Triple H: Difference between revisions

** It also pays to be careful when you think it's a good idea to mock the troubles any of his love ones ran into. [[Chris Jericho]] found this out when he decided to tease [[Stephanie McMahon]] because her "arrest" for battery. Hunter was none too happy about it.

* [[Black Comedy Rape]]: When he kidnapped, drugged and married Stephanie in Vegas. She also [[Rape Is Love|fell in love]] with him after that. Of course, it's entirely possible he was lying to mess with Vince's head.

* [[Blond Guys Are Evil]]: He plays this trope pretty damn straight. When he's heel, his hair is cleaner and pulled into a ponytail, making him look much more blond; when he's face, his hair is loose and unkempt, making his hair look darker.

** And during his heel runs in the early 2000s, he actually did dye his hair a much lighter golden blond than is his natural color.

** Interesting side note: it's believed that [[Triple H]] was planned to win the 1996 King of the Ring tournament, and after the "curtain call", [[Stone Cold Steve Austin]] was booked to win the tournament as part of Trips' punishment, and it's that victory over [[Jake Roberts|Jake "the Snake" Roberts]] that gave us the [[Catch Phrase|Austin]] [[Crowning Moment of Awesome|3:16]] phenomenon.

* [[Depraved Bisexual]]/[[Anything That Moves]]: In the original DX, this was a pretty important part of his character. He also kissed [[Shawn Michaels]] a bunch of times and gave this immortal response when asked if he spoke Spanish like [[Chyna]]:

* [[Determinator]]: In 2001, running forward to hit [[Chris Jericho]] with a forearm to the back of the head, [[Triple H]] ''ripped the quadricep muscle right off his kneecap'' in one of the most cringe-inducing sports injuries ever caught on film. You can actually see the muscle come loose under the skin of his thigh and he immediately falls out of the ring in agony. Somehow he managed to get back up and finish his role in the match.

** And did it ''again'' in 2007 in a tag-team match with [[Shawn Michaels]] against [[Edge]] and [[Randy Orton]]. Tore his other quad and managed to finish the match, even Pedigreeing Edge through the announcer's table.

** His Conan the Barbarian, "[[Red Baron|King of Kings]]" [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hO7x1MgBb4A entrance at Wrestlemania 22] is made of this trope.

** His [[Wrestlemania]] 27 and 28 entrances feature this trope in full force, [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8EUB84BqIAEthe 27 one] in particular. Being accompanied by a [[Faceless Goons|masked army]], striding out of a [[Dark Fantasy]] village left [[Rape, Pillage and Burn|in ruins]], wearing a [[Black Cloak]] and [[Cool Crown|skull-faced crown]], all while [[Metallica]] is [[Theme Music Power-Up|blaring in the background]]? This may take home the award for most metal entrance ever.

* [[Fake Nationality]]: His father is French-Canadian, but his character in WWE is obviously a [[White Anglo Saxon Protestant]] American.

* [[Fan Nickname]]: Some critics call him "HGH" due to how overly muscular he has seemingly become, which was the result of his rumored steroid use. Also the fact that the quad tears he keeps having are rarely seen outside of heavy steroid use.

* [[Gag Nose]]: One of the first things people use in a [[Triple H]] parody is a gigantic fake nose, hell, a [[Fan Nickname]] of his is "The Nose of Noses".

** He lampshaded it in his Hall of Fame induction for [[Shawn Michaels]]:

* [[Game-Breaking Injury]]: [[Incredibly Lame Pun|Jokes aside,]] The Game tearing his quad left him out of action for eight months in 2001. Would he be considered lucky that he missed the Invasion angle?

* [[Garbage Wrestler]]: While his [[Wrestling Psychology]] is solid, his style is that of a brawler, and he just loves to hit people with sledgehammers.

* [[Noble Demon]]: As much as he talks about what a dangerous guy he is, he's not that different from any other face.

* [[No Fourth Wall]]: All the damn time.

* [[Odd Friendship]]: [[The Kliq]]. While Michaels, Hall, Nash, and Waltman were established wrestlers at a near-equal level, [[Triple H]] was a newbie who didn't party. Now, things have changed, and it's still hard to believe that the massively successful HHH and one of the best wrestlers ever in [[Shawn Michaels]] are friends with the troubled X-Pac and [[Scott Hall]], whose jump to [[WCW]] was a major turning point in their careers.

* [[Oh Crap]]: His epic reaction shot to [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68gwIbZ6jQ8&feature=related being informed] he'd be facing not Mankind, but ''Cactus Jack'' in the 2000 Royal Rumble. CMOA for [[Mick Foley]], but Hunter's reaction just makes it.

* [[Vitriolic Best Buds]]: [[Shawn Michaels]]. Anyone else mocks Shawn's receding hairline and new religion, they're headed for a beatdown.

** A perfect example is his [http://atlanta.sbnation.com/pro-wrestling/2011/4/2/2087732/wwe-hall-of-fame-induction-ceremony-2011-triple-h-shawn-michaels Hall of Fame induction speech] for Shawn. Height, fashion sense, receding hairline, all are legit targets - and then you get down to the end, where he talks about how close he and Shawn are.

* [[Weapon of Choice]]: The [[Drop the Hammer|sledgehammer]].

* [[We Used to Be Friends]]: With Kevin Nash in kayfabe.

* [[Wham! Line]]:

* [[What Could Have Been]]: See [[Demoted to Extra]] above. One can only imagine what could have happened if HHH ''had'' won the '96 King of the Ring instead of Austin - no Attitude Era, no competition against [[WCW]] and the nWo...

** Had he not been injured in 2001, [[Triple H]] would have turned face and challenge a heel Austin for the WWF Championship throughout the summer. Which would mean that the InVasion angle would at least have been interesting to watch.

** His [[Crowning Moment of Funny]] response to the hypothetical question of "what if the [[Montreal Screwjob]] had happened to Shawn instead of Bret?"

* [[Author Existence Failure|Wrestler Appearance Failure]]: [[Triple H]]'s quad injury in 2001 forced him out of action until 2002 ... which allowed him to escape the universally-despised InVasion storyline.

* [[Worthy Opponent]]: [[Shawn Michaels]] stands out more than anyone else. Even after reforming DX, the two would still come to blows but still walk out as friends.