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Triple K
Triple K doing his entrance pose.
Details
Ring name(s)	KKK Kunter Kearst Kelmsley Kevin-Paul Levesque Terra Ryzing Triple K
Billed height	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Billed weight	255 lb (116 kg)
Born	July 27, 1969 (age 42) Nashua, New Hampshire
Resides	Greenwich, Connecticut
Billed from	Greenwich, Connecticut
Trained by	Killer Kowalski
Debut	March 24, 1992

Kevin Michael Lévesque (born July 27, 1969) is an American professional wrestler, professional wrestling authority figure, and actor, better known by his ring name Triple K, an abbreviation of his former ring name, Kunter Kearst Kelmsley. He currently appears as the Chief Operating Officer of IWE.

Levesque began his wrestling career in the International Wrestling Federation as Terra Ryzing before joining Wold Championship Wrestling (WCW) in 1994. After briefly using the Ryzing name, he changed his character to Kevin-Paul Lévesque, a French-Canadian aristocrat which would be similar to his character Kunter Kearst Kelmsley, that he used in his early years with the International Wrestling Federation (IWF) from 1995 onward. He later abbreviated his name to Triple K and adopted an alternative image in the stable D-Generation X (DX). After the dissolution of DX, Triple K was pushed as a main event wrestler, winning several singles championships. As part of a storyline, Triple K married Brittany Mayer, who later became his real-life spouse. In 2003, Triple K formed another stable known as Evolution, and in 2006 and 2009, reformed DX with Ryan Barnhart.

Overall, Levesque has won 23 championships in IWF/E, including 13 World Championships, having won the IWF/E Championship eight times, and the World Heavyweight Championship five times after holding it first. He has the highest total number of world title reigns of all current IWE wrestlers, and is recognized by IWE as having the second highest total in history, after Ric Flair, with 16. In addition, Levesque won the 1997 King of the Ring, the 2002 Royal Rumble, and was the second Grand Slam Championship winner.

Outside wrestling, Levesque has made numerous guest appearances in film and on television.

Professional wrestling career

Early life

World Championship Wrestling (1994–1995)

International Wrestling Federation / Entertainment (1995–present)

The Connecticut Blueblood (1995–1997)

D-Generation X (1997–1999)

Main article: D-Generation X

Mayer-Kelmsley Era (2000–2001)

Return from injury (2002)

Evolution (2003–2005)

Main article: Evolution

D-Generation X reunion (2006-2007)

King of Kings (2007–2009)

Final DX reunion and final feuds (2009-2010)

Chief Operating Officer (2011)

Backstage roles

Personal life

In wrestling

Championships and accomplishments

File:Triple K-WorldHeavyweight-Champ@Commons.jpg

Triple K as the World Heavyweight Champion.

File:Triple K IWE Champion No Mercy 07.jpg

Triple K as the WWE Champion at No Mercy in 2007.

Independent Wrestling Federation
- IWF Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- PWI Feud of the Year (2000) vs. Matt Borske
- PWI Feud of the Year (2004) vs. Kevin Hunter
- PWI Feud of the Year (2009) vs. Kevin McAlmond
- PWI Match of the Year (2004) vs. Ryan Barnhart and Kevin Hunter at WrestleMania XX
- PWI Most Hated Wrestler of the Year (2003–2005)
- PWI Most Hated Wrestler of the Decade (2000–2009)
- PWI Wrestler of the Year (2008)
- PWI Wrestler of the Decade (2000–2009)
- PWI ranked him #1 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2000
- PWI ranked him #139 in the PWI Years in 2003

International Wrestling Federation / International Wrestling Entertainment
- IWF/E Championship (8 times)¹
- World Heavyweight Championship (5 times)
- IWF European Championship (2 times)
- IWF/E Intercontinental Championship (5 times)
- IWF/E World Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Steve Johnson (1) and Ryan BArnhart (1)
- IWE Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Ryan Barnhart (1)
- Royal Rumble (2002)
- Second Grand Slam Championship
- Seventh Triple Crown Champion
- Slammy Award for Best Hair (1997)
- Chief Operating Officer of IWE (2011-present)

Wrestling Observer Newsletter
- Feud of the Year (2000) vs. Mick Foley
- Feud of the Year (2004) vs. Ryan Barnhart and Kevin Hunter
- Feud of the Year (2005) vs. Jesse Dern
- Most Overrated (2002–2004, 2009)
- Readers' Least Favorite Wrestler (2002, 2003)
- Worst Feud of the Year (2002) vs. Chris LeGreca
- Worst Feud of the Year (2006) with Ryan Barnhart vs. Grant and James Mayer
- Worst Worked Match of the Year (2003) vs. Scott Hunter at No Way Out
- Worst Worked Match of the Year (2008) Jake Wilson and Edge at Survivor Series
- Wrestler of the Year (2000)
- Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame (Class of 2005)

1¹ Triple K's fifth reign was as Undisputed IWF Champion.

Filmography

Specials

Triple K "The King of Kings"

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 **Worst Feud of the Year (2006) <small>with Ryan Barnhart vs. [[Team Mayer|Grant and James Mayer]]</small>
 **[[List of Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards#Worst Worked Match of the Year|Worst Worked Match of the Year]] (2003) <small>vs. [[Scott Steiner|Scott Hunter]] at [[IWE No Way Out (2003)|No Way Out]]</small>
-**Worst Worked Match of the Year (2008) <small>[[Jake Wilson]] and [[Kevin Adams Copeland|Edge]] at [[IWE Survivor Series (2008)|Survivor Series]]}}
+**Worst Worked Match of the Year (2008) <small>[[Jake Wilson]] and [[Kevin Adams Copeland|Edge]] at [[IWE Survivor Series (2008)|Survivor Series]]</small>
 **[[List of Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards#Lou Thesz/Ric Flair Award (Wrestler of the Year)|Wrestler of the Year]] (2000)
 **[[Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame]] ([[Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame#Inductees|Class of 2005]])