Preview

The Life and Career of Paul Levesque

Satisfactory Essays
Open Document
Open Document
380 Words
Grammar
Grammar
Plagiarism
Plagiarism
Writing
Writing
Score
Score
The Life and Career of Paul Levesque
Levesque began his wrestling career in the International Wrestling Federation as Terra Ryzing before joining World Championship Wrestling (WCW) in 1994. After briefly using the Ryzing name, he changed his character to Jean-Paul Lévesque, a French Canadian aristocrat[4] which would be similar to his character Hunter Hearst Helmsley, that he used in his early years with the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) from early 1995 to late 1997.[5] He later abbreviated his name to Triple H and adopted an alternative image in the D-Generation X (DX) stable. After the dissolution of DX, Triple H was pushed as a main event wrestler, winning several singles championships.[2] As part of a storyline Triple H married Stephanie McMahon, who later became his real-life spouse. In 2003, Triple H formed another stable known as Evolution,[2] and reformed DX with Shawn Michaels in 2006 and 2009.[6] He is heavily involved in the writing process of WWE programming, and holds complete creative control over his television character's storylines, win/loss record, and championship reigns.[7]
Overall, Levesque has won 23 championships in WWE. He is a thirteen-time world champion — the all-time record in the company — having won the WWF/E Championship eight times, and the World Heavyweight Championship five times.[8][9] He was the first World Heavyweight Champion. In addition, Helmsley won the 1997 King of the Ring, the 2002 Royal Rumble, and was the second Grand Slam Championship winner. Outside of wrestling, Helmsley has made numerous guest appearances in film and on television.

|Contents |
| [hide] |
|1 Early life |
|2 Professional wrestling career

You May Also Find These Documents Helpful

  • Satisfactory Essays

    Louis Riel's Legacy

    • 337 Words
    • 2 Pages

    A legacy can be defined as your mark left on the world after you leave. Louis Riel did a lot of good things to help Canada get to where it is today even though some people might not think the same way. Louis Riel left a good legacy behind him because of the amazing things that he accomplished for Canada.…

    • 337 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Satisfactory Essays
  • Better Essays

    It often has been said that beauty is in the eye of the beholder. If someone were to look up beauty in the dictionary, they would read this: beauty is a characteristic of a person, animal, place, object, or idea that provides a perceptual experience of pleasure, meaning, or satisfaction. In other words, beauty is anything that is pleasing to the eye. Today’s society teaches that the way to beauty is to become rich and successful, only worrying about oneself, but is that true beauty? Is true beauty not giving oneself up for another? True beauty comes when someone cares about others that cannot return that care. Jean Vanier embodies true beauty because he gave up a rich, easy lifestyle to invest himself into and live with people who could not offer him anything in return.…

    • 1316 Words
    • 6 Pages
    Better Essays
  • Better Essays

    Dan Gable

    • 1670 Words
    • 7 Pages

    Dan Gable is titled by many as the most legendary amateur American wrestler and coach in the history of amateur American wrestling. To put into retrospect of Dan’s popularity in the wresting world, Gable is the Michael Jordan of Basketball, the Pele of Soccer, and the Muhammad Ali of boxing, everyone has heard of Dan Gable. That is how legendary Dan Gable is. But what single attribute made Mr. Gable so special and unique? To pinpoint one certain accolade that made Gable a legend is almost too hard. Dan Gable had an almost normal life growing up as a boy; he began his fame by his wrestling accolades as an athlete at Iowa State University and cemented his wrestling lore as a coach at the University of Iowa, and still inspires the wrestling world ‘til this day.…

    • 1670 Words
    • 7 Pages
    Better Essays
  • Good Essays

    Billy Bishop

    • 433 Words
    • 2 Pages

    He fought against "The Red Baron" both opponents scored direct hits but without been able to bring down each other.…

    • 433 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Good Essays

    Joe Louis is one of the greatest boxers in history. He became the world heavyweight champion in 1937. He held it until 1949; holding it longer than anyone in history ever has. He came from rags and riches, which helped influence the type of person and athlete he grew to be. He was also a great inspiration to both white and black people all over the world at a very critical time in our nation’s history.…

    • 492 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Good Essays

    Robert La Follette

    • 307 Words
    • 2 Pages

    During the late 1800’s and early 1900’s the progressive leader that was most significant to the development and progress of the United States was Robert La Follette or as people know him as “Fighting Bob”. He was the most crucial individual in the development of the United States around the turn of the century.…

    • 307 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Good Essays

    Toussaint Louverture DBQ

    • 1038 Words
    • 5 Pages

    Starting off your life by being put into slavery is bad enough. Then when things lighten up and this cruelty is taken away, somebody gets to come in, train a wonderful military, and almost put you right back where you started qualifies for my definition of a life full of emotional roller coasters. In different terms, this is essentially what Toussaint Louverture did to the residents of Saint Domingue. He did get rid of slavery throughout Saint Domingue, but still used its famous form of acquiring capital, plantation farming. In order to keep things organized, he used some brute force to keep people in line. The people of Saint Domingue had a strong negative feeling towards this plan still being played out. How should we remember Toussaint Louverture?…

    • 1038 Words
    • 5 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Satisfactory Essays

