestleMania, Michaels lost to The Undertaker and was forced to retire. [156] To anger Triple H, Lesnar broke Michaels's arm on the August 13 episode of Raw. 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. He is currently signed with WWE for Extreme (WWE), but is inactive due to an injury. "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! 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. [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. I was still covered in blood with confetti on my back. Pro Wrestling Stories - Your daily source of nostalgia and a peek behind the curtain wall of wrestlings past! During the second assault, Triple H sustained a legitimate injury which WWE later revealed as a fractured vertebra. DDT 15. Eleven matches were contested at the event, including three on the Sunday Night Heat pre-show. Once the swelling goes down, I have to see. [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. [175], The Authority were briefly removed from power after losing a five-on-five tag team elimination match on November 23 at Survivor Series after Sting made his WWE debut to assist their opponents. 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. A rumor worth noting is that Stephanie McMahon was absolutely devastated backstage when the injury occurred and was inconsolable as staff awkwardly looked on. Evolution subsequently lost back-to-back matches with The Shield on May 4 at Extreme Rules[173] and on June 1 at Payback. [19] In July 1992, he defeated Mad Dog Richard to win the IWF Heavyweight Championship. I said, are you ready? The match was thrilling, and the crowd was hot, everything was going really well, and the boys were going to enjoy a few beers and celebrate after this performance all that changed during the latter stages of the match. 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