193-417: Nita Strauss (born December 7, 1986) is an American rock musician. She is currently a touring guitarist for Alice Cooper , has also been a touring guitarist for Demi Lovato and has a successful career as a solo artist. Strauss is regularly featured on the covers of worldwide print magazines including Guitar World and Guitar Player , was the first female signature artist with Ibanez guitars, and became
386-679: A Satanic cult singer. The final shows by Alice Cooper as a group were in Brazil in March and April 1974, including the record indoor attendance estimated as high as 158,000 fans in São Paulo on March 30, at the Anhembi Exposition Hall at the start of the first ever South American rock tour. In 1975, Alice Cooper returned as a solo artist with the release of Welcome to My Nightmare . To avoid legal complications over ownership of
579-417: A boa constrictor hugging Cooper on stage, the murderous axe chopping of bloodied baby dolls, and execution by hanging at the gallows . In January 1972, Cooper was again asked about his peculiar name, and told talk show hostess Dinah Shore that he took the name from a " Mayberry RFD " character. The summer of 1972 saw the release of the single " School's Out ". It went Top 10 in the U.S. and to number 1 in
772-470: A ladder match to win his second Intercontinental Championship on August 30 at SummerSlam . He did not hold the title long, as he was sidelined with a legitimate knee injury. When The Rock won the WWF Championship on November 15 at Survivor Series , the rivalry between the two continued, as DX fought The Corporation stable of which The Rock was the main star and Triple H received a shot at
965-403: A mannequin in a casket ; Kane's tag team partner The Hurricane responded the following week by showing a video of Triple H (rather, someone wearing a Triple H series of masks) getting an enema . The angle was very unpopular with fans, and was de-emphasized before the title match. Triple H went on to defeat Kane at No Mercy on October 20, unifying the two titles. Triple H eventually lost
1158-503: A villainous side, portraying a potential threat to modern society. The success of the band's single and album, and their tour of 1971, which included their first tour of Europe (audience members reportedly included Elton John and a pre- Ziggy Stardust David Bowie ), provided enough encouragement for Warner Bros. to offer the band a new multi-album contract. Their follow-up studio album Killer , released in November 1971, continued
1351-536: A world tag team champion by winning the WWF Tag Team Championship for the first time at Backlash on April 29 when he and Austin defeated Kane and The Undertaker in a "Winner Take All" tag team match. As Triple H was still Intercontinental Champion, the win made him a double champion. In doing so, Triple H became the seventh Triple Crown winner and second Grand Slam winner in WWE history. During
1544-706: A 15-hour surgery and required the implementation of an ICD , he announced his retirement in March 2022 before officially retiring from in-ring competition in April 2022. Paul Michael Levesque was born in Nashua, New Hampshire , on July 27, 1969. He has a sister named Lynn. His first experience of watching professional wrestling was seeing a match involving Chief Jay Strongbow as a young child. He attended Nashua High School , where he played baseball and basketball. Following his graduation in 1987, Levesque continued to enter bodybuilding competitions—having taken up bodybuilding at
1737-451: A Cell match. During the match, DX embarrassed Vince by shoving his face in between Big Show's buttocks, and DX won when Triple H broke a sledgehammer over the shoulders of Mr. McMahon after Michaels performed Sweet Chin Music on him. At Cyber Sunday on November 5, during DX's feud with Rated-RKO ( Edge and Randy Orton ), special guest referee Eric Bischoff allowed the illegal use of
1930-529: A DVD of a concert, recorded in London, England, on July 19, 2000. Cooper made a guest appearance in 2001 on a third-season episode of That '70s Show titled "Radio Daze", in which he partook in a game of Dungeons & Dragons . Triple H Paul Michael Levesque ( / l ə ˈ v ɛ k / ) (born July 27, 1969), better known by the ring name Triple H , is an American business executive, actor, and retired professional wrestler . Regarded as one of
2123-601: A Last Man Standing match on January 25, 2004, at the Royal Rumble to a double countout , so he retained the title as a result. Triple H lost the championship to Chris Benoit on March 14 at WrestleMania XX in a triple threat match also involving Michaels. Triple H was drafted to the SmackDown! brand on the March 22 episode of Raw and failed to capture the WWE Championship from Eddie Guerrero . Triple H
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#17328025398882316-605: A Three Stages of Hell title match to Orton on June 28 at The Bash . At Night of Champions on July 26, he again lost a title match to Orton in a triple threat match involving John Cena. On the August 10 episode of Raw , Triple H met with Michaels at an office cafeteria in Texas where Michaels was working as a chef; throughout the show, Triple H tried to convince Michaels to return to WWE from hiatus. After several incidents (including grease grill burgers on fire and Michaels shouting at
2509-411: A Top 10 hit for Cooper. It was a concept album that was based on the nightmare of a child named Steven, featuring narration by classic horror movie film star Vincent Price , and serving as the soundtrack to Cooper's new stage show, which now showcased more theatrics than ever, including an 8-foot-tall (2.4 m) furry Cyclops which Cooper decapitated and killed. Accompanying the album and stage show
2702-442: A WWF Championship opportunity. After failed attempts at winning the championship, Triple H and Mankind challenged then WWF Champion Stone Cold Steve Austin to a triple threat match on August 22 at SummerSlam , which featured Jesse "The Body" Ventura as the special guest referee. Mankind won the match by pinning Austin. The following night on Raw Is War , Triple H defeated Mankind to win his first WWF Championship. He dropped
2895-537: A backstage party, the movie's main characters Wayne Cambell and Garth Algar discover that when offstage, Cooper is a calm, articulate intellectual as he and his band discuss the history of Milwaukee in depth. Wayne and Garth respond to an invitation to hang out with Cooper by kneeling and bowing reverently before him while chanting "We're not worthy! We're not worthy!" In 1994, Cooper released The Last Temptation , his first concept album since DaDa (1983). The album deals with issues of faith, temptation, alienation and
3088-600: A band consisting of Furnier, guitarists Glen Buxton and Michael Bruce , bassist Dennis Dunaway , and drummer Neal Smith . The band released seven albums from 1969 to 1973, and broke up in 1975. Having legally changed his name to Alice Cooper, Furnier began a solo career that year with the concept album Welcome to My Nightmare . Throughout his career, Cooper has sold over 50 million records. Cooper has experimented with various musical styles, mainly hard rock , glam rock , heavy metal , and glam metal , but also new wave , art rock , and industrial rock . He helped shape
3281-429: A car window to prove that Michaels was weak. These events led to the beginning of a long storyline rivalry between the former partners and an eventual " Unsanctioned Street Fight " on August 25 at SummerSlam , in which Michaels came out of retirement to win. Triple H then attacked him with a sledgehammer and he was carried from the ring on a stretcher. Before September 2, 2002, WWE recognized only one world champion ,
3474-450: A challenge to Lesnar, requesting a rematch with him at WrestleMania 29 on April 7, which Lesnar accepted on the condition that he could choose the stipulation. The following week, after Triple H signed the contract and assaulted Heyman, the stipulation was revealed as No Holds Barred with Triple H's career on the line. Triple H defeated Lesnar after a Pedigree onto the steel steps. On May 19 at Extreme Rules , Triple H lost to Lesnar in
3667-556: A contract to face him for the World Heavyweight Championship at WrestleMania. At WrestleMania on April 3, Triple H lost the championship to Batista, and subsequently lost two rematches on May 1 at Backlash and on June 26 at Vengeance , where Batista became the first man to pin Triple H inside Hell in a Cell. After Vengeance, Triple H took a hiatus from WWE due to suffering from minor neck problems. After
3860-443: A dental psychosis scene complete with dancing teeth, and the ultimate execution prop and highlight of the show: the guillotine . The guillotine and other stage effects were designed for the band by magician James Randi , who appeared on stage during some of the shows as executioner . In 2012 at Dragon Con , Randi and Cooper discussed their working relationship during this period. The Alice Cooper group had now reached its peak and it
4053-480: A face on January 7, 2002, at Madison Square Garden . He won the Royal Rumble on January 20, receiving an Undisputed WWF Championship match on March 17 at WrestleMania X8 , where Triple H defeated Chris Jericho for the Undisputed WWF Championship. After holding the title for a month, Triple H lost it to Hollywood Hulk Hogan on April 21 at Backlash . Triple H then became exclusive to
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#17328025398884246-649: A feather pillow, and a live chicken garnered attention from the press; the band decided to capitalize on the tabloid sensationalism , creating in the process a new subgenre, shock rock . Cooper claims that the infamous "Chicken Incident" at the Toronto Rock and Roll Revival concert in September 1969 was an accident. A chicken somehow made its way onto the stage into the feathers of a feather pillow they would open during Cooper's performance, and not having any experience with farm animals, Cooper presumed that, because
4439-546: A feud between the McMahons and Triple H. Shawn Michaels returned on the June 12 episode of Raw and reunited with Triple H to re-form D-Generation X, turning Triple H face for the first time since 2002. DX defeated The Spirit Squad on June 25 at Vengeance in a 5-on-2 handicap match. They continued their feud with Mr. McMahon, Shane McMahon and The Spirit Squad for several weeks. They then defeated The Spirit Squad again on
4632-500: A feud with Duke "The Dumpster" Droese following a loss during the Free for All at 1996 Royal Rumble . Up until that event, his angle included appearing on television each week with a different female valet (which included Playboy Playmates Shae Marks and Tylyn John ). It was during this time that Helmsley suffered his first loss in singles competition in WWF, against Bret Hart on
