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|name=Paul Levesque {{flagicon|USA}}
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|names='''Triple H'''<br />Hunter Hearst Helmsley<br />Jean-Paul Levesque<br />Terra Ryzin
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|birth_date={{birth date and age|1969|7|27}}
|birth_place =[[Nashua, New Hampshire]] {{flagicon|New Hampshire}}
|resides=[[New York City, New York]] {{flagicon|New York}}{{Fact|date=July 2007}}
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|trainer=[[Wladek Kowalski|Killer Kowalski]]
|WWE debut=[[1995]]
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'''Paul Michael Levesque''' (born [[July 27]], [[1969]] in [[Nashua, New Hampshire]])<ref name="slam">{{cite web |url=http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/Bios/helmsley.html |title=SLAM! Sports biography |accessdate=2007-07-11 |publisher=[[Canadian Online Explorer|CANOE]]|date=December 5, 2004}}</ref> is an [[United States|American]] [[professional wrestler]], better known by the [[ring name]] '''Triple H''', an abbreviation of his former moniker, '''Hunter Hearst Helmsley'''. He is currently signed to [[World Wrestling Entertainment]] promotion on its ''[[WWE Raw|RAW]]'' [[WWE Brand Extension|brand]]. Since [[January 2007]], he has been inactive while rehabilitating a torn [[quadriceps muscle]]. [[Vignette (professional wrestling)|Vignettes]] have started to air hyping his return.
==Early career==
Levesque was trained to wrestle by [[Wladek Kowalski|Killer Kowalski]]. He teamed with fellow Kowalski trainee, [[Perry Saturn]]. In [[1993]], he joined [[World Championship Wrestling]] (WCW), wrestling as a heel under the ring name '''[[Terra Ryzin]]'''. Later, Levesque created the persona '''Jean-Paul Lévesque''', a persona in reference to his surname's [[France|French]] origins, and was asked to speak with a French accent as he could not speak [[French language|French]]. During this time he began using his finisher [[Facebuster#Double underhook facebuster|The Pedigree]]. Under this persona, Levesque also briefly teamed with [[Darren Matthews|Lord Steven Regal]]. He left in [[1995]] for the [[World Wrestling Entertainment|World Wrestling Federation]].
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==World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment==
===1995-1997===
As a continuation of his [[gimmick]] in [[World Championship Wrestling]] (WCW), Triple H started off his WWF career as the [[Connecticut]] [[Nobility|Blueblood]], '''Hunter Hearst Helmsley'''. He appeared in taped vignettes talking about how to use proper etiquette up until his wrestling debut which happened on the [[April 30]] [[1995]] episode of WWF Wrestling Challenge.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.angelfire.com/wrestling/cawthon777/challenge.htm|title=Wrestling Challenge Results|accessdate=2007-07-12 |publisher=Online World of Wrestling}}</ref>
[[Image:Hug MSG Incident.jpg|thumb|right|The MSG Incident.]]
Although he had an impressive streak during the first few months within his debut, his career stalled during [[1996]], starting off with being mired in a feud with [[Mike Droese|Duke "The Dumpster" Droese]] following a loss in the Free For All at the [[Royal Rumble (1996)|1996 Royal Rumble]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/wweppv/wrestlemania12.html|title=WrestleMania 12 Results|accessdate=2007-07-12 |publisher=Online World of Wrestling}}</ref>
Up until that event, he appeared on television each week with a different female valet accompanying him. [[Rena Mero|Sable]] was his valet at WrestleMania XII, and after his loss to Ultimate Warrior, he took his aggressions out on her. The debuting [[Marc Mero]] came to her rescue and this started a feud between the two wrestlers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/raw/1996.html|title=RAW - 1996 Results|accessdate=2007-07-12 |publisher=Online World of Wrestling}}</ref>
Helmsley was best known backstage as one of the members of the [[Clique (professional wrestling)|Clique]], a group of wrestlers including [[Shawn Michaels]], [[Kevin Nash]], [[Sean Waltman]] and [[Scott Hall]] who were known for influencing [[Vince McMahon]] and the WWF Creative team. Helmsley was in line to win the [[King of the Ring#1996|1996 King of the Ring]] tournament, but he was [[Bury (professional wrestling)|buried]] and demoted from championship contender to [[job (professional wrestling)|jobber to the stars]], after the [[Clique (professional wrestling)#Curtain Call: The MSG Incident|Madison Square Garden Incident]], in which the Clique broke [[kayfabe|character]] after a match to say goodbye to the departing Nash and Hall.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.angelfire.com/wrestling/cawthon777/90smsg.htm|title=Madison Square Garden Results 1990s|accessdate=2007-07-12 |publisher=Online World of Wrestling}}</ref>
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Despite the punishment, Helmsley did have several successes following the MSG Incident. He found a manager in [[Curt Hennig|Mr. Perfect]] and won his first [[WWE Intercontinental Championship|Intercontinental Championship]] on [[October 21]], [[1996]], defeating [[Marc Mero]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/raw/1996.html|title=RAW - 1996 Results|accessdate=2007-07-12 |publisher=Online World of Wrestling}}</ref> When Curt Hennig left the WWF, his departure was explained to be a result of Helmsley turning his back on his manager as soon as he won the Intercontinental Championship. He held the belt for nearly four months before losing it to [[The Rock (entertainer)|Rocky Maivia]] on the [[February 13]], [[1997]] edition of a special ''Monday Night RAW'', called ''Thursday RAW Thursday''.
