Triple H incident might contribute to possible CTE diagnosis, ex-WWE star thinks

Triple H was among WWE's most prominent superstars in 2004. One of his rivals that year, Nick Dinsmore, recently recalled how The Game seriously injured him during an in-ring beatdown segment.

On July 12, 2004, Evolution (Batista, Randy Orton, Ric Flair, and Triple H) attacked Chris Benoit and Dinsmore's Eugene character on RAW. The incident ended with Triple H kicking a bloodied Dinsmore in the head.

Two decades on, Dinsmore said on his Eugene Behind the Scenes YouTube channel that he received a concussion that day. The 49-year-old believes the incident would likely be the main cause if he ever gets a CTE head trauma diagnosis:

"If I eventually get diagnosed with CTE, I feel like the kick to the face by Triple H might be a contributing factor," Dinsmore stated. "This was the only time that I've been diagnosed with a concussion. I'm sure I probably had others but I don't know. Nothing ever like this. Nothing this bad. I was messed up for a couple of days." [9:57 – 10:16]

Dinsmore's Eugene persona was the fictional nephew of WWE Hall of Famer Eric Bischoff. Triple H briefly befriended the mentally handicapped character before defeating him at SummerSlam 2004.

---

Nick Dinsmore on whether Triple H's WWE RAW kick was necessary

The kick to the head came after Nick Dinsmore had already received a Batista Bomb, Randy Orton's RKO, and Triple H's Pedigree.

On reflection, Dinsmore does not think the storyline benefited from his Eugene character getting kicked in the head:

"Now, I'm not gonna sit here and make the accusation that Triple H intentionally kicked me in the face, but did the heat on Eugene really need the kick to the face? I mean, I was already bleeding. Triple H had laid waste to everybody. Their point was made, and the kick to the face was just kind of like an additional 'F**k you' to Eugene." [9:06 – 9:30]

Dinsmore wrestled for WWE between 2004 and 2007 before returning for a short run in 2009. He also worked as a Performance Center trainer in 2013 and 2014.

Do you have any memories of the Eugene vs. Triple H storyline? Hit the discuss button and let us know.

---

Please credit Eugene Behind the Scenes and give an H/T to Sportskeeda Wrestling for the transcription if you use quotes from this article.