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The Triple H Files
Do you think the reason Triple H hasn't been performing well is because of a lack of skilled oppenents for him?
Do you think it would be better for Triple H to go to SmackDown? Do you think it would be better for Triple H to go to SmackDown in a trade for Kurt Angle? Do you think Raw's failure could be based on Eric Bischoff's piss poor job as GM? Do you think that Triple H isn't being challenged both verbally and physically on Raw? Do you think Triple H has to keep the world title since it makes no sense for him to lose to anyone on Raw saince he is on a different level than them? |
:errr: Too....many....questions...But I think Raw will eventually get back up there. Raw has always seemed like the show where all the "buff/strong" people go. Smackdown! seems more for the "high flyers" and "lightweight" people. But to contradict my own statement, heh, There is Brock Lesnar and Big Show and whatnot.
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Re: The Triple H Files
Nice questions, I wonder where you got them??? :confused:
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Who knows? Does he write the story lines? I think Raw's failure is because: 1) On monday night, it has much more competition from high rated television programs. 2) The Talent pool simply isn't as good as Smackdown's. (it's getting there though) 3) The world championship race isn't as interestiong to watch... with all the big players like say... The Rock, Brock Lensar, Big Show, Kurt Angle, and Undertaker basically being locked on SD it's kinda hard to find a guy who it makes sense for HHH to even have a rivalry with. Don't get me wrong, Steiner, HBK, Booker T, Jericho, and RVD aren't horrible... but they havent worked themselves to invincability like HHH. There is Stienter... the guy who worked himself up to champion over a sluggish WCW There is HBK, known for screwing Bret Hart, and also a champion in the dark age of WWE There is Booker T, the tag member of the freakyest guy in the WWE... Booker T became a joke in the WWE before he could even make a huge impact. Jericho, the first undisputed Champion... the guy who won by cheating, and then got his ass kicked by HHH at WMx8. He has also been and still is a joke. Then there is RVD, deserving of a big break, but his fighting style is akward for world championship material... he is more of a "big" cruiserweight on to Smackdown... There is The Rock, even when he first started in the WWE he was hated but he didn't suck. After he turned bad... joined the Nation of Domination, then the Corperation, he has never become a joke. The man is nearly invinceable, and at a PPV it's rarely easy to imagine him loseing. (cept when he fights Austin :D) There is Brock lensar, never really showing a weakness in his carrer, his first title match he beats The Rock at a PPV fairly. This guy is meant for superstardom. There is Big Show, at one big chunk of his carrer he had become a joke. As it stands, he is not anymore. He has allways been a great person to see at a love show because of his size, and everybody knows he has the potiental to become the champ. Kurt Angle, Joke? Yes... but that's because Austin damn near killed his carrer. That "You suck, what?" chant has been following him far too long. But if we look at the past, he has had big rivalries with the big three on WWE, Austin, Rock, and HHH... he is also fresh talent and is a deserving champ. Then there's UNdertaker. What more need I say? He has always been at the top of the hill, or at least near the top. Probably the runner up for Raw's wrestler of the decade. (and then there is still Hullk and Booker T) I think they need to even out the group and then maybe get a new storyline writer for raw. Quote:
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In time, hopfully Raw could become the comeback home to The Rock and/or Austin. |
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The fact of the matter is Triple H needs to be in the spotlight in his own eyes, on SmackDown there is no room for him to be in the spotlight between Hogan,Angle,Benoit, Lesnar, Show, Taker, Edge, Guerroros, Cena, Matt Hardy and some other folks SmackDown is rather full on all levels and is well balanced. And as many people should know Triple H doesn't want to work with people or things he feel is beneath him, hence the fact that there is no more IC title. Quote:
[quote[I think Raw's failure is because: 1) On monday night, it has much more competition from high rated television programs.[/quote] SmackDown is also against some stiff compeitton like Survivor and Friends which generally rank as some high rated shows. And the fact of the matter is Raw has always had stiff competition has never stopped it before if anything Raw has less competition with only one Monday Nightr wrestling show now. Quote:
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the SmackDown World title has been without The Rock and Undertaker in the picue for some time now, and the Big Show is a joke. Why is it that Kurt Angle could fight someone on SmackDown and the match means something, the SmackDown title means something almost every time you see it whether on TV or a PPV, the Raw title doesn't have as much power. I mean how often if ever do people feel like their is a chance of Triple H losing it? Quote:
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Let's make this a bit smaller
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EDIT: Thinking about the IC title... didn't he settle for the IC title when him and Austin became friends? Quote:
and I think Raw does have a talented roster... but it's simply not as good as Smackdown's. Quote:
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The crowd was reacting to Austin by saying "What?" and Edge by saying "You Suck". Also, kurt was a joke, he was a comic relief, the third leg of Steph and Triple H... and like I said, now he isn't he is a great athlete, and he maybe will go down in the books as one of the greatist ever. So we have no arguements there. Quote:
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Now who's the weak link? |
Well I'm not gonna go through point by point, but I'll just add some of my thoughts...