    Charles-Édouard Jeanneret-Gris, better known as Le Corbusier (1887-1965), was a pioneering architect of modernism in architecture and the interior. As well as practicing architecture, Le Corbusier practiced painting, writing and was especially an influential urban planner. Dedicated to providing better living conditions for residents in crowded cities, Le Corbusier became a founding member of the Congrès International d'Architecture Moderne (CIAM). To satisfy the demands of the industry, Le Corbusier proposed a new architecture that would address functionalism, and the abiding concerns or architectural form, as defined over…

    • 88 Words
    • 1 Page
    Satisfactory Essays
  • Powerful Essays

    Who is Lawrence Tureaud? Most people in the world don’t know this name. The world knows him by his nickname, Mr. T. People know him by his role in Rocky III as Clubber Lang, but Tureaud wasn’t just a movie star. Tureaud was a military veteran, professional football player, and was apart of wrestling mania. As a small town boy, Lawrence Tureaud pushed through a tough childhood into a life of stardom and fame, and may have changed the world of entertainment forever.…

    • 1099 Words
    • 5 Pages
    Powerful Essays
  • Satisfactory Essays

    Joe Louis

    • 388 Words
    • 2 Pages

    A.Background - Joe Louis Barrow, the seventh child of Monroe and Lily Barrow, was born May 13, 1914 in a cabin in the cotton fields of Lexington, Alabama. While Joe was still a young boy, his father suffered a mental breakdown and later died.His mother later married Pat Brooks, a widower with many children of his own, and the combined family moved to Detroit when Joe was ten.…

    • 388 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Satisfactory Essays
  • Better Essays

    Other grudges included crazy championship chains with different people beating each other over and over again. (Boxing in the 1930’s) With the retirement of Gene Tunney, the heavyweight title remained vacant from August 1928 to June 1930. Within this time a series of elimination fights were set to determine who would fight for the championship.Max Schmeling won the championship when Jack Sharkey was disqualified for a foul in the finals of the elimination tournament. In the next seven years the title changed hands four times. Jack Sharkey beat Schmeling in 1932, then Primo Carnera dethroned Sharkey in 1933. Max Baer then beat Carnera in 1934; and James J. Braddock beat Baer in 1935. American Joe Louis, one of the greatest boxers of all time, took the title from Braddock in 1937 and retained it until he retired in…

    • 1670 Words
    • 7 Pages
    Better Essays
  • Satisfactory Essays

    Toussaint Louverture

    • 301 Words
    • 2 Pages

    Toussaint Louverture was the leader of the Haitian Revolution. His military genius and political acumen led to the establishment of the independent black state of Haiti, transforming an entire society of slaves into a free, self-governing people. The success of the Haitian Revolution shook the institution of slavery throughout the New World. In 1782, Toussaint married Suzanne Simone Baptiste Louverture had fathered 16 children, of whom 11 had predeceased him. Not all his children can be identified for certain, but his three legitimate sons are well known. The eldest, Placide, was probably adopted by Toussaint and is generally thought to be Suzanne's first child with a mulatto, Seraphim Le Clerc. The two sons born of his marriage with Suzanne were Isaac and Saint-Jean. Toussaint L'Ouverture was the guiding light of the revolution. He was a military genius and adept and playing the great powers off against each other.…

    • 301 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Satisfactory Essays
  • Good Essays

    Xfl Case Study

    • 637 Words
    • 3 Pages

    As Atlanta Consultant John Bevilaque stated, the WWFE “was stepping into an area that is really beyond their current expertise.” The NFL was king: 41% of Americans claimed watching it as their favorite leisure sports activity. The XFL was going to bring football to its roots; a response to the overregulation of the NFL. New rules promised a wide open, fast paced game that fans would love. It would encourage individuality and create stars. The problem was that they didn’t have the players to do it. They had NFL “has-been” and “never-were” players. There was no way that the XFL could be the best in the world at producing football games. In the end, what they had was “regular football, and not very good football.” There were many low scoring games, including a 19-0, scoreless 2nd half game on opening week. Some weeks had games where no team scored over 18 points. No one wanted to watch low scoring, boring football games. Owner Vince McMahon was clearly growing for growth sake, actually viewing it as a “logical extension of the WWF.” Their passion…

    • 637 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Powerful Essays

    Chris Benoit, before his tragic death, was a world renowned, top card professional wrestler for mainstream professional wrestling company, World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE); formerly World Wrestling Federation (WWF). As WWE were broadcasting a tribute show in Benoit’s memory, news which addressed why the wrestler had passed began circulating. “The answer to that question was indeed chilling and has led WWE to disassociating itself with their former icon and Benoit’s reputation hitting an all time low” (Ring Surf, 2009). Reports to this day reveal that, over a period of days, Benoit had choked his wife and smothered his son both to death, before taking his own life on June 2007.…

    • 2348 Words
    • 10 Pages
    Powerful Essays
  • Satisfactory Essays

    “Harrison Bergeron” is a short story about a future that is very different from our own. It is a world filled with “handicaps,” devices that are used to have all people who are physically or mentally better than others to lower their abilities to be average. The character the story is named after, Harrison, has multiple handicaps due to his very powerful physical and mental abilities, being called a “genius” and “athletic” in the story. In the climax of the story, Harrison goes on live television and proceeds to remove his handicaps and a ballerina’s, claiming to be an emperor and those who follow him to be his subordinates; he is later killed. The reason Harrison is motivated to challenge the law is to show the public the beauty and power…

    • 151 Words
    • 1 Page
    Satisfactory Essays