Triple H Pays Tribute to Ozzy Osbourne: ‘Give Lemmy a Hug for Me’

Triple H Pays Tribute to Ozzy Osbourne: ‘Give Lemmy a Hug for Me’

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Triple H has taken to social media to eulogize heavy metal icon and WWE Hall of Famer Ozzy Osbourne. Following the death of Osbourne on July 22, Triple H took the chance to recall his own heavy metal fandom and the role Black Sabbath's "Paranoid" played in The Game's life.

Triple H wrote:

Rock and Roll Heaven just received The Prince of Darkness, and if I know Lem, he asked what took you so Fkn'g long to get up there!!

Ozzy was one of a kind. His relentless passion for music was something I always looked up to. From the moment I heard the first riff of Paranoid I was hooked on this sound that I never heard before. My dream turned into reality as Ozzy would become involved with
@WWE
and eventually inducted into the Hall of Fame.

My condolences to Sharon, your children and grandchildren who had the fortunate pleasure of your time.

Give Lem a hug from me and I'll see you on the other side Give em Hell Ozzy.

“Walking out on another stage
Another town, another place
Sometimes I don't feel right
Nerves wound up too damn tight
People keep telling me it's bad for my health
But kicking back don't make it”

WWE also posted a tribute to its main account, while the NXT announce team spoke beautifully about Ozzy during last night's broadcast. The crowd could even be heard chanting 'Ozzy' and 'Thank you Ozzy' as a video package played:

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Mick Foley famously said that wrestling isn't about how many great matches you have... it's how many classic moments you can create. Few moments in pro wrestling can compare to a return after injury, especially when that injury threatens to end a top talent's career far too early.

Just think about the moment Edge returned to WWE at the 2020 Royal Rumble. His career had been over for nine years, he'd suffered a serious neck injury that require triple fusion surgery... it was an absolute impossibility for Edge to return, right?

"Once the music hit, and that reaction... I mean, I truly feel like I could have beat King Kong's ass," Edge told ESPN about his 2020 surprise return. "It was all surreal, kind of like a dream sequence, but everything's so focused and hyper-focused that I can't really explain it. But I think when you look at the video of me walking out, I think you see it in my eyes."

Iconic moments like these only come once in a while, but they're unforgettable every time! Check out these incredibly emotional moments when wrestlers returned after suffering career-threatening injuries.

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A lightning fast championship match can be shocking, both for the right and the wrong reasons. Some of the quickest matches in WWE history have caused Superstars like Daniel Bryan to be catapulted to the top of the card, while others like Kofi Kingston had short moments of glory snatched away from them.

For this list, we're not counting Money in the Bank cash-ins like Dean Ambrose pinning Seth Rollins in nine seconds or Jack Swagger taking Chris Jericho's title in eight seconds. These are mostly traditional matches, minus one Money in the Bank precursor where Trish Stratus pulled the biggest heel move of her career.

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