4825-630: A five-on-five tag team elimination match on November 23 at Survivor Series after Sting made his WWE debut to assist their opponents. However, The Authority were reinstated on the December 29 episode of Raw after Rollins coaxed Cena into reinstating them by holding Edge hostage. Back in power, Triple H began feuding with Sting, whom he defeated in a no disqualification match on March 29 at WrestleMania 31 after interference from D-Generation X. After his match with Sting, he and Stephanie McMahon were later confronted by The Rock and Ronda Rousey during
5018-538: A forklift and flip the car onto its roof 10 feet high. A brutal Three Stages of Hell match between the two at No Way Out on February 25, 2001, saw Triple H defeat Austin 2–1, thus ending their feud. The Three Stages of Hell match received universal acclaim and is widely regarded as one of the most brutal and one of the best professional wrestling match of all times. Triple H also feuded with The Undertaker , who defeated him on April 1 at WrestleMania X-Seven . The night after WrestleMania, Triple H interfered in
5211-402: A four-month hiatus, Triple H returned to Raw on October 3, where he and Flair defeated Chris Masters and Carlito . After the match, Triple H turned on Flair by attacking him with a sledgehammer, sparking a feud between the duo. Flair defeated Triple H in a steel cage match on November 1 at Taboo Tuesday for Flair's Intercontinental Championship . Subsequently, Triple H defeated Flair in
5404-713: A gradual commercial decline, with the last two not charting within the Billboard Top 200. Flush the Fashion , produced by Roy Thomas Baker , known for his work with Queen and the Cars , had a thick, edgy new wave musical sound that baffled even longtime fans, though it still yielded the US Top 40 hit " Clones (We're All) ". The track also surprisingly charted on the US Disco Top 100 chart. Special Forces featured
5597-569: A group for the show: Glen Buxton , Dennis Dunaway , John Tatum, and John Speer. They named themselves the Earwigs. They dressed up in costumes and wigs to resemble the Beatles , and performed several parodies of Beatles songs, with the lyrics modified to refer to the track team: in their rendition of " Please Please Me ", for example, the line "Last night I said these words to my girl" was replaced with "Last night I ran four laps for my coach". Of
5790-561: A legitimate revival with the Desmond Child produced and Grammy -nominated studio album Trash , which spawned a hit single " Poison ", which reached No. 2 in the UK and No. 7 in the US, and a worldwide arena tour . In 1991, Cooper released his nineteenth studio album Hey Stoopid featuring several notable rock musicians guesting on the record. Released as glam metal 's popularity was on
5983-475: A little girl), Michaels agreed to team with Triple H to face The Legacy at SummerSlam , superkicked the girl, and quit his chef job. On the August 17 episode of Raw , Triple H and Michaels officially reunited as DX, but as they were in the process of their in-ring promo, The Legacy attacked them both. Their first match after reuniting was against The Legacy at SummerSlam on August 23, which they won. On September 13 at Breaking Point , they lost to The Legacy in
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6176-433: A local No. 1 hit, backed by "No Price Tag". By 1967, the band had begun to make regular road trips to Los Angeles to play shows. They soon renamed themselves Nazz and released the single "Wonder Who's Lovin' Her Now", backed with future Alice Cooper track "Lay Down and Die, Goodbye". Around this time, drummer John Speer was replaced by Neal Smith . By the end of the year, the band relocated to Los Angeles. In 1968,
6369-461: A match at WrestleMania XXVI on March 28, which Triple H won. Also at WrestleMania, Michaels lost to The Undertaker and was forced to retire. While giving a farewell speech the next night, Sheamus attacked him and set up a rematch at Extreme Rules on April 25. Sheamus attacked Triple H at the start of the show, before later winning the match, after which Triple H took a long hiatus from the WWE. Triple H made an untelevised appearance on October 30 at
6562-514: A more aggressive but consistent new wave style, and included a new version of "Generation Landslide" from Billion Dollar Babies (1973). His tour for Special Forces marked Cooper's last time on the road for nearly five years; it was not until 1986, for Constrictor , that he toured again. 1982's Zipper Catches Skin was a more pop punk -oriented recording, containing many quirky high-energy guitar-driven songs along with his most unusual collection of subject matters for lyrics, and Patty Donahue of
6755-471: A music video for the "Poison" B-side " I Got a Line on You " after the song was featured on the soundtrack to Iron Eagle II (1988). On April 7, 1988, Cooper nearly died of asphyxiation after a safety rope broke during a rehearsal concert wherein he pretended to hang himself, a stunt he would often perform during live concerts. In 1988, Cooper's contract with MCA Records expired and he signed with Epic Records . Then in 1989 his career finally experienced
6948-451: A name to play with the first letters and management ultimately agreed to his suggestion of Hunter Hearst Helmsley. He appeared in taped vignettes , in which he talked about how to use proper etiquette, up until his wrestling debut on the April 30, 1995, episode of Wrestling Challenge defeating Buck Zumhofe . Helmsley made his WWF pay-per-view debut on August 27 at SummerSlam , defeating Bob Holly . Helmsley remained undefeated during
7141-516: A non-title Last Man Standing match on November 27 at Survivor Series to end their feud. Triple H failed to win the Royal Rumble match on January 29, 2006, at the Royal Rumble , but another championship opportunity arose for him in the Road to WrestleMania Tournament , which he won, granting him a match for the WWE Championship at WrestleMania 22 on April 2, where he lost to champion John Cena via submission . On April 30 at Backlash , Triple H
7334-507: A pinfall for CM Punk to win, John Cena's leg was on the ropes, which would break the pin. Regardless, Triple H's longtime friend Kevin Nash attacked Punk immediately after the match to allow Alberto Del Rio to become the new champion. Though Nash and Punk demanded a match against each other, Triple H fired Nash for insubordination and booked himself in a No Disqualification match on September 18 at Night of Champions with his position of COO on
7527-465: A pipe-dream became an overwhelming burden." The success of Welcome to My Nightmare marked the final breakup of the original members of the band, with Cooper collaborating with their producer Bob Ezrin, who recruited Lou Reed 's backing band, including guitarists Dick Wagner and Steve Hunter , to play on the album. Spearheaded by the US Top 20 hit ballad " Only Women Bleed ", the album was released by Atlantic Records in March of that year and became
7720-727: A professional wrestling school in Malden, Massachusetts . In early 1990, Levesque began to train as a professional wrestler at Killer Kowalski's school in Malden. His classmates included fellow future WWF wrestlers Chyna and Perry Saturn . He made his professional debut on March 24, 1992, in Kowalski's promotion , the International Wrestling Federation (IWF), under the name "Terra Ryzing", defeating Tony Roy. In July 1992, he defeated Mad Dog Richard to win
7913-406: A promo regarding the record crowd at the event. The WWE World Heavyweight Championship was vacated after Rollins suffered a legitimate severe knee injury in November 2015 and a tournament to determine a new champion was held at Survivor Series on November 22, which was won by Roman Reigns. Throughout the remainder of 2015, The Authority aligned with Sheamus, who successfully cashed in his Money in
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8106-464: A raspy voice and a stage show that features numerous props and stage illusions , Cooper is considered by many music journalists and peers to be "The Godfather of Shock Rock ". He has drawn equally from horror films, vaudeville , and garage rock to pioneer a macabre and theatrical brand of rock designed to shock audiences. Originating in Phoenix, Arizona , in 1964, Alice Cooper was originally
8299-453: A rest from one another", said manager Shep Gordon at the time. "A lot of pressure had built up, but it's nothing that can't be dealt with. Everybody still gets together and talks." Journalist Bob Greene spent several weeks on the road with the band during the Muscle of Love Christmas Tour in 1973. His book Billion Dollar Baby , released in November 1974, painted a less-than-flattering picture of
8492-605: A restaurateur, and, since 2004, a radio disc jockey (DJ) with his classic rock show Alice's Attic . Vincent Damon Furnier was born on February 4, 1948, in Detroit , Michigan , the son of Ether Moroni Furnier (1924–1987) and his wife Ella Mae ( née McCart; 1925–2022). He was named after his uncle, Vincent Collier Furnier, and the short-story writer Damon Runyon . His father was an evangelist in The Church of Jesus Christ , and his paternal grandfather Thurman Sylvester Furnier
8685-435: A result of the feud, an angle with Triple H and Stephanie began which carried the WWF throughout the next seventeen months; together they were known as The McMahon-Helmsley Faction. By January 2000, Triple H had nicknamed himself "The Game" after stating he was above the top of the wrestling world (as in not merely the "best in the game" but in fact "the game" itself) and was nicknamed "The Cerebral Assassin" by Jim Ross . On
8878-553: A sledgehammer and chasing them from the arena. At WrestleMania 25 on April 5, Triple H defeated Orton to retain the title. On the April 13 episode of Raw , Triple H was drafted back to the Raw brand as part of the 2009 WWE draft . He teamed with Shane McMahon and Batista against Orton and The Legacy in a six-man tag match for the WWE Championship on April 26 at Backlash , which they lost after Orton pinned Triple H. He lost
9071-429: A stable known as Evolution with Ric Flair, Randy Orton , and Batista . The group was heavily pushed on Raw and the height of their dominance occurred after Armageddon , where every member of Evolution left the event holding a title. Triple H held the World Heavyweight Championship for most of 2003, successfully defending against Booker T on March 30 at WrestleMania XIX in an angle with racist undertones. He lost
9264-536: A stake through the heart of the Love Generation". In autumn 1970, the Alice Cooper group teamed with producer Bob Ezrin for the recording of their third studio album, Love It to Death . This was the final album in their Straight Records contract and the band's last chance to create a hit. That first success came with the single " I'm Eighteen ", released in November 1970, which reached number 21 on
