as she watched her husband on the monitor backstage. Head Is Struck. Answer (1 of 3): The injury of Stone Cold's knees is one that occurred over the accumulation of his career. McMahon. He later won the Royal Rumble and received an Undisputed WWF Championship match at WrestleMania X8, defeating Chris Jericho for the Undisputed WWF Championship. [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. 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. [220] On September 2, Levesque elevated to Chief Content Officer as announced by the company four days later. [46], Triple H feuded with Mick Foley in early 2000. Shawn Michaels, in Triple Hs corner, could see the match was losing structure and used his high ring IQ to save the match. brand on the March 22 episode of Raw and failed to capture the WWE Championship from Eddie Guerrero. After eliminating Reigns, he then eliminated Dean Ambrose to secure his second Royal Rumble win and 14th (and final) world championship. Few wrestlers go as hard in the ring or in the boardroom as Triple H does. RELATED:10 Best Stone Cold Vs Triple H Matches, Ranked. He followed it up by hitting some wicked chair shots, bringing the match to an improvised no-contest finish. He also holds an executive position in the company, working as the senior adviser to . [140], At the end of the July 18 episode of Raw, Triple H returned on behalf of WWE's board of directors to relieve his father-in-law Vince McMahon of his duties. Triple H already had a history of neck injuries when he once again found himself in the same position in 2005. What began as an on-screen storyline marriage in 2000 became a real-life romance when Levesque began dating Stephanie McMahon. As a result of this Triple H injury, he missed the whole WCW Invasion storyline. Unfortunately, Triple H suffered a strained groin during the match, and he had to adjust his in-ring gear by wearing trunks that resembled bicycle shorts during the matches, which helped support the injured groin. Ive never seen a contact sports athlete come back from this, so if you do, its gonna be awesome. Affiliation . 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. One of the participants in that match, Rob Van Dam, had a moment in the match where he jumped off the pod, using his Five-Star Frog Splash. [34] Despite the punishment, Helmsley did have success following the MSG Incident. [155] At Raw 1000, Stephanie McMahon goaded Heyman into Triple H's challenge against Lesnar. When Triple H completely recovered from the quad injury he sustained in 2001 he must've sworn to be more careful in the ring. Once he returned to the ring, you might remember him wrestling in some odd looking bicycle shorts. [121] At WrestleMania 25 on April 5, Triple H defeated Orton to retain the title. [97][98] Surgery was successfully performed two days later by Dr. James Andrews. [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. And unfortunately, when your throat swells, you cant breathe. [104] Triple H retained the title against Orton on May 18 at Judgment Day in a steel cage match[105] and again on June 1 at One Night Stand in a Last Man Standing match. In mid-September 1998, reigning Intercontinental Champion Triple H was sidelined with a serious knee injury. a literature review, an expert panel, and a pilot study. RELATED:Triple H: 5 Reasons He Was Better In DX (& 5 Reasons He Was Better In Evolution). They were needed for support as the groin injury healed. In late October, Nash jumped Triple H with a sledgehammer, The Game's weapon of choice, and kayfabe injured his spine. Over the course of his 10+ plus year wrestling career, his kn. John Cena, Kofi Kingston, Ted DiBiase, and Randy Orton were the other participants in the contest and as the match went by, Triple H took a massive Celtic Cross from Sheamus and ended up sustaining another neck injury. But The Game managed to continue in the match and even eliminated Sheamus from the bout before he tapped out to Cena's STF. 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 . [138] Triple H made an untelevised appearance on October 30 at the WWE Fan Appreciation Event and also at the 2010 Tribute to the Troops. For the. [5][68] After holding the title for a month, Triple H lost it to Hollywood Hulk Hogan on April 21 at Backlash. [78] Triple H lost the championship to Chris Benoit on March 14 at WrestleMania XX in a triple threat match also involving Michaels. "Wrestling's historical cards" (p.111), Pro Wrestling Illustrated presents: 2007 Wrestling almanac & book of facts. [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. While having a decorated career that spans close to thirty years, Triple H suffered three dramatic injuries within five years of each other. [200] Due to his newly discovered heart condition, Triple H announced his retirement from wrestling during an appearance on First Take on March 25, 2022. Triple H won after Chyna threw powder into Slaughter's eyes, momentarily "blinding" him and allowing her to interfere in the match. 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. "While they were making sure that didnt happen, they were also trying to find out whether or not I had torn my trachea, which, if I did, I couldnt drink or swallow. Two were career-threatening injuries, while another came close to ending his life. In the weeks preceding the match, Triple H claimed that, several years earlier, Kane had an unrequited relationship with a woman named Katie Vick. 