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Post by An Dog On An Skateboard on Aug 13, 2023 11:15:21 GMT -5
Echoing what others have said, from 1999 until 2001 he was one of the best heels in the industry, but after his injury he was bad far, far more than he was good. He strikes me as someone who fell into the trap of thinking long match = good match - this was apparent when he was involved with NXT too - and a lot of the stuff he did was bloated, indulgent, and boring.
If we're including character work in his in-ring legacy, he was horrendous when dressed up as a 1970s heel territorial champion, and absolutely insufferable and smug as a face, especially when paired up with Michaels; the DX reunion in 2006 was embarrassing.
I'd perhaps controversially argue that it's recency bias that puts him on all-time great lists, and would say he's more of a generational very good whose own ego stopped him being genuinely great.
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Post by Mozenrath on Aug 13, 2023 11:39:56 GMT -5
Not to make excuses for Triple H's more indulgent slog-fests, but I implore people to go back and watch a lot of his 2000 matches. Worse wrestlers have coasted on less, seriously. He could make people think TAKA Michinoku was going to be their next WWF Champion.
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