WWE Hall of Fame 2025 Live Recap and Highlights: GOODBYE? TRIPLE H GETS HONORED; STONE COLD ARRIVES

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Triple H finally rounded up his speech with two words, "Suck it".

Triple H thanls the WWE stars and fans in the room and said that none of them were anything without them.

Triple H promises to always be the little kid who loves this business as much as he does.

Triple H ends with Nick Khan, telling him that he wanted to thank him.

Triple H addresses Stephanie McMahon and says that she is everything to him. He breaks down in tears talking about her and promises her forever.

Triple H talks about all his daughters and tells them that he loves them.

Triple H talks about his heart attack and how that changed his life.

Triple H says he went to The Undertaker for advice always, and even about Stephanie McMahon. He says that The Phenom's words, helped set up the rest of his life with her.

Triple H says he loves Vince McMahon and thanks him, but admits it's complicated.

Triple H says that his relationship with Vince McMahon was conflicted. He had been a friend, a father in law, the grandfather of his kids, and his boss. He said that it was complicated, and he could not avoid talking about him.

Triple H thanks Linda, He says that his daughters have the best example of what a strong powerful woman is.

He then says Shawn Michaels is angry because NXT will be starting soon. He then says that he misses Shane.

Triple H takes shots at Vince McMahon, saying that Bruce Prichard was put unfavorably for a long time. He was stuck between a rock and a hard place between the talent and the corporate. He said that he was the direct line for the office and was hated as a result.

Triple H says that he helped inspire Shawn Michaels thanks to all the stars who were part of the story. Those who started in NXT and are now among the top names.

Triple H talks about NXT and says that he helped create NXT with William Regal, Matt Bloom, and others who have helped him create it.

Jey Uso has fallen asleep with his sunglasses on!

Triple H thanks Ric Flair, Dave Batista, and Randy Orton.

Triple H thanks Mick Foley for helping him prove himself in some of the biggest matches of his career.

Triple H also shares a story of how Scott Hall knocked him out once.

He then went on to thank Chyna, and said that she mattered a lot to him.

Shawn Michaels asked if Pac was breathing, so Triple H started slapping him up. Michaels got worried thinking why they were beating Pac up. They had to take him to the emergency room. This was day 1 of knowing the Kliq.

Triple H talks about how one night, everyone was in the bag in the Kliq, and X-PAC ordered a lot of food. He thought that Pac was fine, but he passed out in his strawberry shake.

He gets to WWE and talks about how he ended up riding with Kevin Nash and the rest of the Kliq.

Triple H reveals how William Regal and others told him to leave WCW and become a star in WWE.

Triple H says Terry Taylor had a medical incident earlier today. But he's still here. He says that Taylor made it feel like home for him. Taylor made it to the show despite being sick.

Triple H reveals that Harley Race went out of his way to buy Aurora, Hunter's daughter, a set of earrings, when she was born.

Triple H was the one to inform Dusty Rhodes that it was his last day there. He didn't know at the time.

Triple H talks about how Killer Kowalski trained him and left him feeling this was the most natural thing in his life.

Triple H and Shawn also kissed at the end of their embrace.

Triple H says that the Hall of Fame was not about him, but for everyone who had helped him get where he was.

Triple H credits Rich Herring and says that he was the Wolf. He had done everything over his years to fix any situation that went bad,

He went on to talk about how some speeches are always long while others are short. However, he understood why it was long because there was so much to say.

Michaels brings out Triple H. Now, it's time for the star.to speak and he admits that he had been crying for the last 5 minutes sitting in the back.

Shawn points to X-Pac and Kevin Nash and talks about Scott Hall and how he's not there. He gets emotional. He says the Kliq was always ride and die.

He talked about how much Triple H put into managing the entire roster.

Shawn Michaels talks about how Triple H invited him to work on NXT. He talked about how much hard work it was and that he would not change it.

But then, he says that he does not like receiving emails that call Triple H Paul at 1 in the morning.

HBK makes fun of the fact that the second DX was more popular, and then talked about building NXT.

Shawn Michaels admits that Triple H saved his life and stayed his best friend through thick and thin.

Shawn Michaels admits that he knows Stephanie and his wife have both wondered about their relationship. He said, "Hand to God, the only times we ever kissed, was on live television in front of all of you."

Michael Cole says Shawn Michaels fell asleep in the back, and he caught him. He introduces him,

They announce that he is NEXT! He's being inducted!

Pat McAfee says that Triple H is doing his job in an impossible situation.

Stone Cold and Bret share a beer with Pat McAfee when CM Punk edges away.

Stone Cold and Bret Hart all have time limits as they talk about their match and how it had made history. Stone Cold said that he nearly started crying because of the packages and the video reel of what the two of them had done that night.

Bret Hart says he's glad to be the first-ever person to be a 3-time inductee into the Hall of Fame. Stone Cold smirked at that as well.

Bret Hart is here! So is STONE COLD! The legends are out!

He has been cut short to meet the deadlines.

CM Punk comes out and says he has two minutes to talk about Bret Hart, Stone Cold, and their magnum opus.

WWE Hall of Fame history is being made as the first-ever Immortal moment is going to be inducted for the match between Bret hart and Stone Cold.

Typhoon of the Natural Disasters also gives a speech, talking about the sadness of how his partner passed away, as well as what the Hall of Fame induction means to him.

The Tenta Family come out to talk about their father, Earthquake, John Tenta.