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. His ring name was soon modified to Terra Ryzing, which he used until mid-1994, when he was renamed Jean-Paul Lvesque. I dont know the percentage, but [the medical staff] said your throats normally at two, and it was at less than one. [29] It has been claimed that he was scheduled to win the 1996 King of the Ring tournament, but the victory was instead awarded to Stone Cold Steve Austin after the Madison Square Garden Incident, in which the Kliq broke character after a match to say goodbye to the departing Nash and Hall. That, plus other nagging injuries, would keep him out of action for several months. [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. I rolled with the shot. RELATED:10 Best Years Of Triple H's WWE Career, Ranked. The Knee injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS) is self-administered and assesses five outcomes: pain, symptoms, activities of daily living, sport and recreation function, and knee-related quality of life. I remember packing my bags; the vignettes had been playing of my return. 7 1999. But The Game managed to continue in the match and even eliminated Sheamus from the bout before he tapped out to Cena's STF. During a match on Raw that featured Rosey and The Hurricane, Rosey performed a leg drop on Triple H that put a lot of pressure on his head and neck in the wrong way. McMahon. Triple H would sell theactionin the match beautifully. And this time, something happened. "When Rob Van Dam hit me with the Frog-splash off the top of the cage, his knee went across my throat. [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. Petschnig et al (ACL) Group A had a 95.2% LSI with a SD of 8.5. Slaughter. With it being such a fresh concept, an injury was a strong possibility. Triple H wound up requiring surgery once he was back in the United States and, after lengthy rehabilitation, returned to the ring for WrestleMania 35, where he defeated Batista. He joined World Championship Wrestling (WCW) in 1994 and was soon repackaged as a French-Canadian aristocrat named Jean-Paul Lvesque. However, he couldn't enjoy much time with the title as he endured a legitimate knee injury, and he had to relinquish the title. This task requires standardized, patient- centered measures that can be administered at a low cost. This was during a storyline where CM Punk had won the WWE Championship and left the company. On August 18 at SummerSlam, Triple H served as the special guest referee for the WWE Championship match between champion John Cena and Daniel Bryan. RVD made an appearance on The Shining Wizardspodcast and spoke about the splash gone wrong that caused this Triple H injury. [152] Upon his return two weeks later, Triple H was confronted by Lesnar's legal representative, Paul Heyman, who announced Lesnar was filing a lawsuit against WWE for breach of contract. [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. Group B had a 46.3% LSI with a SD of 12.9. brands. [219] Three days later, following the "retirement" of Vince McMahon, he was also named Head of WWE Creative. While having a decorated career that spans close to thirty years, Triple H suffered three dramatic injuries within five years of each other. Bret Hart commented on Triple H winning the 2016 Royal Rumble match for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship while not wrestling full-time, saying: "I didn't like the decision that Triple H, surprise, put the belt on himself again it just showed a real lack of imagination if you ask me. 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. Mr. McMahon returned to relieve him of his duties on Raw, though he remained the COO. I hope you enjoy watching. "Wrestling's historical cards" (p.110), Pro Wrestling Illustrated presents: 2007 Wrestling almanac & book of facts. During the second assault, Triple H sustained a legitimate injury which WWE later revealed as a fractured vertebra. 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In mid-September 1998, reigning Intercontinental Champion Triple H was sidelined with a serious knee injury. The ailment would keep him out until late November, and necessitated the vacating of . Two of the men in that inaugural bout were Triple H and Rob Van Dam. It happened in a very innocuous manner but was perhaps a result of wear and tear and years of landing on the quad area from delivering pedigrees. Unfortunately, at Royal Rumble 1998, he faced Undertaker in a casket match and took a bad bump off the corner of the casket. [163] Triple H defeated Lesnar after a Pedigree onto the steel steps. But little did he know that he would go through the process once again in 2007. 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. 