I mean I used to think that was his actual first name. Triple H. Like I used to think "Triple H" was a person's name when I was younger for some reason.
@@wisdomleader85 We are living in the world, where Abby's voice actor from TLOS2 got death threats over what her character did in a video game, so you know, people...
Triple H actually had the opportunity to go into mainstream Hollywood the same time The Rock did, but opted not to because he wanted to continue wrestling instead of choosing to become an actor. This was in his documentary.
@Ok Boomer Nah, it just gave people a better way to show how messed up we all really are. Social media is doing nothing but bringing it out for everyone to see, where as before we didn't quite have the outlet for people to show their true stupidity lol.
This is one of my favorite late night interviews ever! I always love when Conan and Triple H do an interview together. Triple H is a great Guest and Conan is one of if not THE greatest late night host. They just flow so well together.
Funny, I've never not hated him. And I don't mean his character, I mean him. The person. He's a douche bag, always has been, always will be. Everyone who's ever met him has a horrible story to tell about him.
This Triple H guy has really good hair I hope he doesn’t shave it off in the future. In a way I had a feeling I would a good amount of likes but wow definitely didn’t expect this much. Thank you everyone!!!
I legit hated HHH for about a good year. But years later in retrospect that just showed me how great a heel HHH actually was. One of the best heels in the history of pro-wrestling. HHH is now doing great things building and creating now in the WWE. Conan should invite Hunter back some time especially with SummerSlam weekend coming up.
I loved HHH. his Heal Turn was great. unlike Big Show and his contanst Heel Turns and ripping off the red shirt to reveal the blue and vise versa. I swear I saw that like 5 different times.
LOL same. I was a teen during the Attitude Era and back then I always hated Triple H as a performer (not just as a kayfabe character). I thought he was overrated, overexposed, and only got to his main event position through backstage politicking and dating Stephanie. Then years later when they launched the WWE Network I went back and rewatched a bunch of his matches, and I thought to myself: "HHH was always an amazing wrestler, you idiot. You were just a mark getting worked by a guy so good at heel psychology that he tricked you into thinking you hated him for real." The Cerebral Assassin indeed. Bravo, Hunter.
Oh their were spoilers at this time as well. Just weren't as easy to access or find. They used to live off the underground. Now the spoiler guys train to be as dominating as they can be social media platforms. While the fans of today pretty suck ass as a whole, the Meltzer's and Keller's have crippled the business.
@@BenTIStudios I am talking about channels like Wrestletalk, PWInsider, etc. Plus spoilers from WWE themselves about returns, etc. That what I meant. Sorry for the misinterpretation.
Back when everyone knew it was scripted, and during conversations kind of implied that they play characters but no one directly stated it. Perfect time to be a fan
If you had seen the back stage stuff on the DVD after that match that he spoke of with Mick Foley...when they start stitching him up, the first thing he said was, “Find my parents and tell them that I am OK.” He is a very different person than he projects.
He called himself Triple H in December 1995 once, during and interview with Brother Love promoting the upcoming Royal Rumble. But from 1997 on, it was relatively consistent (on-screen anyway) that people called him Triple H. Backstage however, HBK always called him Triple H ever since he joined the WWF and the Kliq.
I've been rewatching the Attitude Era on the WWE Network lately, and I just watched this interview, it's a huge coincidence that they reuploaded this just recently. This was definitely the peak of wrestling especially this year 2000. And this was Triple H at his absolute best! He is truly the greatest of all time!
Love him or hate him, Triple H is that damn good. His character and his style is so epic. Hes one of my top 10 favorites of greats. Just they way he talks, his style and character being the bad bad guy is just great.
I always loved Triple H as a kid but never watched an interview of him until now. He seems like a great and interesting guy, I would like to listen more from him. Edit: One of the first times I wish Conan had tune down the jokes about himself to let him speak.