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For a very brief time, Helmsley was accompanied by [[Curtis Hughes]], who played the role of his bodyguard.<ref>{{cite book | author = Mick Foley | title = Have A Nice Day: A Tale of Blood and Sweatsocks (p.213)| publisher = HarperCollins | date = 2000 | isbn = 0061031011}}</ref> After losing the Intercontinental title, he [[Feud (professional wrestling)|feuded]] with [[Virgil Runnels III|Goldust]], defeating him at [[WrestleMania 13]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/wweppv/wrestlemania13.html|title=WrestleMania XIII|accessdate=2007-07-12 |publisher=Online World of Wrestling}}</ref>
During their feud, [[Joanie Laurer|Chyna]] debuted as his new bodyguard, assaulting Goldust's wife and valet [[Terri Runnels|Marlena]].
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Helmsley's push resumed in 1997, when he won the [[King of the Ring#1997|King of the Ring]] tournament on [[June 8]] [[1997]] defeating Mankind in the finals.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/wweppv/kingofthering97.html|title=King of the Ring 1997 Results|accessdate=2007-07-12 |publisher=Online World of Wrestling}}</ref>
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Later that year, Shawn Michaels, Helmsley, Chyna and [[Richard Rood|Rick Rude]] (who left shortly after the group was formed) formed [[D-Generation X]] (DX). This group became known for pushing the envelope, as Michaels and Helmsley made risqué promos, spawning the catchphrase "Suck It" along with a "crotch chop" hand motion, and sarcastically deriding [[Bret Hart]] and [[Canada]]. By now, Helmsley fully dropped the "blueblood snob" gimmick and adopted the name of '''Triple H'''.
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===1998-1999===
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Even after the DX vs [[Hart Foundation]] storyline ended when Bret, [[Jim Neidhart]] and [[Davey Boy Smith]] defected to WCW, Helmsley began to feud with the sole remaining member; [[Owen Hart]] over the [[WWF European Championship]]. This cultimated in a match between the two at [[WrestleMania XIV]], the stipulation of which stated that Chyna had to be handcuffed to then-Commissioner [[Sgt. Slaughter]]. Hunter won when Chyna interfered after blinding Slaughter with a powder shot to the face.
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After [[WrestleMania XIV]], Michaels was forced into retirement due to a back injury sustained at the [[Royal Rumble (1998)|1998 Royal Rumble]] pay-per-view,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/wweppv/royalrumble98.html|title=Royal Rumble 1998 Results|accessdate=2007-07-12 |publisher=Online World of Wrestling}}</ref>
and Triple H took over the leadership position in DX, claiming that his now-former associate had "dropped the ball". He introduced the returning [[Sean Waltman|X-Pac]] the night after WrestleMania and joined forces with the [[New Age Outlaws]], the team of [[Monty Sopp|"Bad Ass" Billy Gunn]] and [[Brian Gerard James|"Road Dogg" Jesse James]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/raw/1998.html|title=RAW - 1998 Results|accessdate=2007-07-12 |publisher=Online World of Wrestling}}</ref>
Triple H led the "DX Army" throughout 1998, spawning a series of viginettes where the DX army would "invade" the CNN Building and WCW Offices in Atlanta, culminating in the group nearly crashing an episode of [[WCW Monday Nitro|''Nitro'']] in Virginia.; this was the first time he had performed as a [[face (professional wrestling)|face]] in the WWF, and he quickly became one of its most popular wrestlers. It was also during this time that Triple H began feuding with the leader of the [[Nation of Domination]] and rising WWF heel, [[The Rock (entertainer)|The Rock]]. This rivalry eventually led to a feud over The Rock's Intercontinental Championship. Triple H defeated The Rock in a ladder match at [[SummerSlam (1998)|SummerSlam 1998]] to capture the title.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/wweppv/summerslam98.html|title=SummerSlam 1998 Results|accessdate=2007-07-12 |publisher=Online World of Wrestling}}</ref>
He did not hold the title long, however, as he was sidelined with a knee injury. When The Rock won the [[WWE Championship|WWF Championship]] at the [[Survivor Series (1998)|Survivor Series 1998]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/wweppv/survivorseries98.html|title=Survivor Series 1998 Results|accessdate=2007-07-12 |publisher=Online World of Wrestling}}</ref>
the rivalry between the two continued, but became more of a gang war as DX fought Vince McMahon's [[The Corporation (professional wrestling)|Corporation]] stable, of which Rock was the main star.
Triple H received a shot at the WWF Championship on the [[January 25]], [[1999]] edition of ''RAW'' in an [["I Quit" match]] against The Rock, but was forced to quit or see his aide Chyna [[chokeslam]]med by [[Glen Jacobs|Kane]]. Chyna attacked Triple H after the match and joined the Corporation, betraying him.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/raw/1999.html|title=RAW - 1999 Results|accessdate=2007-07-12 |publisher=Online World of Wrestling}}</ref>
At [[WrestleMania XV]] Triple H wrestled as a face for what would be the last time in several months when he beat Kane with the aid of Chyna, who was thought to have rejoined DX. Later on in the night, he betrayed his long-time friend and fellow DX member X-Pac by helping heel [[Shane McMahon]] retain the [[WWE European Championship|European Championship]], thus turning heel and taking Chyna with him.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/wweppv/wrestlemania15.html|title=WrestleMania 15 Results|accessdate=2007-07-12 |publisher=Online World of Wrestling}}</ref>
This decision earned him the hatred of many fans, and helped push Triple H further in the direction of the WWF Championship. Triple H then joined the Corporation, briefly placing him on the same side as The Rock. Unable to get along, The Rock turned on the Corporation and took Triple H's place as a face, quickly rising to further stardom. After Triple H's heel turn in early [[1999]], he moved away from his "DX" look, taping his fists for matches, sporting new and shorter wrestling trunks, and a shorter hairstyle. His image and his personality changed as he fought to earn a WWF title shot. After numerous failed attempts at winning the championship, Triple H and [[Mick Foley|Mankind]] challenged WWF Champion [[Stone Cold Steve Austin]] at [[SummerSlam (1999)|SummerSlam 1999]] in a triple threat match. In a contest which featured [[Jesse Ventura|Jesse "The Body" Ventura]] as the special guest referee, Mankind won the match by pinning Austin, becoming a three-time WWF champion.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/wweppv/summerslam99.html|title=SummerSlam 1999 Results|accessdate=2007-07-12 |publisher=Online World of Wrestling}}</ref>
The following night on ''RAW'', Triple H defeated Mankind to win his first WWF Championship<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/raw/1999.html|title=RAW - 1999 Results|accessdate=2007-07-12 |publisher=Online World of Wrestling}}</ref>
===2000-2001===
By [[January 2000]], already a three time WWF champion, Triple H had dubbed himself "The Game", implying that he was at the top of the wrestling world, and was dubbed "The Cerebral Assassin" by [[Jim Ross]]. (He has claimed that "The Game" tag was initially conceived for [[Owen Hart]].) His feud with Vince McMahon was not well-received, however, and even outraged fans after McMahon won the title from Triple H during an episode of ''[[WWE Friday Night SmackDown!|SmackDown!]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/smackdown/2000.html|title=SmackDown 2000 Results|accessdate=2007-07-11 |publisher=Online World of Wrestling}}</ref>
However, the short-lived feud started the Hunter Hearst Helmsley-[[Stephanie McMahon]] storyline that carried the WWF throughout the next seventeen months, and this period was known as the "[[McMahon-Helmsley Faction|McMahon/Helmsley Era]]".
