Triple H

Triple H was involved with Joanie Laurer, better known as Chyna, between 1996 and 2002, but the relationship broke apart as she was not interested in having children. Following their staged marriage on 'RAW', he became genuinely involved with Stephanie McMahon, finally tying the knot on October 25, 2003, and has three daughters with her.

Triple H was born as Paul Michael Levesque on July 27, 1969 in Nashua, New Hampshire to Paul Levesque Sr. and Patricia Levesque, and has a sister named Lynn. He became interested in wrestling after watching a match of Chief Jay Strongbow on television at the age of five.

He played baseball and basketball while attending Nashua South High School, and at the age of 14, began bodybuilding to look like professional wrestlers. After completing his graduation in 1987, he started entering into bodybuilding competitions, winning the 'Mr. Teenage New Hampshire' title at the age of 19, in 1988.

He took up job as a manager at a Gold's Gym in Nashua where he met Ted Arcidi, a world champion power-lifter who had a brief wrestling career. He convinced Arcidi to introduce him to legendary wrestler turned instructor, Walter ‘Killer’ Kowalski and began training at his school in Malden, Massachusetts in early 1992.

Triple H took up the ring name Terra Ryzing and made his professional debut on March 24, 1992 for Kowalski's promotion, the International Wrestling Federation (IWF). In July that year, he won the IWF Heavyweight Championship by defeating Mad Dog Richard.

Signing a one-year contract with World Championship Wrestling (WCW) in early 1994, he appeared on his first televised match as Terror Risin' and defeated Keith Cole. He subsequently donned the French snob persona, Jean-Paul Lévesque, had a feud with Alex Wright, and briefly teamed up with Lord Steven Regal before leaving WCW for the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) in January 1995.

He made his WWF debut as Connecticut Blueblood 'Hunter Hearst Helmsley' on the April 30, 1995 episode of Wrestling Challenge, and soon had a successful feud with the hog farmer Henry O. Godwinn. He won the Intercontinental Championship by defeating Marc Mero on October 21, 1996, but lost the title four months later to Rocky Maivia, a.k.a. 'The Rock'.

1997 saw him taking the shortened alias Triple H and win WrestleMania 13 against Goldust, the 'King of the Ring' tournament against Mankind, and forming D-Generation X stable with Shawn Michaels, Chyna and Rick Rude. He won the European Championship from Michaels in a rigged match, only to lose it a month later to Owen Hart, starting a feud between the two which ended with his win at WrestleMania XIV.

He had another feud with The Rock, whom he defeated in a ladder match at SummerSlam, winning the Intercontinental Championship, but was forced to rest for three months due to injury. On his return, he fought The Rock's 'The Corporation' stable, but was betrayed by Chyna, and eventually joined the group himself betraying long-time friend X-Pac while helping Shane McMahon retain the European Championship.

Triple H has won the 'World Heavyweight Championship' 5 times, the 'WWF/WWE Championship' 9 times and the 'WWF/WWE Intercontinental Championship' 5 times. He twice won 'Royal Rumble', 'WWF European Championship' and 'WWF Tag Team Championship’.