HHH going to talk to Stephen A. Smith today about health and WWE future.
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Ed MOTHEREFFING G
Chances make champions
Damn. His last match was a street fight vs randy orton...very fitting.
Taking away Trips powerplay during the 2000's, and really his HGH usage, I have never known Trips to be a guy who does drugs or rarely even drinks; he has always been one of those bodybuilders who always wants develop his muscles through proper diet.
So hearing about this heart issue is shocking to me, because Nash, aside from wear and tear... or Shawn Michaels, they really haven't had any internal health issues.
So hearing about this heart issue is shocking to me, because Nash, aside from wear and tear... or Shawn Michaels, they really haven't had any internal health issues.
Triple H on First Take: Interview notes and discussion
Triple H gave his first on-camera interview about his health since his cardiac event to Stephen A. Smith on ESPN's First Take. (A longer, presumably more comprehensive version will be available on ESPN+ tonight.)
Below are notes from the interview. I'll do a second thread tonight when that interview is posted.
- He had viral pneumonia. Lungs were inflamed. Got worse day by day at home. Coughed up blood. Got checked by doctors and had fluid in his lungs and around his heart.
- After being tested with an EKG and electrocardiogram, his ejection fraction -- measurement of the percentage of blood leaving your heart each time it contracts (supposed to be at 55-60%) -- was down to 30%. By the time he got to hospital, it was 22% and then 12% before surgery as he was experiencing heart failure. "I was at the 1-yard line of where you don't want to be."
- He thought it was over, wondered if he'd wake up from the procedures. Got really choked up thinking about his daughters. "That's tough to swallow. It makes you think differently about life. It doesn't make you any less driven for the things that you do, but it certainly makes you appreciate the things that you have more."
- He's retired from in-ring competition: "I'm done. I will never wrestle again."
- Triple H has a defibrillator in his chest and is still recovering.
- Stephen A. after the interview talked about how special Stephanie is as a person and wife. There's apparently a lot more on the interview that will air tonight on ESPN+.
**[Video of First Take portion of interview](https://streamlala.com/ZafPk)**
Triple H gave his first on-camera interview about his health since his cardiac event to Stephen A. Smith on ESPN's First Take. (A longer, presumably more comprehensive version will be available on ESPN+ tonight.)
Below are notes from the interview. I'll do a second thread tonight when that interview is posted.
- He had viral pneumonia. Lungs were inflamed. Got worse day by day at home. Coughed up blood. Got checked by doctors and had fluid in his lungs and around his heart.
- After being tested with an EKG and electrocardiogram, his ejection fraction -- measurement of the percentage of blood leaving your heart each time it contracts (supposed to be at 55-60%) -- was down to 30%. By the time he got to hospital, it was 22% and then 12% before surgery as he was experiencing heart failure. "I was at the 1-yard line of where you don't want to be."
- He thought it was over, wondered if he'd wake up from the procedures. Got really choked up thinking about his daughters. "That's tough to swallow. It makes you think differently about life. It doesn't make you any less driven for the things that you do, but it certainly makes you appreciate the things that you have more."
- He's retired from in-ring competition: "I'm done. I will never wrestle again."
- Triple H has a defibrillator in his chest and is still recovering.
- Stephen A. after the interview talked about how special Stephanie is as a person and wife. There's apparently a lot more on the interview that will air tonight on ESPN+.
**[Video of First Take portion of interview](https://streamlala.com/ZafPk)**
ExodusNirvana
Change is inevitable...
Damn Trips 
I ain't always see eye to eye with him, but he IS a legend and has done more for this business than most
Damn near everyone you see from NXT for the past decade or so is all Trips
I ain't always see eye to eye with him, but he IS a legend and has done more for this business than most
Damn near everyone you see from NXT for the past decade or so is all Trips
Glad He’s Still Kicking, That’s Scary As fukk
MightyHealthy
said what he said
Bleedin Gums Murphy
All Star
From what I’m reading, his situation was similar to Eddie Guerrero’s, except he’s still alive. 
richaveli83
Veteran
Was watching this in the barbershop. Say what you want about dude but he had a hell of a career. Only wrestler that's left from my childhood in the 90s that's still wrestling is Sting.
NotFrankWhite
Banned
One of the best to ever step into the ring. Glad he pulled through.