9457-421: A steel cage match after interference from Heyman, and also injured his jaw. The next night on Raw , Triple H wrestled Heyman's newest client, Curtis Axel . He suffered a storyline concussion and was deemed to have forfeited. Despite being medically cleared to wrestle before the June 3 episode of Raw , Vince and Stephanie McMahon did not allow Triple H to wrestle Axel, citing concerns for his well-being and
9650-479: A steel cage match between Austin (who had just won the WWF Championship) and The Rock where he joined forces with Austin and double teamed on The Rock, forming a tag team called The Two-Man Power Trip . Triple H then defeated Chris Jericho for his third Intercontinental Championship on the April 5 SmackDown! , and won it for a fourth time two weeks later by defeating Jeff Hardy . Triple H then became
9843-697: A sustained period of activity from Alice Cooper, the decade in which he would turn 60. He toured extensively releasing a steady stream of studio albums to favorable critical acclaim. Beginning in 2000 with Brutal Planet , a return to horror-filled heavy metal, industrial rock , set in a dystopian post-apocalyptic future. The album was produced by Bob Marlette , with longtime Cooper production collaborator Bob Ezrin returning as executive producer. The accompanying world tour, which included Cooper's first concert in Russia, also resulted in Brutally Live (2000),
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#173280253988810036-463: A ten-month injury. At WrestleMania XXVII on April 3, Triple H lost, which extended The Undertaker's undefeated streak to 19–0 ; The Undertaker was carried from the ring on a stretcher whereas Triple H left on his own accord. At the end of the July 18 episode of Raw , Triple H returned on behalf of WWE's board of directors to relieve his father-in-law Vince McMahon of his duties. This was followed by
10229-401: A time. Despite the publicity from the chicken incident, the band's second studio album, Easy Action , produced by David Briggs and released in June 1970, fared even worse than its predecessor, entirely failing to chart within the Billboard Top 200. Around this time, fed up with Californians' indifference to their act, they relocated to Pontiac, Michigan , where their bizarre stage act
10422-399: A triple threat World Heavyweight title defense against Benoit and Edge on the November 29 episode of Raw , the World Heavyweight Championship became vacant for the first time. At New Year's Revolution on January 9, 2005, Triple H won an Elimination Chamber match to regain the World Heavyweight Championship after last eliminating Orton, then retained the title against him on January 30 at
10615-488: A triple threat elimination tag match, also involving The Straight Edge Society ( CM Punk and Luke Gallows ). On the March 1 episode of Raw , they lost a rematch for the titles in their last televised match before Michaels retired. On February 21, Triple H eliminated then WWE Champion Sheamus from the Elimination Chamber match, though he did not win the title. Sheamus attacked him weeks later, setting up
10808-465: A very brief time, Helmsley was accompanied by Mr. Hughes , who was his storyline bodyguard reminiscent of Ted DiBiase and Virgil . After losing the title, he feuded with Goldust , defeating him on March 23 at WrestleMania 13 . During their feud, Chyna debuted as his new bodyguard. Helmsley was being highlighted again in 1997, winning the 1997 King of the Ring tournament by defeating Mankind in
11001-426: A weapon to give Rated-RKO the win. On November 26 at Survivor Series , DX got their revenge when their team defeated Edge and Orton's team in a clean sweep during their five-on-five elimination match . At New Year's Revolution on January 7, 2007, DX and Rated-RKO fought to a no contest after Triple H suffered a legitimate torn right quadriceps (similar to the one he suffered in 2001 in his other leg) 15 minutes into
11194-511: A year off. While Triple H said he had done it in order to shield Austin from the WWF Championship and end his career in storyline, Austin's previous neck injuries started bothering him again in reality, forcing him to have surgery. At Survivor Series on November 19, Triple H and Austin had a match that ended when Triple H tried to trick Austin into coming into the parking lot to run him over again, only to have Austin lift his car up with
11387-613: Is not listed on Johann Strauss's known family tree. The site does however state that "[i]llegitimate children, like the descendants of Johann Strauss I. and Emilie Trampusch, are – as a rule – not part of this diagram." In 2023, Strauss became engaged to drummer Josh Villalta. On May 4, 2024, the couple married in Los Angeles . Strauss is an avid fan of the Los Angeles Rams , she frequently appears at Rams games at SoFi Stadium , performing interludes or playing riffs out to
11580-610: Is the fifth shortest reign in WWE history, only lasting through the duration of the event. After winning the Raw Elimination Chamber match on February 17, 2008, at No Way Out , Triple H gained a WWE Championship match by outlasting five other men, last eliminating Jeff Hardy after a Pedigree on a steel chair. At WrestleMania XXIV on March 30, Orton retained the title in a triple threat match after punting Triple H and pinning John Cena following Triple H's Pedigree on Cena. On April 27 at Backlash , Triple H won
11773-537: Is widely seen as being pivotal in helping to create and develop the band's definitive sound. The group's 1971 tour featured a stage show involving mock fights and gothic torture modes being imposed on Cooper, climaxing in a staged execution by electric chair , with the band sporting tight, sequined, color-contrasting glam rock -style costumes made by prominent rock-fashion designer Cindy Dunaway (sister of band member Neal Smith, and wife of band member Dennis Dunaway). Cooper's androgynous stage role had developed to present
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#173280253988811966-568: The Billboard Hot 100 in early 1971. Not long after the album's release in January 1971, Warner Bros. Records purchased Alice Cooper's contract from Straight and re-issued the album, giving the group a higher level of promotion. Love It to Death proved to be their breakthrough studio album, reaching number 35 on the U.S. Billboard 200 album charts. It would be the first of 11 Alice Cooper group and solo albums produced by Ezrin, who
12159-732: The iTunes Rock chart . The album's second single, "Mariana Trench", was chosen by WWE as the official theme for NXT TakeOver: WarGames (2018) . Strauss performed the Star Spangled Banner at the 2017 Rock on the Range in Columbus, Ohio. She also performed the Star Spangled Banner for the 2022 WISE Power 400 at Auto Club Speedway . Strauss was introduced to World Wrestling Entertainment by her boyfriend Josh Villalta. She initially started watching because it
12352-666: The Intercontinental Championship for the first time on October 21, by defeating Marc Mero. When Mr. 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. Helmsley held the title for nearly four months before dropping it to Rocky Maivia on the February 13, 1997, special episode of Raw , called Thursday Raw Thursday . For
12545-661: The Jägermeister Ice Cold 4D event (webcast). In 2011, Bruce, Dunaway, and Smith appeared on three tracks they co-wrote on Alice's solo studio album Welcome 2 My Nightmare . In 2017, they appeared on two tracks they co-wrote on Alice's solo studio album Paranormal , released in July, and in November they joined his current live band for five tour dates in the United Kingdom. Following the 1976 US No. 12 ballad hit " I Never Cry "; two studio albums, Alice Cooper Goes to Hell and Lace and Whiskey ; and
12738-482: The Nita Strauss: Body Shred fitness challenge, with a companion e-book titled Body Shred: Your Guide to Feeling and Looking like a Rock Star . Strauss has recorded with Alice Cooper, Jamie Christopherson , Critical Hit, Docker's Guild , FB1964, Metal Allegiance , Kane Roberts and We Start Wars. She has been featured on albums by Maxxxwell Carlisle , Tina Guo and Angel Vivaldi , as well as
12931-570: 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. Garner reportedly sued the WWF, eventually settling out of court. However, in 2020, Garner affirmed there was no lawsuit. He 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
13124-416: The Royal Rumble to end their feud. That same night, his stablemate Batista won the Royal Rumble match , earning a world title match at WrestleMania 21 . Tension between the two began in the weeks leading up to the event as Triple H convinced Batista to challenge for the WWE Championship instead of his World Heavyweight Championship. On the February 21 episode of Raw , Batista turned on Triple H and signed
13317-467: The Slammy Awards . On December 18, he defeated Nash at TLC: Tables, Ladders, and Chairs in sledgehammer ladder match , after attacking him with a sledgehammer. Triple H returned on the January 30, 2012 episode of Raw SuperShow to evaluate Laurinaitis' performance as general manager. Before he could announce the decision, he was interrupted by the returning Undertaker. After initially refusing
13510-590: The SmackDown! roster due to the WWF draft lottery and continued to feud with Jericho, culminating in a Hell in a Cell match on May 19 at Judgment Day , which Triple H won. On the June 6 episode of SmackDown! , Triple H defeated Hogan in a #1 contender match for the WWE Undisputed Championship at King of the Ring against The Undertaker, but was unsuccessful at King of the Ring on June 23. In
13703-472: The Woodstock -esque Strawberry Fields Festival near Toronto , Ontario, in August 1970. The band's mix of glam and increasingly violent stage theatrics stood out in stark contrast to the bearded, denim-clad hippie bands of the time. As Cooper himself stated: "We were into fun, sex, death and money when everybody was into peace and love. We wanted to see what was next. It turned out we were next, and we drove
13896-563: The devil 's henchmen trying to dupe Kermit , Gonzo and Miss Piggy into selling their souls). He also appeared in an against-typecasting role as a piano-playing disco waiter in Mae West 's final film, Sextette , and as a villain in the film Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band . Cooper also led celebrities in raising money to remodel the famous Hollywood Sign in Los Angeles, California. Cooper himself contributed over $ 27,000 to
14089-464: The "Inspire Award", presented to her by Nick Bowcott and her personal hero, Steve Vai . On January 9, 2022, Strauss became the first female rock solo artist in 32 years to hit number one on Billboard's Mainstream Rock chart with her song "Dead Inside". Her solo on "The Wolf You Feed" was voted by Guitar World readers as the 6th best guitar solo of 2022. Strauss teaches guitar playing, and has gone on teaching tours offering master classes in