Firstly, I think that Vince McMahon is the blame for everything that is wrong right now in WWE. Whatever state WWE is in, whether it is great or ****, Vince is the reason for that at all times in my opinion. Secondly, Gerwirtz, the Raw head booker, sucks ****. There can't even be arguments on that. Look at Shelton Benjamin, he was on Heat wrestling losers on the Raw brand, then he goes over to Smackdown where he becomes one of the biggest parts of the show. I know you can't base an opinion just because of this, as maybe they wouldn't let Shelton come up to Raw while he was there, but it's not like it's an arguable fact. Gerwirtz just isn't very great. And now that that's clear, on to Triple H. I'd like to start off by saying that in 99/2000/2001, while he was't the greatest wrestler, he worked his ass off and had some truly awesome matches. Now however, is a completely different story. He's pretty much the only big star on Raw... True. But why is that? It's his own damn fault. Look at Chris Jericho. He could have been a HUGE star, but he lost to Triple H over... and over... and over. Then, just when you thought he'd finally get a win over Triple H (Last Man Standing, HIAC...etc.), nope. He loses again. It's amazing how lopsided their records are against eachother, in that Triple H has about 50 wins to Jericho's ZERO. Then the time when Jericho was the Champ, he was made to look like ****. Picking up that dog's ****, going out and getting Stephanie things, etc. Jericho was never made to look like a threat to Triple H in any way, and it sucked. The simple fact is, Triple H is banging the boss(es daughter) and he can do whatever he wants. Let's just look at the credibilty of the Raw title right now. It was ****ing handed to Triple H, that was the first problem. Then he goes on to dismantle everyone in his way (like RVD for example. WHy not give RVD a run with the belt? He was hella over andno matter what his style is, he's a better wrestler than Triple H is right now, so instead, Triple H brings him down to HIS level and in their PPV match he keeps it limited to headlocks, after headlocks, after headlocks). He stills gets more time than anyone does on any of the shows for his stupid promos, that honestly are the most boring things on WWE TV, and that is saying a lot. At Rumble, Triple H stinks it up in his match (well, I can't only blame Triple H, but either way it's not like Triple H has had any good matches lately) while Jericho puts on a great peformance in the Rumble match. THE CROWD F'N BOOED WHEN HE WAS TOSSED OUT! Get a ****ing clue already and turn Jericho face, put him against Triple H and have him beat him CLEANLY. Now I do agree that Austin is the same way as Triple H, as in they both rarely ever job, nevermind cleanly, and both make people look like complete jokes (Austin~ Booker T, wouldn't lose to Brock not that I really disagree with that though, wouldn't even feud with Jeff Jarrett, etc.) but Austin has at least earned some sort of right to have a say in what he does, as he's the biggest drawing SOB in the history of the WWFE. Another thing, he goes into staff/creative/booking meetings. Why the **** is this? He's a wrestler, he shouldn't be allowed in those, case closed. It's not like we're pulling this **** out from our ass either, it would take a blind, deaf, mute, and dumb person not to see that Triple H has it out for Jericho. There are always rumours that Triple H doesn't like to work with more athletic people than him (which would explain him working with Steiner and Kane just for the record) and tons fo other things. Yeah, they're only rumours, but it gets to the point where they sound pretty damn accurate. What else is there... Oh yeah, if you didn't hear he apparently stopped a match (or maybe two, I forgot) in the middle of a house show when he was fighting Kane because the crowd was fooling around or something. He then goes on the mic and tells them he is there to entertain them and to watch what's happening. :rolleyes: Or the best one yet, he apparently goes into the locker room and yells at everyone to work harder and to pull their load. If that one's true, then all I can do is LMFAO. Now I know a lot of these things are rumours and just what it seems like, but look at the facts too. How often does Triple H ever job (not counting his friend Shawn Michaels)? Sure, he's making Steiner look strong, but then again Steiner's a roided up freak who's even a ****tier wrestler than Triple H is right now and he probably knows he'll be fired before Mania anyway. When has Triple H EVER helped to make a start out of someone? Look at Hulk Hogan. The man was known for being the biggest non-jobbing POS in the business, and he has jobbed time (Angle) after time (Brock) after time (Rock). The Rock might not be dedicated to wrestling, but you can't deny that he'll job, cleanly too. To Brock, to Austin in the main event at Wrestlemania (more than once), to Chris Benoit (Tapped to the crossface), to Angle. And like Penguin said, when you watch a Triple H match, you don't think "I wonder who will win" you think "I wonder how long before Triple H wins" and that is pretty much unarguable. Just ask yourself how many times you actually though the other guy had a shot in a match. That's part of the reason why I hate his matches now too. "How about your old precious Kurt? What was he before H? Also, what about Jericho? Before his feud with H it couldn't have been imagined that he would be in a WM title match.... let alone the first undisputed champion ever!" I