Triple H: Difference between revisions

Oh yeah, and he's married to [[Stephanie McMahon (Wrestling)|Stephanie McMahon]], the daughter of WWE chairman/CEO [[Vince McMahon]].

 

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=== '''Tropes associated with Triple H include:''' ===

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

{{quote| ''"The comedy stuff with us was just based on our giving personalities. I gave Shawn the comedy gift of my nose . . ."''}}

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

** This is very much YMMV as most people in the industry would argue that having [[Wrestling Psychology]] automatically prevents one from being a [[Garbage Wrestler]]. If that was the case, every single brawler would be one.

* [[Mis Blamed]]:

** He was blamed for the infamous Katie Vick angle; that was created by Kevin Dunn, with approval by [[Vince McMahon]].

** Dennis Randazzo, author of ''[[Ring of Hell]]'', accuses [[Triple H]] turning Austin into his lackey during the latter's 2001 [[Face Heel Turn]], despite that fact that Austin held the WWF Title and Triple H held the Intercontinental Title, and thus, Austin was positioned as the more important member of the Two-Man Power Trip.

** Frankly, because of his pull backstage and his reputation of burying other wrestlers, it's almost standard operating procedure to blame him for anything. He was accused of forcing Chris Masters to continue his dreadful Master Lock Challenge long after it overstayed its welcome, and frequently takes the blame any time a wrestler seems to be stuck in a bad gimmick because he's "holding them back" because he's "threatened by them."

* [[Popularity Power]]

* [[Power Stable]]: [[D Generation X]], [[The Corporation]], and Evolution.

* [[Real Life Writes the Plot]]/[[Romance On the Set]]: [[Triple H]] and [[Stephanie McMahon]] were [[Kayfabe]] married in 1999 and divorced in 2002, but they got married in [[Real Life]] in 2003.

** And [[The Kliq]]. Never forget the Kliq. Who are they? A band of extremely influential wrestlers who banded together, responsible for [[D Generation X]] and a little group called the [[New World Order]].

* [[Screw the Rules, I Have Connections]]: Both in-character (as part of the McMahon-Helmsley Regime) and in [[Real Life]] (due to his marriage to Stephanie McMahon).

* [[Retired Badass|Semi-Retired Badass]]: [[Triple H]] doesn't work nearly a full ring schedule anymore as he's in his 40s and growing used to his backstage role, but he can still throw a good beatdown or pound a guy to a pulp with a sledgehammer when the time calls for it.

* [[Shoot the Dog]]: The reason why he challenged [[The Undertaker]] at Wrestlemania 27 - he wanted to end The Streak as well as believing that Taker was way past his prime.

** The following year, Taker's [[Pride]] in refusing to accept a [[Pyrrhic Victory]] would lead Taker to persistently demand he try this again - persistently, because a little more time in his new position caused [[Triple H]] to see business and nostalgia as more important than another fight.

* [[Spotlight-Stealing Squad]]: Especially during his 2003 run.

** Particularly hilarious are the t-shirts of chibi Shawn and Hunter ''mooning'' people.

** Even funnier in that [[Triple H]] said in an interview that when shown the new shirts for approval, no one showed Shawn what was on the back (the chibi asses).

* [[Underwear of Power]]: He started wearing this when he was pushed to main event status.

** He had actually worn one in WCW, but switched to the long trunks in his "Blueblood" persona.

** Or ''both''.

* [[Villain Team-Up]]: In 2001, with [[Stone Cold Steve Austin]] (as the Two-Man Power Trip).

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

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

{{quote| "Vince, you have been relieved of your duties."}}

* [[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...