10 Wrestlers Who Got Into Incredible Shape This Year
6. Triple H
The injury: a torn pectoral muscle.
— Triple H (@TripleH) April 19, 2019
The date: November 2, 2018
The return: April 7, 2019
5 months, 5 days.
Thanks to @JeffDugasMD, Kevin Wilk, @DeFrancosGym, and @durlancastro for getting me ready for #WrestleMania. pic.twitter.com/uYhw9KQe9s
Don't believe Triple H's rehab wasn't exceptional? Just ask him.
'The Game' refused to job to his own body after suffering a gruesome pectoral muscle tear in a match that was at least as painful for him as it was the paying audience.
His Saudi Arabia scrap alongside a returning Shawn Michaels against The Undertaker and Kane was deeply regrettable for everybody involved (until, perhaps, astronomical cheques were cashed), not least because Hunter came dangerously close to missing out on one of his favourite vanity spots of the year.
In the interest of being kind rather than cruel in this piece, it's worth noting that Vince McMahon once healed his infamous pair of torn quads in 2005 in four months just to banter off his son-in-law for taking twice as long with one in 2001.
Triple H, in attempting to pull off another similar feat to "nnnnDadddd", ensured he'd stay on the board for the 'Show Of Shows' with a remarkable turnaround after the Crown Jewel calamity.
He had an IRL retirement match awaiting him...