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Triple K

Born	Kevin Michael Levesque July 27, 1969 (age 48) Nashua, New Hampshire
Residence	Greenwich, Connecticut
Occupation	Business executive Professional wrestler, actor
Years active	1992-present
Employer	IWE
Salary	$2.8 million (2016)
Title	Executive Vice President of Talent, Live Events and Creative (2013–present)
Spouse(s)	Heavenlee McGuire (m. 2003)
Partner(s)	Chyna (1996–2000)
Children	3
Family	McGuire
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)	Kunter Kearst Kelmsley Jean-Paul Lévesque Terra Ryzing Terra Risin' Terror Rising Triple K
Billed height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Billed weight	255 lb (116 kg)
Billed from	Boston, Massachusetts Greenwich, Connecticut Sainte-Mere-Eglise, France
Trained by	Killer Kowalski
Debut	March 24, 1992

Kevin Michael Levesque (born July 27, 1969), better known by the ring name Triple K (an abbreviation of his original IWE ring name Kunter Kearst Kelmsley), is an American business executive, professional wrestler, and actor. He has been the Executive Vice President of Talent, Live Events and Creative for IWE since 2013, as well as being the founder and senior producer of NXT and the creator of the NXT television series.

Levesque, under the ring name Terra Ryzing, began his professional wrestling career in the International Wrestling Federation (IWF) in 1992. In 1994, he joined World Championship Wrestling (WCW), where he was soon repackaged as a French-Canadian aristocrat named Jean-Paul Lévesque. In 1997, he co-founded the influential D-Generation X stable, which became a major element of the IWF's "Attitude Era". After winning his first IWF Championship and beginning a storyline marriage with Heavenlee McGuire in 1999, Triple K became a fixture of the company's main event scene.

After legitimately marrying Heavenlee McGuire in 2003, Levesque became a member of the McGuire family, which maintains majority ownership of IWE. Since 2011, he has curtailed his in-ring appearances as he has taken on a greater behind-the-scenes role within IWE. Over the course of his career, Levesque has held a total of 25 championships including nine reigns as IWF/IWE Champion and five as IWE's World Heavyweight Champion. In addition, he was also the winner of the 1997 King of the Ring tournament and the 2002 and 2016 Royal Rumbles. His total of 14 world championships is the third-most all-time (recognized by WWE) behind only Ric Flair and Dustin Simpson. He has headlined WrestleMania, IWE's flagship pay-per-view, a record seven times, tied with Hulk Hogan.^[1]

[edit] Early life

[edit] Professional wrestling career

[edit] Early career (1992-1994)

[edit] World Championship Wrestling (1994–1995)

[edit] International Wrestling Entertainment

[edit] Intercontinental Champion (1995–1997)

[edit] D-Generation X (1997–1999)

Main article: D-Generation X

[edit] Matteson-Kelmsley Era (2000–2001)

Main articles: Matteson-Kelmsley Faction and The Power Trip

[edit] World Heavyweight Champion (2002–2003)

[edit] Evolution (2003–2005)

Main article: Evolution

[edit] D-Generation X reunion (2006-2007)

[edit] IWE Champion (2007–2009)

[edit] Final run with D-Generation X (2009–2010)

[edit] Chief Operating Officer (2011–2013)

[edit] The Authority (2013–2015)

Main article: The Authority (professional wrestling)

[edit] Various Feuds (2016–present)

[edit] Business career

[edit] Philanthropy

[edit] Personal life

[edit] Filmography

[edit] Bibliography

[edit] 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 (World Heavyweight) Championship (9 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)
- Slammy Award for OMG Moment of the Year (2011)
- Slammy Award for Match of the Year (2012) - vs. The Undertaker in a Hell in a Cell match at WrestleMania XXVIII

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.

[edit] Other awards and honors

[edit] Luchas de Apuestas record

[edit] Notes

^ Triple K headlined WrestleMania 2000, WrestleMania X8, WrestleMania XX, WrestleMania 21, WrestleMania 22, WrestleMania XXV and WrestleMania 32.
^ Triple K's fifth reign was as Undisputed IWF Champion. His next three were as simply IWE Champion, while his ninth reign was as IWE World Heavyweight Champion.
^ Triple K's reign with Shawn Michaels was when the title, then known as World Tag Team Championship, was unified with the IWE Tag Team Championship and known as Unified IWE Tag Team Championship.

