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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).
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 twelve-time world champion: a seven-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] * Finishing and signature moves
o Inverted Indian deathlock – WCW;[85] Used occasionally as a regular move in WWE[86]
o Pedigree[3] (Double underhook facebuster)
o Abdominal stretch[86]
o Chop block
o Clothesline[86]
o Facebreaker knee smash,[87] as a back body drop counter
o Falling neckbreaker[86]
o Figure four leglock[86]
o High knee strike[86]
o Jumping knee drop
o Sleeper hold[86]
o Spinning spinebuster[86]
* Signature foreign object
o Sledgehammer
* Managers
o Chyna
o Ric Flair
o Mr. Hughes
o Mr. Perfect
o Stephanie McMahon–Helmsley
o Vince McMahon
o Shawn Michaels
o Lord Steven Regal
o "Ravishing" Rick Rude
o Sable
* Signature taunts
o Crotch chop / "Suck it" taunt
o Showing off his muscles, put together with Shawn Michaels
o Arms crossed / The DX "X"
o Throwing his arms up and back, and expanding his chest and sometimes points to himself several times.
o Spitting out water during his entrance
* Nicknames
o The Connecticut Blueblood[88]
o The Cerebral Assassin[55]
o The Game[2]
o 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 twelve-time world champion: a seven-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] * Finishing and signature moves
o Inverted Indian deathlock – WCW;[85] Used occasionally as a regular move in WWE[86]
o Pedigree[3] (Double underhook facebuster)
o Abdominal stretch[86]
o Chop block
o Clothesline[86]
o Facebreaker knee smash,[87] as a back body drop counter
o Falling neckbreaker[86]
o Figure four leglock[86]
o High knee strike[86]
o Jumping knee drop
o Sleeper hold[86]
o Spinning spinebuster[86]
* Signature foreign object
o Sledgehammer
* Managers
o Chyna
o Ric Flair
o Mr. Hughes
o Mr. Perfect
o Stephanie McMahon–Helmsley
o Vince McMahon
o Shawn Michaels
o Lord Steven Regal
o "Ravishing" Rick Rude
o Sable
* Signature taunts
o Crotch chop / "Suck it" taunt
o Showing off his muscles, put together with Shawn Michaels
o Arms crossed / The DX "X"
o Throwing his arms up and back, and expanding his chest and sometimes points to himself several times.
o Spitting out water during his entrance
* Nicknames
o The Connecticut Blueblood[88]
o The Cerebral Assassin[55]
o The Game[2]
o The King of Kings[55]