14282-433: The 1977 US No. 9 ballad hit " You and Me ", it became clear during his 1977 US tour that Cooper was in dire need of help with his alcoholism (at his alcoholic peak it was rumored that he was consuming up to two cases of Budweiser beer and a bottle of Seagram's Seven Crown whiskey a day). Following the tour, Cooper had himself hospitalized in a sanitarium for treatment, during which time the live album The Alice Cooper Show
14475-398: The 1981 Special Forces project, on a tour titled The Nightmare Returns. The Detroit leg of this tour, which took place at the end of October 1986 during Halloween , was captured on film as The Nightmare Returns (1987), and is viewed by some as being the definitive Alice Cooper concert film. It was released on DVD in 2006. The concert, which received rave reviews in the rock music press,
14668-408: The 2017 Netflix documentary Hired Gun . In April 2018, Strauss launched a Kickstarter campaign for her debut solo record Controlled Chaos . The campaign was successfully funded in two hours and eventually raised eight times its initial goal. Strauss produced the record herself, including the majority of the engineering work, and played all of the guitars and bass on the record. After the record
14861-663: The April 18 episode of SmackDown , but Bryan remained champion due to The Shield turning on The Authority. Evolution subsequently lost back-to-back matches with The Shield on May 4 at Extreme Rules and on June 1 at Payback . Batista quit WWE on the Raw after Payback after Triple H refused to grant him his shot at the WWE World Heavyweight Championship. Triple H then went to "Plan B", Seth Rollins, who turned on The Shield and rejoined The Authority. The Authority were briefly removed from power after losing
15054-528: The August 13 episode of Raw . Six days later at SummerSlam, Triple H lost to Lesnar after submitting to the Kimura Lock, breaking his arm again in storyline. Triple H returned on the February 25, 2013, episode of Raw , brawling with Brock Lesnar after he attempted to attack Mr. McMahon. The brawl resulted in Lesnar having his head split open and requiring 18 stitches. The following week, Triple H issued
15247-514: The Cheetah club in Venice, Los Angeles , where the band emptied the entire room of patrons after playing just ten minutes, they were approached and enlisted by music manager Shep Gordon , who saw the band's negative impact that night as a force that could be turned in a more productive direction. Shep then arranged an audition for the band with composer and renowned record producer Frank Zappa , who
15440-403: The December 22 episode of Raw is War . Triple H lost the title to Hart after The Artist Formerly Known as Goldust competed against Hart in a drag as Triple H on the January 22 episode of Raw is War . Triple H defeated Hart to win his second European Championship on the March 16 episode of Raw is War . At WrestleMania XIV on March 29, Triple H defended the title against Hart in a rematch, with
15633-547: The Fire, Femme Fatale , and the video-game supergroup Critical Hit. In 2014, Strauss was the official in-house guitarist for the Los Angeles Kiss (LA KISS), the arena football team owned by Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons of KISS . The house band played the national anthem and provided additional music during the games. In June 2014, Strauss was hired to replace Orianthi as Alice Cooper's touring guitarist for
15826-580: The IWF Heavyweight Championship. Managed by John Rodeo, he wrestled for various promotions on the East Coast independent circuit until 1993. In early 1994, Levesque signed a one-year contract with World Championship Wrestling (WCW). In his first televised match, Levesque debuted as a villain named Terror Risin', defeating Keith Cole . His ring name was soon modified to Terra Ryzing, which he used until mid-1994, when he
16019-486: The January 3 episode of Raw Is War , Triple H defeated Big Show to win his third WWF Championship. Triple H feuded with Mick Foley in early 2000. On January 23 at the Royal Rumble , he retained the WWF Championship in a Street Fight after performing two Pedigree s on Foley. The feud ended on February 27 at No Way Out inside Hell in a Cell , where Triple H retained the title and forced Foley to retire. Triple H pinned The Rock at WrestleMania 2000 on April 2 to retain
16212-461: The July 15, 2006, episode of Saturday Night's Main Event XXXIII in a 5-on-2 elimination match. They then again defeated the McMahons on August 20 at SummerSlam , withstanding the attack of several wrestlers who assaulted them before the match as directed by Mr. McMahon. At Unforgiven on September 17, DX defeated the McMahons and ECW World Champion Big Show in a 3-on-2 handicap Hell in
16405-417: The July 26 episode of Raw in a 60-Minute Iron Man match after interference from Eugene , whom he defeated on August 15 at SummerSlam . The following night on Raw , Triple H turned on his protège Randy Orton (who became the youngest world champion in WWE history at SummerSlam), expressing jealousy over Orton's title victory. He regained the championship from Orton on September 12 at Unforgiven . Following
16598-412: The London cast recording of the musical Jesus Christ Superstar . In 1999, the four-disc box set The Life and Crimes of Alice Cooper appeared, which contained the authorized biography of Cooper, Alcohol and Razor Blades, Poison and Needles: The Glorious Wretched Excess of Alice Cooper, All-American , written by Creem magazine editor Jeffrey Morgan . The first decade of the 21st century saw
16791-459: The March 4 episode of Raw . Sable would become Helmsley's valet at WrestleMania XII on March 31 and after his loss to The Ultimate Warrior , as part of the storyline, he took his aggressions out on her. The debuting Marc Mero – her real-life husband – came to her rescue, starting a feud between the two wrestlers. On June 1, 1996, Hunter appeared on an episode of Superstars in a match against Marty Garner . When he attempted to perform
16984-580: The UK, and remains a staple on classic rock radio to this day. The studio album School's Out reached No. 2 on the US charts and sold over a million copies. The band relocated to their new mansion in Greenwich, Connecticut . With Cooper's on stage androgynous persona completely replaced with brattiness and machismo , the band solidified their success with subsequent tours in the United States and Europe, and won over devoted fans in droves while at
17177-418: The US Top 10, performing better than Muscle of Love . However, the band's 1974 feature film Good to See You Again, Alice Cooper (consisting mainly of 1973 concert footage with 'comedic' sketches woven throughout to a faint storyline), released on a minor cinematic run mostly to drive-in theaters , saw little box office success. On March 5, 1974, Cooper appeared on episode 3 of The Snoop Sisters playing
17370-549: The US, Canada, UK, Europe, South America, and Asia. She has written articles and recorded companion videos for Guitar World and Premier Guitar magazines. Strauss and fellow musicians Rabea Massaad and Plini were selected as celebrity judges to choose the "2019 Young Guitarist of the Year" at the UK Guitar Show. Strauss claims to be a descendant of Austrian composer Johann Strauss through her father, although she
17563-569: The Unified WWE Tag Team Championship in a Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match . On December 21, Triple H announced that Hornswoggle was the new DX mascot. This came about after Hornswoggle sued DX for emotional and physical distress due to them not allowing him to join DX. After being taken to court where they were ruled guilty by a jury and judge consisting of dwarves , Michaels told Triple H that Hornswoggle could be
17756-507: The WWE Championship in the SmackDown Elimination Chamber match, setting the record for most reigns at eight. That record stood until 2011 when John Cena won his ninth WWE Championship. On the February 16 episode of Raw , Triple H made an appearance aiding Stephanie and Shane McMahon , after they were attacked by Randy Orton. On the February 20 episode of SmackDown , Triple H was interviewed by Jim Ross ; in
17949-533: The WWE Fan Appreciation Event and also at the 2010 Tribute to the Troops . On the February 21, 2011, episode of Raw , Triple H returned, interrupting the return of The Undertaker and challenging him to a match at WrestleMania XXVII , which later became a No Holds Barred match. A week later, he attacked Sheamus with a Pedigree through a broadcast table in retaliation for Sheamus giving him
18142-801: The WWE Undisputed Champion, for both the Raw and SmackDown! brands. After SummerSlam, then WWE Undisputed Champion Brock Lesnar became exclusive to the SmackDown! brand, leaving the Raw brand without a world champion. Raw General Manager Eric Bischoff then awarded Triple H the World Heavyweight Championship , represented by the Big Gold Belt (which previously had been used to represent the NWA World Heavyweight Championship and WCW World Heavyweight Championship ), making him
18335-646: The WWF Championship against The Rock on August 27 at SummerSlam , but The Rock retained the title after Angle received a legit concussion during a botched Pedigree on a commentary table by Triple H. The feud culminated at Unforgiven on September 24, where Triple H defeated Angle with a Pedigree after a low blow from McMahon. After a brief run as a face that saw him defeat Chris Benoit on October 22 at No Mercy , Triple H reverted to his heel persona and restarted his feud with Stone Cold Steve Austin when it emerged that Triple H had paid off Rikishi to run down Austin at Survivor Series , causing him to take
18528-408: The WWF Championship on the January 25, 1999 Raw is War in an "I Quit" match , but the match ended when Triple H was forced to quit or see his aide Chyna chokeslammed by Kane . This began a new angle for Triple H, as Chyna betrayed him by attacking him after the match and joining The Corporation. On March 28 at WrestleMania XV , Triple H lost to Kane after Chyna interfered on his behalf and she
18721-528: The WWF Championship to Mr. McMahon on the September 16, 1999, episode of SmackDown! before regaining it on September 26 at Unforgiven in a Six-Pack Challenge that included Davey Boy Smith, Big Show , Kane, The Rock and Mankind. He defeated Stone Cold Steve Austin on October 17 at No Mercy before dropping the title to Big Show on November 14 at Survivor Series . Triple H then continued his feud with Mr. McMahon by marrying his daughter Stephanie McMahon and defeating McMahon on December 12 at Armageddon . As
18914-637: The WWF creative team. 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. Despite the punishment, Helmsley did have success following the MSG Incident. Mr. Perfect became his manager and he won
