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2006-2007
2006-2007
Although Triple H failed to win the Royal Rumble match at Royal Rumble to earn a
title shot, another championship opportunity arose for Triple H in the Road to
WrestleMania Tournament. He won it, granting him a match for the WWE
Championship at WrestleMania 22.
At WrestleMania 22, Triple H and John Cena fought in the main event for the WWE
Championship, where Triple H lost via submission. Later that month at Backlash
2006, Triple H was involved in another WWE Championship match, fighting Edge and
John Cena in a Triple Threat match, where he lost again. In an act of
frustration, a bloodied Triple H used his sledgehammer to attack both Edge and
John Cena and then performed a number of DX crotch chops, much to the delight of
the fans. Triple H would unsuccessfully attempt to win the WWE title from Cena
on numerous occasions, and blaming his shortcomings on Vince McMahon, eventually
he turned face and leading to a feud between the McMahons and Triple H.
Shawn Michaels returned on the June 12, 2006 edition of RAW and soon reunited
with Triple H to reform their previous wrestling stable, D-Generation X. DX
defeated the Spirit Squad at Vengeance 2006 in a 5-on-2 handicap match. DX
continued their feud with Vince McMahon, Shane McMahon and the Spirit Squad for
several weeks. They then defeated the Spirit Squad again at Saturday Night's
Main Event in a 5-on-2 Elimination match. They then again defeated the McMahons
at SummerSlam 2006, withstanding the attack of several handpicked WWE superstars
by Vince McMahon. At Unforgiven 2006, D-Generation X overcame the odds once
again, defeating The McMahons and ECW World Heavyweight Champion The Big Show in
a Hell in a Cell match (the seventh Hell in a Cell match for Triple H and the
third for Shawn Michaels). DX embarrassed Vince by shoving his face in Big
Show's backside during the match, and DX won when Triple H broke a sledgehammer
over the shoulders of Vince McMahon.
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Cyber Sunday 2006 during their feud with Rated RKO (Edge and Randy Orton), the
fan selected special guest referee, Eric Bischoff, allowed the illegal use of a
weapon to give Rated RKO the ill-gotten win, and the plaudit of being the first
tag team to defeat DX in a tag team match since their reformation in June 2006.
At 2006 Survivor Series, DX got their revenge when their team defeated Edge and
Randy Orton's team in a Classic Elimination Match with a clean sweep.
At New Year's Revolution 2007, DX and Rated-RKO fought to a no contest and
during the match Triple H suffered a legit torn right quadriceps (similar to the
one he suffered in 2001 but in the other leg). He finished the match despite the
injury, just as he did in 2001. A successful surgery was performed on January 9,
2007 and Dr. James Andrews estimated that Triple H would need four to six months
of rehabilitation before he can make his in-ring return. Coincidentally, the
2007 tear to his quadriceps occurred five years to the date he made his return
on RAW following rehabilitation to his 2001 quadriceps tear. In an interview on
WWE.com, Triple H stated that he expects to be back in the ring around
SummerSlam 2007
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