Triple H | |
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 Triple H in 2017 | |
| Born | Paul Michael Levesque July 27, 1969 Nashua, New Hampshire, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1992–2022 (wrestling) 1998–2017 (acting) 2010–present (business) |
| Employer | TKO Group Holdings |
| Title | Chief Content Officer |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 3 |
| Family | McMahon[a] |
| Ring name(s) | Hunter Hearst Helmsley Jean-Paul Lévesque Paul Levesque Paul "Triple H" Levesque Terra Risin' Terra Ryzing Terror Rising Triple H |
| Billed height | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm)[1] |
| Billed weight | 255 lb (116 kg)[1] |
| Billed from | Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. Greenwich, Connecticut, U.S. Sainte-Mère-Église, France |
| Trained by | Killer Kowalski |
| Debut | March 24, 1992[2] |
| Retired | April 2, 2022[3] |
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Paul Michael Levesque (/ləˈvɛk/) (born July 27, 1969), better known by the ring name Triple H, is an American business executive, actor, and retired professional wrestler. Regarded as one of the greatest professional wrestlers of all time, he is the Chief Content Officer for WWE, a subsidiary of TKO Group Holdings.
Levesque began his wrestling career in 1992, debuting in the International Wrestling Federation (IWF) under the ring name Terra Ryzing. In 1995, he signed with the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE) and became better known as Hunter Hearst Helmsley, which was later shortened to Triple H, with peers often shortening his name to Hunter. In WWF, he gained fame as a member of The Kliq and co-founder of the influential D-Generation X (DX) stable, which became a major element of the 1990s Attitude Era. Triple H won a number of championships in his career, and headlined multiple WWE pay-per-view events, including its flagship annual event WrestleMania seven times (16, 18, 20, 21, 22, 25 and 32). He has gained late-career praise for his behind-the-scenes work at WWE, which includes creating the developmental branch NXT, and has earned acknowledgment for his business acumen in professional wrestling.
Outside of wrestling, Triple H has received media attention due to his marriage to Stephanie McMahon, daughter of former WWE chairman Vince McMahon. He was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame's 2019 class as part of D-Generation X. After suffering from heart failure in September 2021, which resulted in a 15-hour surgery and required the implementation of an ICD, he announced his retirement in March 2022 before officially retiring from in-ring competition in April 2022.
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