Triple H worked a program with Mick Foley in early 2000, which ended in a [[Hell in a Cell]] match at [[WWE No Way Out#2000|No Way Out 2000]] that sent Foley into retirement.
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By the time Triple H shockingly pinned The Rock at [[WrestleMania 2000]] (becoming the first [[Heel (professional wrestling)|heel]] to walk out of WrestleMania as champion),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/wweppv/wrestlemania2000.html|title=WrestleMania 2000 Results|accessdate=2007-07-11 |publisher=Online World of Wrestling}}</ref>
he was one of the hottest characters in the WWF, being able to generate enormous [[heat (professional wrestling)|heat]] for his entrance and promos alone. He lost the title at April's [[WWE Backlash#2000|Backlash]] to The Rock,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/wweppv/backlash2000.html|title=Backlash 2000 Results|accessdate=2007-07-11 |publisher=Online World of Wrestling}}</ref>
but regained it two months later, in an Iron Man match at [[WWE Judgment Day#2000|Judgment Day]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/wweppv/judgmentday2000.html|title=Judgment Day 2000 Results|accessdate=2007-07-11 |publisher=Online World of Wrestling}}</ref>
only to lose it back to The Rock at [[King of the Ring#2000|King of the Ring]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/wweppv/kingofthering2000.html|title=King of the Ring 2000|accessdate=2007-07-11 |publisher=Online World of Wrestling}}</ref>
Hunter then entered into a feud with [[Chris Jericho]] which cultivated in a Last Man Standing match at [[WWF Fully Loaded#2000|Fully Loaded 2000]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/wweppv/fullyloaded2000.html|title=Fully Loaded 2000 Results|accessdate=2007-07-11 |publisher=Online World of Wrestling}}</ref>
A Triple Threat Match against WWF Champion The Rock and [[Kurt Angle]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/wweppv/summerslam2000.html|title=SummerSlam 2000 Results|accessdate=2007-07-12 |publisher=Online World of Wrestling}}</ref>
led to a hot program between The Game and The American Hero which centered around Angle's infatuation with Stephanie. Triple H and Kurt Angle began fighting before the match started (and before The Rock made his entrance). Triple H dragged Angle to an announce table and set him up for the pedigree, planning on performing the move through the table. In this instance, however, the table gave way just as Triple H was jumping up. This resulted in a genuine concussion for Angle, and Triple H and Rock had to improvise much of the match while Angle recovered.
A later feud between Triple H and Steve Austin started when it emerged that Triple H had paid off [[Solofa Fatu|Rikishi]] to run down Austin at [[Survivor Series 1999]], causing him to take a year off action( in reality, Austin's previous neck injuries started bothering him again, forcing him to have surgery). The Game and Austin fought in a battle at [[Survivor Series 2000]] 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 10 feet high. Triple H returned a few weeks later and attacked Austin. The feud continued into 2001 that culminated in a [[two out of three falls match|Three Stages of Hell match]] in which Helmsley defeated Austin. In 2001, Triple H also feuded with [[The Undertaker]], who defeated him at [[WrestleMania X-Seven]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/wweppv/wrestlemaniax-7.html|title=WrestleMania X-Seven Results|accessdate=2007-07-11 |publisher=Online World of Wrestling}}</ref>
He later teamed with his former nemesis Austin to form [[The Two-Man Power Trip]], capturing both the [[World Tag Team Championship (WWE)|WWF Tag Team Titles]] and the Intercontinental Championship (twice) by the end of the next Pay-Per-View.
The most difficult moment of Triple H's career occurred during the [[May 21]], [[2001]] broadcast of ''RAW'' when he suffered a legitimate and career-threatening injury. In the night's main event, he and Steve Austin were defending the Tag Team titles against [[Chris Jericho]] and [[Chris Benoit]]. At one point, Jericho had Austin trapped in his [[Boston crab|Walls of Jericho]] submission hold. Triple H ran-in to break it up, but just as he did, he suffered a tear in his left [[quadriceps muscle]], causing it to come completely off the bone. Despite his inability to place any weight on his leg, Triple H was able to complete the match, something that his fans and fellow wrestlers saw as an admirable display of dedication to the business. He even allowed Jericho to put him in the [[Boston crab|Walls of Jericho]], a move that places considerable stress on the quadriceps. The tear required an operation, which was performed by famed [[orthopedic surgery|orthopedic surgeon]] [[James Andrews (physician)|Dr. James Andrews]], in [[Birmingham, Alabama|Birmingham]]. This injury brought an abrupt end to the McMahon/Helmsley Era, as the rigorous [[physical therapy|rehabilitation]] process kept Triple H out of action for over seven months, completely missing the [[The Invasion (professional wrestling)|Invasion storyline]] of WCW/ECW.