Lol... Jimmies only have big TV studio names behind them and nothing else. Utterly boring and pointless meaningless unfunny conversations that they have its not even close to what Conan does on everyday basis
@@Speedyreedy1218 I used to wrestle for Super Awesome Snowdown. We were an independent wrestling show but we're not active anymore and I myself retired. Not big by any means but we had a little more success then your average indy promotion. There are still some videos on TH-cam.
Paul is a legitimately funny dude. He is a great actor when it comes to his WWE persona. His commitment to being the best heel is what catapulted storylines with The Rock, Steve Austin, etc.
This is his real voice. 97 to early 98 DX, they were prick juveniles. 99 onward, serious badass. In 02, RVD crushed his throat in a match and it got even deeper.
It seems like the "Triple H voice" is his actual voice nowadays. It just got deeper compared to his early WWF (WWE) days when he was still in his 20's.
When wrestlers list their height they usually exaggerate but Conan is like 6'4" or 5. And HHH is actually pretty comparable to his stature. And he was massive!
Love him or hate him, the "Game" has gone from being the baggage carrier of the Klique to possibly the most powerful man in the pro wrestling industry and besides Ric Flair, perhaps the absolute best heel ever. Can't help but respect that.
Back then, it was hard to tell Kayfabe from the real person. When they blended into their stage character so well, you'd think this is what they're like all the time. But no, Paul "Triple H" Levesque is actually one of the coolest dudes on the planet.
Usually you only see wrestlers next to other wrestlers, so it's always great to see them in interviews. When they are next to humans, it really becomes obvious how they are not.
I got the meet HHH az few times when my now thankfully ex-wife and her brother were heavily into WWF, and he really is a genuinely good guy when he isn't "on". Great sense of humor, surprisingly down to earth about things despite his career and fame.
@@criticalsourpatch5634 no one important...they just bought meet & greet tickets to a show and took me with them. They were all "WWF is life", but I saw it for the simple, mindless entertainment that it was. It may all be fake and scripted, but I always gave those guys and gals immense credit for what they did because they were on non-stop many times even when seriously injured. Not like football players who only play once a week and complain about a pinky toe hurting. lol
I love how Triple H comes out and immediately goes in for some boo's. He really was/is a great heel.
GOATS doing GOAT things. 🎮⚒🧠👑
nobody comes close to hot rod tho.....
@@tomscott3 I disagree.
@@tomscott3 well punk hhh the rock do come close when they were heels
@@poatan6304 CM punk isn’t nowhere near being the greatest the heel of all time let alone one of the GOAT’s come on now
He and orton are the most natural heels I've seen.
I agree 💯
What are heels?
@@jine7123 Heel means a "bad guy" in wrestling terms.
@@bru7alism ｔｙ!
Edge n million dollar man were better imo
This Triple H guy looks like he really needs a bottle of water
Nah you think so? He looks like he’ll spit it out and shower himself with it.
He seems like he’ll take someone’s head off when he tosses it
He so damn hydrated
yeah.. for his game.
Tbh in this video he didn't seem much dehydrated. He looked more when he was in the ring
Walks in and immediately starts cutting a heel promo on Conan. What a legend.
When I was younger, I used to think Triple H was his real name.
It's not? 😲😧
Michael Chan His real name is actually Paul Levesque, Hunter Hearst Helmsley was also a stage name.
I mean I used to think that was his actual first name. Triple H. Like I used to think "Triple H" was a person's name when I was younger for some reason.
@@YLS8763 ohh so thats why he's called triple H.. i thought it didnt mean anything.
@@YLS8763 r/woooosh
He was actually very cool and natural on here. He would have been good as an action movie actor.
They tried that..
I'll never understand why people would love or hate an actor or an actress based on the roles they played (or in this case a "performer" on stage).
@@wisdomleader85 We are living in the world, where Abby's voice actor from TLOS2 got death threats over what her character did in a video game, so you know, people...
Yall must of not seen blade
Triple H actually had the opportunity to go into mainstream Hollywood the same time The Rock did, but opted not to because he wanted to continue wrestling instead of choosing to become an actor. This was in his documentary.
