History Wrestling / TripleH

In light of Vince [=McMahon=]'s official retirement from power in July of 2022, Triple H returned to his position of EVP of Talent Development and Relations, as well as taking over the creative and booking duties, while his wife Stephanie and business partner Nick Khan were appointed co-Presidents of the company. As of 2024, following his wife's resignation from her post and his father-in-law's banishment from the wrestling industry following more and more horrific allegations against him, Triple H - more than now-solo President Nick Khan or even TKO CEO Ari Emanuel - is the de facto leader of WWE, presiding over a period of nearly universal critical acclaim for the company.

In light of Vince [=McMahon=]'s retirement from being the CEO and President of WWE, Triple H returned to his position of EVP of Talent Development and Relations, as well as taking over the creative and booking duties, while his wife Stephanie (who has since resigned) and business partner Nick Khan have been appointed Co-Presidents of the company.

** Since his in-ring retirement and subsequent corporate promotion(s), WWE's official company releases TakeAThirdOption by just using both (Paul "Triple H" Levesque) in a similar manner to how [[Wrestling/DwayneJohnson The Rock]] is sometimes billed outside of pure wrestling contexts. Although, as it's implied he has also [[RealLifeWritesThePlot taken over the onscreen "CEO" position previously occupied by Vince]] - there he's still simply Triple H.

* SwornBrothers: Wrestling/TheKliq, but especially Shawn Michaels. [[RoaringRampageOfRevenge Heaven help you]] if you mess with Shawn Michaels and Triple H is around to witness it. Highlighted during Triple H's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z9OjrCRFDBA promo]] at the end of the NOT invasion of [=SmackDown=] at the end of the November 1st 2019 episode, where he talked about how to build an army for a war and first stated that "you look to your blood" while walking over to exchange a Kliq salute with Shawn, who was perched on the ringpost.

* BloodBrothers: Wrestling/TheKliq, but especially Shawn Michaels. [[RoaringRampageOfRevenge Heaven help you]] if you mess with Shawn Michaels and Triple H is around to witness it. Highlighted during Triple H's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z9OjrCRFDBA promo]] at the end of the NXT invasion of [=SmackDown=] at the end of the November 1st 2019 episode, where he talked about how to build an army for a war and first stated that "you look to your blood" while walking over to exchange a Kliq salute with Shawn, who was perched on the ringpost.

* CardCarryingVillain: Has no delusions that he is a nice guy and has even explicitly called himself an asshole. Perhaps best exemplified when he, as a face some years later, discussed Randy Orton's excommunication from Evolution, which was simply the result of Triple H being [[GreenEyedMonster jealous]] that Randy was world whampion.

In light of Vince [=McMahon=]'s retirement from being the CEO and President of WWE, Triple H returned to his position of EVP of Talent Development and Relations, as well as taking over the creative and booking duties, while his wife Stephanie and business partner Nick Khan have been appointed Co-Presidents of the company.

* FingerPokeOfDoom: Maybe pro wrestling's ''first'' "Fingerpoke of Doom" and almost certainly the first to ever be aired on television when Shawn Michaels basically gave up the European Championship to him. It was no where near as wasteful or damaging as WCW's, but still.

* ApologisesALot: Can fall into this with Stephanie such as repeated apologies for upsetting her by hugging Chyna and not telling her. But the best example is with Shawn after Brock broke his arm, and Triple H was powerless to prevent it.
-->'''Triple H:''' ''[as Shawn writhes on the mat in agony]'' Shawn, it's gonna be all right, man. It's gonna be all right. I'm sorry! Shawn, I'm sorry! Shawn, I'm sorry man.

*** It is worth noticing though, that Hunter has gone on record to say he's willing to bury the hatchet (at least publicly) with Punk if he's willing to come back, as he believes it would be what's (legit) best for business. Hunter has a proven record of being good at mending fences (as the manager of the WWE Hall of Fame he managed to convince both Wrestling/BrunoSammartino and the Wrestling/UltimateWarrior to accept induction after ''years'' of refusing to have anything to do with it) so it's believable enough. Punk, on the other hand, has only hinted at attempting reconciliation as of recent. Seeing how Punk came back at Wrestling/SurvivorSeries, it's safe to say it's worked, at least for now.

