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. Nothing specific in the match appeared to cause the injury but years of wear and tear must have weakened it. He can be reached on Twitter @braedenfazza. His next three were as simply WWE Champion, while his ninth reign was as WWE World Heavyweight Champion. Moves 3- Brawler: Fury Punch 5. Updated: Feb 28, 2023 / 09:26 PM CST. RELATED:Triple H: 5 Reasons He Was Better In DX (& 5 Reasons He Was Better In Evolution). [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). For the. Mr. McMahon returned to relieve him of his duties on Raw, though he remained the COO. In 2000, he suffered a career-threatning injury when his left quadriceps muscle became completely detached from his kneecap. [137] Also at WrestleMania, Michaels lost to The Undertaker and was forced to retire. On the March 1 episode of Raw, they lost a rematch for the titles in their last televised match before Michaels retired. It was just one of those things. 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. 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. [134] This came about after Hornswoggle sued DX for emotional and physical distress due to them not allowing him to join DX. It felt honestly like my kneecap just kind of blew over to the side of my leg, which wasnt my kneecap moving so much as it was just the quad ripping off and sliding over to the side. [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. Triple H would sell theactionin the match beautifully. [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. Figure-eight hop test. 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. 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. After Bryan won the match, Triple H attacked him, allowing Randy Orton to cash in his Money in the Bank contract and win the title, turning heel for the first time since 2006. Regarded as one of the greatest professional wrestlers of all time, he currently serves as the chief content officer for WWE. Triple H then defeated Chris Jericho for his third Intercontinental Championship on the April 5 SmackDown!,[64] and won it for a fourth time two weeks later by defeating Jeff Hardy. Owen Hart, two months later and suffered a bad knee injury in the process, keeping him . I was visibly upset about 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. The group was heavily pushed on Raw and the height of their dominance occurred after Armageddon, where every member of Evolution left the event holding a title. Triple H then attacked him with a sledgehammer and he was carried from the ring on a stretcher.[72]. "Wrestling's historical cards" (p.115), Pro Wrestling Illustrated presents: 2007 Wrestling almanac & book of facts. The Cerebral Assassin wasnt going to let anything stop him from letting the fans get their moneys worth that night, not even a heavy-hitting Triple H injury to the throat. If an athlete suffers an injury in any sport, the game is stopped, and a team of trainers runs out to the injured player to assess the problem. At WrestleMania XXX on April 6, 2014, Triple H lost to Bryan, thereby granting Bryan a part in the subsequent WWE World Heavyweight Championship match against Batista and Orton,[171] which Bryan ultimately won. Triple H's fifth reign was as Undisputed WWF Champion. [61] Triple H also feuded with The Undertaker, who defeated him on April 1 at WrestleMania X-Seven. It is mostly devoted to bodybuilding advice with some autobiographical information, memoirs, and opinions. 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. "[210] Triple H using his relationship with the McMahon family to continually dominate the spotlight and book himself in high-profile matches has been a subject of criticism since his full-time career ended. If the injury looks bad for the athlete, theyll be taken out of the game. The leader of DX entered the Royal Rumble match as the 23rd entrant. I rolled with the shot. I knew that it was a really big deal, and I never want to hurt anyone anyway. [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. During the course of the match, Triple Hs quad just gave out. Unique lists featuring pop culture, entertainment and crazy facts. Triple H (Non-Sanctioned Match)", "Powell's WWE Survivor Series 2017 live review: Brock Lesnar vs. AJ Styles, "Team Raw" Kurt Angle, Braun Strowman, Triple H, Finn Balor, and Samoa Joe vs. "Team Smackdown" Shane McMahon, John Cena, Shinsuke Nakamura, Randy Orton, and Bobby Roode, The Shield vs. New Day, Charlotte vs. Alexa Bliss", "Powell's WrestleMania 34 live review: AJ Styles vs. Shinsuke Nakamura for the WWE Championship, Brock Lesnar vs. Roman Reigns for the WWE Universal Championship, Charlotte Flair vs. Asuka for the Smackdown Women's Championship, Ronda Rousey and Kurt Angle vs. [5][68] After holding the title for a month, Triple H lost it to Hollywood Hulk Hogan on April 21 at Backlash. [219] Three days later, following the "retirement" of Vince McMahon, he was also named Head of WWE Creative. Mr. [26] Helmsley made his WWF pay-per-view debut on August 27 at SummerSlam, defeating Bob Holly. [163] Triple H defeated Lesnar after a Pedigree onto the steel steps. Few wrestlers go as hard in the ring or in the boardroom as Triple H does. Rob himself was uncomfortable performing a move from the top of the pod, and it was never his idea to execute the daring splash. The 1998 SummerSlam was the 11th annual SummerSlam professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE). 