===2002-2003===
[[Image:HHHwmX8.jpg|left|thumb|225px|Thriple H after winning the [[WWE Championship|Undisputed Championship]] at [[WrestleMania X8]]]]
Triple H returned to ''RAW'' as a [[face (professional wrestling)|face]] on [[January 7]], [[2002]] at [[Madison Square Garden]], receiving a tremendous ovation. He soon won that year's [[Royal Rumble (2002)|Royal Rumble]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/wweppv/royalrumble02.html|title=Royal Rumble 2002 Results|accessdate=2007-07-11 |publisher=Online World of Wrestling}}</ref>, and thus received a [[WWE Undisputed Championship|WWF Undisputed Championship]] match in the main event at [[WrestleMania X8]]. At WrestleMania X8, Triple H beat [[Chris Jericho]] for the WWF Undisputed Championship<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/wweppv/wrestlemania18.html|title=WrestleMania X-8 Results|accessdate=2007-07-11 |publisher=Online World of Wrestling}}</ref>. After holding the title for a month, Helmsley lost it to [[Hulk Hogan]] at [[WWE Backlash#2002|Backlash 2002]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/wweppv/backlash02.html|title=Backlash 2002 Results|accessdate=2007-07-11 |publisher=Online World of Wrestling}}</ref>. Triple H then became exclusive to the ''Smackdown'' roster due to the [[WWE Brand Extension|WWF Draft Lottery]] and continued to feud with Chris Jericho, culminating in a Hell in a Cell match at Judgment Day.
In the interim, between the Royal Rumble and WrestleMania, the McMahon/Helmsley era was brought to an official on-screen conclusion. By the time he returned, Triple H's "marriage" to Stephanie was on the rocks, so Stephanie faked a pregnancy in order to get him back on her side. When he learned that it was fake, he dumped her publicly on ''RAW'' when they were supposed to renew their wedding vows. Stephanie aligned with Chris Jericho afterward, but was forced to leave action after losing a triple threat on ''RAW'' the night after WrestleMania. The "divorce" was finalized at [[WWE Vengeance#2002|Vengeance]].
Meanwhile, Triple H's old DX companion [[Shawn Michaels]] had made his return to WWE and joined the nWo, and Michaels and Kevin Nash planned to bring Triple H over to ''RAW'' in order to put him into the group. However, Vince McMahon disbanded the nWo following several backstage complications and brought in [[Eric Bischoff]] as ''RAW's'' new general manager. One of Bischoff's first intentions was to follow up on the nWo's plan and woo Triple H over to the ''RAW'' roster. Triple H did indeed jump over to ''RAW'', reuniting with Shawn Michaels, but on [[July 22]], [[2002]] he turned heel once again by turning on Michaels, hitting a surprise [[Facebuster#Double underhook facebuster|Pedigree]] on him during what was supposed to be a DX reunion. The following week, Triple H smashed Michaels' face brutally into a car window to prove that Michaels was "weak". These events led to the beginning of a long, heated rivalry between the former partners, and an eventual "Unsanctioned Street Fight" at [[SummerSlam (2002)|SummerSlam 2002]], in which Michaels came out of retirement and won. Afterwards, however, Triple H attacked him with a sledgehammer, and Michaels was carried out of the ring.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/wweppv/summerslam02.html|title=SummerSlam 2002 Results|accessdate=2007-07-11 |publisher=Online World of Wrestling}}</ref>
Prior to [[September 2]], [[2002]], WWE recognized only one [[WWE Undisputed Championship|Champion]] for both ''RAW'' and ''SmackDown!'' However, after ''SummerSlam'', champion [[Brock Lesnar]] signed a ([[angle (professional wrestling)|storyline]]) deal to become exclusive to ''SmackDown!'', leaving ''RAW'' without a champion. ''RAW'' General Manager Eric Bischoff then awarded the [[World Heavyweight Championship (WWE)|World Heavyweight Championship]] to Triple H in the form of the old [[WCW World Heavyweight Championship|WCW Championship]] belt. Triple H made successful title defenses against [[Ric Flair]], [[Rob Van Dam]], [[Glen Jacobs|Kane]] & others, but eventually lost the belt to Shawn Michaels in the first ever [[Elimination Chamber]] match at [[Survivor Series (2002)|Survivor Series 2002]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/wweppv/survivorseries02.html|title=Survivor Series 2002 Results|accessdate=2007-07-11 |publisher=Online World of Wrestling}}</ref>. He regained the title from Michaels a month later in a Three Stages of Hell match at [[WWE Armageddon#2002|Armageddon 2002]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/wweppv/armageddon02.html|title=Armageddon 2002 Results|accessdate=2007-07-11 |publisher=Online World of Wrestling}}</ref>
In [[January 2003]], Triple H formed '''[[Evolution (professional wrestling)|Evolution]]''' with Ric Flair, [[Randy Orton]], and [[Dave Bautista|Batista]]. Its purpose was to include the "greatest wrestlers" of the past (Flair), present (Triple H), and future (Orton and Batista). In one of Triple H's Title defenses, two other members of Evolution succeeded in helping Triple H not only retain the title, but also remove Kane's mask (the match was stipulated as Mask vs. Championship). The group was dominant on ''RAW'' from 2003-2004, the height of their dominance occurring after [[WWE Armageddon#2003|Armageddon 2003]] when every member of Evolution won a title. Triple H beat [[Bill Goldberg|Goldberg]] to win the [[World Heavyweight Championship (WWE)|World Heavyweight Championship]], [[Randy Orton]] beat [[Rob Van Dam]] to win the [[WWE Intercontinental Championship|Intercontinental Championship]], and Ric Flair and Batista beat [[Dudley Boyz|The Dudley Boyz]] to win the [[World Tag Team Championship (WWE)|World Tag Team Championship]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/wweppv/armageddon03.html|title=Armageddon 2003 Results|accessdate=2007-07-11 |publisher=Online World of Wrestling}}</ref>. Triple H held the belt for most of 2003, feuding with and ultimately defeating former WCW talent including former [[WCW World Heavyweight Championship|WCW World Heavyweight Champions]] [[Scott Steiner]], [[Booker Huffman|Booker T]], [[Kevin Nash]], and [[Bill Goldberg|Goldberg]] in main events.
