WWE fans emotional as Triple H leaves his boots in the ring

Triple H made a public appearance on WrestleMania 38 to formally announce his retirement in front of the WWE Universe.

The Game is one of wrestling's most prominent names in the industry. From winning multiple WWE Championships, winning Royal Rumbles, headlining WrestleMania, and even being part of the company's notorious tag team, D-Generation X, Triple H has done it all.

On Sunday, The Game surprisingly opened WrestleMania 38 Night 2 with a short and heartfelt message. After expressing his gratitude to the fans, Hunter Hearst Helmsley formally retired from pro wrestling as he left his boots in the middle of the ring.

The King of Kings made his in-ring debut in March 1994 and his WWE debut in 1995. Since then, he has had several career milestones, like winning the Rumble twice and becoming a 14-time world champion.

When did Triple H officially announce his retirement?

With his decades-long run and backstage role, the former WWE Champion's career made a huge impact in the wrestling industry. Apart from accomplishments in his singles career. The Game was also involved in iconic stables like DX, Evolution, and even The Authority.

The Cerebral Assasin's retirement was first made public in an interview with Stephen A. Smith on ESPN. After a life-threatening cardiac event in September 2021, the 52-year-old expressed his concerns about his health.

In the interview, Triple H stated that his illness escalated with pneumonia as his wife, Stephanie McMahon, soon found him coughing up blood. After a few months off, The Game felt better and returned to resume his duties.

Besides this, the two-time Royal Rumble winner stated that he was worried about his three daughters. He feared that he might not even wake up as the doctors put him under during medical procedures.

Hunter Hearst Helmsley undeniably holds an integral part in many people's childhoods and is a living legend of the wrestling business. With the legacy he has built both in and outside the ring, it is safe to assume that The Game will go into the Hall of Fame in the future.

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Hazel is a WWE features writer for Sportskeeda Wrestling. Currently a BS Psychology student in her third year, she ensures that multiple accurate and reliable sources back every piece of information in her articles. She phrases even mundane information in her own words, especially when using single sources like books or social media posts, to add a hint of personal touch.

Hazel has had a penchant for writing since high school. Apart from pursuing Humanities and Social Sciences for her senior year, she attended classes about creative and nonfiction writing. In 2019, Hazel started working as a ghostwriter, and three years later, she began working for Sportskeeda. In 2023, she became a published author under 8letters Books Publishing House. Even today, when she is not studying as a pre-med student or writing for Sportskeeda, she enjoys reading and writing novels.

Her favorite wrestlers are Edge and Randy Orton. She recalls watching John Cena vs Big Show vs Edge in WrestleMania 25 in her first wrestling match. Hazel enjoyed the entrances, and what got her hooked was how cool and ruthless Edge was and how John Cena never backed down from his challenges.

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