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. The two men laid an absolutely brutal beating on each other, with Sheamus picking up the victory. She supposedly fell to her knees and shrieked, "Noooooooo!" In doing so, Triple H became the seventh Triple Crown winner and second Grand Slam winner in WWE history.[66]. Team Authority (Traditional Survivor Series Elimination Tag Team Match)", "KELLER'S WWE RAW REPORT 12/29: Lesnar and Heyman show up, Ziggler vs. Rusev in a champion vs. champion match, Edge & Christian host, Bryan's big announcement", "Ronda Rousey's takedown of The Authority makes headlines", "Roman Reigns def. With that said, let's take a look at all of those injuries in detail in the run down below. 1998 Aug;28(2):88-96. doi: 10.2519/jospt.1998.28.2.88. [12] Levesque suffered a major myocardial infarction in September 2021, which resulted in him having 15 hours of surgery and being fitted with ICD in December. [the trainer said] No way, you couldnt have, you couldnt be walking on it.. 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 returns from injury - Raw, Jan. 7, 2002 WWE 93.2M subscribers Subscribe 91K 12M views 9 years ago After being sidelined for eight months due to a quad injury, Triple H returns. He returned on December 12, as part of the Slammy Awards. "Wrestling's historical cards" (p.107), Pro Wrestling Illustrated presents: 2007 Wrestling almanac & book of facts. [34][42] As 1998 went along, DX became more popular, turning the group from villains to fan favorites. 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. 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. [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. It took place on August 30, 1998, at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York. Trauma to a wrestler can be severe and derail a career. [17] Despite his inability to place any weight on his leg, Triple H was able to complete the match. Evolution subsequently lost back-to-back matches with The Shield on May 4 at Extreme Rules[173] and on June 1 at Payback. Perfect became his manager and he won the Intercontinental Championship for the first time on October 21, 1996, defeating Marc Mero. [131] DX unsuccessfully challenged John Cena for the WWE Championship in a triple threat match on November 22 at Survivor Series,[132] after which they remained friends and partners. "Wrestling's historical cards" (p.111), Pro Wrestling Illustrated presents: 2007 Wrestling almanac & book of facts. [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. [97][98] Surgery was successfully performed two days later by Dr. James Andrews. 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. It caused swelling on the inside of my throat, which closed my airway down. Such was the case with each of the injuries Triple H sustained. [234] During an appearance on First Take on March 25, 2022, Levesque gave his first interview since being hospitalized. 10 Recent Wrestling Moments That Shook The World, Triple H "Very Happy" With Failed Vince McMahon Prodigy's WWE Progress And there are certain moves in the business that are high-risk moves. Increased vertical and posterior ground reaction forces (GRFs) are associated with anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury. But not surprisingly, Triple H kept playing the game and delivered two Pedigrees, one of them through the Spanish announce table. It was a marginal improvement from his . He regained the title from Michaels in a Three Stages of Hell match at Armageddon on December 15, winning 21. Eleven matches were contested at the event, including three on the Sunday Night Heat pre-show. If a practical means to predict these forces existed, ACL injury risk could be attenuated. RVD is an exceptional athlete, and he uses a lot of that athleticism in his Five-Star Frog Splash, using the ropes as leverage, getting that extra spring, covering great distance, and adjusting his body mid-air But it wasnt natural for him to do all that on top of a pod. #Raw #WWE #TripleH #Christian" [230] He sported Lemmy-inspired facial hair during the early 2000s[231] and spoke at Lemmy's funeral on January 9, 2016. A wrestler can become a perfect heel when he combines various aspects like power, cunning, and wisdom in his efforts in taking down his