Triple H bids farewell to wrestling: WWE legend, 52, retires after suffering
Triple H bids farewell to wrestling: WWE legend, 52, announces 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 a heart failure while battling viral pneumonia back in September, he revealed Friday
- Speaking with 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 checkup with his doctor on the advice of his wife, WWE CEO Vince McMahon’s daughter Stephanie, that may have saved his life
- Upon learning the results of his tests, Triple H was told to rush to the hospital
- Born Paul Levesque, Triple H has wrestled under several identities and won 14 world titles over his WWE career that began with the circuit in 1995
- He and 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 back in September, he revealed Friday.
Speaking with ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith, the 52-year-old New Hampshire native explained that he doubted he would survive the illness and now has a defibrillator in his heart, which will prevent him from re-entering the ring.
‘I will never wrestle again,’ said Triple H, whose given name is Paul Levesque. ‘First of all, I have a defibrillator in my chest, which, you know, probably not a good idea for me to get zapped on live TV.
It was a checkup 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 as the next couple days went on, when I got home it got increasingly worse. My wife saw some blood and stuff that I was coughing up and I went and got checked.
‘I had fluid in my lungs, I had some fluid around my heart, he continued. ‘So they followed up on it, did an EKG and an echo and everything.’
WWE legend Triple H has retired from wrestling after suffering a heart failure while battling viral pneumonia back in September, he revealed Friday. Speaking with ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith, the 52-year-old New Hampshire native explained that he doubted he would survive the illness and now has a defibrillator in his heart, which will prevent him from re-entering the ring
Triple H pictured alongside Stephanie McMahon at Wrestlemania. The two are actually married
Although he’s wrestled under several identifies, Levesque is best known as Triple H. The 14-time world champion made his WWE debut in 1995 and was inducted in to the circuit’s Hall of Fame in 2019, along with other members of his group, D-Generation X
Upon learning the results of his tests, Triple H was told to rush to the hospital.
‘I got a quick text message saying ‘don’t take time, pack a bag quick, head to the emergency room,’ he said,…
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