Paul Lévesque

Paul Michael Lévesque is an American professional wrestler actor and WWE executive better known by his ring name Triple H an abbreviation of his former ring name Hunter Hearst Helmsley As well as wrestling on the Raw brand Levesque is a Senior Advisor to WWE Chairman Vince McMahon and Head of WWEs talent development department Before joining WWE Levesque began his wrestling career with World Championship Wrestling WCW in 1994 wrestling under the ring name Terra Ryzing and later as JeanPaul Lévesque Levesque joined the World Wrestling Federation WWF in 1995 with the onscreen persona of wealthy sophisticate Hunter Hearst Helmsley  He later abbreviated his name to Triple H and adopted an alternative image in the stable DGeneration X DX After the dissolution of DX Triple H was pushed as a main event wrestler winning several singles championships  As part of a storyline Triple H married Stephanie McMahon who later became his reallife spouse In 2003 Triple H formed another stable known as Evolution  and in 2006 and 2009 reformed DX with Shawn Michaels Overall Levesque has won 23 championships in WWFE including thirteen World Championships having won the WWFE Championship a record eight times tied with John Cena and the World Heavyweight Championship five times Triple H is also recognized as the first World Heavyweight Champion under WWEs lineage  He has the highest number of world title reigns of all active WWE wrestlers In addition Levesque won the 1997 King of the Ring the 2002 Royal Rumble and was the second Grand Slam Championship winner Outside wrestling Levesque has made numerous guest appearances in film and on television