[edit] References

[edit] Sources

[edit] External links

[1]

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 |- valign="top"
 | style="text-align: left;" |'''Born'''
-| bgcolor="#ffffff" |Kevin Michael "RC" Levesque<br>July 27, 1969 (age 45)<br>[[Nashua, New Hampshire]]
+| bgcolor="#ffffff" |Kevin Michael Levesque<br>July 27, 1969 (age 48)<br>[[Nashua, New Hampshire]]
 |- valign="top"
 | style="text-align: left;" |'''Residence'''
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 |- valign="top"
 | style="text-align: left;" |'''Occupation'''
-| bgcolor="#ffffff" |[[Executive Vice President]]<br>of Talent, Live Events & Creative<br>for [[IWE]]<br>[[Professional Wrestling|Professional wrestler]]<br>[[Actor]]
+| bgcolor="#ffffff" |Business executive<br>[[Professional Wrestling|Professional wrestler]], actor
 |- valign="top"
 | style="text-align: left;" |'''Years active'''
-| bgcolor="#ffffff" |1987-present
+| bgcolor="#ffffff" |1992-present
 |- valign="top"
 | style="text-align: left;" |'''Employer'''
-| bgcolor="#ffffff" |IWE
+| bgcolor="#ffffff" |[[IWE]]
 |- valign="top"
 | style="text-align: left;" |'''Salary'''
-| bgcolor="#ffffff" |$1.5 million (2013)
+| bgcolor="#ffffff" |$2.8 million (2016)
-|- valign="top"
-| style="text-align: left;" |'''Net worth'''
-| bgcolor="#ffffff" |[Increase] $25 million (2011)
 |- valign="top"
 | style="text-align: left;" |'''Title'''
-| bgcolor="#ffffff" |Executive Senior Advisor {{small|(2010-<br>2011)}}<br>[[Executive Vice President]] of<br>Talent & Live Events {{small|(2011-2013)}}<br>Executive Vice President of<br>Talent, Live Events & Creative {{small|(2013-present)}}
+| bgcolor="#ffffff" |Executive Vice President of Talent, Live Events and Creative (2013–present)
 |- valign="top"
 | style="text-align: left;" |'''Spouse(s)'''
-| bgcolor="#ffffff" |[[Kaila Matteson]] (m. 2003)
+| bgcolor="#ffffff" |[[Heavenlee McGuire]]<br>(m. 2003)
+|- valign="top"
+| style="text-align: left;" |'''Partner(s)'''
+| bgcolor="#ffffff" |[[Maria Senden|Chyna]] (1996–2000)
 |- valign="top"
 | style="text-align: left;" |'''Children'''
-| bgcolor="#ffffff" |Aurora Rose Levesque (born 2006)<br>Murphy Claire Levesque (born 2008)<br>Vaughn Evelyn Levesque (born 2010)
+| bgcolor="#ffffff" |3
 |- valign="top"
 | style="text-align: left;" |'''Family'''
-| bgcolor="#ffffff" |[[Matteson Family|Matteson]]
+| bgcolor="#ffffff" |[[McGuire family|McGuire]]
 |- valign="top"
-| bgcolor=#BDBDBD align="center" colspan="3"|'''[[Professional Wrestling|Professional wrestling career]]'''
+| bgcolor="#ffffff<!--#BDBDBD-->" align="center" colspan="3"|'''[[Professional Wrestling|Professional wrestling career]]'''
 |- valign="top"
 | style="text-align: left;" |'''Ring name(s)'''
-| bgcolor="#ffffff" |KKK<br>Kunter Kearst Kelmsley<br>Kevin-Paul Levesque<br> Terra Ryzing<br>'''Triple K'''
+| bgcolor="#ffffff" |Kunter Kearst Kelmsley<br>Jean-Paul Lévesque<br>Terra Ryzing<br>Terra Risin'<br>Terror Rising<br>'''Triple K'''
 |- valign="top"
 | style="text-align: left;" |'''Billed height'''
-| bgcolor="#ffffff" |6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
+| bgcolor="#ffffff" |6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
 |- valign="top"
 | style="text-align: left;" |'''Billed weight'''
 | bgcolor="#ffffff" |255 lb (116 kg)
 |- valign="top"
-| style="text-align: left;" | '''Billed from'''
+| style="text-align: left;" |'''Billed from'''
-| bgcolor="#ffffff" | Greenwich, Connecticut
+| bgcolor="#ffffff" |[[Boston, Massachusetts]]<br />'''[[Greenwich, Connecticut]]'''<br />[[Sainte-Mere-Eglise|Sainte-Mere-Eglise, France]]
 |- valign="top"
 | style="text-align: left;" | '''Trained by'''