19107-529: The Waitresses provided guest vocals and "sarcasm" on the track "I Like Girls". 1983 marked the return collaboration of producer Bob Ezrin and guitarist Dick Wagner for the haunting epic DaDa , the final studio album in his Warner Bros. contract. In mid-1983, after the recording of DaDa was completed, Cooper was hospitalized for alcoholism again, and cirrhosis of the liver. Cooper was finally stable and sober (and has remained sober since that time) by
19300-419: The World Heavyweight Championship to Shawn Michaels in the first Elimination Chamber match on November 17 at Survivor Series . He defeated Van Dam on the December 2 episode of Raw to earn a title shot at Armageddon with Michaels as the special guest referee . He regained the title from Michaels in a Three Stages of Hell match at Armageddon on December 15, winning 2–1. In February 2003, Triple H formed
19493-469: The age of 14 because he wanted to look like professional wrestlers—and won the 1988 Mr. Teenage New Hampshire competition at the age of 19. While working as a manager of a gym in Nashua, he was introduced to world champion powerlifter Ted Arcidi , who was employed by WWE at the time. Eventually, after numerous attempts, Levesque persuaded Arcidi to introduce him to former wrestler Killer Kowalski , who ran
19686-507: The all-female GTOs , who liked to "dress the Cooper boys up like full size Barbie dolls," played a major role in developing the band's early onstage look. Cooper's debut studio album, Pretties for You (1969), was eclectic and featured an experimental presentation of their songs in a psychedelic context. Alice Cooper's "shock rock" reputation apparently developed almost by accident at first. An unrehearsed stage routine involving Cooper,
19879-498: The all-female compilation album She Rocks . She has played on dozens of albums, trailers and soundtracks, including Heroes of the Storm and Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance . Strauss released her first instrumental solo album, Controlled Chaos , on November 16, 2018. Alice Cooper Alice Cooper (born Vincent Damon Furnier ; February 4, 1948) is an American rock singer and songwriter whose career spans sixty years. With
20072-414: The announcement that he had been assigned to take over as Chief Operating Officer (COO) of the WWE. This was during a storyline where CM Punk had won the WWE Championship and left the company. Though a new champion was crowned, Triple H helped re-sign Punk and upheld both championship reigns. He announced he would referee a match to unify both WWE Championships on August 14 at SummerSlam . Although he counted
20265-474: The ball". He introduced the returning X-Pac the night after WrestleMania and joined forces with The New Age Outlaws . As 1998 went along, DX became more popular, turning the group from villains to fan favorites . During this time, he adopted an entrance gimmick of asking the crowd "Are you ready? I said, are you ready?", followed by a parody of rival promotion WCW's ring announcer Michael Buffer 's famous catch-phrase, "Let's get ready to rumble", substituting
20458-508: The band by the end of 1988 (although Kane Roberts played guitar on " Bed of Nails " on Cooper's 1989 studio album Trash ). In 1987, Cooper made a brief appearance as a vagrant in the supernatural horror film Prince of Darkness , directed by John Carpenter . His role had no lines and consisted of generally menacing the protagonists before eventually impaling one of them with a bicycle frame. Also in 1987, Cooper appeared at WrestleMania III , escorting wrestler Jake "The Snake" Roberts to
20651-587: The band continued their grueling schedule and toured the United States again. Continued attempts by politicians and pressure groups to ban their shocking act only served to fuel the legend of Alice Cooper further and generate even greater public interest. Their 1973 US tour broke box office records previously set by the Rolling Stones and raised rock theatrics to new heights; the multi-level stage show by then featured numerous special effects, including Billion Dollar Bills, decapitated baby dolls and mannequins,
20844-416: The band learned that Todd Rundgren also had a band called Nazz , which was signed to a major label, and found themselves in need of another stage name. Furnier also believed that the group needed a gimmick to succeed, and that other bands were not exploiting the showmanship potential of the stage. They chose the name "Alice Cooper" largely because it sounded innocuous and wholesome, in humorous contrast to
21037-423: The band's image and music. In his 2007 book Alice Cooper, Golf Monster , Cooper stated that his look was inspired in part by films. One of the band's all-time favorite movies was What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962) starring Bette Davis : "In the movie, Bette wears disgusting caked makeup smeared on her face and underneath her eyes, with deep, dark, black eyeliner." Another movie the band watched over and over
21230-524: The band, showing a group in total disharmony. Cooper later wrote an autobiography with Steven Gaines called Me, Alice (1976) which gave Cooper's version of that era of his career, among other things. During this time, Cooper relocated back to Los Angeles and started appearing regularly on television shows such as The Hollywood Squares , and Warner Bros. released the Greatest Hits compilation album. It featured classic-style artwork and reached
21423-681: The bone. Despite his inability to place any weight on his leg, Triple H was able to complete the match. He even allowed Jericho to put him in the Walls of Jericho , a move that places considerable stress on the quadriceps. The tear required an operation, which was performed by orthopedic surgeon Dr. James Andrews . This injury brought an abrupt end to the McMahon-Helmsley Era, as the rigorous rehabilitation process kept Triple H out of action for over eight months, completely missing The Invasion storyline. Triple H returned to Raw as
21616-600: The bounds of entertainment." The controversy spilled over into the German segment of the tour, with the German government actually succeeding in having some of the gorier segments of the performance removed. It was also during the London leg of the tour that Cooper met with a near fatal accident during rehearsal of the hanging execution sequence that occurs at the end of the show. Constrictor (1986) and Raise Your Fist and Yell (1987) were recorded with lead guitarist Kane Roberts and bassist Kip Winger , both of whom would leave
21809-418: The chicken had wings, it would be able to fly. He picked it up and threw it out over the crowd, expecting it to fly away. The chicken instead plummeted into the first few rows occupied by wheelchair users, who reportedly proceeded to tear the bird to pieces. The next day the incident made the front page of national newspapers, and Zappa phoned Cooper and asked if the story, which reported that he had bitten off
22002-562: The chicken's head and drunk its blood on stage, was true. Cooper denied the rumor, whereupon Zappa told him, "Well, whatever you do, don't tell anyone you didn't do it." The band later claimed that this period was highly influenced by Pink Floyd , especially their debut studio album The Piper at the Gates of Dawn (1967), the only Pink Floyd album made under the leadership of founding member Syd Barrett (lead vocals and guitar). Glen Buxton said he could listen to Barrett's guitar for hours at
22195-469: The commercial success of Love It to Death and included further single success with " Under My Wheels ", " Be My Lover " in early 1972, and " Halo of Flies ", which became a Top 10 hit in the Netherlands in 1973. Thematically, Killer expanded on the villainous side of Cooper's androgynous stage role, with its music becoming the soundtrack to the group's morality-based stage show, which by then featured
22388-482: The developmental branch NXT , and has earned acknowledgment for his business acumen in professional wrestling. Outside of wrestling, Triple H has received media attention due to his marriage to Stephanie McMahon , daughter of former WWE chairman Vince McMahon . He was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame 's 2019 class as part of D-Generation X. After suffering from heart failure in September 2021, which resulted in
22581-480: The early months of his career, suffering his first pinfall at the hands of The Undertaker in a Survivor Series match at the namesake event . In the fall of 1995, Helmsley began a feud with the hog farmer Henry O. Godwinn , culminating in an infamous Hog Pen match on December 17 at In Your House 5: Seasons Beatings , where Helmsley was victorious. After being highly promoted in the first few months after his debut, his career stalled during 1996, starting off with
22774-534: The exception of Smith, who graduated from Camelback High School (which is referred to in the song "Alma Mater" on the band's fifth studio album School's Out ), all of the band members were on the Cortez High School cross-country team. Cooper, Buxton, and Dunaway were also art students, and their admiration for the works of surrealist artists such as Salvador Dalí would further inspire their future stage antics. One night after an unsuccessful gig at
22967-489: The feud. On the June 23 episode of Raw , Triple H was drafted to the SmackDown brand as a part of the 2008 WWE draft , in the process making the WWE Championship exclusive to SmackDown . Triple H then went on to defeat John Cena cleanly to retain the WWE Championship on June 29 at Night of Champions . He defended the championship over the summer by defeating the likes of Edge on July 20 at The Great American Bash and The Great Khali on August 17 at SummerSlam , and
23160-525: The finals. Later that year, Shawn Michaels, Helmsley, Chyna and Rick Rude formed D-Generation X (DX). This stable became known for pushing the envelope , as Michaels and Helmsley made risqué promos—using the catchphrase "Suck It" and a "crotch chop" hand motion —and sarcastically derided Bret Hart and Canada. By that point, Helmsley had all but dropped the "blueblood snob" gimmick, appearing in T-shirts and leather jackets. During this period, his ring name
23353-400: The first World Heavyweight Champion. Triple H retained his title against Rob Van Dam on September 22 at Unforgiven when Ric Flair hit Van Dam with a sledgehammer. In October, Triple H began a controversial feud with Kane, leading to a match at No Mercy in which both Kane's Intercontinental Championship and Triple H's World Heavyweight Championship were at stake. In the weeks preceding
23546-441: The first ever Submissions Count Anywhere match in WWE history. At Hell in a Cell on October 4, DX defeated The Legacy in a Hell in a Cell match. DX unsuccessfully challenged John Cena for the WWE Championship in a triple threat match on November 22 at Survivor Series , after which they remained friends and partners. On December 13 at TLC: Tables, Ladders and Chairs , DX defeated Jeri-Show (Chris Jericho and Big Show) to win