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. But as it turned out, Triple H did sustain a legit injury in the attack. [16] His gimmick changed as he fought to earn a WWF Championship opportunity. [215] He was named Executive Vice President, Talent and Live Events in 2011. The improvisation of the match going to a no-contest may have sounded like it would be viewed negatively by the crowd. In this . Ito et al. 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. [134] On the January 11, 2010, episode of Raw, Mike Tyson, who was the Raw guest host for the night, teamed with Jericho to face DX; at the end of the bout, Tyson turned on Jericho and aligned himself with Triple H and Michaels. At the time, Michaels was the WWE World Champion,. 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. Yeah, and its Hunter. Owen Hart, two months later and suffered a bad knee injury in the process, keeping him . [88] After Vengeance, Triple H took a hiatus from WWE due to suffering from minor neck problems. Triple H found that out the hard way at Extreme Rules 2010. Things changed after a knee injury in 1998. His ring name was soon modified to Terra Ryzing, which he used until mid-1994, when he was renamed Jean-Paul Lvesque. The thought of Triple H sitting in the hospital all night in his gear still covered in blood and confetti is a heavy one. And this time, something happened. 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. [109] He defended the championship over the summer by defeating the likes of Edge on July 20 at The Great American Bash[110] and The Great Khali on August 17 at SummerSlam,[111] and was the only champion to retain his title at Unforgiven's Championship Scramble matches on September 7. [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. It was a brutal injury that came at a straightforward moment in the match. During the match, The Undertaker hit Michaels with a back-body drop to the outside. Two days later he woke up in bed, unable to move, and suddenly he. [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. [211] After his tag team match along with Michaels against Undertaker and Kane at Crown Jewel in 2018, Wade Keller from Pro Wrestling Torch wrote that Triple H "moves like the trees in Wizard of Oz". He is also a two-time Royal Rumble match winner, and a King of the Ring tournament winner. (ACL deficient knees) 0.81s difference between limbs. Ian Goodwillie is a freelance writer based out of Saskatoon, SK, Canada. He struggled to breathe, could barely talk, yet still went the distance in the match, making it to the end. Female racers were 2.3 times more likely to have sustained a knee injury than male racers. [127] On the August 17 episode of Raw, Triple H and Michaels officially reunited as DX, but as they were in the process of their in-ring promo, The Legacy attacked them both. [118] That record stood until 2011 when John Cena won his ninth WWE Championship. [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. "Wrestling's historical cards" (p.107), Pro Wrestling Illustrated presents: 2007 Wrestling almanac & book of facts. It was just one of those things. It led to a couple of matches between the two at WrestleMania 26 and Extreme Rules 2010. They were married in Sleepy Hollow, New York, on October 25, 2003. The tear required an operation, which was performed by orthopedic surgeon Dr. James Andrews. 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. During this hiatus, Reigns regained the championship from Sheamus on the following episode of Raw. 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. 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. 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[81] Triple H was drafted to the SmackDown! Levesque had a brief feud with Alex Wright that ended on December 27 at Starrcade[5] with Wright pinning him. He revealed that he had viral pneumonia and inflamed lungs, which worsened over time. 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. At the 1998 Royal Rumble, Shawn Michaels suffered a debilitating back injury that would keep him retired from in-ring competition until 2002. Unfortunately, Triple H suffered what was described as a severely strained groin. [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. Bruising usually appears within 2-3 days. It was, unfortunately, regarded by many as one of the worst matches of the year. [219] Three days later, following the "retirement" of Vince McMahon, he was also named Head of WWE Creative. [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). He defeated Stone Cold Steve Austin on October 17 at No Mercy before dropping the title to Big Show on November 14 at Survivor Series. He seems like the type of guy who stays focused on a task until the job is done, a real work hard, play hard kind of guy. In 2011, the Pro Wrestling Torch stated that he was "widely regarded as the best wrestler in North America" by 2000. World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment/WWE, World Heavyweight Champion and Evolution (20022005), Multiple WWE Championship reigns (20072009), Third run with D-Generation X (20092010), Post-retirement and corporate roles (2022present), Accusing Kane of murder and necrophilia (Katie Vick). 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