Bad, good, alone, tag team, DX... Triple H has always been one of my all times favorite.
Same!
Back when everyone was relatively normal.
@shutup Nostalgia is one hell of a bitch.
U were never normal
@Ok Boomer ur on social media
@Ok Boomer Nah, it just gave people a better way to show how messed up we all really are. Social media is doing nothing but bringing it out for everyone to see, where as before we didn't quite have the outlet for people to show their true stupidity lol.
@Erik Lerström yeah but it wasn't so worse
1:50 "I am jerk backstage" the irony of what Ellen must go being going through, thank god Conan keeps it real
i love how HHH is still trying to get heat here..lol
GOATS doing GOAT things. #Committed
WARNING I am the unprettiest human YTer worldwide. Take the hint, dear mart
I love how as soon as the show started, they immediately started grilling each other...this talk show is one of a kind.
This is one of my favorite late night interviews ever! I always love when Conan and Triple H do an interview together. Triple H is a great Guest and Conan is one of if not THE greatest late night host. They just flow so well together.
He said he's a big fan, so he probably loves Conan. He seemed so comfortable, like if he's chilling with Conan at home.
I really like this dude. Hope someday he runs this wrestling business.
What are you smoking?
Dont mind me just waiting for the whoosh
if you had told me, back in the day, that the blue blood HHH would be the next Jack Tunney, well sir, I would gonna slapped you silly.
if vince ever dies he will!
Funny, I've never not hated him. And I don't mean his character, I mean him. The person. He's a douche bag, always has been, always will be. Everyone who's ever met him has a horrible story to tell about him.
This guy took the bad guy persona and owned it. Made the audience dance in his fingers. One of the best heels ever.
🐐🐐🐐
This Triple H guy has really good hair I hope he doesn’t shave it off in the future. In a way I had a feeling I would a good amount of likes but wow definitely didn’t expect this much. Thank you everyone!!!
Well ... he’s bald now
Yuhan Perera I know lol I was being sarcastic
gosh, there are ALWAYS stupid ppl don't getting the joke.... :D
krazyy okay my bad 😂 Imma take the L on that one
White Wolf Ozy 😂🤦🏻♀️
I legit hated HHH for about a good year. But years later in retrospect that just showed me how great a heel HHH actually was. One of the best heels in the history of pro-wrestling. HHH is now doing great things building and creating now in the WWE. Conan should invite Hunter back some time especially with SummerSlam weekend coming up.
I loved HHH. his Heal Turn was great. unlike Big Show and his contanst Heel Turns and ripping off the red shirt to reveal the blue and vise versa.
I swear I saw that like 5 different times.
@@Ravathiel #Respect from a lifelong HHH mark. 👊🏽
LOL same. I was a teen during the Attitude Era and back then I always hated Triple H as a performer (not just as a kayfabe character). I thought he was overrated, overexposed, and only got to his main event position through backstage politicking and dating Stephanie.
Then years later when they launched the WWE Network I went back and rewatched a bunch of his matches, and I thought to myself: "HHH was always an amazing wrestler, you idiot. You were just a mark getting worked by a guy so good at heel psychology that he tricked you into thinking you hated him for real."
The Cerebral Assassin indeed. Bravo, Hunter.
His real life Heel turn was way worse
Back when storylines are good and no spoilers in wrestling episodes
Oh their were spoilers at this time as well. Just weren't as easy to access or find. They used to live off the underground. Now the spoiler guys train to be as dominating as they can be social media platforms. While the fans of today pretty suck ass as a whole, the Meltzer's and Keller's have crippled the business.
Eric Bischoff spoiled raw all the time lol
@@sukhdeepbutty2399 not what he was talking about, but yeah that's true as well.
Oh man I thought this meant that HHH was gonna be on Conan O'Brien Needs a Friend.
@@BenTIStudios I am talking about channels like Wrestletalk, PWInsider, etc.
Plus spoilers from WWE themselves about returns, etc. That what I meant. Sorry for the misinterpretation.
