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Post by thegame415 on Sept 24, 2013 19:40:33 GMT -5
I doubt it. He was named HHH before the formation of the NWO. However, I don't doubt it's a rib on someone. Vince's "Old Money" neighbors that looked down on him. Hubert H Humphrey, former VP and Rep. from Minnesota. AWA based out of Minneapolis.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 24, 2013 19:46:53 GMT -5
I'd rather burn my money than give it out for a HHH DVD. However I hope that Undertakers clip where he out of character blows Hunter on camera ends up on YouTube.
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Post by nate5054 on Sept 27, 2013 2:24:44 GMT -5
I like HHH and all, but the title of this DVD and "the King of Kings" nickname is damn near literally trying to deify the guy. It's pathetic.
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Post by BigJerichool222 on Sept 27, 2013 2:29:42 GMT -5
Get Ready for his next 3-Disc DVD set:
"TRIPLE H: Our Daily Bread"
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Post by Hobby Drifter on Sept 27, 2013 7:04:37 GMT -5
I watched the documentary this morning and I'm...torn.
It's great. I mean, it's like REALLY great. Possibly the best one of these that WWE has done, and I've liked quite a few of them. And HHH's story is an impressive one. Despite all the criticism that he gets, the guy has been a REALLY hard worker from day one. And it's nice to see a guy who put in so much have his work rewarded.
What's really kind of strange, though, is that all of that "He really is the greatest of the great" type stuff seems really inorganic. Like they produced this fantastic DVD and then had all those quotes put in afterword. HHH comes off as confident, but not arrogant. Thankful for his success, without ever once seeming to buy into his own hype. Which makes me wonder if the "ego" that's been associated with HHH for the last decade has been more McMahon than anything else.
The stuff with the Undertaker was fantastic. It was REALLY weird seeing him so far out of character. Which brings up another point. This is probably the most kayfabe shattering release that WWE has ever put out. I haven't seen every one, but this goes far beyond even what CM Punk's disc did. They openly talk about "heels" and "pops" and "contributed to the storyline". Which is fine, and great, and necessary to make a good documentary...but they advertise this disc ON WWE PROGRAMMING. That would be like having a Spider-Man comic book where Peter Parker starts talking about picking up the latest trade paperback collection. It's a nitpick, but it's funny to think about.
HHH's parents are ADORABLE. And how insane must that Thanksgiving be? On one side you've got a seemingly insane billionaire, and former congressional candidate, and the head of a Chinese media outlet. On the other side you've got...a cute old couple from Family Guy.
Great disc. Five stars.
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Post by TheDieselTrain on Sept 27, 2013 10:06:18 GMT -5
I forgot his original middle name but damn........
We could have had Reginald Helmsley.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 27, 2013 10:08:53 GMT -5
I forgot his original middle name but damn........ We could have had Reginald Helmsley.
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Post by Urfarkendarf on Sept 27, 2013 19:50:23 GMT -5
Watched the documentary last night. As usual, the WWE's production quality is top notch. I found the best part of it to be when they're discussing his early years. It was incredible watching his independent work and noticing how unnatural he seemed in the ring. While I personally have never thought of HHH as any sort of innovator inside the ring technically, it really is amazing how far he went in a relatively short period of time and his work ethic is pushed quite hard and it's very believable. The first hour up through his early WWE career is a very engrossing watch, then it gets to post-Shawn DX and his "rise" and it gets extremely corny. The amount of brown-nosing/ass kissing by the interviewed talent is rather extraordinary. There was no "flipside" to his personality presented. No warts. No human flaws. It was just OMG HHH IS THE BESTEST. I have no doubts that he is a good person. I've met him myself and found him to be engaging and down to Earth. There's barely even a mention of the Montreal Screwjob (if one at all) and that's one incident I'd love to hear his current day opinion on. Some of the quips from his friends/other wrestlers are downright nauseating. Luckily, the worst ones are covered in the trailer, but Batista comparing him to Michael Jordan is still insulting to me. There's people (well, just Road Dogg or Billy Gunn) putting him over for drawing, and while I have no doubts that people wanted to see him get his ass kicked when he was one of the best heels in the business (you can't argue against the McMahon/Helmsley Era), does anyone really believe they were there to see him, The Rock, or Austin? I also particularly liked how they covered his quad tear and his return, but even that was presented in a fairy tale gag me way.
The thing about this documentary is that it's excellently made. I found 60-70% of it genuinely interesting and engrossing espc being that the Attitude Era solidified and made me the fan I am today, I was eager to watch it. And while I knew the HHH IS AWESOME crap was going to be all over it, it was sad at how heavy they laid that shit on there in the last 45 minutes of the documentary. There was barely *anything* critical about the man and I find that extremely insulting to the viewer. I didn't and would not expect to see him buried, but a bit more humanity/flaws outside of the OH NOEZ CURTAIN CALL crap would've given the feature a lot more depth. Heck, they don't even mention that he was in a romantic relationship with Chyna once. The story of his life makes it seem like he was this super clean amazing guy who hooks up with the bosses daughter in a fairy tale way. Yet the clips of him puffed out and covered in bacne did make me laugh. I guess the fact they even mention Chyna at all should be seen as something.
I'd say its worth a watch simply b/c he's pretty iconic at this point and he's never going away and the stuff on his early career is really fascinating. His terrible New England accent is completely gone, which I find funny in hindsight but I guess he had to kill that or had been pigeonholed his whole career.
