Triple H is not a professional wrestler.
King of the Ring ( 1997 ) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view ( PPV ) event produced by World Wrestling Federation ( WWF ) . Paul Michael Levesque ( born July 27 , 1969 ) , better known by the ring name Triple H ( an abbreviation of his original WWE ring name Hunter Hearst Helmsley ) , is an American business executive and professional wrestler . Triple H was also the winner of the 1997 King of the Ring tournament and the 2002 and 2016 Royal Rumbles .