Back when everyone knew it was scripted, and during conversations kind of implied that they play characters but no one directly stated it. Perfect time to be a fan
That Trippy guy seems like he's got a future in the business.
I bet he's from Tripp-oli
Yeah, sounds like he'll start his own wrestling business or something down the line
Who knows he could maybe be in the hall of fame one day. But let’s not get our hopes up.
😂😂😂😂😂
This is from 20 years ago, but yeah.
Damn, Triple H seems like a genuinely nice guy. Plus very intelligent. Thanks for the great job, Triple H.
Hell no
🎮⚒🧠👑
He cheated on someone so...not that great
@@nudlpoop2043 No he didn't.
@@dranzerjetli5126 Hell yes.
The natural chemistry these two have xD
Aww, seeing Triple H like this sure does bring back good times in the WWE attitude era. Man, I miss those childhood moments. I miss the 90s. 😞😞😞
Yes, yes, yes.
If you had seen the back stage stuff on the DVD after that match that he spoke of with Mick Foley...when they start stitching him up, the first thing he said was, “Find my parents and tell them that I am OK.” He is a very different person than he projects.
Triple H had the audience in the palm of his hand here.
GOAT heel.
I love how when they went from calling him hunter to triple h he turned into one of the most badass wrestlers ever
He called himself Triple H in December 1995 once, during and interview with Brother Love promoting the upcoming Royal Rumble. But from 1997 on, it was relatively consistent (on-screen anyway) that people called him Triple H.
Backstage however, HBK always called him Triple H ever since he joined the WWF and the Kliq.
When triple h got up and took his shirt off Conan really did look scared
who wouldnt..
I think triple h wasn't kidding when he did that and Conan knew that
Jacket you mean
@@jakebradford4272 definitely joking. He wouldn't come on a comedian's talk show to threaten him for making fun of him
@@hattthecat exactly....Gotta accept HHH is damn good with his acting skills
"You look like Fabio on crack."
Conan is savage
I love that Hunter is naturally charismatic and funny. The Cerebral Assassin indeed
1:49 Ellen
Underrated
Reminds me of Jim Carrey‘s parody
Speaking of Ellen, the clip where Ellen threw a "rock" at Julie Louis-Dreyfus has aged well. Julie's reaction says a lot. ;)
Loool
exactly what i was thinking😂
How genuinely nice guys they are
He has a great sense of humor lmao
"Your chin looked great!" is that a reference to Jay Leno? LOL
Yes.
triple h will always be that bad guy with one of the greatest entrance.
He looked like a lion in the ring, a total beast.
And has the alpha personality to match! 🦁🦁🦁
“Fabio on crack” 😂
I've been rewatching the Attitude Era on the WWE Network lately, and I just watched this interview, it's a huge coincidence that they reuploaded this just recently. This was definitely the peak of wrestling especially this year 2000. And this was Triple H at his absolute best! He is truly the greatest of all time!
He's nowhere near the greatest of all time, definitely top 20 in wwe though, maybe top 10 at a stretch
He's my GOAT.
@@MrBaronCabron Subjective. Everyone will have a different list.
I love when Conan does the Leno impersonation 😂😂9:02
Conan's official heel turn
Love him or hate him, Triple H is that damn good. His character and his style is so epic. Hes one of my top 10 favorites of greats. Just they way he talks, his style and character being the bad bad guy is just great.
That's why he's my GOAT.
This was a great interview. Really enjoyed it
9:06 triple h hit leno with that chin joke lmao
I know...you can hear the crowd laughing about it kinda quietly after he said it
I always loved Triple H as a kid but never watched an interview of him until now. He seems like a great and interesting guy, I would like to listen more from him.
Edit: One of the first times I wish Conan had tune down the jokes about himself to let him speak.
W
Who else thinks Conan O'Brien is underrated over the Jimmies?
