The Triple Threat The Triple Threat was a professional wrestling heel stable that existed in Extreme Championship Wrestling ( ECW ) from 1995 to 1998 . It was Shane Douglas ' answer to Ric Flair ' s Four Horsemen . Douglas legitely disliked Flair since he felt that Flair had held him back during his first run in World Championship Wrestling , when Flair was one of the booker in WCW at the time . Triple Threat lifestyle , is a lifestyle where a person chooses to not have sex till marriage , not do drugs , and not to consume alcohol . History . First incarnation . The original Triple Threat consisted of Shane Douglas , Chris Benoit and Dean Malenko in ECW . At one point they dominated ECW , as Douglas was ECW World Heavyweight Champion , and Benoit and Malenko were ECW Tag Team Champions . Malenko also became a two - time ECW Television Champion . The group developed a hand signal - the three outer fingers raised with palms facing outward . During the summer of 1995 , Douglas left for the WWF , thus disbanding the Triple Threat . However , for a brief time 2 Cold Scorpio was added as a member of the Triple Threat ( at least one episode of ECW TV had Scorpio , Benoit , and Malenko cutting a promo together stating they were the Triple Threat ) . Nevertheless , when Benoit and Malenko left for WCW , the Triple Threat ceased to exist until Douglas returned to ECW . During their time in World Championship Wrestling , Chris Benoit and Dean Malenko were both members of the prominent Four Horsemen stable and often teamed together . Second incarnation . In late 1996 , approximately a year after his return to ECW , Douglas reformed the stable with Chris Candido and " Bulldozer " Brian Lee , and Francine as their manager . Douglas held the ECW Television Championship , but sought to regain the ECW World Heavyweight Championship . In early 1997 a masked man , who displayed the mannerisms of Rick Rude , began stalking Francine . At ECW ' s first pay - per - view event , ECW Barely Legal , the man was revealed to be Brian Lee , who was kicked out of the Triple Threat for betraying Douglas . Bam Bam Bigelow joined the group shortly after . Douglas lost the TV title to Taz , but won the ECW World Heavyweight title at Hardcore Heaven ' 97 . Bigelow then challenged Douglas for the title and won , but forfeited his membership in the group in the process . Lance Storm took his place . It was short - lived , however , as Storm and Candido did not get along and Storm was kicked out . Eventually , Bigelow returned and replaced Storm . Taz began a protracted feud with the entire stable , as he wanted a shot at Douglas ' World title but was repeatedly denied , being forced to wrestle matches against the other members of the Triple Threat . His frustration led to his creation of the Fuck The World Heavyweight Championship in defiance . Another angle had Candido and Storm winning the ECW Tag Team Championship together , and were forced to defend it despite their hatred for one another . During their reluctant title defenses , each man tried to one - up the other , and showed more concern for retaining the gold than for their partner ' s well - being . For a brief time in 1998 , once again every member of the group had ECW gold , with Douglas holding the World Heavyweight Championship , Bigelow holding the TV Championship , and Candido holding one half of the Tag Championship with ex - member Lance Storm . The group disbanded completely after Bigelow left for WCW , and Candido and Douglas went their separate ways after Douglas lost the ECW Title to Taz at ECW Guilty as Charged 1999 . Later incarnations . The New Triple Threat ( ECW ) . In late 1998 , Rob Van Dam , Sabu and Taz teamed up to form the " New Triple Threat " . They wrestled Douglas , Candido and Bigelow at November to Remember on November 1 , 1998 and were able to defeat them . The New Triple Threat then disbanded due to inner dissension . The Revolution ( WCW ) . In 1999 , the three original members again teamed up , joing forces with Perry Saturn and Asya to form the group The Revolution . Douglas , Candido and Bigelow in WCW . In 2000 , Douglas , Candido and Bigelow were briefly reunited in a group together in WCW . Despite not using the name " Triple Threat " , they imitated the mannerisms of the group . The group was disbanded shortly after , when Candido left WCW . Triple Threat Reunited in XPW . In 2002 the " Triple Threat Reunited " ' in Xtreme Pro Wrestling only it was constructed of Douglas , Lizzie Borden , and Supreme . the three dominated the single ' s division in XPW with Douglas holding the XPW World Heavyweight Championship and Supreme holding the XPW King Of The Deathmatch Championship . Douglas would feud with Candido in XPW until XPW folded in 2003 . Douglas , Candido and Bigelow in Jersey Area Pro Wrestling . In 2004 Douglas , Candido , and Bigelow reunited at an Jersey Area Pro Wrestling show just one year before Candido ' s death in 2005 . Deaths . Three members of the group would die within 3 years of each other . First , on April 28 , 2005 Chris Candido would die of a blood clot from foot surgery . Then , on January 19 , 2007 Bam Bam Bigelow would die of heart disease and an overdose of cocaine and Benzodiazetine . On June 25 , 2007 Chris Benoit committed suicide by hanging after strangling his youngest son Daniel and his wife Nancy .