10 Times Triple H Did Heavy Metal Fans Proud

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The Cerebral Assassin. The Game. The Asskicker. The King of Kings. Hunter Hearst Helmsley, or Triple H, has gone by numerous names in his career as a WWE Superstar. But whatever you want to call him, Triple H has proven to be one of the greatest ambassadors for heavy metal in any form of media. 

As an in-ring performer, The Game quickly shed his forced-upon persona of the “Connecticut Blueblood,” allowing his true personality to shine through as an absolute monster in the ring. It would be here where his love for metal would crossover, from the Rage Against the Machine-inspired work of the DX Band soundtracking his antics to his later pair of entrance themes played by the mighty Motorhead. Outside of the ring as an executive for WWE, Triple H has also pushed the intersection between heavy metal and wrestling by inviting the likes of Code Orange and Lzzy Hale to perform on NXT.

With all that in mind, we looked back at Triple H’s bonafides to pick his ten most metal moments throughout his career. Be it entrance gear that looks straight out of a metal album to bringing Lemmy to WrestleMania, it’s hard to understate just how metal The Game truly is. 

Conan Entrance

Few know theatrics and badassery like Triple H. At WrestleMania 22, he faced John Cena in the main event for the WWECchampionship, both stars acting out a microcosm of a heavy metal vs hip-hop brawl. Representing heavy metal, HHH came to the ring soundtracked by a then-new Motorhead theme “The King of Kings,” while clad in Conan-The-Barbarian-inspired garb. Sitting on a throne and looking like he stepped off the set of an eighties sword-and-sorcery film, he put up a hell of a fight against Cena that night.

2002 return

In a split second, it seemed as though Triple H’s future as a wrestler was over after tearing his quad in early 2001. HHH persevered through his injuries, training and regaining strength through early 2002 where he returned at Madison Square Garden. Attired in a denim vest over a leather jacket, Triple H showed up in front of the screaming crowd looking ready to beat the hell out of anyone that may cross his path.

Vs Cactus Jack

As we’ve said in the past, no wrestler is a better test of one’s mettle than Mick Foley, or Cactus Jack. Before the days of DX when he was still the Connecticut Blueblood, Triple H would get an early chance to show the world his tenacity in 1997 on Raw taking on Cactus in a Falls Count Anywhere match. Triple H took a hell of a lot of punishment throughout the match, taking shots to the head with a variety of weapons. Though he would not win on that particular night, it would set up him to soon become the “cerebral assassin” in the WWE and prove himself a major competitor. 

Vs. Stone Cold

Triple H and Stone Cold Steve Austin were both at the top of their game in 2001. As part of a “Three Stages of Hell” match, both wrestlers put it all on the line at No Way Out. In a match that evolved from a regular singles bout to a street fight and finally a steel cage match, both Stone Cold and HHH beat the absolute hell out of each other, ending up in a narrow victory for Triple H where he pinned Austin.

Ripped Out Batista’s Nosering With Pliers 

The Cerebral Assasain certainly had his share of extreme moments. At Wrestlemania 35, Triple H took on former Evolution partner Batista in a grueling no-holds-barred match. Triple H took it to the next level in the match, ripping the nosering out of Batista’s face using a pair of pliers. Batista might be a “Guardian of the Galaxy,” but he couldn’t guard himself from this.  

Took on The Undertaker, soundtracked to Metallica 

Really, there probably isn’t any Superstar blessed with better intro music than Triple H. Not only does he have two different, equally killer Motorhead songs as entrance tracks, he wound up coming to the ring to Metallica’s legendary ‘Ride the Lightning’ cut “For Whom the Bell Tolls” at WrestleMania 27. Hoping to defeat The Undertaker and end The Deadman’s streak at the time in a no-holds-barred match, the Metallica classic is a perfect song to give one the courage needed to defeat Taker. While it wouldn’t wind up working out for HHH at this time, the song’s appearance and his skulltastic entrance attire remain immortal in our eyes. 

Invaded WCW With DX 

In the heat of the Monday Night Wars when WWE squared off against WCW for ratings supremacy, Triple H would lead his then stable D-Generation X to fire a literal salvo against their rival company. Driving an army truck to where WCW was filming their program Nitro that night, Triple H would antagonize both the rival company and its fans alongside Shawn Michaels and the rest of DX. It remains an iconic moment representative of the unexpected nature of the Monday Night Wars.

WrestleMania vs Undertaker Hell In a Cell Match

Few have had as many bouts with the Undertaker as Triple H had. Their final fight against each other would be a very fitting Hell in a Cell match, with Triple H’s longtime best friend Shawn Michaels acting as special referee. Lasting nearly an hour, the bout between HHH and the Deadman remains one of the duo’s standouts in their entire career, showing determination and violence inside of a gigantic steel cage.

DX Vandalizes WWE Headquarters

We’ve all daydreamed of getting one over on our boss. Triple H and Shawn Michaels as part of a newly reformed D-Generation X lived out our fantasies by messing with then CEO Vince McMahon on a massive level. Both wrestlers would travel out to the company’s headquarters in Stamford, CT to leave their mark – a spray-painted “DX” over the building’s windows. 

Bringing Metal to NXT

Outside of the ring, Triple H stepped up to become the head of NXT.  Part of this presentation was bringing his own love of heavy metal to the forefront with the live soundtrack fans would experience, including a couple of raucous performances courtesy of Code Orange. We’re thankful for heavy metal’s prominence in NXT, and are stoked to see where The Game and Shawn Michaels takes it next.