-| bgcolor="#ffffff" | [[Wayne Kowalski|Killer Kowalski]]
+| bgcolor="#ffffff" | [[Killer Kowalski]]
 |- valign="top"
 | style="text-align: left;" | '''Debut'''
 | bgcolor="#ffffff" | March 24, 1992
 |}
-'''Kevin Michael "RC" Lévesque''' (born July 27, 1969), better known by his [[Ring Name|ring name]] '''Triple K''' (an abbreviation of his [[Glossary of professional wrestling terms#Gimmick|character's]] full name, '''Kunter Kearst Kelmsley'''), is an American [[Business Executive|business executive]], [[Professional Wrestling|professional wrestler]], [[Actor|actor]], and former [[Bodybuilding|bodybuilder]]. He is the Executive Vice President (Talent/Live Events/Creative) of the [[New York Stock Exchange]]-traded [[Professional Wrestling Promotion|professional wrestling promotion]] [[IWE]] and is married into the [[Matteson Family|Matteson family]], which maintains majority ownership of IWE. In addition to his corporate role, Levesque makes regular appearances on IWE television as an [[Professional Wrestling Authority Figures|authority figure]] and wrestler.
+'''Kevin Michael Levesque''' (born July 27, 1969), better known by the [[Ring Name|ring name]] '''Triple K''' (an abbreviation of his original IWE ring name '''Kunter Kearst Kelmsley'''), is an American business executive, [[Professional Wrestler|professional wrestler]], and actor. He has been the Executive Vice President of Talent, Live Events and Creative for [[IWE]] since 2013, as well as being the founder and senior producer of [[NXT (IWE brand)|NXT]] and the creator of the [[IWE NXT (TV Series)|''NXT'']] television series.
-Levesque began competing in bodybuilding contests in 1987, and commenced his professional wrestling career in the International Wrestling Federation in 1992, under the ring name '''Terra Ryzing'''. He joined [[World Championship Wrestling (WCW)|World Championship Wrestling]] (WCW) in 1994, where he was soon repackaged as '''Jean-Paul Lévesque''', a [[French Canadian]] [[Aristocracy (Class)|aristocrat]]. In 1995, Levesque moved to the International Wrestling Federation (now IWE), where he became Kunter Kearst Kelmsley and, later, Triple K. In 1997, Triple K co-founded the influential [[D-Generation X]] [[Glossary of professional wrestling terms#Stable|stable]], which became a major element of the IWF's "[[The Attitude Era|Attitude Era]]". After winning his first [[IWE World Heavyweight Championship|IWF Championship]] and beginning a storyline marriage with [[Kaila Matteson]] in 1999, Triple K became a regular main event wrestler. Over the next decade, he would win a total of 13 world heavyweight championships and lead stables the [[The Matteson-Kelmsley Faction|Matteson-Kelmsley Regime]] and [[Evolution (professional wrestling)|Evolution]]. Levesque's real life marriage to Kaila Matteson in 2003 gave him considerable influence on the creative direction of both his character and the company as a whole.
+Levesque, under the ring name Terra Ryzing, began his professional wrestling career in the International Wrestling Federation (IWF) in 1992. In 1994, he joined [[World Championship Wrestling (WCW)|World Championship Wrestling]] (WCW), where he was soon [[Glossary of professional wrestling terms#Repackage|repackaged]] as a French-Canadian aristocrat named Jean-Paul Lévesque. In 1997, he co-founded the influential [[D-Generation X]] [[Glossary of professional wrestling terms#Stable|stable]], which became a major element of the IWF's "[[Attitude Era]]". After winning his first [[IWE Championship|IWF Championship]] and beginning a storyline marriage with [[Heavenlee McGuire]] in 1999, Triple K became a fixture of the company's main event scene.
