WWE: Why Triple H Has Retired From Wrestling
After a 30-year wrestling career, WWE legend and corporate executive Triple H has been forced to retire as an in-ring performer. While Triple H (real name Paul Levesque) hasn't been an active competitor for quite a few years now, he had settled into a role similar to that of fellow legend The Undertaker prior to the Deadman's own retirement. Dubbed the «Cerebral Assassin», Triple H would usually only don the tights and step in the ring for important pay-per-view events like WrestleMania.
Triple H made his professional wrestling debut in 1992, and in 1994, would begin a fairly short tenure in World Championship Wrestling (WCW). He first wrestled under the hilarious name Terra Ryzing, before transitioning into an aristocrat character called Jean-Paul Levesque, who teamed with the future William Regal. Triple H soon caught the eye of WWE boss Vince McMahon, who brought him in as the «Connecticut Blueblood» Hunter Hearst Helmsley. In fall 1997, the Triple H moniker took hold, and the rich snob became a founding member of one of wrestling's greatest factions: D-Generation X.
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Triple H transitioned into the main event scene in late 1999, adopting the nickname «The Game,» and proving himself as a top star in feuds with Mick Foley, The Rock, and «Stone Cold» Steve Austin. He would later also marry McMahon's daughter Stephanie in real-life, and has since been groomed as a future company leader. Sadly, reports surfaced in September 2021 that Triple H had suffered a serious «cardiac event» that left him hospitalized, and caused him to step back from his behind-the-scenes roles in WWE. After months of silence, Triple H announced his retirement on March 25, 2022 due to his
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