adversaries. [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. [197], Triple H's appearances became increasingly sporadic and 2020 became the first year in which he did not wrestle a match since the start of his career. It didn't simply happen over night. ", "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. [146] WWE later announced that Triple H had sustained a fractured vertebra, and would be out of action. There are three types of dislocation around the knee joint: patellofemoral, tibiofemoral, and tibiofibular. [44], The following night on Raw Is War, Triple H defeated Mankind to win his first WWF Championship. Petschnig et al (ACL) Group A had a 95.2% LSI with a SD of 8.5. Levesque wrote his own chapter giving advice in entrepreneur Tim Ferriss' 2016 book Tools of Titans. [29][30] Up until that event, his angle included appearing on television each week with a different female valet (which included Playboy Playmates Shae Marks and Tylyn John). 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. In late October, Nash jumped Triple H with a sledgehammer, The Game's weapon of choice, and kayfabe injured his spine. [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. In this business, theres a fraction of an inch between safe and not safe, and we were on the wrong side of the fraction.". More impressively, one in five female alpine racers (22%) reported an ACL disruption, and females were 3.1 times more likely . [45], By January 2000, Triple H had dubbed himself "The Game", after stating he was above the top of the wrestling world (as in not merely the "best in the game", but in fact "the game") and was nicknamed "The Cerebral Assassin" by Jim Ross. Bruising usually appears within 2-3 days. 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. [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. He joined World Championship Wrestling (WCW) in 1994 and was soon repackaged as a French-Canadian aristocrat named Jean-Paul Lvesque. [93] Triple H unsuccessfully attempted to win the WWE title from Cena on numerous occasions, blaming his shortcomings on Vince McMahon, which eventually led to a feud between the McMahons and Triple H. Shawn Michaels returned on the June 12 episode of Raw and reunited with Triple H to re-form D-Generation X, turning Triple H face for the first time since 2002. [177] Back in power, Triple H began feuding with Sting, whom he defeated in a no disqualification match on March 29 at WrestleMania 31 after interference from D-Generation X. He was back in action within a couple ofweeks but stayed in the hospital overnight. On December 18, he defeated Nash at TLC: Tables, Ladders, and Chairs in sledgehammer ladder match, after attacking him with a sledgehammer. [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. While giving a farewell speech the next night, Sheamus attacked him and set up a rematch at Extreme Rules on April 25. Answer (1 of 3): The injury of Stone Cold's knees is one that occurred over the accumulation of his career. WWE Champion John Cena; Randy Orton cashed in his Money in the Bank contract on Bryan to become WWE Champion", "Daniel Bryan def. [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]. The other was on the announce table after the match had come to a no-contest. He also owns just over $1.5 million in WWE stock. Two were career-threatening injuries, while another came close to ending his life. "Wrestling's historical cards" (p.116), Pro Wrestling Illustrated presents: 2007 Wrestling almanac & book of facts. [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. [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. [16] When The Rock won the WWF Championship on November 15 at Survivor Series,[43] the rivalry between the two continued, as DX fought The Corporation stable of which The Rock was the main star and Triple H received a shot at the WWF Championship on the January 25, 1999 Raw Is War in an "I Quit" match, but the match ended when Triple H was forced to quit or see his aide Chyna chokeslammed by Kane. He revealed that he had viral pneumonia and inflamed lungs, which worsened over time. I basically sat bloody in the hospital with my gear on until about eleven or noon today. He regained the championship from Orton on September 12 at Unforgiven. At the 1998 Royal Rumble, Shawn Michaels suffered a debilitating back injury that would keep him retired from in-ring competition until 2002. [46], Triple H feuded with Mick Foley in early 2000. Triple H competed for Sheamus' WWE Championship in an Elimination Chamber match at the titular PPV in 2010. He struggled to breathe, could barely talk, yet still went the distance in the match, making it to the end. [97], At SummerSlam on August 26, he defeated King Booker in his return match. [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. [82] Triple H was traded back to Raw without competing on SmackDown! 