Triple H says goodbye to wrestling: The WWE legend, 52, announces his retirement after suffering heart failure while battling viral pneumonia last September, saying he nearly died and now has a defibrillator in his chest
- WWE legend Triple H has retired from wrestling after suffering heart failure while battling viral pneumonia in September, he announced on Friday
- Speaking to ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith, the 52-year-old New Hampshire native explained that he doubted he would survive and now has a defibrillator
- It was a check-up with his doctor on the advice of his wife, WWE CEO Vince McMahon’s daughter, Stephanie, that may have saved his life
- When Triple H learned the results of his tests, he was told to rush to the hospital
- Born Paul Levesque, Triple H has wrestled under multiple identities, winning 14 world titles over the course of his WWE career, which began with The Circuit in 1995
- He and his wife Stephanie McMahon, Vince’s daughter, have three young girls
WWE Legend Triple H has retired from wrestling after suffering heart failure while battling viral pneumonia in September, he announced on Friday.
Speaking to ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith, the 52-year-old New Hampshire native explained that he doubted he would survive the illness and that he now has a defibrillator in his heart that will prevent him from re-entering the ring .
“I will never wrestle again,” said Triple H, whose first name is Paul Levesque. “First, I have a defibrillator in my chest, which is probably not a good idea when I’m being tapped on live TV.
It was a check-up with his doctor on the advice of his wife, WWE CEO Vince McMahon’s daughter, Stephanie, that may have saved his life.
“I had viral pneumonia,” Triple H said. “My lungs were inflamed and over the next few days it got worse and worse by the time I got home. My wife saw some blood and stuff that I was coughing up and I went and got checked out.
“I had fluid in my lungs, I had some fluid around my heart,” he continued. “So they followed it up, did an EKG and an echo and everything.”
WWE legend Triple H has retired from wrestling after suffering heart failure while battling viral pneumonia in September, he announced on Friday. Speaking to ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith, the 52-year-old New Hampshire native explained that he doubted he would survive the illness and that he now has a defibrillator in his heart that will prevent him from re-entering the ring
Triple H alongside Stephanie McMahon at Wrestlemania. Actually, the two are married
Although he has wrestled under several names, Levesque is best known as Triple H. The 14-time world champion made his WWE debut in 1995 and was inducted into the circuit’s Hall of Fame in 2019 along with other members of his group, D-. Generation X
When Triple H learned the results of his tests, he was told to rush to the hospital.
“I got a quick text message that said, ‘Don’t take your time, pack a bag, go to the emergency room,'” he said, explaining that he almost died.
“I was in a nosedive and kind of at the 1 yard line where you don’t really want to be for your family and your future,” Triple H said. “There are moments where they turn you over for stuff and you’re like, ,Is that it? Does that wake you up?’ It’s hard to swallow and makes you think differently.”
Triple H and his wife are parents to three daughters under the age of 15, who he says contributed to his decision to retire.
Although he has wrestled under several names, Levesque is best known as Triple H. The 14-time world champion made his WWE debut in 1995 and was inducted into the circuit’s Hall of Fame in 2019 along with other members of his group, D-. Generation X
His last game took place in Tokyo in June 2019 but was not televised. Triple H’s last television appearance as a wrestler was on June 7, 2019 against Randy Orton in Saudi Arabia.
He remains leader of the WWE development circle NXT.
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