Triple H Says He's Done Wrestling in WWE After Suffering from Heart Failure

Triple H said Friday that he will never wrestle again because of his heart issues.

Triple H said in an interview with Stephen A. Smith that he will never wrestle again because he has a defibrillated chest.

Triple H had a genetic heart issue that resulted in him having a procedure.

The wrestler explained that he went into heart failure before being discovered.

I had a cold. I got home after a couple of days and my lungs were getting worse. I had fluid in my lungs after I got checked for viral pneumonia, but my wife saw some blood and stuff that I was coughing up, and she went and got checked, and it was coming from the viral pneumonia, but I had fluid in my lungs. I had some fluid around my heart and they did an EKG and a lot of other things. 55-60 percent of your ejection fraction is a good number. I was at 30 percent. I got a text message telling me to pack a bag quickly and head to the emergency room so I can fill you in on the way. By the time I got to the emergency room, my ejection fraction had gone down to 22 percent, which meant I was in heart failure.

Triple H said that things were so bad for a time that he was at the 1-yard line, in terms of being close to death, until a procedure saved him.

As this story becomes available, this article will be updated to provide more information.