don't get what you're getting at, because before Triple H ,Kurt was one of the most entertaining guys in the fed, and still is now. I don't remember Triple H ever jobbing a title to Kurt, although Rock did. Austin made him look GOLDEN. And the only thing that Triple H did to Jericho was make him look like a joke, about six times. He had nothing to do with Jericho being Undisputed Champion either, other than taking it away from him of course. It was The Rock and Austin that Jericho beat for that belt, and he was looking awesome while feuding with the Rock (for the WCW Belt too). "But I heard from my friends that that match was both the best match they have ever seen steiner in and one of the worst H has been in." I saw the match, and Steiner sucked ass. So did Triple H. Your friends must not have seen Scott Steiner before one month ago if they thought that was his best match. I can probably name 50 that are better off the top of my head. The last big match (the last Nitro) he had was better than this match (vs Booker T). His match against ****ing Goldberg was better. Years ago when Steiner was in a tag team with his brother, he had TONS of matches that can only be described as FIFTY TIMES better than ANYTHING Triple H has ever done in his life. From WWFE days, I know for a fact that the Owen/Bret Hart vs the Steiners is so much better than anything Triple H has done lately or ever it's not even funny. |
HHH's poor performance isn't because of his opponents. Thats a cop-out and always will be a cop-out. If you are the top guy you are expected to perform well and make others that you are performing with perform well. You need to be able to carry your opponent. HHH hasn't been able to do this since his injury. Compare the Undertaker matches.
Pre-injury HHH was able to carry the Taker to a great series of matches. After the injury, he and the Undertaker put on one of the worse matches I can remember. HHH bulked up too much. He blows up early in matches and the way he plods around the ring you would think he was The Big Show. I don't care who HHH is or who his fans are, he is a cancer on that company. He has done nothing but take from those willing to give him their careers to elevate his (namely Mick Foley) and has given NOTHING back to other up and coming stars such as RVD and has done everything in his power to avoid a job to Lesnar. His booking stroke extends beyond just finishes involving his matches, but to other matches to make sure he can kill any heat from any other younger star like Jericho. Now he has taken several young guys and made them his supporting cast. My guess is they'll get little to no rub from this and mainly exist to keep the title on HHH. Big surprise. The best thing the WWE can do is to fire HHH. He is single handedly killing the Raw program. |
Have you guys ever stopped to think that HHH is getting built up for a big fall???
It's seems all of you agree that instead of wondering if he will win a match, you are wondering when he will win a match... Which brings me to a thought... if HHH were to lose his title wouldn't be a much bigger suprise than if Kurt were to lose his? WWE seems to be taking both the angle of having a dominant champion who is invinceable and having a champion who can barely hold his belt at the same time. Do they really need to do the same for both shows? Before I could ever blame HHH for anything, I would blame whoever is writing... and I would really put the blame on whoever decided that it was a bright idea to split up the shows... HHH wasn't the one who sat there, slapped vince, and told him to split the shows and make himself a champ on one of the shows. HHH doesn't own the WWE, so if he had anything to do with himself keeping the belt it's still not his fault... it's whoever gave him this freedom's fault. Triple H is a poison in his state, and WWE giving him so much freedom is the reason for it. I am pretty sure vince knows this, and as much as I hate him I know he is not an idiot. I expect HHH to win at the next PPV... as do I expect Angle to win at the next PPV. It's all about momentum coming into WM. Then at WM, there will be a clear and present chance of them both handing thier belts... and I say there is a bigger chance of H giving it up. I'm not just saying this because he is my fav wrestler, it's just a fact. On a game like No Mercy, you didn't want to lose to your friends because you probably had a big ego and you were in 100% control of the situation... so how the hell do you guys expect the story-line creator version of H to give up the belt? What they need to do is kick him out of the office, and make him a slave to what the writers tell him to do (on Raw that's not really a good thing, but eh, it's a start). Once ego gets in the way of a wrestler's choice to win or lose a match, it starts trouble... as we learned with Mr. Bret Hart and even Austin who was whining about not being in the spot-light at WMx8. You guys expect too much from the WWE... World title history: Triple H had the belt 2 months, gave it to michaels for a month, now HHH is back up to having it 1 1/2 months... how quick does he really need to lose the damn belt? WWE title history: Angle had it for a month and a half, Big Show had it for a month, Brock carried the belt for 3 months, Rock had it a month, Hulk had it a month, HHH had it a month, Jericho for 3 months, Austin had it 2 months, Angle had it one month, Austin had it 6 months, Rock had it two months and Angle had it 4 months. This dates back to late 2000 (aka the first champion of 2001) Why compared to Austin's 6 month run, Brocks 3 month run, Jericho's 3 month run, and Angle's 4 month run is HHH's 1.5 month run special? Hell, HHH is one of the very few big superstar wrestlers to lose to Hogan... if he's the selfish SOB you guys clame he is, why would he lose to the older, slower, and definently less ring talented Hogan? Rock sure didn't lose, and Austin didn't stay around long enough to lose... Undertaker didn't lose... but who did? Who gave hogan his last run? HHH shouldn't be fired, and he sure as hell doesn't need to give up the belt. When he has a 6 month Austin run with the belt, or 6 month Goldberg run with the belt, then start talking about who should be fired or who should give up the belt. |
