Triple H (wrestler)

Paul Levesque, aka "Triple H" is a wrestler with WWE. He and fellow WWE member Shawn Michaels still remain friends to this day. Triple H had gotten his iconic name from the "angle" (wrestling terminology for character or some such thing) of being a rich playboy named Hunter Hearst Helmsley or Triple H

Birth name: Paul Michael Levesque

DOB: 7/29/1969

Where: Nashua, New Hampshire

Trivia

-He is a co-founder of D-Generation X

-He's the executive vice president, COO (chief operating officer) and Global Talent Strategy & Development person for WWE

-He is a huge fan of Motorhead. And because of this, any time he enters the ring, his theme is always a Motorhead song. "The Game" when coming out to wrestle. "Line in the Sand" when coming out to the ring with Dave Bautista and Randy Orton as "Evolution", "King of Kings" when coming out as COO of WWE, in a suit, with or without Stephanie McMahon, his wife.

-His other passion, besides wrestling, is bodybuilding. Which is why, even at 48, he's still in incredible shape, as if he could just pick up where he left off and wrestle again

-He and Shawn Michaels both work together on the program WWE NXT, which finds the next round of WWE superstar wrestlers, both male and female.

-His return to WWE Raw came on 1/7/2002 after recovering from an injury that involved his left quadriceps muscle being completely torn from the bone

-In 2000, he retired "Mankind" wrestler Mick Foley in a PPV No Way Out "Hell in a Cell" match

-He was part of a tag team with "Stone Cold" Steve Austin

-In March 2003, he gave a press conference explaining the inspiration for his character Triple H. He said it reflects the many backstabbings and politics of the world he works in

-During a 1998 WCW event, he "invaded" with his fellow D-Generation X members X-Pac, "Road Dogg" Jesse James, "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn, Chyna

-He was the fourth wrestler to appear in a Marvel movie. The others include: Randy Savage (Spider-Man), Tyler Mane (X-Men), Kevin Nash (The Punisher)

-While wrestling in WCW, his stage name was Terra Ryzing

-Defeated Shawn Michaels in June 2004 at at 45 minute long "Hell in a Cell" match at WWE Bad Blood

-He was schooled in wrestling by legend Walter "Killer" Kowalski

-His father was his best man at his wedding to Stephanie McMahon

-Prior to even wrestling for the same company, he and Bill Goldberg had tension with each other

-He won the WrestleMania 2000 as a "heel" (bad guy), breaking the tradition of "babyface" (good guy) wrestlers winning the match

-In addition to his father in law, Vince McMahon, Triple H paid for fellow wrestler Sean Waltman (X-Pac) to enter rehab

-His WWE debut was in 1995. His angle (in-ring persona) was that of a rich aristocrat named Hunter Hearst Helmsley and was pushed to be a wrestler known as "The Connecticut Blueblood"

-During his time with WCW, he was known as Jean Paul LeVesque, who was known as a jobber (losing matches fairly). He chose the name Jean Paul as a way of honoring his French ancestry and spoke with a strong French accent. His time with WCW only lasted a year.

-Vince McMahon, Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley are just two of the people who managed Triple H. Other previous managers include Rick Rude, Ric Flair, Curt Hennig, Chyna, Mr. Hughes, Shawn Michaels, Sable

-In June 2006, he reformed D-Generation X

-While using the ring name Terra Ryzing, he started using the inverted Indian Deathlock as his finishing move

-He is a highly talented artist and has designed his own logos and t-shirts

-When it was learned that actor Jack Nicholson would be inducting Ric Flair into the WWE Hall of Fame, Triple H gunned hard for himself to induct Ric Flair for two reasons. 1.) He wanted to induct him and 2.) he feared that those in attendance would only be there to see Nicholson and not the people being honored on that night

-After filming his role in Blade: Trinity (2004), New Line offered him a deal of three films, but he declined

-At a 2013 Extreme Rules match, he suffered a concussion at the hands of Brock Lesnar, who used Levesque's own sledgehammer against him. That following Monday night, he blacked out at the start of that night's match, suffering from what doctors call "Post Concussion Syndrome". At that point, he made the decision to no longer compete in matches

-He pays tribute to old-school wrestlers by wearing medical tape on both of his hands, fingers, wrists

-His fascination with wrestling started like many future wrestlers-by watching wrestling on TV as a kid. He then started taking up bodybuilding at age 14

-In high school, he was an athlete. He played baseball and basketball. He was introduced to the world of professional wrestling by Walter "Killer" Kowalski while working at Gold's Gym

-In 2002, Triple H was part of a controversial story on WWE. The October 21, 2002 episode of Monday Night Raw seen wrestler Kane defending the Tag Team Championship on his own after Triple H attacked a wrestler known as The Hurricane backstage. Triple H said he knew of a secret that Kane had. He asked if the name "Katie Vick" meant anything to Kane. It sure did. That following week, on Raw, Kane revealed who she was. Katie Vick was a high school friend of his who had been too intoxicated to drive home. Kane did the duties of a good friend and drove her home. He was unfamiliar with how to drive a stick shift car and when an animal ran out into the road, he swerved to avoid it and crashed. The crash killed Vick on impact. Triple H insinuated that Kane was drunk as well and said that while Kane loved Katie, she didn't return those feelings. Triple H even suggested that Kane had sexual intercourse with Katie. The following week, Triple H was seen wearing a Kane mask standing over a mannequin in a coffin, who was supposed to be Vick. That month, stocks in WWE were the lowest they'd been in years