10 shocking moments from WWF (WWE) 2001

#8 Triple H finishes a match with a torn quadricep

A true professional.

The year 2000 was a promising 12 months for Triple H. With The Rock and Stone Cold firmly cemented as the top talents on the roster, the WWF needed to look towards the future and decided to call up guys like Hunter into more prominent roles.

Despite losing his Wrestlemania match to The Undertaker at Mania X-7, 2001 was still looking to be an important year for the Game. After Austin's heel turn at the event, the two temporarily formed a tag-team called 'The Two Man Power Trip' after Triple H helped Austin during a Mania rematch with The Rock.

However, as the team were about to really turn things up on the main event scene, Triple H suffered an unfortunate injury during a RAW main event with Jericho and Benoit. As he was running to help his partner Austin, his quadricep muscle came completely off the bone, causing him excruciating pain without a doubt.

In a similar way to how Austin had continued to wrestle after suffering a broken neck during Summerslam 1997, Triple H decided the best thing for his character would be to carry on as well. To make matters even more extreme, Triple H agreed to be put in the Walls of Jericho submission hold, probably the worst type of move for that particular injury.

Both Hunter and Chris Jericho have talked about the incident, with Jericho being particularly surprised that the Game agreed to it. Moments like these not only help a Superstar fit into his or her character but also set them up nicely for a long and respect-filled career.