Triple H | |
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Triple H as the WWE Champion in 2008. | |
Ring name(s) | Triple H Hunter Hearst Helmsley HHH Jean-Paul Levesque Terra Ryzing |
Billed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)[1] |
Billed weight | 255 lb (116 kg)[1] |
Born | July 27, 1969 [2] Nashua, New Hampshire |
Resides | Greenwich, Connecticut |
Billed from |
Greenwich, Connecticut[1] |
Trained by |
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Killer Kowalski[1] |
Debut |
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March 24, 1992 |
Before joining WWE, Levesque began his wrestling career with World Championship Wrestling(WCW) in 1994, wrestling under the ring name Terra Ryzing and later as Jean-Paul Lévesque.[3]Levesque joined the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) in 1995 with the on-screen persona of wealthy sophisticate Hunter Hearst Helmsley.[4] He later abbreviated 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.[1] 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,[1] and in 2006 and 2009, reformed DX withShawn Michaels.[5]
Overall, Levesque has won 23 championships in WWF/E, including thirteen World Championships, having won the WWF/E Championship a record eight times (tied with John Cena), and the World Heavyweight Championship five times (Triple H is also the first man to hold the title).[6][7] He has the highest number of world title reigns of all current WWE wrestlers. In addition, Levesque won the1997 King of the Ring, the 2002 Royal Rumble, and was the second Grand Slam Championshipwinner.[1]
Outside wrestling, Levesque has made numerous guest appearances in film and on television.