Grade: B- Well made and some genuinely interesting footage, but total puff piece.
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Post by Ginger Beer Man on Sept 27, 2013 20:01:57 GMT -5
There's a load of cynical bullshit in this thread.
It's one of the best WWE DVD's ever in my opinion and it gives a great insight into Triple H overall. It's an obvious praise session but what did people expect honestly? It's also a great piece on showing how he is committed to following Vince when the time comes.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 27, 2013 20:22:15 GMT -5
Watching the doc now. just passed the "Business, in this business, I treated it like a business" bit. loving it so far.
His promo on the indy scene and mullet were terrible
And he claims he brought DVD's of himself with him to a convention Ric Flair was at in the early 90s.
Guess Trips invented time travel or the DVD
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Post by Urfarkendarf on Sept 27, 2013 22:18:31 GMT -5
There's a load of cynical bullshit in this thread. It's one of the best WWE DVD's ever in my opinion and it gives a great insight into Triple H overall. It's an obvious praise session but what did people expect honestly? Maybe just a little bit of honesty/humility/humanity (HHH)? There was none of it outside of his punishment for the curtain call, and even that was glanced over. Dont get me wrong, its a good watch and I enjoyed it at points, but the circle jerk aspect of it was off-putting and yes, it was expected.
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Post by Urfarkendarf on Sept 27, 2013 22:19:58 GMT -5
And he claims he brought DVD's of himself with him to a convention Ric Flair was at in the early 90s. Guess Trips invented time travel or the DVD Haha, yeah, I noticed that too. I think he just didnt want to say tapes to think he was confusing people or something. Or maybe he's used to getting people's DVDs now and slipped up. Never heard of Bob Dhue before either.
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Post by blackmegaman on Sept 27, 2013 22:31:57 GMT -5
I saw it two days ago and thought for the most part it was alright , but I do wish he would at least talk about or give his side to a lot of the criticism about his run during 02-04. I mean it seemed like they pretty much just skimmed through that whole time period (Evolution being the exception of course.)
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Post by wildojinx on Sept 27, 2013 23:56:14 GMT -5
I found it interesting that they considered giving him Honky Tonk Man as a manager. I wonder if that meant he was the original choice for rockabilly (it would fit the time period).
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Post by Deleted on Sept 28, 2013 6:57:02 GMT -5
The highlight of this doc has to be Vince's impression of Triple H, it's brilliant and sums up Vince's sense of Humour perfectly.
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Post by Ginger Beer Man on Sept 28, 2013 11:24:29 GMT -5
There's a load of cynical bullshit in this thread. It's one of the best WWE DVD's ever in my opinion and it gives a great insight into Triple H overall. It's an obvious praise session but what did people expect honestly? Maybe just a little bit of honesty/humility/humanity (HHH)? There was none of it outside of his punishment for the curtain call, and even that was glanced over. Dont get me wrong, its a good watch and I enjoyed it at points, but the circle jerk aspect of it was off-putting and yes, it was expected. I thought he did show some of that to be honest, but I can also see how it might bother people. Not really enough to justify some of the comments here, that's all I meant.
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Post by Bub (BLM) on Sept 28, 2013 13:23:34 GMT -5
I didn't care for it myself. They glossed over a lot of things that they could have gotten much more in depth with, and then spent 20 minutes talking about his relationship with Stephanie. There was no addressing of the reign of terror "burials" from his perspective, nothing at all about his well documented stuff with Jericho, it was just a fluff piece like everyone else has said. I just wanted to hear Triple H's side of a lot of the controversial stuff, and didn't really get it.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 28, 2013 14:57:17 GMT -5
The doc is good but the match selection sucks.
That Match with Dude Love and One Night Only was f***ing shit, I don't know how it warrants being on a dvd set
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Post by Urfarkendarf on Sept 28, 2013 17:54:37 GMT -5
I didn't care for it myself. They glossed over a lot of things that they could have gotten much more in depth with, and then spent 20 minutes talking about his relationship with Stephanie. There was no addressing of the reign of terror "burials" from his perspective, nothing at all about his well documented stuff with Jericho, it was just a fluff piece like everyone else has said. I just wanted to hear Triple H's side of a lot of the controversial stuff, and didn't really get it. Bingo. You put it much more succinctly than I did. I dont get how its receiving some of the praise it is. Yes, it is very well made. Yes, there is stuff here that is very engaging, but the omissions are glaring. I did not expect to see him getting into a lot of the controversial stuff, but some of the missing pieces are very big to his personality and how he's perceived by a lot of people. I'd have loved to hear about his reaction to the Montreal Screwjob (he took a LOT of blame at the time). I'd like to have heard how his courtship with Stephanie started while he was still in a serious relationship with Chyna. While these things don't paint him in a necessarily great light, it at the very least humanizes him. Instead we get this portrait of this amazing guy with very few flaws that's had a storybook life. I have always liked or at the very least respected HHH (I still do). I've never been one to complain about him, even during the "Reign of Terror". Every person has his flaws though and its a shame this was so company-slanted rather than a real documentary. IMO it was even more slanted than McMahon was. I'd put this in the lower end of WWE documentaries on whole. There have been far better and far worse ones.
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Post by thetower52 on Sept 28, 2013 20:38:34 GMT -5
Just noticed they use low kis wwe intro music as background music on the DVD
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