===2004-2005===
At the Royal Rumble. Triple H and Shawn Michaels fought in a Last Man Standing Match. Both men fought to a double countout which Triple H retained the title.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/wweppv/royalrumble04.html|title=Royal Rumble 2004 Results|accessdate=2007-07-11 |publisher=Online World of Wrestling}}</ref>
Triple H lost his title to [[Chris Benoit]] at [[WrestleMania XX]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/wweppv/wrestlemaniaxx.html|title=WrestleMania XX Results|accessdate=2007-07-11 |publisher=Online World of Wrestling}}</ref>
and was unable to reclaim the belt from Benoit afterwards in subsequent rematches, including an exact rematch of the WrestleMania main event between Triple H, Benoit, and Shawn Michaels at ''[[WWE Backlash#2004|Backlash]].''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/wweppv/backlash04.html|title=Backlash 2004 Results|accessdate=2007-07-11 |publisher=Online World of Wrestling}}</ref>
He would then go on to end his feud with Michaels, defeating him in a Hell in a Cell match at Bad Blood 2004.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/wweppv/badblood04.html|title=Bad Blood 2004 Resilts|accessdate=2007-07-11 |publisher=Online World of Wrestling}}</ref>
After another failed attempt, losing to Chris Benoit at Vengeance, he would focus on Eugene beating him at SummerSlam.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/wweppv/summerslam04.html|title=SummerSlam 2004 Results|accessdate=2007-07-11 |publisher=Online World of Wrestling}}</ref>
Triple H then regained the title from former associate Randy Orton at [[WWE Unforgiven#2004|Unforgiven]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/wweppv/unforgiven04.html|title=Unforgiven 2004 Results|accessdate=2007-07-11 |publisher=Online World of Wrestling}}</ref>
Following a controversial triple threat World title defense against Chris Benoit and Edge on the [[November 29]], [[2004]] episode of ''RAW'', the World Heavyweight Championship became vacant for the first time. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/raw/041129.html|title=RAW - 29th November 2004 Results|accessdate=2007-07-11 |publisher=Online World of Wrestling}}</ref>
At [[WWE New Year's Revolution#2005|New Year's Revolution]] Triple H won the [[Elimination Chamber]] to begin his 10th world title reign.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/wweppv/newyearsrevolution05.html|title=New Years Revolution 2005 Results|accessdate=2007-07-11 |publisher=Online World of Wrestling}}</ref>
At [[WrestleMania 21]], Triple H lost the championship to Batista<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/wweppv/wrestlemania21.html|title=WrestleMania 21 Results|accessdate=2007-07-11 |publisher=Online World of Wrestling}}</ref>
, and subsequently lost two rematches at consecutive ''RAW'' pay-per-views ([[WWE Backlash#2005|Backlash 2005]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/wweppv/backlash05.html|title=Backlash 2005 Results|accessdate=2007-07-11 |publisher=Online World of Wrestling}}</ref>
and [[WWE Vengeance#2005|Vengeance 2005]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/wweppv/vengeance05.html|title=Vengeance 2005 Results|accessdate=2007-07-11 |publisher=Online World of Wrestling}}</ref>)
. Following this, Triple H took some time off from wrestling, learning about the corporate side of WWE in preparation for a future full-time executive position as well as to film the future WWE films project [[Jornada del Muerto]].
Triple H returned to ''RAW'' on [[October 3]], [[2005]] as part of ''WWE Homecoming'' to a tremendous ovation, even though at the time he took his absence, he was a heel. He teamed up with [[Ric Flair]] (who had turned face during Triple H's absence) against [[Chris Mordetsky|Chris Masters]] and [[Carly Colón|Carlito]]. Triple H and Flair won, but Triple H then turned on Flair with his sledgehammer.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/raw/051003.html|title=RAW - 3rd October 2005 Results|accessdate=2007-07-11 |publisher=Online World of Wrestling}}</ref> Triple H then began a feud with Flair. They met in a [[Steel cage match]] at [[WWE Cyber Sunday#2005|Taboo Tuesday]] for Flair's [[WWE Intercontinental Championship|Intercontinental Championship]], a match that Flair won.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/wweppv/tabootuesday05.html|title=Taboo Tuesday 2005 Results|accessdate=2007-07-11 |publisher=Online World of Wrestling}}</ref> However, Triple H defeated Flair in a non-title [[Professional wrestling match types#Last Man Standing match|Last Man Standing match]] at [[Survivor Series (2005)|Survivor Series]] and ended their feud.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/wweppv/survivorseries05.html|title=Survivor Series 2005 Results|accessdate=2007-07-11 |publisher=Online World of Wrestling}}</ref>
===2006-2007===
[[Image:Dx-sig-pose@commons.jpg|thumb|240px|right|DX showing off their signature pose]]
At New Year's Revolution, Triple H defeated the Big Show.
<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/wweppv/newyearsrevolution06.html|title=New Years Revolution 2006 Results|accessdate=2007-07-11 |publisher=Online World of Wrestling}}</ref>
Although Triple H failed to win the [[Royal Rumble]] match at [[Royal Rumble (2006)|Royal Rumble]] to earn a title shot, another championship opportunity arose for Triple H in the [[Road to WrestleMania Tournament]]. He won it, granting him a match for the [[WWE Championship]] at [[WrestleMania 22]].
