7 Fascinating WWE Backstage Facts About Triple H

Nobody played the game better than he did.

by Andrew Pollard
Born Paul Michael Levesque, you will likely know him as HHH or Hunter Hearst Helmsley. Hell, you may know him as Jean-Paul Levesque or even the fear-inducing Terra Ryzing. Whilst the on-screen HHH has varied from a pompous blue blood to a cerebral assassin, from arrogantly bowing to wielding sledgehammers, there€™s a whole lot more that€™s gone on behind the scenes as the real life Levesque is a pivotal cog in the WWE machine. Character-wise, Hunter has had legendary battles with the likes of The Rock, Steve Austin, Mick Foley, Chris Jericho, Shawn Michaels, Randy Orton, The Undertaker, and, err, Duke €œThe Dumpster€ Droese. And as the grappler€™s star rose behind the scenes, so did the stories of politics and famed wrestler tales (because wrestlers always tell the truth, right?) of HHH holding on to his spot a little too tightly. Love him or hate him, cheer him or boo him, there€™s no disputing that he€™s made quite the career for himself. When it comes down to it, HHH is somebody who is likely not quite as good as some of the HHH fanboys would have you believe but nowhere near as bad as the HHH detractors would claim. For all of the controversy and storylines, here€™s some backstage facts about The Game that may surprise you.
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