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. [97][98] Surgery was successfully performed two days later by Dr. James Andrews. Few wrestlers go as hard in the ring or in the boardroom as Triple H does. Raw General Manager Eric Bischoff then awarded Triple H the World Heavyweight Championship, represented by the Big Gold Belt (which previously had been used to represent the NWA World Heavyweight Championship and WCW World Heavyweight Championship), making him the first World Heavyweight Champion. At Survivor Series on November 19, Triple H and Austin had a match that ended when Triple H tried to trick Austin into coming into the parking lot to run him over again, only to have Austin lift his car up with a forklift and flip the car onto its roof 10feet high. I put it back together, its back together as good as it can go, but now its on your rehab. [] I will never wrestle again. He introduced the returning X-Pac the night after WrestleMania and joined forces with The New Age Outlaws. It didn't simply happen over night. Thankfully the swelling went down. 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The August 17, 1998 episode of Raw featured a Street Fight between DX and The Nation that saw Triple H left bloodied and brutalized at the hands of Rock, Brown, Mark Henry and Kama. [158][159], Triple H returned on the February 25, 2013 episode of Raw, brawling with Brock Lesnar after he attempted to attack Mr. McMahon. He reputedly passed out backstage shortly after that. Hardy interfered and hit Triple H with a steel chair meant for Edge, costing him the title after a 210 day reign. Since 2014, Justin has been a features writer and interviewer for Fighting Spirit Magazine. [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. En France, sa prvalence est It was a marginal improvement from his . The leader of DX entered the Royal Rumble match as the 23rd entrant. [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. He can be reached on Twitter @braedenfazza. 1 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the, Ranked No. Facing off with a big fella like Sheamus isn't something to take lightly. On April 27 at the Greatest Royal Rumble in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, John Cena defeated Triple H in the first match ever featured on a Saudi pay-per-view event. I said, Im telling ya, and he put his hand in there and was like, Wow, you did. He could feel the divot and stuff. Future Publishing Limited Quay House, The Ambury, Bath BA1 1UA. In early 1994, Levesque signed a one-year contract with World Championship Wrestling (WCW). The injury took him out of action for two months as The Game didn't return to in-ring competition until November 1998 when he defeated Al Snow at a house show. 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"No. It is mostly devoted to bodybuilding advice with some autobiographical information, memoirs, and opinions. Smackdown! "Wrestling's historical cards" (p.121), Pro Wrestling Illustrated presents: 2007 Wrestling almanac & book of facts. 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. Over the course of his 10+ plus year wrestling career, his kn. But not surprisingly, Triple H kept playing the game and delivered two Pedigrees, one of them through the Spanish announce table. It was not to his spine as the WWE said but was to his face. That is the reason the WWE Universe refer to him as The Cerebral Assassin and The King of Kings, as he knew how to weaken his opponents before taking them down for good. (Use code PWS for a nice surprise). "This was something that was an accident. [1] Managed by John Rodeo, he wrestled for various promotions on the East Coast independent circuit until 1993.[20]. [233], In September 2021, WWE reported that Levesque underwent a procedure at Yale New Haven Hospital following a "cardiac event" caused by a genetic heart issue. Regarded as one of the greatest professional wrestlers of all time, he currently serves as the chief content officer for WWE. He knew I was concerned for a lot of reasons. She supposedly fell to her knees and shrieked, "Noooooooo!" [195] His final match on pay-per-view was a loss to Randy Orton at Super ShowDown on June 7. Some authors mistakenly believe that in this . 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. By using this site, you agree to the legal terms set out in ourDisclaimer, Terms of Service, Privacy Policy, and Disclosure. But his knee issues would continue to dog him throughout his career. [71], Meanwhile, Shawn Michaels had made his return to WWE and joined the New World Order (nWo). In mid-September 1998, reigning Intercontinental Champion Triple H was sidelined with a serious knee injury. One was delivered not long after tearing his quad as the match was still going on. More importantly, Ian is also a wrestling fan, comic book reader, video game player and photographer. Following a triple threat World Heavyweight title defense against Benoit and Edge on the November 29 episode