At WrestleMania 22, Triple H and [[John Cena]] fought in the main event for the WWE Championship, where Triple H lost via submission.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/wweppv/wrestlemania22.html|title=WrestleMania 22 Results|accessdate=2007-07-11 |publisher=Online World of Wrestling}}</ref>Later that month at [[WWE Backlash#2006|Backlash 2006]], Triple H was involved in another WWE Championship match, fighting Edge and John Cena in a Triple Threat match, where he lost again. In an act of frustration, a bloodied Triple H used his sledgehammer to attack both Edge and John Cena and then performed a number of DX crotch chops.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/wweppv/backlash06.html|title=Backlash 2006 Results|accessdate=2007-07-11 |publisher=Online World of Wrestling}}</ref>.Triple H would unsuccessfully attempt to win the WWE title from Cena on numerous occasions, and blaming his shortcomings on Vince McMahon, eventually leading to a feud between the McMahons and Triple H.
[[Shawn Michaels]] returned on the [[June 12]], [[2006]] edition of ''RAW'' and soon reunited with Triple H to reform their previous wrestling stable, [[D-Generation X]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/raw/060612.html|title=RAW - 12th June 2006 Results|accessdate=2007-07-11 |publisher=Online World of Wrestling}}</ref>
DX defeated the [[Spirit Squad]] at [[WWE Vengeance#2006|Vengeance 2006]] in a 5-on-2 handicap match. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/wweppv/vengeance06.html|title=Vengeance 2006 Results|accessdate=2007-07-11 |publisher=Online World of Wrestling}}</ref>
DX continued their feud with [[Vince McMahon]], [[Shane McMahon]] and the Spirit Squad for several weeks. They then defeated the Spirit Squad again at ''[[WWE Saturday Night's Main Event|Saturday Night's Main Event]]'' in a 5-on-2 Elimination match. They then again defeated the McMahons at [[SummerSlam (2006)|SummerSlam 2006]], withstanding the attack of several handpicked [[World Wrestling Entertainment|WWE]] superstars by Vince McMahon.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/wweppv/summerslam06.html|title=SummerSlam 2006 Results|accessdate=2007-07-11 |publisher=Online World of Wrestling}}</ref>
At [[WWE Unforgiven#2006|Unforgiven 2006]], D-Generation X overcame the odds once again, defeating The McMahons and [[ECW World Championship|ECW World Champion]] [[Paul Wight|The Big Show]] in a [[Hell in a Cell]] match (the seventh Hell in a Cell match for Triple H and the third for Shawn Michaels). DX embarrassed Vince by shoving his face in Big Show's ass during the match, and DX won when Triple H broke a sledgehammer over the shoulders of Vince McMahon after Michaels delivered a [[Sweet Chin Music]] to him.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/wweppv/unforgiven06.html|title=Unforgiven 2006 Results|accessdate=2007-07-11 |publisher=Online World of Wrestling}}</ref>
At [[WWE Cyber Sunday#2006|Cyber Sunday 2006]] during their feud with [[Adam Copeland|Edge]] and [[Randy Orton]], the fans selected special guest referee Eric Bischoff, who allowed the illegal use of a weapon to give [[Rated-RKO]] the ill-gotten win.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/wweppv/cybersunday06.html|title=Cyber Sunday 2006 Results|accessdate=2007-07-11 |publisher=Online World of Wrestling}}</ref>At [[Survivor Series (2006)|Survivor Series 2006]], DX got their revenge when their team defeated Edge and Randy Orton's team in a Classic Elimination Match with a clean sweep.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/wweppv/survivorseries06.html|title=Survivor Series 2006 Results|accessdate=2007-07-11 |publisher=Online World of Wrestling}}</ref>
At [[WWE New Year's Revolution#2007|New Year's Revolution 2007]], DX and Rated-RKO fought to a no-contest and during the match Triple H suffered a [[Legit (professional wrestling)|legit]] [[Quadriceps|torn right quadriceps]] (similar to the one he suffered in 2001 but in the other leg), with the match being declared a no-contest because he was unable to continue.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/wweppv/newyearsrevolution07.html|title=New Years Revolution 2007 Results|accessdate=2007-07-11 |publisher=Online World of Wrestling}}</ref>.
A successful surgery was performed on [[January 9]], [[2007]] and Dr. James Andrews estimated that Triple H would need four to six months of rehabilitation before he can make his in-ring return. Coincidentally, the 2007 tear to his quadriceps occurred five years to the date he made his return on ''RAW'' following rehabilitation to his 2001 quadriceps tear.
During the [[July 2]], [[2007]] and the [[July 9]], [[2007]] editions of [[WWE Raw|Raw]], it was announced that Triple H would be returning soon.
At the start of the July 16, 2007 edition of Monday Night Raw, The Game's 'King of Kings' entrance music played causing fans to think they were about to see the return of Triple H. However, instead of The Game walking out to the ring it was [[King Booker]] along with his wife [[Queen Sharmell]]. As Booker approached the ring he said that last week he saw a promo air for the return of Triple H and that there is only one king in the WWE and that it isn't Triple H. Booker then went on to "strip" Hunter of his title as the 'King Of Kings'. Later on that night, a new, promo aired for the return of Triple H.