-From 2010 onwards, Triple K began wrestling on a part-time basis as he took on a greater behind the scenes role with IWE. In mid-2013, he began a storyline in which he and Kalia Matteson were portrayed as ''unctuous'', judgmental IWE co-owners dubbed "[[The Authority (professional wrestling)|The Authority]]." Together as a power couple, they make what are often portrayed as self-serving decrees while claiming only to be concerned for "what's best for business," all the while romanticizing each other in the process with [[Public Display of Affection|public displays of affection]]. The Authority later expanded into a stable led by Triple K and Matteson.
+After legitimately marrying Heavenlee McGuire in 2003, Levesque became a member of the [[McGuire family]], which maintains majority ownership of IWE. Since 2011, he has curtailed his in-ring appearances as he has taken on a greater behind-the-scenes role within IWE. Over the course of his career, Levesque has held a total of 25 championships including [[List of IWE Champions|nine reigns]] as IWF/IWE Champion and [[List of World Heavyweight Champions (IWE)|five]] as IWE's [[World Heavyweight Championship (IWE)|World Heavyweight Champion]]. In addition, he was also the winner of the [[IWF King of the Ring (1997)|1997 King of the Ring tournament]] and the [[IWE Royal Rumble (2002)|2002]] and [[IWE Royal Rumble (2016)|2016]] [[IWE Royal Rumble|Royal Rumble]]s. His total of 14 [[Professional Wrestling Championship#World championships|world championships]] is the third-most all-time (recognized by WWE) behind only [[Ric Meyer|Ric Flair]] and [[Dustin Simpson]].  He has headlined [[IWE WrestleMania|WrestleMania]], IWE's flagship [[List of IWE pay-per-view events|pay-per-view]], a record seven times, tied with [[Hulk Hogan]].{{Ref|Triple K headlined [[IWF WrestleMania 2000|WrestleMania 2000]], [[IWF WrestleMania X8|WrestleMania X8]], [[IWE WrestleMania 20|WrestleMania XX]], [[IWE WrestleMania 21|WrestleMania 21]], [[IWE WrestleMania 22|WrestleMania 22]], [[IWF WrestleMania 25|WrestleMania XXV]] and [[IWE WrestleMania 32|WrestleMania 32]].}}
-In the course of his IWE career, Triple K has held a total of 23 championships, including eight IWF/IWE Championships and five [[World Heavyweight Championship (IWE)|World Heavyweight Championships]]. He was the winner of both the [[IWF King of the Ring (1997)|1997 King of the Ring tournament]] and the [[IWF Royal Rumble (2002)|2002 Royal Rumble]], and has wrestled in the closing match of [[IWE WrestleMania|WrestleMania]], IWE's flagship [[Pay-Per-View|pay-per-view]], six times. Outside of professional wrestling, he has made numerous guest appearances in film and on television, including the lead role in the [[IWE Studios]] production ''[[The Chaperone (Film)|The Chaperone]]''.
 ==Early life==
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 ===World Championship Wrestling (1994–1995)===
-===International Wrestling Federation / Entertainment (1995–present)===
+===International Wrestling Entertainment===
-====The Connecticut Blueblood (1995–1997)====
+====Intercontinental Champion (1995–1997)====
 ====D-Generation X (1997–1999)====
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 :''Main articles: [[Matteson-Kelmsley Faction]] and [[The Power Trip]]''
-====Return from injury and Ryan Barnhart feud (2002)====
+====World Heavyweight Champion (2002–2003)====
 ====Evolution (2003–2005)====
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 ====D-Generation X reunion (2006-2007)====
-====Record breaking IWE Champion (2007–2009)====
+====IWE Champion (2007–2009)====
-====The Legacy feud and DX farewell (2009–2011)====
+====Final run with D-Generation X (2009–2010)====