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. Triple H after tearing his pectoral muscle, and after surgery. 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. Head Is Struck. [76], Triple H eventually lost the World Heavyweight Championship to Shawn Michaels in the first Elimination Chamber match on November 17 at Survivor Series. On June 1, 1996, Hunter appeared on an episode of Superstars in a match against Marty Garner. [187] This began a feud with Rollins, which culminated in a "non-sanctioned match" at WrestleMania 33 on April 2, 2017,[188] where Rollins defeated him. 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. 1 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the, Ranked No. Ive never seen a contact sports athlete come back from this, so if you do, its gonna be awesome. 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. 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. It was a brutal injury that came at a straightforward moment in the match. While having a decorated career that spans close to thirty years, Triple H suffered three dramatic injuries within five years of each other. One of them was to win the Royal Rumble, and the other was to eliminate Steve Austin as he would receive a hefty $100,000 from Shane McMahon's trust fund. "Wrestling's historical cards" (p.119), Pro Wrestling Illustrated presents: 2007 Wrestling almanac & book of facts. In the interim, between the Royal Rumble and WrestleMania, the McMahon-Helmsley Faction was brought to an official on-screen conclusion. 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. [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. 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. [198] The final match of his career took place on the January 11, 2021 episode of Raw when he faced Randy Orton in an "unsanctioned fight", which ended in a no-contest after Alexa Bliss and "The Fiend" Bray Wyatt got involved. [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. 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. Since 2014, Justin has been a features writer and interviewer for Fighting Spirit Magazine. [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. Triple H defended the World Heavyweight Championship inside the Elimination Chamber once again when he walked inside the structure at the 2003 SummerSlam PPV. Kebin Antony is a God-fearing, peace-loving pro-wrestling fanatic from South India. There is broad consensus that good outcome measures are needed to distinguish interventions that are effective from those that are not. [195] His final match on pay-per-view was a loss to Randy Orton at Super ShowDown on June 7. [81] Triple H was drafted to the SmackDown! [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. This helps us provide free content for you to enjoy! He now works as a wrestling list writer for Valnet, Inc, covering thesportster. Born and raised in Nashua, New Hampshire, Levesque began his wrestling career in 1992 with the International Wrestling Federation (IWF) under the ring name Terra Ryzing. However, even the mightiest warrior have many wounds in his body, and similarly, Triple H has endured various injuries throughout his career. But as it turned out, Triple H did sustain a legit injury in the attack. [94] They continued their feud with Mr. McMahon, Shane McMahon and The Spirit Squad for several weeks. [33] Garner sued the WWF, eventually settling out of court and later discussed the incident in an appearance on The Montel Williams Show. [174] Batista quit WWE on the Raw after Payback after Triple H refused to grant him his shot at the WWE World Heavyweight Championship. [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. "Wrestling's historical cards" (p.110), Pro Wrestling Illustrated presents: 2007 Wrestling almanac & book of facts. McMahon. During the match, SmackDown general manager Vickie Guerrero announced that Edge had returned and introduced him into the contest. Some authors mistakenly believe that in this . He said that Stephanie noticed he was coughing up blood, and doctors subsequently discovered fluid in his lungs and around his heart; they informed him that his heart was working at a fraction of its full strength and that he was in a "bad" state of heart failure. [147], Triple H returned on the January 30, 2012 episode of Raw to evaluate Laurinaitis' performance as general manager. [201] On April 3, he introduced the second night of WrestleMania 38 as the COO of WWE, subsequently leaving a microphone and his wrestling boots in the ring to signify his official in-ring retirement. "For me, the doctor said it was a lot of things. 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. [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. [101] After that, McMahon gave Orton a rematch against Triple H in a Last Man Standing match in the main event, and Triple H lost after an RKO on a broadcast table. 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