==In wrestling==
[[Image:TripleH-Pedigree.jpg|thumb|225px|right|Triple H about to Pedigree [[Chris Benoit]]]]
*'''Finishing and signature moves'''
**'''''Pedigree''''' ([[Facebuster#Double underhook facebuster|Double underhook facebuster]])
**[[Professional wrestling throws#Spinebuster|180° rotating spinebuster]]
**[[Professional wrestling throws#Facebreaker knee smash|Facebuster knee smash]], as a [[Professional wrestling throws#Back body drop|back body drop]] counter
**[[Professional wrestling attacks#High knee|High knee strike]]
**[[Professional wrestling attacks#Knee drop|Jumping knee drop]]
**[[Neckbreaker#Neckbreaker slam|Falling neckbreaker slam]]
**[[Professional wrestling holds#Figure four leglock|Figure four leglock]]
**[[Professional wrestling holds#Indian deathlock|Indian deathlock]]
**[[Professional wrestling holds#Sleeper hold|Sleeper hold]]
*'''Signature [[Foreign object (professional wrestling)|foreign objects]]'''
**[[Sledgehammer]]
[[Image:TripleH-Sledgehammer.jpg|thumb|right|225px|Triple H holding his signature [[Sledgehammer]]]]
*'''[[Manager (professional wrestling)|Managers]]'''
**[[Chyna]]
**[[Ric Flair]]
**[[Curtis Hughes|Mr. Hughes]]
**[[Curt Hennig|Mr. Perfect]]
**[[Stephanie McMahon|Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley]]
**[[Vince McMahon]]
**[[Shawn Michaels]]
**[[Darren Matthews|Lord Steven Regal]]
**[[Richard Rood|"Ravishing" Rick Rude]]
**[[Rena Mero|Sable]]
*'''Signature Taunts'''
**"Suck it" taunt.
**Showing off his muscles, put together with [[Shawn Michaels]]
**Showing the DX "X"
**Throwing the arms back and puffing out the chest
**Spitting the Water from his Bottle During his Entrance
*'''Nicknames'''
**The Connecticut Blueblood
**'''The Game'''
**'''The Cerebral Assassin'''
**'''The King of Kings'''
*'''[[Music in professional wrestling|Theme music]]'''
**''Break it Down'' by [[Chris Warren (musician)|Chris Warren]]
**''My Time'' by [[Chris Warren (musician)|Chris Warren]]
**'''''The Game'' by [[Motörhead]]'''
**''Line in the Sand'' by Motörhead
**'''''King of Kings'' by Motörhead'''
==Championships and accomplishments==
[[Image:Triple_H-WorldHeavyweight-Champ.jpg|thumb|right|180px|Triple H as the [[World Heavyweight Championship (WWE)|World Heavyweight Champion]]]]
*'''Independent Wrestling Federation'''
**IWF Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
**IWF Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with [[Perry Satullo|Perry Saturn]]
*'''[[Pro Wrestling Illustrated]]'''
**[[PWI Feud of the Year]] award in 2000 – vs. [[Kurt Angle]] <ref name="Feud of the Year">{{cite web|url=http://www.100megsfree4.com/wiawrestling/pages/pwi/pwifoty.htm|title=Wrestling Information Archive - Pro Wrestling Illustrated Award Winners - Feud of the Year|accessdate=2007-07-18|publisher=Pro Wrestling Illustrated}}</ref>
**PWI ranked him # '''1''' of the 500 best singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 list in 2000
**[[PWI Most Hated Wrestler of the Year]] award in 2003 <ref name="Most Hated Wrestler of the Year">{{cite web|url=http://www.100megsfree4.com/wiawrestling/pages/pwi/pwimhoty.htm|title=Wrestling Information Award Winners - Most Hated Wrestler of the Year|accessdate=2007-07-18}}</ref>
**PWI ranked him # '''139''' of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the PWI Years in 2003
**PWI Most Hated Wrestler of the Year award in 2004 <ref name="Most Hated Wrestler of the Year">{{cite web|url=http://www.100megsfree4.com/wiawrestling/pages/pwi/pwimhoty.htm|title=Wrestling Information Award Winners - Most Hated Wrestler of the Year|accessdate=2007-07-18}}</ref>
**PWI Feud of the Year award in 2004 – vs. Chris Benoit <ref name="Feud of the Year">{{cite web|url=http://www.100megsfree4.com/wiawrestling/pages/pwi/pwifoty.htm|title=Wrestling Information Archive - Pro Wrestling Illustrated Award Winners - Feud of the Year|accessdate=2007-07-18|publisher=Pro Wrestling Illustrated}}</ref>
**[[PWI Match of the Year]] award in 2004 – vs. [[Chris Benoit]] and Shawn Michaels <small>([[WrestleMania XX]], [[March 14]] [[2004]])</small> <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.100megsfree4.com/wiawrestling/pages/pwi/pwimoty.htm|title=Wrestling Information Archive - Pro Wrestling Illustrated Awards Winners - Match of the Year|accessdate=2007-07-18|publisher=Pro Wrestling Illustrated}}</ref>
**PWI Most Hated Westler of the Year award in 2005 <ref name="Most Hated Wrestler of the Year">{{cite web|url=http://www.100megsfree4.com/wiawrestling/pages/pwi/pwimhoty.htm|title=Wrestling Information Award Winners - Most Hated Wrestler of the Year|accessdate=2007-07-18}}</ref>
*'''[[World Wrestling Entertainment|World Wrestling Entertainment | World Wrestling Federation]]'''
**[[WWE Championship|WWF Championship]] ([[List of WWE Champions|5 times]])<sup>1</sup>
**[[World Heavyweight Championship (WWE)|World Heavyweight Championship]] ([[List of WWE World Heavyweight Champions|5 times]])
**[[WWE European Championship|WWF European Championship]] ([[List of WWE European Champions|2 times]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/euro/358442|title=WWE :Inside WWE > Title History > European > 19971222 - Triple H |accessdate=2007-07-12}}</ref> <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/euro/358478|title=WWE :Inside WWE > Title History > European > 19980316 - Triple H |accessdate=2007-07-12}}</ref>
**[[WWE Intercontinental Championship|WWF Intercontinental Championship]] ([[List of WWE Intercontinental Champions|5 times]])
**[[World Tag Team Championship (WWE)|WWF World Tag Team Championship]] ([[List of World Tag Team Champions (WWE)|1 time]]) – with [[Stone Cold Steve Austin]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/worldtagteam/30445413211111112|title=WWE :Inside WWE > Title History > World Tag Team > 20010429 - Stone Cold & Triple H |accessdate=2007-07-12}}</ref>
**[[King of the Ring]] ([[King of the Ring#1997|1997]])
**[[Royal Rumble]] ([[Royal Rumble (2002)|2002]])
**[[Grand Slam Championship]] (second)
**[[Triple Crown Championship]] (seventh)
*'''[[Wrestling Observer Newsletter]]'''