** Wrestling/RandyOrton. With him, it became so personal that Orton had the audacity to attack Hunter's extended family -- the [=McMahons=], including his wife Wrestling/StephanieMcMahon. Orton even hit Stephanie with a DDT and then kissed her as she laid on the mat, unconscious, while Triple H (handcuffed to the turnbuckle) was forced to watch. Hunter himself retaliated by attacking Randy in his own home, including beating the crap out of him on his own front lawn. He then vowed to (and legitimately attempted to, in {{kayfabe}}) break Randy Orton's neck at ''Wrestling/WrestleMania XXV''.
** Wrestling/RomanReigns. While Wrestling/{{Evolution}} and Wrestling/TheShield hate each other well enough, the one Reigns eventually came to hate the most was Hunter, even if his initial issues were with Wrestling/RandyOrton. As of this writing, Hunter has manipulated Reigns's surrogate little brother Wrestling/SethRollins into betraying both him and his other surrogate brother Wrestling/DeanAmbrose, helped Rollins win the Wrestling/MoneyInTheBank briefcase that would screw him out of his ''[=WrestleMania=]'' moment, and helped Rollins put [[BigBrotherInstinct Ambrose through physical and emotional hell]]. Then he endorsed Wrestling/{{Sheamus}} and the League of Nations and pulling the same crap with ''him''. Reigns eventually snapped and beat Triple H so bad that he had to be hospitalized. Hunter retaliated by eliminating him and Ambrose from the ''Royal Rumble'' to win his fourteenth world title. Once he got a shot at the title again, Reigns ambushed Triple H week after week leading up to ''[=WrestleMania=] 32'' before taking the title from Hunter at '''Mania''.

** Wrestling/SethRollins from August 2016 to ''[=WrestleMania=] 33''. After betraying the Shield in May 2014, Rollins becomes the face of the Authority and Hunter's golden boy for two years. On Raw August 29th 2016, Hunter attacked Rollins, costing him the Universal Championship. A few months later, he interfered with Rollins's match against Sami Zayn, costing him a place in the Royal Rumble. Fed up with him, Rollins goes as far to showing up at ''[=NXT=] [=TakeOver=]: San Antonio'', demanding a match with Hunter only to be escorted away. Hunter refused to challenge him, even sending Samoa Joe to injure his previously injured knee. Eventually, Triple H accepts the challenge in which Rollins was victorious.
** Arguably lesser examples include Wrestling/ShawnMichaels (between DX runs), Wrestling/VinceMcMahon (between [=McMahon=]-Helmsley regime runs), Wrestling/MickFoley, [[Wrestling/DwayneJohnson The Rock]], and Wrestling/StoneColdSteveAustin (though Triple H and Austin still reached the point that they've each ''tried to kill each other'' at consecutive Survivor Series events). Of course, a few of those people are RealLife friends of Triple H, and Vince [=McMahon=] is his RealLife father-in-law. However, he also made just as many enemies in RealLife.

* AffectionateGestureToTheHead: Somewhat. Usually when having a tender moment, be it with Shawn or the NXT talents, he has many cases of [[https://ic.pics.livejournal.com/silverfang2/29185537/1349611/1349611_900.png affectionately cupping their face or touching his forehead to their's.]]

* LovableSexManiac: During his {{Face}} years in 2006. He was shown to flirt with many of the Duvas, and was sometimes very shameless in his behavior such as asking Kelly Kelly to flash him before DX's fight at Survivor Series 2006. There was also his interview where he prepares to "whip it out" for one of the Divas interviewing him, but Shawn drags him away. Not to mention his endless penis gags and jokes about the sex lives of others such as Vickie Guerro & Vince. But true to the trope, his antics fuel his degenerate persona, but are harmless.