Later that year, Shawn Michaels, Helmsley, Chyna and Rick Rude formed D-Generation X (D-X). Helmsley was being highlighted again in 1997, winning the 1997 King of the Ring tournament by defeating Mankind in the finals. They have three daughters: Aurora Rose Levesque (born 2006), Murphy Claire Levesque (born 2008), and Vaughn Evelyn Levesque (born 2010). They were married in Sleepy Hollow, New York, on October 25, 2003. What began as an on-screen storyline marriage in 2000 became a real-life romance when Levesque began dating Stephanie McMahon. They split up over her mental health problems and her disinterest in having children, with Chyna's sister stating that Levesque "was very good to Joanie" and that "they wouldn't have lasted whether Stephanie came into the picture or not". During their feud, Chyna debuted as his new bodyguard.įrom 1996 to 2000, Levesque was in a relationship with fellow wrestler Joan "Chyna" Laurer. After losing the Intercontinental title, he feuded with Goldust, defeating him at WrestleMania 13. Hughes, who was his storyline bodyguard reminiscent of Ted DiBiase and Virgil. For a very brief time, Helmsley was accompanied by Mr. Helmsley held the title for nearly four months before dropping it to Rocky Maivia on the Februspecial episode of Monday Night Raw, called Thursday Raw Thursday. Perfect left the WWF, his departure was explained to be a result of Helmsley turning his back on his manager as soon as he won the Intercontinental Championship. Perfect became his manager and he won the Intercontinental Championship for the first time on October 21, 1996, defeating Marc Mero. Despite the punishment, Helmsley did have success following the MSG Incident.
It has been claimed that he was scheduled to win the 1996 King of the Ring tournament, but the victory was instead awarded to Stone Cold Steve Austin after the Madison Square Garden Incident, in which the Kliq broke character after a match to say goodbye to the departing Nash and Hall. Levesque was known backstage as one of the members of The Kliq, a stable of wrestlers including Shawn Michaels, Kevin Nash, Sean Waltman and Scott Hall, who were known for influencing Vince McMahon and the WWF creative team. Garner sued the WWF, eventually settling out of court and later discussed the incident in an appearance on The Montel Williams Show. When he attempted to perform the Pedigree, Garner mistook the maneuver for a double underhook suplex and tried to jump up with the move, causing him to land squarely on top of his head and suffer neck damage. On June 1, 1996, Helmsley appeared on an episode of Superstars in a match against Marty Garner. However, after McMahon watched Lévesque's Starrcade match, an employment offer was made and Levesque left for the WWF in January 1995. Lévesque had previously met with Vince McMahon to discuss jumping to the World Wrestling Federation which did not result in his working for the company. Between late 1994 and early 1995, Lévesque briefly teamed with Lord Steven Regal, whose upper class British persona was similar to Lévesque's character. Lévesque had a brief feud with Alex Wright that ended at Starrcade with Wright pinning him. During this time, he began using his finishing maneuver, the Pedigree. This gimmick referred to his surname's French origins and he was asked to speak with a French accent, as he could not speak French. His ring name was soon modified to Terra Ryzing, which he used until mid-1994, when he was renamed Jean-Paul Lévesque. In his first televised match, Levesque debuted as a villain named Terror Risin', defeating Keith Cole. In early 1994, Levesque signed a one-year contract with World Championship Wrestling (WCW).
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