23739-520: The first female rock solo artist in 32 years to hit number one on Billboard's Mainstream Rock chart. Strauss started touring with her own band Lia-Fail as a teenager, leaving high school in her junior year to pursue music full time; the band included future world champion boxer Mikaela Mayer . Although initially known for her work with Iron Maiden all-female tribute band The Iron Maidens , Strauss' career has included performing with several rock and metal ensembles including As Blood Runs Black , Consume
23932-418: The first time in his career. Cooper spent a lengthy period away from the music business dealing with personal problems. His divorce from Sheryl Cooper was heard at Maricopa County Superior Court, Arizona, on January 30, 1984, but a decision was made by the couple not to move forward with the divorce. The following month he guested at the 26th Annual Grammy Awards alongside co-presenter Grace Jones . Behind
24125-444: The frustrations of modern life, and has been described as "a young man's struggle to see the truth through the distractions of the 'Sideshow' of the modern world". Concurrent with the release of The Last Temptation was a three-part comic book series written by Neil Gaiman , fleshing out the album's story. This was to be Cooper's last album with Epic Records since according to Brian 'Renfield' Nelson, Cooper's personal assistant, "Alice
24318-437: The greatest moments of my life was getting pie-faced by Soupy. He was one of my all time heroes." Cooper's studio albums from the beginning of the 1980s have been referred to by Cooper as his "blackout albums" because he cannot remember recording them, owing to the influence of his new, and increasing cocaine addiction. Flush the Fashion (1980), Special Forces (1981), Zipper Catches Skin (1982) and DaDa (1983) saw
24511-555: The greatest professional wrestlers of all time, he is the Chief Content Officer for WWE , a subsidiary of TKO Group Holdings . Levesque began his wrestling career in 1992, debuting in the International Wrestling Federation (IWF) under the ring name Terra Ryzing . In 1995, he signed with the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE) and became better known as Hunter Hearst Helmsley , which
24704-452: The group banned altogether from performing in the country. In February 1973, Billion Dollar Babies was released worldwide and became the band's most commercially successful studio album, reaching No. 1 in both the US and UK. " Elected ", a late-1972 Top 10 UK hit from the album, which inspired one of the first MTV -style story-line promo videos ever made for a song (three years before Queen 's promotional video for " Bohemian Rhapsody "),
24897-400: The group name, "Alice Cooper" had by then become Furnier's new legal name. Speaking on the subject of Alice Cooper continuing as a solo project as opposed to the band it once was, Cooper stated in 1975, "It got very basically down to the fact that we had drawn as much as we could out of each other. After ten years, we got pretty dry together." Manager Gordon added, "What had started in a sense as
25090-435: The group, only Buxton knew how to play an instrument—the guitar—so Buxton played guitar while the rest mimed on their instruments. The group got an overwhelming response from the audience and won the talent show. As a result of their positive experience, the group decided to try to turn into a real band. They acquired musical instruments from a local pawn shop , and proceeded to learn how to play them, with Buxton doing most of
25283-603: The interim, between the Royal Rumble and WrestleMania, the McMahon-Helmsley Faction was brought to an official on-screen conclusion. By the time he returned, Triple H's on-screen marriage to Stephanie McMahon was faltering, so Stephanie faked a pregnancy in order to get him back on her side. When he learned that it was fake, he dumped her publicly on Raw when they were supposed to renew their wedding vows. Stephanie aligned with Jericho afterward, but she
25476-545: The interview, footage was shown highlighting the events that occurred on the February 16 episode of Raw . Ross asked Triple H how he felt seeing that footage, in response, he broke character (after 5 years of marriage) by admitting that Vince McMahon is his father-in-law, that Shane is his brother-in-law, and that Stephanie is his wife, creating a rivalry between Triple H and Orton. On the February 23 episode of Raw , Triple H confronted Orton, before attacking him, Ted DiBiase , and Cody Rhodes (a group known as The Legacy ) with
25669-514: The line. Triple H defeated Punk at Night of Champions despite interference from John Laurinaitis , Nash, The Miz and R-Truth . After repeated attacks from these wrestlers in various matches, the majority of WWE's on-screen staff gave Triple H a vote of no confidence. Mr. McMahon returned to relieve him of his duties on the October 10 episode of Raw SuperShow , though he remained the COO. Laurinaitis
25862-405: The live album A Fistful of Alice (1997) was released, and in 1997 he lent his voice to the intro track of Insane Clown Posse 's The Great Milenko . During his absence from the recording studio, Cooper toured extensively every year throughout the latter part of the 1990s, including, in 1996, South America, which he had not visited since 1974. Also in 1996, Cooper sang the role of Herod on
26055-609: The main event of the May 21, 2001 episode of Raw Is War , he suffered a legitimate and career-threatening injury. He and Austin were defending the WWF Tag Team Championship against Chris Jericho and Chris Benoit . At one point, Jericho had Austin trapped in the Walls of Jericho and Triple H ran in to break it up, but just as he did, he suffered a tear in his left quadriceps muscle , causing it to come completely off
26248-525: The mascot. Triple H agreed to it only if the charges were dropped, which Hornswoggle agreed to. On the January 11, 2010, episode of Raw , Mike Tyson, who was the Raw guest host for the night, teamed with Jericho to face DX; at the end of the bout, Tyson turned on Jericho and aligned himself with Triple H and Michaels. On the February 8 episode of Raw , DX lost the Unified Tag Team Championship to ShoMiz ( The Miz and Big Show) in
26441-462: The match, SmackDown general manager Vickie Guerrero announced that Edge had returned and introduced him into the contest. Hardy interfered and hit Triple H with a steel chair meant for Edge, costing him the title after a 210-day reign. After failing to regain the title on December 14 at Armageddon , Triple H entered seventh in the Royal Rumble on January 25, 2009, but was last eliminated by Randy Orton. At No Way Out on February 15, Triple H won
26634-414: The match, Triple H claimed that, several years earlier, Kane had an unrequited relationship with a woman named Katie Vick. He went on to claim that, after Vick was killed in a car crash , Kane (the driver) raped her corpse. Triple H later threatened to show video footage of Kane committing the act in question; the footage that finally aired showed Triple H (dressed as Kane) simulating necrophilia with
26827-412: The match, winning his eleventh world championship and sixth WWE Championship, then defended his title against Umaga in his regularly scheduled match after Mr. McMahon declared the match to be for the WWE title. After that, McMahon gave Orton a rematch against Triple H in a Last Man Standing match in the main event, and Triple H lost after an RKO on a broadcast table. Triple H's title reign at No Mercy
27020-432: The match. Surgery was successfully performed two days later by Dr. James Andrews. At SummerSlam on August 26, he defeated King Booker in his return match. On October 7 at No Mercy , Triple H was originally scheduled to face Umaga in a singles match. At the start of the night, Triple H challenged newly named WWE Champion Randy Orton, reigniting their feud that had been interrupted following his injury. Triple H won
27213-549: The nWo following several backstage complications and brought in Eric Bischoff as the Raw general manager . One of Bischoff's first intentions was to follow up on the nWo's plan and bring Triple H over to the Raw roster. Triple H moved to the Raw brand at Vengeance, reuniting with Michaels, but he turned on Michaels by performing a Pedigree on him during what was supposed to be a DX reunion, turning heel once again. The following week, Triple H smashed Michaels' face into
27406-423: The project, buying an O in the sign in memory of close friend and comedian Groucho Marx . In 1979, Cooper also guest starred on good friend Soupy Sales ' show, Lunch with Soupy Sales and was hit in the face with a pie, as part of the show. When asked about the experience, Cooper had this to say about his friend: "Being from Detroit, I came home every day and watched Soupy at lunch (Lunch with Soupy Sales). One of
27599-528: The remaining 2014 tour dates. She toured with Alice Cooper until July 2022, when she announced her departure from the touring band. A few days later, Strauss announced that she had joined Demi Lovato's backing band as a touring guitarist. On March 3, 2023, Alice Cooper announced that Strauss would return for the 2023 tour. Strauss is featured as the main guitarist for seven songs on Docker's Guild album called The Heisenberg Diaries – Book A: Sounds of Future Past , released on January 21, 2016. Strauss appeared in
27792-621: The rematch as he did not want to tarnish The Undertaker's legacy, Triple H accepted the challenge after being called a coward who lives in Shawn Michaels' shadow, on the condition their rematch be contested inside Hell in a Cell. Triple H went on to lose this match on April 1 at WrestleMania XXVIII . Triple H returned on the April 30 episode of Raw SuperShow , when he refused to give in to Brock Lesnar 's unreasonable contract demands, resulting in Lesnar attacking him and storyline breaking his arm. Upon his return two weeks later, Triple H
27985-527: The ring for his match against The Honky Tonk Man . After the match, which Roberts lost, ended, Cooper got involved and threw Jake's snake Damien at Honky's manager Jimmy Hart . Roberts considered the involvement of Cooper to be an honor, as he had idolized Cooper in his youth and was still a huge fan. WrestleMania III, which attracted a WWF record 93,173 fans, was held in the Pontiac Silverdome near Cooper's home town of Detroit. Cooper recorded
28178-459: The safety of his children. In response, Triple H stormed out the arena and vowed to return to the ring the next week on Raw . On August 18 at SummerSlam , Triple H served as the special guest referee for the WWE Championship match between champion John Cena and Daniel Bryan . After Bryan won the match, Triple H attacked him, allowing Randy Orton to cash in his Money in the Bank contract and win
