The 10 Defining Moments Of Triple H

5. 2002 Return

If you’re going to make a return from injury Royal Rumble session is the perfect time to do so. Returning on a RAW from MSG to a thunderous pop Triple H soaked in every bit of the crowd. He declares his entry into the rumble which he would go on to win.

Almost 6 years earlier Triple H had nearly derailed his career with the curtain call now he returned felling like a superstar. Despite feeling the biggest babyface on this night Triple H would be a heel again by the end of the year. A role that he is more suited to.

4. Being Awarded the World Heavyweight Championship

With then WWE champion Brock Lesnar signing with SmackDown after the initial brand split RAW need a world champion. So RAW GM Eric Bischoff brought back the big gold belt and awarded it to Triple H. Thus, began a reign of terror that featured such terrible storylines such as Katie Vick, the Booker T racism story and Scott Stiner. Nothing offensive about the Steiner feud it was just bad.

This is where the hate for Triple H was at a all time high. He held the belt for an insane amount of time between 2002 and 2005. At the same time, he started up Evolution which launched the careers of Randy Orton and Batista.

Say what you will about Triple H at this time, but that gold belt suited him perfectly. He was one of the few people during the initial brand split that made the World title feel on par if not bigger than the WWE title.

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