of Raw, the World Heavyweight Championship became vacant for the first time. But he's had some nasty injuries pile up over the years. [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. [184] After WrestleMania 32, with The Authority now disbanded, Triple H competed in the WWE Live tour of the United Kingdom in late April before taking a hiatus from WWE television. He revealed that he had viral pneumonia and inflamed lungs, which worsened over time. The two men laid an absolutely brutal beating on each other, with Sheamus picking up the victory. [16] His gimmick changed as he fought to earn a WWF Championship opportunity. He followed it up by hitting some wicked chair shots, bringing the match to an improvised no-contest finish. [118] That record stood until 2011 when John Cena won his ninth WWE Championship. Angered at his loss, a bloodied Triple H used his sledgehammer to attack both Edge and Cena and then performed a number of DX crotch chops. [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. He attended Nashua High School, where he played baseball and basketball. Triple H suffered a knee injury in 1998 and when he returned, he left the group and joined the Corporation. However, Sheamus was still furious at Triple H, and he once again laid him out at their second encounter at Extreme Rules. 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. Rob tried to protect me as best he could. [164] On May 19 at Extreme Rules, Triple H lost to Lesnar in a steel cage match after interference from Heyman, and also injured his jaw. [5][68] After holding the title for a month, Triple H lost it to Hollywood Hulk Hogan on April 21 at Backlash. [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. Triple H agreed to it only if the charges were dropped, which Hornswoggle agreed to. 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. Their group ran roughshod over the WWE for several months. [78] Triple H lost the championship to Chris Benoit on March 14 at WrestleMania XX in a triple threat match also involving Michaels. In response, Triple H stormed out the arena and vowed to return to the ring the next week on Raw.[169]. "Wrestling's historical cards" (p.95), Pro Wrestling Illustrated presents: 2007 Wrestling almanac & book of facts. 139 of the top 500 singles wrestlers of the, Metal Hammer's Spirit of Lemmy Award (2016), This page was last edited on 26 February 2023, at 06:01. During the match, SmackDown general manager Vickie Guerrero announced that Edge had returned and introduced him into the contest. Firstly, he attacked rival Roman Reigns with a Pedigree, allowing former Authority stable member Seth Rollins to eliminate him, before attacking Rollins with a Pedigree, allowing Kevin Owens to win the title. 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Nothing specific in the match appeared to cause the injury but years of wear and tear must have weakened it. [36] After losing the title, he feuded with Goldust, defeating him on March 23 at WrestleMania 13. At the start of the night, Triple H challenged newly named WWE Champion Randy Orton, reigniting their feud that had been interrupted following his injury. [119], On the February 16 episode of Raw, Triple H made an appearance aiding Stephanie and Shane McMahon, after they were attacked by Randy Orton. [74] Triple H later threatened to show video footage of Kane committing the act in question; the footage that finally aired showed Triple H (dressed as Kane) simulating necrophilia with a mannequin in a casket;[74] Kane's tag team partner The Hurricane responded the following week by showing a video of Triple H (rather, someone wearing a Triple H series of masks) getting an enema. 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. [85] At WrestleMania on April 3, Triple H lost the championship to Batista,[86] and subsequently lost two rematches on May 1 at Backlash[87] and on June 26 at Vengeance, where Batista became the first man to pin Triple H inside Hell in a Cell. [58] While Triple H said he had done it in order to shield Austin from the WWF Championship and end his career in storyline, Austin's previous neck injuries started bothering him again in reality, forcing him to have surgery. DDT 15. [230] He sported Lemmy-inspired facial hair during the early 2000s[231] and spoke at Lemmy's funeral on January 9, 2016. [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. Sheamus attacked Triple H at the start of the show, before later winning the match. [24] Between late 1994 and early 1995, Lvesque briefly teamed with Lord Steven Regal, whose upper class British persona was similar to Lvesque's character. [146] WWE later announced that Triple H had sustained a fractured vertebra, and would be out of action. The feud ended on February 17 at No Way Out inside Hell in a Cell, where Triple H retained the title and forced Foley to retire. [141] This was followed by the announcement that he had been assigned to take over as Chief Operating Officer (COO) of the WWE. [68] Triple H then became exclusive to the SmackDown! RELATED: Every Wrestler Who Defeated Triple H In A Singles WWE PPV Match. [120] 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. "Every time that you do one, the odds go up that somethings going to happen. [114], At Survivor Series on November 23, Triple H was scheduled to defend the title against Vladimir Kozlov and Jeff Hardy, but Hardy was kept out of the match after a scripted attack and injury. He was back in action within a couple ofweeks but stayed in the hospital overnight. 