**[[Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards#Feud of the Year|Feud of the Year]] award in 2000 – vs. [[Mick Foley]]
**[[Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards#Lou Thesz/Ric Flair Award (Performer of the Year)|Performer of the Year]] award in 2000
**Feud of the Year award in 2004 – vs. [[Chris Benoit]] and [[Shawn Michaels]]
**Feud of the Year award in 2005 – vs. [[Dave Bautista|Batista]]
**[[Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame]] ([[Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame#2005|Class of 2005]])
<small><sup>1</sup>Final reign was as [[WWE Undisputed Championship|WWF Undisputed Champion]]</small>
==Outside of wrestling==
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Levesque married [[Stephanie McMahon]] on October 25, 2003.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nndb.com/people/647/000108323/|title=Triple H at NNDB|accessdate=2007-07-20|publisher=NNDB}}</ref> He and Stephanie welcomed their baby girl, Aurora Rose Levesque, into the world on [[July 24]], [[2006]]. He's an uncle to his sister's two children, Peter and Nayssa.<ref>[http://www.triplehunleashed.com/info/paul/family.html Triple H an Uncle to Sister]</ref>. Levesque is an uncle to brother-in-law [[Shane McMahon]]'s two sons, Declan and Kenyon. His in-laws are [[Vince McMahon|Vince]] and [[Linda McMahon]].
Outside of wrestling, Levesque has appeared in several television shows and commercials, as well as appearing in the [[film|movie]] ''[[Blade: Trinity]]'', as a [[vampire]] enforcer named Jarko Grimwood. Levesque was featured in the [[August 14]], [[2005 in television|2005]] episode of [[MTV]]'s ''[[Punk'd]]'' in which he was led to believe that he had ruined a wedding by hitting the bride in the face with a door and damaging her nose until [[Ashton Kutcher]] and [[Stacy Keibler]] showed up<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.triplehunleashed.com/pics/caps/othertv/punked05/punked05.html|title=Triple H on Punk'd|accessdate=2007-07-12 |publisher=Triple H Unleashed >>> Galleries}}</ref>. His television appearances also include guest appearances as Triple H on ''[[MADtv]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.triplehunleashed.com/pics/caps/othertv/madd/madd.html|title=Triple H on MAD TV|accessdate=2007-07-12 |publisher=Triple H Unleashed >>> Screen Caps >>> MADD TV Caps - Gallery 1}}</ref> and ''[[Saturday Night Live]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.triplehunleashed.com/pics/caps/othertv/snl/snl.html|title=Triple H on SNL|accessdate=2007-07-12 |publisher=Triple H Unleashed >>> Screen Caps >>> Saturday Night Live Video Caps}}</ref>, as a professional wrestler character named "The Disciplinarian" on an episode of ''[[The Drew Carey Show]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.triplehunleashed.com/pics/caps/othertv/drew/drew.html|title=Triple H on The Drew Carey Show|accessdate=2007-07-12 |publisher=Triple H Unleashed >>> Screen Caps >>> The Drew Carey Show}}</ref>, as a character on an episode of ''[[The Bernie Mac Show]]'' and winning the WWF Edition of [[The Weakest Link]] in which he and [[Stephanie McMahon]] were the final two contestants<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.triplehunleashed.com/pics/caps/othertv/wl/wl.html|title=Triple H on the Weakest Link|accessdate=2007-07-12 |publisher=Triple H Unleashed >>> Screen Caps >>> Weakest link Video Caps - Gallery 1}}</ref>. Levesque has also been a guest announcer for the [[Mr. Olympia]] since 2004. Outside of television, he has appeared in every video game in the [[WWE SmackDown! (video game series)|''WWE SmackDown!'' / ''WWE SmackDown! vs. RAW'']] series, including extensive voice acting work.
His commercial appearances include ads in May 2006 for [[Miller Lite]] where he debates "[[Man Laws]]" with the likes of [[Burt Reynolds]], [[Eddie Griffin]] and [[Jerome Bettis]]. That same month, he also appeared in a commercial for [[USA Network]] with [[Anthony Michael Hall]], which cross-promoted ''RAW'' and Hall's show, ''[[The Dead Zone (TV series)|The Dead Zone]]'' the main comedic factor being fellow wrestler [[John Cena]] leaving a sunburn enhanced handprint on Triple H's back. He has appeared in commercials for bodybuilding supplements such as ''[[Stacker 2]]'s and [[YJ Stinger]]''. Levesque also briefly appeared in a [[Wendy's]] commercial holding up a Triple Classic Burger calling it the "Triple H Burger".
In late [[2004 in literature|2004]], Levesque released a book entitled [[Making the Game: Triple H's Approach to a Better Body]]. Mostly devoted to [[bodybuilding]] advice, the book also includes some [[autobiography|autobiographical]] information, memoirs, and opinions.
In a [[November 14]], [[2006]] interview with rapper [[The Game (rapper)|The Game]], it was revealed that Levesque is involved in a lawsuit with him over the rights to the name, "The Game".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rapreviews.com/interview/game2006.html|title=The Game Interview|accessdate=2006-11-14|author=Adam Bernard|date=2006-11-14}}</ref>
==References==
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*[http://www.wwe.com/superstars/raw/tripleh/ WWE Profile]
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