About Triple H
Paul Michael Levesque (; born July 27, 1969), also known by the ring name Triple H, is an American business executive, professional wrestling promoter, and retired wrestler. He is signed to WWE, where he serves as its chief content officer, its head of creative, and an executive producer. Levesque began his wrestling career in 1992 under the ring name Terra Ryzing, and gained his first mainstream exposure in World Championship Wrestling (WCW) in 1994, becoming known as Jean-Paul Levesque. In 1995, he signed with the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE) and became known as Hunter Hearst Helmsley, which was later shortened to Triple H. In WWF, he gained fame during the Attitude Era as a member of The Kliq and co-founder of D-Generation X. Amongst other wrestling accomplishments, he is a 14-time world champion in WWE, having won the WWF/WWE Championship nine times and the World Heavyweight Championship five times, a two-time Royal Rumble winner (2002, 2016), the seventh Triple Crown winner, and second Grand Slam winner. He has headlined multiple WWE pay-per-view events, including its flagship annual event, WrestleMania, seven times (16, 18, 20, 21, 22, 25, and 32). In 2022, he retired from working as an in-ring performer due to health concerns but remains active in an executive role and as an on-screen presence. Through his marriage to Stephanie McMahon, he is a member of the McMahon family, which held a controlling interest over WWE until its sale to Endeavor in 2023. Levesque has garnered praise for his behind-the-scenes work within the promotion, which includes creating the acclaimed developmental branch NXT, elevating female wrestlers to the level of their male counterparts, and spearheading WWE's international expansion with concepts such as NXT UK. He was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame's 2019 class as part of D-Generation X and was inducted for his individual career in the class of 2025. Outside of wrestling, he has acted with roles in Blade: Trinity (2004) and The Chaperone (2011). He continued to enter bodybuilding competitions and won the 1988 Mr.
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