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Forty-two active college-age individuals (21 females, 20.66 1.46 y, 70.70 2.36 cm, 82.20 7.60 kg; 21 males, 21.57 1.28 y, 65.52 1.87 cm . Affiliation . [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. [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. Just being off like that, BAM. [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. "Wrestling's historical cards" (p.106), Pro Wrestling Illustrated presents: 2007 Wrestling almanac & book of facts. 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. New, Top AEW Star Has "Zero Interest" In Going Back To WWE 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. In April, he started to move away from his DX look, taping his fists for matches, sporting new and shorter wrestling trunks and adopting a shorter hairstyle. [208][209], Triple H's later career, especially after 2014 during which he was a part-time performer, has been sometimes criticized. All those things protected me, and a bit of luck too. While giving a farewell speech the next night, Sheamus attacked him and set up a rematch at Extreme Rules on April 25. Shawn Michaels could see the match was breaking down and took control of the situation. [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. Although he counted a pinfall for CM Punk to win, John Cena's leg was on the ropes, which would break the pin. However, the same Undertaker who pushed HBK into retirement brought him back to the ring when he and his brother Kane challenged Triple H and Shawn Michaels to a tag team match at the 2018 Crown Jewel PPV in Saudi Arabia. Miles is averaging 14.7 points, 7.4 rebounds and 7.0 assists per game this season. 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. Pro Wrestling Stories - Your daily source of nostalgia and a peek behind the curtain wall of wrestlings past! 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. More impressively, one in five female alpine racers (22%) reported an ACL disruption, and females were 3.1 times more likely . Unique lists featuring pop culture, entertainment and crazy facts. Triple H returned to Raw as a face on January 7, 2002, at Madison Square Garden. But in reality, Triple H had sustained an injury to his face, and The Game ended up on the sidelines for a while before making his return on December 2011. Triple H's reign with Shawn Michaels was when the title, then known as World Tag Team Championship, was unified with the WWE Tag Team Championship and known as Unified WWE Tag Team Championship. Every Major Injury Of Triple H's WWE Career, Explained, 10 Things About Triple H's Life Outside Of Wrestling Fans Should Know, Every Wrestler Who Defeated Triple H In A Singles WWE PPV Match. [6] DX defeated The Spirit Squad on June 25 at Vengeance in a 5-on-2 handicap match. During the main event of the May 21, 2001 episode of Raw Is War, he suffered a legitimate and career-threatening injury. ", "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. CM Punk (No Disqualification Match)", "WWE Raw SuperShow results: The "Laurinaitis Era" begins", "Triple H & CM Punk vs. He regained the championship from Orton on September 12 at Unforgiven. Although simultaneous dislocations of two . "[200], According to the Wrestling Figure Checklist, Levesque had 412 action figures produced of his likeness between the 1990s and 2010s. [194] At WrestleMania 35 on April 7, 2019, Triple H defeated Batista with assistance from Ric Flair in what was Batista's retirement match. Once again, Triple H's neckissues pop up as does Sheamus and the Elimination Chamber. Triple H found that out the hard way at Extreme Rules 2010. But the match didn't go as planned as Triple H tore his right quadriceps muscle 15-minutes into the contest. [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. 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. At the New Years Revolution pay-per-view in 2007, it was DX up against Rated RKO. In the midst of the match being slowed down, Shawn Michaels dived to the outside through the middle rope onto Orton to excite the fans while the crowd was relatively silent. 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