28371-530: The same time horrifying parents and outraging the social establishment. In the United Kingdom, Mary Whitehouse , a Christian morality campaigner, persuaded the BBC to ban the video for "School's Out", although Whitehouse's campaign did not prevent the single also reaching number one in the UK. Cooper sent her a bunch of flowers in gratitude for the publicity. Meanwhile, British Labour Member of Parliament Leo Abse petitioned Home Secretary Reginald Maudling to have
28564-712: The scenes Cooper kept busy musically, working on new material in collaboration with Aerosmith guitarist Joe Perry . The spring of 1984 was taken up with filming, Cooper acting in the B-grade horror movie Monster Dog , filmed in Torrelodones , Spain. Shortly thereafter he reconciled with Sheryl; the couple relocated to Chicago. The year closed with more writing sessions, this time in New York during November with Hanoi Rocks guitarist Andy McCoy . In 1985, he met and began writing songs with guitarist Kane Roberts . Cooper
28757-597: The second Glen Buxton Memorial Weekend for a show at CoopersTown in Phoenix. They reunited for another show, with Steve Hunter on guitar, on December 16, 2010, at the Dodge Theatre in Phoenix. This lineup would perform together again (televised) on March 14, 2011, at the induction of the original Alice Cooper group into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame , as well as on May 11, 2011, at London's Battersea Power Station at
28950-409: The sound and look of heavy metal, and has been described as the artist who "first introduced horror imagery to rock'n'roll, and whose stagecraft and showmanship have permanently transformed the genre". He is also known for his wit offstage, with The Rolling Stone Album Guide calling him the world's most "beloved heavy metal entertainer". Aside from music, Cooper is a film actor, a golfing celebrity,
29143-757: The stadium to start crowd chants. Strauss was honored to play " America the Beautiful " at the Rams' Salute to Service game in November 2018. Following the Rams' victory in Super Bowl LVI , Strauss was awarded with a Super Bowl ring as an honorary part of the organization. Strauss is a fitness enthusiast, practicing strength training, Muay Thai and Brazilian jiu-jitsu , and posts blogs about fitness issues on social media. She has been featured in Muscle & Fitness and Bodybuilding.com . In 2019, Strauss launched
29336-482: The stipulation that Chyna had to be handcuffed to then-Commissioner Sgt. Slaughter . Triple H won after Chyna threw powder into Slaughter's eyes, momentarily "blinding" him and allowing her to interfere in the match. After WrestleMania, Shawn Michaels was forced into temporary retirement due to a legitimate back injury sustained in January at the Royal Rumble , with Triple H taking over the leadership position in DX, claiming that his now-former associate had "dropped
29529-469: The studio album Constrictor . The album spawned the hits " He's Back (The Man Behind the Mask) " (the theme song for the movie Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives ; in the video for the song Cooper was given a cameo role as a deranged psychiatrist) and the fan favorite " Teenage Frankenstein ". The Constrictor album was a catalyst for Cooper to make a triumphant return to the road for the first time since
29722-539: The teaching, as well as much of the early songwriting. They soon renamed themselves the Spiders , featuring Furnier on lead vocals, Buxton on lead guitar, Tatum on rhythm guitar, Dunaway on bass guitar, and Speer on drums. In 1966, the Spiders graduated from Cortez High School, and after North High School football player Michael Bruce replaced John Tatum on rhythm guitar, the band released their second single, "Don't Blow Your Mind", an original composition which became
29915-413: The time DaDa and The Nightmare home video (of his 1975 TV Special) were released in the fall of that year; however, both releases performed below expectations. Even with The Nightmare scoring a nomination for 1984's Grammy Award for Best Long Form Music Video (he lost to Duran Duran ), it was not enough for Warner Bros. to keep Cooper on their books. By February 1984, Cooper became a "free agent" for
30108-594: The time such as the Friday the 13th series and A Nightmare on Elm Street , served up a shocking spectacle similar to its predecessor, and courted the kind of controversy, especially in Europe, that recalled the public outrage caused by Cooper's public performances in America in the early 1970s. In Britain, Labour MP David Blunkett called for the show to be banned, saying "I'm horrified by his behaviour – it goes beyond
30301-588: The time, such as the Guns N' Roses third studio album Use Your Illusion I , on which he shared vocal duties with Axl Rose on the track " The Garden ". He also had a brief appearance as the abusive stepfather of Freddy Krueger in the A Nightmare on Elm Street slasher film Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare (1991). Cooper made a cameo appearance in the 1992 comedy film Wayne's World . Cooper and his band first appear on stage performing "Feed My Frankenstein" from their studio album Hey Stoopid . Afterwards at
30494-421: The title after 280 days on September 21 at Unforgiven to Goldberg , in a match with the stipulation that had Goldberg lost, he would have to retire. After failing to win back the title from Goldberg in a rematch on November 16 at Survivor Series , he finally regained the championship from Goldberg in a triple threat match at Armageddon on December 14, which also involved Kane. Triple H fought Shawn Michaels in
30687-416: The title in a fatal four-way elimination match against Orton, Cena, and John "Bradshaw" Layfield , tying the record for most WWE Championship reigns with The Rock. Triple H retained the title against Orton on May 18 at Judgment Day in a steel cage match and again on June 1 at One Night Stand in a Last Man Standing match. Orton suffered a legitimate collarbone injury during the match, prematurely ending
30880-403: The title was returned to Triple H because of a fast count made by referee Earl Hebner , and Jericho's reign is not recognized. Their feud culminated in a Last Man Standing match at Fully Loaded on July 23 which Triple H won. He feuded with Kurt Angle , initially over the WWF Championship, but then as a love triangle between himself, Angle, and Stephanie. Both Triple H and Angle wrestled for
31073-412: The title, but lost it on April 30 at Backlash to The Rock, ending his reign at 118 days. He regained it three weeks later, in an Iron Man match on May 21 at Judgment Day , only to lose it back to The Rock on June 25 at King of the Ring . Triple H then entered a storyline with Chris Jericho , who upset Triple H by defeating him for the WWF Championship on the April 17 episode of Raw Is War before
31266-658: The title, turning heel for the first time since 2006. Along with his wife Stephanie, they subsequently created The Authority , with The Shield ( Seth Rollins , Roman Reigns and Dean Ambrose ) as his enforcers, Kane as the Director of Operations and Orton as their hand-picked WWE Champion. At WrestleMania XXX on April 6, 2014, Triple H lost to Bryan, thereby granting Bryan a part in the subsequent WWE World Heavyweight Championship match against Batista and Orton, which Bryan ultimately won. In order to end Bryan's title reign, Triple H re-formed Evolution with Orton and Batista on
31459-506: The wane, and just before the explosion of grunge , it failed to have the same commercial impact as its predecessor. The same year also saw the release of the video Alice Cooper: Prime Cuts which chronicled his entire career using in depth interviews with Cooper himself, Bob Ezrin, and Shep Gordon. One critic has noted that Prime Cuts demonstrates how Cooper had used (in contrast to similar artists who succeeded him) themes of satire and moralization to such good effect throughout his career. It
31652-568: The word "rumble" with the DX slogan, "suck it". Also during this time, Triple H began a feud with the leader of the Nation of Domination and rising WWF villain , The Rock . This storyline rivalry eventually led to a feud over the Intercontinental Championship. As part of the feud, Triple H lost the European Championship to Rock's Nation teammate D-Lo Brown on the July 20 episode of Raw is War . Triple H eventually defeated Rock in
31845-482: The year,” which he took “very seriously.” Cooper was active in his church at ages 11 to 12. Following a series of childhood illnesses, he moved with his family to Phoenix, Arizona , where he attended Cortez High School . In his high school yearbook, his ambition was to be "A million record seller". In 1964, 16-year-old Furnier was eager to participate in Cortez High School's annual Letterman's talent show, so he gathered four fellow cross country teammates to form
32038-528: Was Barbarella (1968): "When I saw Anita Pallenberg playing the Great Tyrant in that movie in 1968, wearing long black leather gloves with switchblades coming out of them, I thought, 'That's what Alice should look like.' That, and a little bit of Emma Peel from The Avengers ." The classic Alice Cooper group lineup consisted of Furnier, lead guitarist Glen Buxton, rhythm guitarist Michael Bruce, bassist Dennis Dunaway, and drummer Neal Smith. With
32231-527: Was a leader and later president (1963–1965) of that church organization. The Furnier family resided in East Detroit on Lincoln Ave near Kelly Road, a few blocks from Eastland Mall . Cooper attended Kantner Elementary School, recalled watching horror movies at the Eastown Theatre (where he would later perform), and local neighborhood trick-or-treating on Halloween, the “biggest night of
32424-410: Was also described by Rolling Stone magazine as bringing "Cooper's violent, twisted onstage fantasies to a new generation". The Constrictor album was followed by Raise Your Fist and Yell in 1987, which had an even rougher sound than its predecessor, as well as the Cooper classic " Freedom ". The subsequent tour of Raise Your Fist and Yell , which was heavily inspired by the slasher horror movies of
32617-407: Was among the most visible and successful acts in the industry. Beneath the surface, however, the repetitive schedule of recording and touring had begun to take its toll on the band. Muscle of Love , released at the end of 1973, was to be the last studio album from the classic lineup, and marked Alice Cooper's last UK Top 20 single of the 1970s with " Teenage Lament '74 ". An unsolicited theme song
32810-486: Was chosen by Triple H as the official theme for NXT TakeOver: WarGames . In January 2018, Strauss became the first ever female Ibanez signature artist with her own model guitar, the Ibanez JIVA10 . DiMarzio later released their Pandemonium humbuckers , signature pickups that were developed especially for her JIVA Ibanez guitar. On January 26, 2019, Strauss was honored at the 7th Annual She Rocks Awards with
