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Post by smokeandmirrors on Jan 25, 2013 15:43:46 GMT -5
When he first came back in 2002, the man looked like he was chiseled out of gold! I don't think anyone on the entire roster looked better than that during this time time frame. It would be quite the opposite story a year later sadly..... Flood pants era Triple H! I think he was injured for much of late 2003.
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Post by The Baltimore Staircase on Jan 25, 2013 15:45:23 GMT -5
Also, remember how good he looked when he returned against Booker T. (Summerslam I think)
I seem to remember him being a lot thinner and defined. Anyone who's not as lazy as me could post a screengrab.
I wonder why he let himself go in that second pic there.
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Post by Zaq "That Guy" Buzzkill on Jan 25, 2013 15:52:00 GMT -5
Also, remember how good he looked when he returned against Booker T. (Summerslam I think) I seem to remember him being a lot thinner and defined. Anyone who's not as lazy as me could post a screengrab. I wonder why he let himself go in that second pic there. I remember that. During is 06-07 DX run he was shall we say "filled out." And when he got back from his quad tear he was more toned.
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Post by YiHammer on Jan 25, 2013 15:56:57 GMT -5
Something something wellness
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Post by Deleted on Jan 25, 2013 16:12:46 GMT -5
The roids giveth, the roids taketh away.
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Post by The Baltimore Staircase on Jan 25, 2013 16:12:54 GMT -5
Also, remember how good he looked when he returned against Booker T. (Summerslam I think) I seem to remember him being a lot thinner and defined. Anyone who's not as lazy as me could post a screengrab. I wonder why he let himself go in that second pic there. I remember that. During is 06-07 DX run he was shall we say "filled out." And when he got back from his quad tear he was more toned. And then promptly lost it again. You know I think, and it's none more obvious than with Big Show - that a lot of talent struggle with the schedule. Every time show goes off the road he comes back looking amazing, but it just looks like with touring etc he either doesn't find the time or doesn't have the energy to keep it up. It's a shame really. And also a testament to the ones who do keep it up.
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Post by mjolnir on Jan 25, 2013 16:42:36 GMT -5
Really?
Personally, I thought Triple H for the better part of the early 2000's looked like a bloated mess of a man, who had inflated his mass well beyond what his frame was suited for.
I felt he looked his best during the late 90's, and later 2000's when he'd be in-between inflated like a balloon and chubby Hiatch.
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Post by The Legend of Groose on Jan 25, 2013 16:53:35 GMT -5
2003 was the year of CHHHubby
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Post by Mighty Attack Tribble on Jan 25, 2013 17:03:05 GMT -5
Wrestling injuries 101: if you're injured for six months, don't come back for nine or ten months. Spend six months recovering, and another three or months focusing on looking as good as possible.
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Post by YiHammer on Jan 25, 2013 17:10:06 GMT -5
The roids giveth, the roids taketh away. That's the one funny thing about steroids is how shit guys look when they get off
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Post by Big Daddy Bad Booking on Jan 25, 2013 18:51:59 GMT -5
2003 was the year of CHHHubby It wasn't until like October it showed up because he was injured and couldn't train. 2004-2006 on the other hand.... It's weird we talk about Triple H's physique because oddly enough it affects his ring performance too. In 2002-2003, he was very slow and not all that great. He literally performed like flubber when he got flabby, and that's not a bad thing.
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Post by -Lithium- on Jan 25, 2013 21:30:04 GMT -5
I think he looked best in the late 90s to 2001. He also looked good when he returned in 2007. Very toned, but without being slowed down due to mass like he was in 2002...
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Post by saintpat on Jan 25, 2013 23:12:08 GMT -5
Roids/physique aside, whatever misgivings I have about Triple H as a person and backstage manipulator, from the time he got to the main event scene through the rest of his in-ring career, the guy was one of the most fantastically conditioned superstars ever.
He had a lot of long matches and never, ever to my memory seemed to get gassed in the least bit. He didn't keep a lucha pace, but no one as thickly muscled as Hunter does. But he has participated in a number of taxing, grueling longer matches and always carried his end. His performance didn't seem to drop off as the minutes counted by, and I never recall thinking "resthold" or "got himself knocked out of the ring and stalled to take a break."
Along with Flair and maybe a few others, I'd say he was as well conditioned as anyone I've ever seen.
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Post by mjolnir on Jan 25, 2013 23:20:29 GMT -5
Roids/physique aside, whatever misgivings I have about Triple H as a person and backstage manipulator, from the time he got to the main event scene through the rest of his in-ring career, the guy was one of the most fantastically conditioned superstars ever. He had a lot of long matches and never, ever to my memory seemed to get gassed in the least bit. He didn't keep a lucha pace, but no one as thickly muscled as Hunter does. But he has participated in a number of taxing, grueling longer matches and always carried his end. His performance didn't seem to drop off as the minutes counted by, and I never recall thinking "resthold" or "got himself knocked out of the ring and stalled to take a break." Along with Flair and maybe a few others, I'd say he was as well conditioned as anyone I've ever seen. ... Did you watch 2002 to 2003 Triple H...like, at all? Guy was bordering on Nash levels of getting gassed just walking to the freakin' ring.
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Post by mizerable on Jan 25, 2013 23:32:14 GMT -5
Yeah, as a character I can make a LOT of excuses for Triple H's reign of terror during '02-'05. Strictly as a character, it fit.
However, for a good chunk of that, particularly the first couple years, he put on some of the worst feats of his career. He was in rough shape with injuries, looked out of shape, and he did seem like he could not go for more than 12 minutes. I don't know what it is, but depending on who he is in the ring with, he seems to phone it in a lot. This to me is one of the most frustrating things about Triple H the wrestler. Sure, he can work...but he almost never takes chances in his matches. They're very formulaic. It's weird since I can't say the same for Undertaker, Michaels, Cena or anyone like that, despite the fact that they don't need to take chances...they still did.
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Post by Sephiroth on Jan 25, 2013 23:40:45 GMT -5
Taking roids while training leads to herculean physical development. Taking roids while injured and unable to train leads to Shamu bloat.
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Post by xCompackx on Jan 26, 2013 0:08:52 GMT -5
Yeah, I think HHH getting flabbier is proof that the schedule these guys have is ridiculous.
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Post by Cronant on Jan 26, 2013 1:10:23 GMT -5
2002 HHH was too big. 2001 HHH was his best look.
As much size as he had, he never really did depend on power that much, did he?
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Post by mizerable on Jan 26, 2013 1:17:33 GMT -5
Yeah, I think HHH getting flabbier is proof that the schedule these guys have is ridiculous. More like the over dependence on a guy who while he'll show up and get his point across, is NOT a guy you want to put in the ring night after night, especially given his injury past. Also, given that Triple H has always marketed himself under that larger physique once he hit the main event, it would be strange for him to tone it down now, even though he should. In fact, I would almost argue that ballooning out contributed to him slowing down his career inside the ring. I guess that's the price you pay if you're desperate to make it to the top.
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Post by JCBaggee on Jan 26, 2013 2:04:31 GMT -5
Yeah, I think HHH getting flabbier is proof that the schedule these guys have is ridiculous. More like the over dependence on a guy who while he'll show up and get his point across, is NOT a guy you want to put in the ring night after night, especially given his injury past. Also, given that Triple H has always marketed himself under that larger physique once he hit the main event, it would be strange for him to tone it down now, even though he should. In fact, I would almost argue that ballooning out contributed to him slowing down his career inside the ring. I guess that's the price you pay if you're desperate to make it to the top. It's a shame too, because I thought the far more lithe, Hunter Hearst-Helmsley era of HHH was his best look.
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