Paul Michael Levesque (born July 27, 1969), better known by his
ring name Triple H (an abbreviation of the name
Hunter Hearst Helmsley), is an American
professional wrestler and actor. He is the current
WWE World Heavyweight Champion in his ninth reign; the Executive Vice President of Talent, Live Events & Creative of
WWE; and the founder and current shareholder of
WWE NXT. He is married into the
McMahon family, which maintains majority ownership of WWE. In addition to his corporate role, Levesque makes regular appearances on WWE television as an
authority figure and wrestler.