Who is Paul Levesque aka Triple H and when did he marry Vince McMahon’s daughter, Stephanie?
TRIPLE H is widely regarded as one of the greatest pro-wrestlers of all time.
The legendary athlete – who has been working with WWE for almost three decades – features in the Netflix documentary Mr McMahon.
Born on July 27, 1969, in New Hampshire, Triple H, real name Paul Michael Levesque, has enjoyed an incredible career in the spotlight as a former wrestler-turned-businessman.
Also known as Hunter Hearst Helmsley (Triple H), he has served as the Executive Vice President of Talent, Live Events, and Creative at WWE since 2013.
He is also the founder of NXT, an offshoot WWE brand.
The legendary wrestler also owns several million worth of WWE stock.
Becoming Triple H
Triple H made his wrestling debut in 1992 and has been climbing the ladder of success ever since.
He began World Championship Wrestling in 1994 before joining WWE a year later.
From 1995 to 2010, the wrestler progressed at a rapid rate and went on to win several world championships and titles.
He won the Royal Rumble in 2002, receiving an Undisputed WWF Championship match on March 17 at WrestleMania X8, where Triple H defeated Chris Jericho for the Undisputed WWF Championship.
At Bad Blood in2003, Triple H defeated Shawn Michaels in the longest Hell in a Cell match in history.
At No Way Out in 2009, he won the WWE Championship in the SmackDown Elimination Chamber match, setting the record for most reigns at eight.
That record stood until 2011 when John Cena won his ninth WWE Championship.
Turning into a businessman
In 2020, Triple H became WWE’s Executive Vice President of Global Talent Strategy and development.
In this role, Triple H oversaw the company’s Talent Development department and served as a senior advisor to the CEO for talent strategy.
In 2022, WWE promoted Levesque to Executive Vice President of Talent Relations.
Three days later, following the retirement of Vince McMahon, he was also named Head of WWE Creative.
Triple H was again promoted to Chief Content Officer as announced by the company four days later.
In this role, he oversees the company’s creative writing, talent relations, live events, talent development, and creative services departments.
Health issues
In September 2021, WWE reported that Triple H underwent a procedure at Yale New Haven Hospital following a “cardiac event” sparked by a genetic heart issue.
During an appearance on First Take on March 25, 2022, he gave his first interview since being hospitalized.
He revealed that he had viral pneumonia and inflamed lungs, which worsened over time.
Happy family
Triple H married Stephanie McMahon in Sleepy Hollow, New York, on October 25, 2003.
The couple has three daughters named Aurora, born in 2006, Murphy born in 2008, and Vaughn, born in 2010.
She began working for WWE at age 13, modeling merchandise for various catalogs.
The star then began appearing regularly on-air for WWE in 1999 as a part of a storyline with The Undertaker.
Stephanie has held the WWF Women’s Championship once.
She then moved into the business side of WWE, quickly working her way up the ladder to CEO.
However in January 2023, Stephanie announced her resignation from the company.