33003-554: Was completed, Strauss signed with Sumerian Records to release and distribute the album worldwide. The first single, "Our Most Desperate Hour", was released in September 2018 along with pre-orders for the record on both CD and vinyl, with the vinyl completely selling out before release. Controlled Chaos debuted on the Billboard charts at No. 1 Top New Artist , No. 3 Label Independent , No. 4 Top Hard Music , No. 8 Top Rock , No. 8 Top Internet , No. 20 Top albums , and No. 7 on
33196-565: Was confronted by Lesnar's legal representative, Paul Heyman , who announced Lesnar was filing a lawsuit against WWE for breach of contract. After he accosted Heyman, Heyman threatened another lawsuit against Triple H for assault and battery. At No Way Out on June 17, Triple H challenged a non-present Lesnar to a match at SummerSlam , which Heyman refused on Lesnar's behalf the following night on Raw SuperShow . At Raw 1000 , Stephanie McMahon goaded Heyman into Triple H's challenge against Lesnar. To anger Triple H, Lesnar broke Michaels's arm on
33389-413: Was followed by two more UK Top 10 singles, " Hello Hooray " and " No More Mr. Nice Guy ", the latter of which was the last UK single from the album; it reached No. 25 in the US. The title track, featuring guest vocals by Donovan , was also a US hit single. Around this time Glen Buxton left Alice Cooper briefly because of waning health. With a string of successful concept albums and several hit singles,
33582-481: Was forced to leave after losing a triple threat match on the March 25 episode of Raw when she was pinned by Triple H. The divorce, and thus the storyline, was finalized on July 21 at Vengeance . Meanwhile, Shawn Michaels had made his return to WWE and joined the New World Order (nWo). Michaels and Kevin Nash planned to bring Triple H over to Raw in order to put him into the group. Mr. McMahon disbanded
33775-494: Was important to him, but quickly became a fan herself. Strauss started performing live at WWE pay-per-view events in 2018. In April 2018, Strauss played Shinsuke Nakamura 's entrance music at WrestleMania 34 in New Orleans in front of an audience of 78,000 fans and millions more who watched the worldwide streaming event. On October 28, Strauss performed with Lzzy Hale at WWE Evolution . Her original song "Mariana Trench"
33968-483: Was in the Prime Cuts video that Bob Ezrin delivered his own summation of the Alice Cooper persona: "He is the psycho killer in all of us. He's the axe murderer, he's the spoiled child, he's the abuser, he's the abused; he's the perpetrator, he's the victim, he's the gun slinger, and he's the guy lying dead in the middle of the street". During the early 1990s, Cooper guested on records by the most successful bands of
34161-503: Was interested in going to Hollywood Records even before 'The Last Temptation' was released because Bob Pfeifer, who originally signed Alice to Epic, was now the President of Hollywood Records. After 'The Last Temptation' was finished, Alice requested that Sony /Epic let him go so that he could make the switch to Hollywood. He just wanted to go where his friends are." and was his last studio release for six years, though during this period
34354-413: Was involved in another WWE Championship match, fighting Edge and Cena in a triple threat match, where he lost again. Angered at his loss, a bloodied Triple H used his sledgehammer to attack both Edge and Cena and then performed a number of DX crotch chops. Triple H unsuccessfully attempted to win the WWE title from Cena on numerous occasions, blaming his shortcomings on Vince McMahon, which eventually led to
34547-561: Was later shortened to Triple H, with peers often shortening his name to Hunter. In WWF, he gained fame as a member of The Kliq and co-founder of the influential D-Generation X (DX) stable , which became a major element of the 1990s Attitude Era . Triple H won a number of championships in his career, and headlined multiple WWE pay-per-view events, including its flagship annual event WrestleMania seven times ( 16 , 18 , 20 , 21 , 22 , 25 and 32 ). He has gained late-career praise for his behind-the-scenes work at WWE, which includes creating
34740-417: Was looking to sign bizarre music acts to his new record label, Straight Records . For the audition Zappa told them to come to his house "at 7 o'clock." The band mistakenly assumed he meant 7 o'clock in the morning. Being woken up by a band willing to play that particular brand of psychedelic rock at seven in the morning impressed Zappa enough for him to sign them to a three-album deal. Another Zappa-signed act,
34933-772: Was much better received by Midwestern crowds accustomed to the proto-punk styles of local bands such as the Stooges and the MC5 . Despite this, Cooper still managed to receive a cream pie in the face when performing at the Cincinnati Pop Festival . Michigan would remain their steady home base until 1972. "L.A. just didn't get it," Cooper stated. "They were all on the wrong drug for us. They were on acid and we were basically drinking beer. We fit much more in Detroit than we did anywhere else." Alice Cooper appeared at
35126-475: Was named interim general manager of Raw , and booked him and Punk in a tag team match against The Miz and R-Truth on October 23 at Vengeance . During the match, Nash once again attacked him (costing Triple H and Punk the match) and did so the following night on the October 24 episode of Raw SuperShow , hospitalizing him (kayfabe). WWE later announced that Triple H had sustained a fractured vertebra, and would be out of action. He returned on December 12, as part of
35319-596: Was recorded for the James Bond spy film The Man with the Golden Gun (1974), but a different song of the same name by Lulu was chosen instead. By 1974, the Muscle of Love album still had not matched the top-charting success of its predecessor, and the band began to have constant disagreements. For various reasons, the members agreed to take what was expected to be a temporary hiatus. "Everyone decided they needed
35512-507: Was released to theaters in 1976. The film was released in a special edition DVD in 2017. Such was the immense success of Cooper's solo project that he decided to continue as a solo artist, and the original band became officially defunct. Bruce, Dunaway, and Smith would go on to form the short-lived band Billion Dollar Babies, producing one studio album— Battle Axe —in 1977. While occasionally performing with one another and Glen Buxton , they would not reunite with Alice until October 23, 1999, at
35705-700: Was released. In 1978, a sobered Cooper used his experience in the sanitarium as the inspiration for his semi-autobiographical studio album From the Inside , which he co-wrote with Bernie Taupin , known for his work with Elton John; it spawned yet another US Top 20 hit ballad, " How You Gonna See Me Now ". The subsequent tour's stage show was based inside an asylum, and was filmed for Cooper's first home-video release, The Strange Case of Alice Cooper , in 1979. Around this time, Cooper performed "Welcome to My Nightmare", "You and Me", and "School's Out" on The Muppet Show (episode #307) on March 28, 1978 (he played one of
35898-541: Was renamed Jean-Paul Lévesque. 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 . During this time, he began using his finishing maneuver, the Pedigree . Levesque had a brief feud with Alex Wright that ended on December 27 at Starrcade with Wright pinning him. Between late 1994 and early 1995, Lévesque briefly teamed with Lord Steven Regal , whose upper class British persona
36091-471: Was shortened to simply Triple H, though he was still called Helmsley from time to time and Hunter for the rest of his career. Even after the DX versus Hart Foundation storyline ended, he continued to feud with the sole remaining Hart family member Owen over the European Championship , which Helmsley won by "defeating" Michaels after Michaels laid down for him on December 11, which aired on
36284-577: Was similar to Lévesque's character. The team was short-lived, however, as Levesque left for the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) in January 1995 after WCW and Levesque could not come to terms on a new contract. In a modified version of his gimmick in WCW, Levesque started his WWF career as a " Connecticut Blueblood ". According to Levesque, J. J. Dillon originally gave him the name of Reginald DuPont Helmsley, but Levesque asked for
36477-399: Was subsequently signed to MCA Records , and appeared as guest vocalist on Twisted Sister 's song "Be Chrool to Your Scuel". A music video was made for the song, featuring actor Luke Perry and Cooper donning his black snake-eyes makeup for the first time since 1979, but neither the song nor the video drew public interest. In 1986, Alice Cooper officially returned to the music industry with
36670-428: Was the only champion to retain his title at Unforgiven 's Championship Scramble matches on September 7. He successfully defended it against Jeff Hardy both on October 5 at No Mercy and Cyber Sunday on October 26. At Survivor Series on November 23, Triple H was scheduled to defend the title against Vladimir Kozlov and Jeff Hardy, but Hardy was kept out of the match after a scripted attack and injury. During
36863-542: Was the television special The Nightmare , starring Cooper and Vincent Price , which aired on US prime-time TV in April 1975. The Nightmare (which was later released on home video in 1983 and gained a Grammy Award nomination for Best Long Form Music Video ) was regarded as another groundbreaking moment in rock history. Adding to it all, a concert film, Welcome to My Nightmare , produced, directed, and choreographed by West Side Story cast member David Winters and filmed live at London's Wembley Arena in September 1975,
37056-429: Was thought to have rejoined DX. Later on in the night, he betrayed his long-time friend and fellow DX member X-Pac by helping Shane McMahon retain the European Championship and joined The Corporation, turning heel in the process. In April, he started to move away from his DX look, taping his fists for matches, sporting shorter wrestling trunks, and adopting a shorter hairstyle. His gimmick changed as he fought to earn
37249-487: Was traded back to Raw without competing on SmackDown! and tried to reclaim the World Heavyweight title from Benoit in a WrestleMania rematch against Benoit and Michaels on April 18 at Backlash , but was unsuccessful. At Bad Blood on June 13, Triple H defeated Michaels in the longest Hell in a Cell match in history, ending their feud. He failed to win the title from Benoit on July 11 at Vengeance and on
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