Triple H (Paul Levesque) was born on July 27, 1969 in New Hampshire. At the age of 14, Triple H got involved in bodybuilding. He was informed of killer Kowalski's school by his work out partner, Ted Arcidi. Ted had a brief wrestling career and was at one time the bench press record holder. Triple H was trained by killer Knowlski and made his pro debut in 1992. He is currently married to Stephanie McMahon and is the son-in-law of Vince McMahon.
Tripple H started his career as Terra Ryzing. After a brief run in the indies, he made it to WCW. He did not wrestle much on tv and was only in one PPV match under his new gimmick, Jean Paul Levesque. HE Signed With The WWF in spite of having to work more dates for less money. Hunter Hearst Helmsley.
In April 1995, he made his WWF debut as Hunter Healmsley. His gimmick was being a rich snob from Connecticut. He quickly developed a friendship with The Clique. He was part of the infamous Msg curtain call. All the heat from the incident fell on him and he was punished by not winning the 1998 King of the ring. In his place, Steve Austin won the tournament and made his infamous Austin 3:16 speech that night.
By the end of 1996, Triple H was the International champion. In 1997, he formed D-Generation X with Shawn Michaels and his eventual girlfriend Chyna. After Shawn retired, he became the leader of the group which now for their juvenile actions. Triple H suffered a Knee injury in 1998 and when he returned, he left the group and joined the Corporation.
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