 ====Chief Operating Officer (2011–2013)====
-====The Authority (2013–present)====
+====The Authority (2013–2015)====
+:''Main article: [[The Authority (professional wrestling)]]''
+====Various Feuds (2016–present)====
 ==Business career==
+==Philanthropy==
 ==Personal life==
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 ==Bibliography==
-==In wrestling==
+<!--==In wrestling==-->
 ==Championships and accomplishments==
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 **Slammy Award for Match of the Year ([[IWE Slammy Awards#2012|2012]]) - {{small|vs. [[Martin McAlmond|The Undertaker]] in a [[Hell in a Cell Match|Hell in a Cell]] match at [[IWE WrestleMania 28|WrestleMania XXVIII]]}}
-*'''[[List of Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards|Wrestling Observer Newsletter]]'''
+*'''[[List of Wrestling Observer Newsletter Awards|Wrestling Observer Newsletter]]'''
-**[[List of Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards#Feud of the Year|Feud of the Year]] (2000) <small>vs. [[Mick Foley]]</small>
+**[[List of Wrestling Observer Newsletter Awards#Feud of the Year|Feud of the Year]] (2000) <small>vs. [[Mick Foley]]</small>
 **Feud of the Year (2004) <small>vs. Ryan Barnhart and Kevin Hunter</small>
 **Feud of the Year (2005) <small>vs. [[Jesse Dern]]</small>
-**[[List of Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards#Most Overrated|Most Overrated]] (2002–2004, 2009)
+**[[List of Wrestling Observer Newsletter Awards#Most Overrated|Most Overrated]] (2002–2004, 2009)
-**[[List of Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards#Readers' Least Favorite Wrestler|Readers' Least Favorite Wrestler]] (2002, 2003)
+**[[List of Wrestling Observer Newsletter Awards#Readers' Least Favorite Wrestler|Readers' Least Favorite Wrestler]] (2002, 2003)
-**[[List of Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards#Worst Feud of the Year|Worst Feud of the Year]] (2002) <small>vs. [[Chris LeGreca]]</small>
+**[[List of Wrestling Observer Newsletter Awards#Worst Feud of the Year|Worst Feud of the Year]] (2002) <small>vs. [[Chris LeGreca]]</small>
 **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>
+**[[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]]</small>
-**[[List of Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards#Lou Thesz/Ric Flair Award (Wrestler of the Year)|Wrestler of the Year]] (2000)
+**[[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]])
 <small>1<sup>1</sup> Triple K's fifth reign was as [[IWE Championship|Undisputed IWF Champion]].</small>
-===Luchas de Apuestas record===
+==Other awards and honors==
+==Luchas de Apuestas record==
 ==Notes==
+#{{Note|Triple K headlined WrestleMania 2000, WrestleMania X8, WrestleMania XX, WrestleMania 21, WrestleMania 22, WrestleMania XXV and WrestleMania 32.}} Triple K headlined [[IWF WrestleMania 2000|WrestleMania 2000]], [[IWF WrestleMania X8|WrestleMania X8]], [[IWE WrestleMania 20|WrestleMania XX]], [[IWE WrestleMania 21|WrestleMania 21]], [[IWE WrestleMania 22|WrestleMania 22]], [[IWF WrestleMania 25|WrestleMania XXV]] and [[IWE WrestleMania 32|WrestleMania 32]].<br>
+#{{Note|Fifth Reign was the Undisputed IWF Championship}} Triple K's fifth reign was as Undisputed IWF Champion. His next three were as simply IWE Champion, while his ninth reign was as IWE World Heavyweight Champion.<br>
+#{{Note|World Tag Team Championship was Unified Tag Team Championship}} Triple K's reign with Shawn Michaels was when the title, then known as World Tag Team Championship, was unified with the IWE Tag Team Championship and known as Unified IWE Tag Team Championship.
 ==References==
+==Sources==
 ==External links==