Times Triple H Did Not Need To Win

[Milkman Norm]

Jan 4, 2016 0:04:38 GMT -5 tms said:

Jan 3, 2016 20:36:44 GMT -5 Dave the Dave said:

Classic example: after the screw job when Owen came back all his momentum was halted by being beaten by HHH and DX at every turn

Even during his midcard days Hunter damn near never put anyone over, which stuck out like a sore thumb given he was supposed to be a heel. I remember he feuded with Mero, Goldust, and Owen yet I can't remember him ever putting any of them over, let alone in a clean pinfall/submission.

He's the most protected heel in wrestling history by an enormous margin.

1. That was a weird time where drugged out Shawn didn't want anything to do with Owen and lobbied to have his buddy beat Owen at every turn to kill any heat Owen had after Bret leaving and the angle at the DX ppv. Plus after the turn with DX turning face and Owen joining the NOD it made sense.

2. The Original Sheik who booked himself to never lose for years in Detroit says hello.

[StuntGranny®]

- Most matches he has won.

But seriously though,

- Owen
- CM Punk
- Goldberg
- Brock
- Sting
- Etc.

Triple H's career has taught all children that, if you carry enough bags, kiss enough ass, and marry the boss's kid, you too can achieve way more than you should've.

[Batman]

It was Triple H's continued push, more than anything, that caused me to lose interest in the product/no longer watch every week from 2002 to whenever CM Punk's big run started. And Hunter even put a big damper on that.

[Renslayer]

Jan 4, 2016 10:45:28 GMT -5 celtics543 said:

The Owen one was the worst simply because there's no excuse for it. Both were in the mid card at the time, only Owen was super hot after the screw job and getting a big win over HHH would've been a huge moment. Owen vs DX in general was huge and I understand that the company was going with Austin as the world champion, and clearly it was the right move but Owen should've gotten that secondary title. HHH just never put the guy over at any point and it crushed all the momentum he had coming out of Montreal.

At least with the other ones the HHH character had been built up as the "king of kings" and legitimate world title contender. In 1998 when he was holding Owen down he was a lackey for HBK and really was mostly a lower card to mid card guy.

I'm not a big HHH hater, but he's not that entertaining and really doesn't deserve the spot he's in. He's been living off the feud with Mick Foley and that return pop at MSG for over a decade now. Everyone acts like he's on the Hogan/Austin/Rock level but really he's much more of Kane/Big Show/Nash/Hall level of guy. A serviceable title holder but not defining and era by any means.

I can kinda see why he had to beat Owen at Mania 14 tho. With Michaels gone thanks to injury & H leading DX, they needed him to look strong & hold a title as he took over.

[Finish Uncle Muffin’s Story]

In hindsight, the guys like RVD that he didn't put over might have been for the best given what he ended up doing when he actually did get his title run. The two REALLY crazy ones in my mind were Punk and Booker. The Booker one is even more criminal when the build up of the event is taken into account. Another candidate - Kane. He was REALLY over when he came back in 2002 and Hunter was quick to snuff out that fire and send Kane back to the midcard. Granted, it led to unmasked Kane and all, but it still was a misfire.

[TheFadedSpade]

The ones that bother me most are Punk and RVD.