The original Triple Threat consisted of Shane Douglas, Chris Benoit and Dean Malenko in ECW.
During the summer of 1995, Douglas left for the World Wrestling Federation (WWF), thus disbanding the Triple Threat.
Nevertheless, when Benoit and Malenko left for WCW, the Triple Threat ceased to exist until Douglas returned to ECW.
In late 1996, approximately a year after his return to ECW, Douglas and his valet Francine formed an alliance with Chris Candido and the man for hire "Bulldozer" Brian Lee.
At ECW's first pay-per-view event Barely Legal, the man was revealed to be Brian Lee, who was kicked out of the Triple Threat for betraying Douglas.
Taz began a protracted feud with the entire stable, as he wanted a shot at Douglas's world title, but was repeatedly denied and instead being forced to wrestle matches against the other members of The Triple Threat.
Another angle had Candido and Storm winning the ECW World 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 championship than for their partner's well-being.
In 1999, the three original members again teamed up, joining forces with Perry Saturn and Asya to form the group The Revolution.