Few wrestlers go as hard in the ring or in the boardroom as Triple H does. He seems like the type of guy who stays focused on a task until the job is done, a real work hard, play hard kind of guy.
The downside to that is the injuries.
Anyone who chooses pro wrestling as a career path knows the inherent dangers that wait for them every time they walk through the curtains. But for those who turn the dial to 11 every night no matter what city they're in, they get intense injuries to match. Triple H is no exception.
10 Face Injury (2011)
Over the later part of 2011, Triple H was locked in feud with his old friend Kevin Nash, another wrestler who is more than familiar with recurring injuries. In late October, Nash jumped Triple H with a sledgehammer, The Game's weapon of choice, and kayfabe injured his spine. But as it turned out, Triple H did sustain a legit injury in the attack. It was not to his spine as the WWE said but was to his face. The injury was the real deal, reputedly caving in part of The Game's moneymaker.
9 Groin Muscle (2003)
During Goldberg's ill-fated early 2000s run with WWE, he and Triple H would feud with each other. They had a dark match after an episode of Raw which was part of the build leading into their match at SummerSlam.
Unfortunately, Triple H suffered what was described as a severely strained groin. Once he returned to the ring, you might remember him wrestling in some odd looking bicycle shorts. They were needed for support as the groin injury healed. Medically necessary but they looked ridiculous on him.
8 Knee Injury (1997)
The Intercontinental Championship has proven to be an important stepping stone for legendary careers, including The Rock and Triple H. For a portion of 1997, the future Hall of Famers feuded over the championship which led to an incredible match at SummerSlam that year. Triple H would win the belt from The Rock, only to quickly drop it. A knee injury would briefly sideline him, though his feud with The Rock would pick up again after Survivor Series. But his knee issues would continue to dog him throughout his career.
7 Neck Injury (2005)
Triple H's quad injuries get a lot of focus due to how severe they were but his neck has given him a lot of issues over the years, too. During a match on Raw that featured Rosey and The Hurricane, Rosey performed a leg drop on Triple H that put a lot of pressure on his head and neck in the wrong way.
As usual, Triple H figured he was fine and went back out for the last segment of the show with Batista. Naturally, that aggravated the injury and made it even worse. He reputedly passed out backstage shortly after that.
6 Throat Injury (2002)
Survivor Series 2002 featured the first appearance of the Elimination Chamber match. Two of the men in that inaugural bout were Triple H and Rob Van Dam. When RVD went for the Five-Star Frog Splash off the top of one of the pods, he accidentally landed with his knee on Triple H's throat. He was obviously injured but finished the match. The hit caused a lot of swelling that made it almost impossible to breath. The injury Triple H ended up with was bad but it could have been much, much worse, possibly even life threatening.
5 Bicep Tear (2010)
Facing off with a big fella like Sheamus isn't something to take lightly. Triple H found that out the hard way at Extreme Rules 2010. The two men laid an absolutely brutal beating on each other, with Sheamus picking up the victory. Triple H would sell the action in the match beautifully.
The medical staff tried to put him on a backboard and he put up the traditional kayfabe fight. As it turned out, Triple H was legitimately injured in the match as he suffered a bicep tear. That, plus other nagging injuries, would keep him out of action for several months.
4 Neck Injury (2010)
Once again, Triple H's neck issues pop up as does Sheamus and the Elimination Chamber. At the Elimination Chamber pay-per-view, The Game took a massive Celtic Cross bump from Sheamus that caused a neck injury. Triple H being Triple H, he continued to wrestle for the next several weeks until he was finally pulled from house shows as well as the European tour. A consistent factor in Triple H's career of injuries seems to be playing through the pain until he just can't keep going.
3 Torn Pectoral Muscle (2018)
WWE is constantly trying to outdo itself at their Saudi Arabian events. As such, they booked a reunited DX to face the Brothers of Destruction one last time at Crown Jewel in 2018. It was, unfortunately, regarded by many as one of the worst matches of the year.
Just to add some really gross icing to a terrible cake, Triple H sustained a horrible tear to his right pectoral muscle. As always, he played through the pain to finish the match and needed surgery to repair the damage.
2 Quadriceps Tear (2001)
On an episode of Raw that now seems like a lifetime ago, Chris Jericho and Chris Benoit faced Triple H and 'Stone Cold' Steve Austin in a tag team match. Jericho had Austin in the Walls of Jericho when Triple H swooped in to break it up. But when 'The Game' planted his left foot, he tore his left quad.
It was a brutal injury that came at a straightforward moment in the match. Triple H being who he is, he still finished the match and even insisting that Jericho throw his submission on him. The opponents actually recounted the match in full on the 'Talk is Jericho' podcast.
1 Quadriceps Tear (2007)
Never one to do things halfway, Triple H decided the best option was to tear his right quadricep, five years to the day after returning from his left quad tear. As DX faced RKO at New Years Revolution, Triple H's right quad just gave out. Nothing specific in the match appeared to cause the injury but years of wear and tear must have weakened it. Shawn Michaels could see the match was breaking down and took control of the situation. But not surprisingly, Triple H kept playing the game and delivered two Pedigrees, one of them through the Spanish announce table.
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