He shouldn't be. He's actually funny
Lol... Jimmies only have big TV studio names behind them and nothing else. Utterly boring and pointless meaningless unfunny conversations that they have its not even close to what Conan does on everyday basis
Dude i see you on every conan video saying this same thing
@@mohanb4821 😜
No one
I actually used to be a heel, everything HHH says about playing the bad guy is true.
Who do you wrestle for?
@@Speedyreedy1218 I used to wrestle for Super Awesome Snowdown. We were an independent wrestling show but we're not active anymore and I myself retired. Not big by any means but we had a little more success then your average indy promotion. There are still some videos on TH-cam.
@@Vitriol-Divergent what was your stage name?
@@vergilmontiero2558 Lord Magnos. Yes I'm on TH-cam
Paul is a legitimately funny dude. He is a great actor when it comes to his WWE persona. His commitment to being the best heel is what catapulted storylines with The Rock, Steve Austin, etc.
When I was a child he was one of my heroes. Nice times.
Same.
2:41 that scream looked sincere
Triple H was really good as Ned Stark in Game of thrones....
Triple H would actually be a Really Good Ned Stark tbh
The problem is, it wouldn't have been believable that a sword could cut through that thick-ass neck.
@@jbelisle1986 neck built like a torso
He’s not british
If GoT was an anime, Triple H is what Ned Stark would transform into in life-or-death combat situations.
Triple H was so good at being a heel, at one point he was the most hated man on God’s green earth
GOAT heel.
Yeah, that was go away heat, not heel heat.
@@Bertaut HHH had heel heat. Xpac had go away heat.
@himalaya ahuja No.
@@Speedyreedy1218 and one of the greatest face too. His 2007-2013 face run is pretty underrated I think
"Please welcome the one, we hope the only, Triple H"
Spoiler alert: another Triple H comes out, now there's sextuple H.
😀
"i m a whoop ass, you don't want to open" 😂😂😂😂 my man
Triple h: i yelled at my mom and kicked her out
The audience: Awwwwww 👏👏👏👏👏👏
This never grow old. Triple H still has hair. Good old days.
You realize this is like years ago right lmao
@@voyageeats1409 that's why I say "good old days". I also know he cut his hair.
6:27 wow the absolute disdain from all those nerds in the audience when he made that trekkie comment 🤣
GOAT heel.
ST fans know they're nerds. It's where their power comes from...😂
I love how he didn’t flinch even a little bit when Conan fake tried to hit him 😂
No but the flinching to all of conan's fake laughter was in full flow.
No selling like a champ.
Paul is as cool as always.😎
As a heel he is known as the man you love to hate, although Triple H has always been one of my all-time favorites
Same.
Always liked Triple H, also in WCW. Dude is cool.
🎮⚒🧠👑
#Respect
"like a grubworm trying to burrow out of a fur coat"
🤢🤢🤢
I always loved him as a wrestler, the most talented guy in the bussiness.
He never drops the Triple H voice
Ahhh
That's called kayfabe my friend
It's funny to think how high his voice really is lol those 97-98 DX promos show off his real voice the best
This is his real voice. 97 to early 98 DX, they were prick juveniles. 99 onward, serious badass. In 02, RVD crushed his throat in a match and it got even deeper.
It seems like the "Triple H voice" is his actual voice nowadays. It just got deeper compared to his early WWF (WWE) days when he was still in his 20's.
Prime HHH right here. I wish the WWE went back to 00. Good times man, good times.
The hell you guys upload so much 😂
When wrestlers list their height they usually exaggerate but Conan is like 6'4" or 5. And HHH is actually pretty comparable to his stature. And he was massive!
My favorite match is the one where Triple H and Undertaker fight in hell in a cell at wrestlemania
Such a good match especially with shawn michaels as the ref adding more emotion
That one was great. It's my favorite Triple H match.
Great match! I'd have to pick Triple H vs HBK SummerSlam 2002. But honestly there's so many great matches.
No match and I mean no match can be that emotional
@@chefnelsonsbbq the street fight right? when shawn michales came back to the wwe? that was just a perfect match
1:56 thats what i love about Conan he don’t shy away from make fun of his guests at the show. As a person who born in 90’s i really miss that time.
