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Paul Michael Levesque[5] (born July 27, 1969)[5] is an American professional wrestler and actor,[6] better known by his ring name Triple H, an abbreviation of his former ring name, Hunter Hearst Helmsley. He currently wrestles for the SmackDown brand of World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), where he is the reigning WWE Champion, and also makes appearances for the Raw brand.
Before joining WWE, Levesque began his wrestling career with World Championship Wrestling (WCW) in 1993, wrestling under the ring name Terra Ryzing and later as Jean-Paul Lévesque.[1] He joined the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) in 1995 with the on-screen persona of wealthy sophisticate Hunter Hearst Helmsley.[2] He later changed his name to Triple H and adopted an alternative image in the stable D-Generation X (DX). After the dissolution of DX, Triple H was pushed as a main event wrestler, winning several singles championships.[3] As part of a storyline, Triple H married Stephanie McMahon, who later became his real-life spouse. In 2003, Triple H formed another stable known as Evolution,[3] and in 2006, briefly reformed DX with Shawn Michaels.[7]
Overall, Helmsley is a thirteen-time world champion: an eight-time WWE Champion, and a five-time World Heavyweight Champion.[8][9] In addition, he won the 1997 King of the Ring, the 2002 Royal Rumble, and was the second Grand Slam Champion.[3]
Outside wrestling, Levesque has made numerous guest appearances in film and on television. He is starring in the WWE Film, Journey of Death, which is due to release in 2009.[10]
On June 23, 2008 edition 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.[74] After several successful title defenses against Edge, The Great Khali, and Jeff Hardy, Triple H ultimately lost his title to Edge at the 2008 Survivor Series pay-per-view. He then engaged himself in a feud against Vladimir Kozlov.[75] After qualifying for the Elimination Chamber match at the 2009 No Way Out pay-per-view, Triple H won the match to win his eighth WWE Championship, surpassing the record originally set by The Rock at seven reigns. On the February 16, 2009 episode of Raw, Triple H made an appearance aiding Stephanie and Shane McMahon, after they were attacked by Randy Orton. 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. 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, thus creating a rivalry between Triple H and Randy Orton. On the February 23 episode of Raw, Triple H confronted Orton, before attacking him, Ted DiBiase, and Cody Rhodes with a sledgehammer and chasing them from the arena.
Finishing and signature moves
Inverted Indian deathlock – WCW;[85] Used occasionally as a regular move in WWE[86]
Pedigree[3] (Double underhook facebuster)
Abdominal stretch[86]
Chop block
Clothesline[86]
Facebreaker knee smash,[87] as a back body drop counter
Falling neckbreaker[86]
Figure four leglock[86]
High knee strike[86]
Jumping knee drop
Sleeper hold[86]
Spinning spinebuster[86]
Signature foreign object
Sledgehammer
Managers
Chyna
Ric Flair
Mr. Hughes
Mr. Perfect
Stephanie McMahon–Helmsley
Vince McMahon
Shawn Michaels
Lord Steven Regal
"Ravishing" Rick Rude
Sable
Signature taunts
Crotch chop / "Suck it" taunt
Showing off his muscles, put together with Shawn Michaels
Arms crossed / The DX "X"
Throwing his arms up and back, and expanding his chest and sometimes points to himself several times.
Spitting out water during his entrance
Nicknames
The Connecticut Blueblood[88]
The Cerebral Assassin[55]
The Game[2]
The King of Kings[55]
Before joining WWE, Levesque began his wrestling career with World Championship Wrestling (WCW) in 1993, wrestling under the ring name Terra Ryzing and later as Jean-Paul Lévesque.[1] He joined the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) in 1995 with the on-screen persona of wealthy sophisticate Hunter Hearst Helmsley.[2] He later changed his name to Triple H and adopted an alternative image in the stable D-Generation X (DX). After the dissolution of DX, Triple H was pushed as a main event wrestler, winning several singles championships.[3] As part of a storyline, Triple H married Stephanie McMahon, who later became his real-life spouse. In 2003, Triple H formed another stable known as Evolution,[3] and in 2006, briefly reformed DX with Shawn Michaels.[7]
Overall, Helmsley is a thirteen-time world champion: an eight-time WWE Champion, and a five-time World Heavyweight Champion.[8][9] In addition, he won the 1997 King of the Ring, the 2002 Royal Rumble, and was the second Grand Slam Champion.[3]
Outside wrestling, Levesque has made numerous guest appearances in film and on television. He is starring in the WWE Film, Journey of Death, which is due to release in 2009.[10]
On June 23, 2008 edition 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.[74] After several successful title defenses against Edge, The Great Khali, and Jeff Hardy, Triple H ultimately lost his title to Edge at the 2008 Survivor Series pay-per-view. He then engaged himself in a feud against Vladimir Kozlov.[75] After qualifying for the Elimination Chamber match at the 2009 No Way Out pay-per-view, Triple H won the match to win his eighth WWE Championship, surpassing the record originally set by The Rock at seven reigns. On the February 16, 2009 episode of Raw, Triple H made an appearance aiding Stephanie and Shane McMahon, after they were attacked by Randy Orton. 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. 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, thus creating a rivalry between Triple H and Randy Orton. On the February 23 episode of Raw, Triple H confronted Orton, before attacking him, Ted DiBiase, and Cody Rhodes with a sledgehammer and chasing them from the arena.
Finishing and signature moves
Inverted Indian deathlock – WCW;[85] Used occasionally as a regular move in WWE[86]
Pedigree[3] (Double underhook facebuster)
Abdominal stretch[86]
Chop block
Clothesline[86]
Facebreaker knee smash,[87] as a back body drop counter
Falling neckbreaker[86]
Figure four leglock[86]
High knee strike[86]
Jumping knee drop
Sleeper hold[86]
Spinning spinebuster[86]
Signature foreign object
Sledgehammer
Managers
Chyna
Ric Flair
Mr. Hughes
Mr. Perfect
Stephanie McMahon–Helmsley
Vince McMahon
Shawn Michaels
Lord Steven Regal
"Ravishing" Rick Rude
Sable
Signature taunts
Crotch chop / "Suck it" taunt
Showing off his muscles, put together with Shawn Michaels
Arms crossed / The DX "X"
Throwing his arms up and back, and expanding his chest and sometimes points to himself several times.
Spitting out water during his entrance
Nicknames
The Connecticut Blueblood[88]
The Cerebral Assassin[55]
The Game[2]
The King of Kings[55]
