When did Triple H become Triple H (The Game)

[natteulvendk]

I have just looked around and i cant seem to find out WHEN he started to use the Name Triple H or The Game ? he was some Snob at one point and it is ofc after that but anyone knows more precise ?

[Bodom]

He dropped the "snob" gimmick around the time DX was first formed. He adopted the nickname "The Game" during the McMahon-Helmsley Faction era.
I guess early 2000?

[Kashdinero]

I have just looked around and i cant seem to find out WHEN he started to use the Name Triple H or The Game ? he was some Snob at one point and it is ofc after that but anyone knows more precise ?

I believe it was a short while after Wrestlemania XV (1999) where he turned heel on his DX running buddy X-Pac and joined Vince McMahon's evil corporation. He shedded his DX gimmick and started calling himself The Game.
IMO It took him a while to get the hang of his new gimmick and the fans never took to the new HHH at first. Of course once he started Banging Stephanie fans had no choice in the matter. The Game was here for life!

[shanethewolf]

He talks about it in his book, which is surprisingly a good read (though it's half a body building guide too). A lot of people thought he bulked up and got bigger when he became The Game, but apparently he just got ripped.

I always liked HHH as The Game. I think he plays a very menacing and convincing heel and has put on some of the best main events in WWF/E history. He gets criticised a lot for using his poliitcal power to get his spot, but he paid his dues, worked very hard and I've always believed he earned it.

[Rich Cranium]

I like the story when Scott Steiner was told he needed to take a drug test, Scott replied, "I'll take it with Triple H" and he was excused!

[Bodom]

I like the story when Scott Steiner was told he needed to take a drug test, Scott replied, "I'll take it with Triple H" and he was excused!

Or when Scotty would get out of WCW drug tests by citing an injured back

[Kashdinero]

I like the story when Scott Steiner was told he needed to take a drug test, Scott replied, "I'll take it with Triple H" and he was excused!

I remember Tripster gained a lot extra mass when he became The Game.

[JLeeDude1892]

October 6, 1997 - RAW: Shawn Michaels was the first to refer to Hunter Hearst Helmsley as "Triple H".
~~~This was done to drop the "snob" gimmick and become more "cool" with the fans, and was then known by Triple H.

[disguisedblender]

he became "the game" in an interview with J.R. i forget if he was out on injury, or just cutting a promo, but that's the first time "i am the game, i am that damn good" thing came about. it's pretty much stuck since then.

[xStraightxEdgexSaviorx]

he became "the game" in an interview with J.R. i forget if he was out on injury, or just cutting a promo, but that's the first time "i am the game, i am that damn good" thing came about. it's pretty much stuck since then.

Technically, this is the truth (I wish I could find the video clip to show you guys) but for me, when he beat Stone Cold in the 3 stages of hell match clean, THAT is when he stopped simply being HHH and really became "The Game."