Conan is one of the only humans on this planet that can have me laughing the entire video
HHH's career in 20 years. Wow. My career trajectory not looking so good comparatively.
Yay! I really wanted to see this interview again.
All respect in the world to hunter. One of my top favs and his respect for the business is unmatched. All hail the king of kings💯💯💯
🎮🎮🎮
He's so good man. Like legit underrated
Conan or HHH?
When Conan said "you look like Fabio on crack", he wanted to say "you look like Fabio on steroids."
My favorite part is the crowd laughs at first, then shifts to booing. This crowd knows the game.
no one gets heel heat like triple h
Conan is extremely funny like seriously.. he is the best talk show host!
fun to see this after so many years :D i used to actually watch show wrestling back then. ahh i miss those days
Love him or hate him, the "Game" has gone from being the baggage carrier of the Klique to possibly the most powerful man in the pro wrestling industry and besides Ric Flair, perhaps the absolute best heel ever. Can't help but respect that.
Every time Conan posts one of these old videos, I think the celebrity in it just died.
Lol
2:57 You can hear him almost say "heel", and instead says "bad guy".
Back then, it was hard to tell Kayfabe from the real person. When they blended into their stage character
so well, you'd think this is what they're like all the time.
But no, Paul "Triple H" Levesque is actually one of the coolest dudes on the planet.
He wasn’t a bad guy though. He was the wrestler. And he so “… damn good!” 👌
Triple H was in crazy shape back then... darn, I remember working out to his theme song lol .
He's always been jacked.
Still do
Usually you only see wrestlers next to other wrestlers, so it's always great to see them in interviews. When they are next to humans, it really becomes obvious how they are not.
W
At first glance i thought she was Abby from the Last of Us Part II
Just a T shirt and huge biceps.
Best comment I've read so far.
Lol
Oh my god😂😂😂
Triple H: I am your Father
Abby: No it can't be
Damn, HHH was swole as flux back then
Always was a big dude. Still is.
Steroid
@@indiarocks5731 chup
Jacked
Class act this Mr Helmsley.
when triple h mentioned about other guy who was in conans show he proved the fact that he really is a fan of the show
Triple H,undertaker,kane, Kurt Angle .... What an era.. 90s wwe rocks🤘
Yeah, and now it's pretty much turned into WCW when they tried to be like WWF RAW
That crowd was awesome.
I got the meet HHH az few times when my now thankfully ex-wife and her brother were heavily into WWF, and he really is a genuinely good guy when he isn't "on". Great sense of humor, surprisingly down to earth about things despite his career and fame.
Who’s your ex wife and brother
@@criticalsourpatch5634 no one important...they just bought meet & greet tickets to a show and took me with them. They were all "WWF is life", but I saw it for the simple, mindless entertainment that it was. It may all be fake and scripted, but I always gave those guys and gals immense credit for what they did because they were on non-stop many times even when seriously injured. Not like football players who only play once a week and complain about a pinky toe hurting. lol
@@technewsfortechnoobs the best part of this is when you said "thankfully". I loled hard
I met him once in Boston. Wicked nice guy
2:52 “Oh great I wet myself” 😂😂😂😭😭😭
Love this Interview
Conan I love it
Man conan’s wit is incredible! What a funny guy! The joke with a dwarf inside HHH’s biceps was so dumb and yet creative!
He’s really quick.
BOT.
1:00 truth, though undertaker looks so badass, is strong and powerful but that guy has a golden heart like you HHH ❤
conan's height makes triple h looks like a normal buff person
Damn Triple H buff as F*** with his tank top on❤❤
That angry young man became the father of the industry 😁
This is a great interview
I miss DX. Shawn Michaels and Triple H was goofing around and pestering McMahon. He always smile on those times. Good Times. XD
You know, it's funny that Triple H has been using the word "funny" as an expression in interviews for a very long time.
He has! 😂 Still my GOAT.