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I agree that HHH has been underrated by MOST wrestling fans due to them being unhappy with his politics over the past 16 years, particularly after his marriage to Stephanie. Him dominating RAWs, long 20 min soliloquies, holding people down, not putting over people when the time was right (Fucking Booker T), Summer of Punk (bringing in Nash, wtf), BUT with even with all of that BS, it's really not all that bad. Wrestlers have been doing this for years, ever since it became a work. Caddock, Wladek Zbysko, Londos, Strangler Lewis, Thesz, Race, Hogan, Michaels and Austin were no different than HHH if you dig into wrestling history. All these legends and men who were at the top of their respective promotions and era all did the same thing in terms of politics and not putting people over even when they were told to.
It should be clear to see that I hold little bias; I look at things for what they are yet I do not let it blind me. I see all of HHH's politics and BS but I also know it's not unique to HHH. I give the man his due; he is great, I have him on my top 50, I have him over Rey Mystero BUT I can truly understand and would not have a big deal with someone having Mysterio over HHH due to how important Mystero has been to wrestling, particularly American wrestling history and how we view Luchadors.
11 years ago, I wrote my first column about HHH, many of which were under various names and this is how I ended it and it had to do with HHH.
"So I will end my first column about Triple H like this. Instead of taking time to bash a wrestler the calibre of Triple H, let's take time to enjoy this guy's work in the ring and go back to being what we were (or I at least was) and that is being a wrestling fan and just sit back and watch the guy work his magic. No-one can deny that fact that he can make us cheer and hate his guts. Let's not get ahead of ourselves and become so judgemental and forget to applaud this man for what he's done for the WWE in the past 9 years. For all those stars who've left for bigger things or have quit because they don't like their storylines, this man has stayed his tenure and made himself a household name among wrestling fans everywhere. Let's appreciate him and just watch him work his magic and then discuss his legacy once he's left it behind him. I hope everyone has enjoyed this. Give me your thoughts both positive and negative." - Saku 2005
I've heard of him my whole wrestling life due to various ties I know. I know he's been in bad shape, in particular, the last few years and you seemed very passionate so I didn't know if you knew him personally or professionally.
Yeah, another good post.
Spot on about peoples aversion to Trips due to their distaste toward him based on his politiking.
There's also that saying that he's always the guy that works with the guy who draws.
But he was every bit as good as a heel as SCSA and Rock were faces imo.
Powerslam magazine; a UK mag I respected rated him PW of the year in 2000. He was amazing that year; imo took being a heel to a whole new dimension in terms of bringing sophistication (as well as badassery) to the role. The cerebral assassin yo!
Though of course, Flair laid the groundwork on that.