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The difference between Austin's 6 month reign, Jericho's 3 month reign and Brock's 3 month reign is rather simple, they were built as proper heels. I mean in any of those titles defenses it seemed like the match could go either way and for the most part, the Champion probably barely squeaked by with the belt. Also to compare Austin's 6 month reign is a bit difficult because for about 1-1/2 months the story was really focused on the InVasion angle, he just happened to have the belt at the time. Also if you go back and watch basically any match from that title reign Austin never went over cleanly as easily as Triple H did. I mean in theory Austin lost the title at KOTR because he tapped out to both Benoit and Jericho and he lost it to Angle at SummerSlam, but Angle was screwed. That makes for interesting TV when you know that the face has a chance of coming back and beating the heel. The same applies to Jericho's title reign, well until the whole WrestleMania feud begun where he was made to look like Stephanie's bi@tch, hmm wonder who his oppenet was. Hhaha, I can't believe you are congratulating Triple H for putting over Hogan (which BTW he got even with if you don't remember so it was a little take and give), I mean I respect Hogan and all but most of Hogan's tenure in the WWE should have been used to put over people like the Rock, Kurt Angle, Edge and Brock Lesnar like he did, I don't think Hogan beating Triple H really did much for either man career, and if Triple H can lose to Hogan, why can't he lose to someone a bit more agile like RVD or a star in the making like Booker T? |
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lol Last I heard HHH was squeaking by too... You thoughts of how his opponents have no chance is exactly what it is, YOUR thoughts. Quote:
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Also, when H lost the WWE belt he never got it back. He won a #1 contender match with Undertaker and Brock ran. Why should H lose to Booker T or RVD? HHH rarely ever loses a 100% fair match, and most of the time he cheats to beat his opponents... it's all a part of his character. WWE (not HHH) is making it so anybody coming into a match with HHH is an underdog. There are only three guys who can come into a match and not be an underdog... and that's Rock, Austin, and Undertaker. They come in as his equals. Not to say that he should never lose to anybody "below" him in a fair manner (even though he did twice in the last 6 months)... but come on, RVD and Booker T need a LOT more momentum before they come head up with HHH and expect to win. You said it yourself, Booker has become a joke... and RVD just isn't the type of wrestler you would expect to overpower Triple H. The day Matt Hardy beats Undertaker for the WWE title is the day RVD beats HHH for the world title, period. There is nobody left in the WWE except H who can take the roll of the "dominant superstar" much like Austin and Rock used to do. (Let's pray Austin comes back to Raw) Well, there are people that can, like Angle and Brock... but they aren't even in the same league as HHH (literarily) ;) |
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And while on the topic of Austin, in his recent column he put down HHH, said he had to drop 20 pounds and become like his 2000 self, said he shouldn't get the backstage special privileges that he gets. Edit: Oh yeah and I've noticed you haven't replied to some of my points, like how Jericho was made to be a ****ing joke to Triple H, yet beat Austin and the Rock before, and was made to look somewhat credible versus them, and versus Benoit, and versus Angle, etc. And how Triple H gets into backstage meetings, how he's banging the boss's daughter... He has way too much pull in the company and everyone knows it. Like I said in my previous post, name one guy who Triple H has helped make a star out of. He doesn't help young guys, he doesn't draw ratings or buyrates, and he doesn't have good or even average matches. Edit 2: Oh and I also made sure to say that first off it's Vince's fault and the booker's for Raw's fault before anyone by the way. I think you should read my previous post a little more. |
Justin, I can see how you can create scapoegoats for HHH in the writing and political viewpoints, but how do you explain his horrible workrate.
He simply doesn't have the skills to keep top card matches interesting like he used to. Blame it on Steiner, but HHH used to be able to carry humps like Steiner to good matches before. thats what top card guys have to be able to do. |
The only time i respected HHH was when he was jobbing to Past Roid Jobs like the Ultimate warrior, his work rate is awful, he can't draw for beans.
Basically put, the last good match he had, a guy who had been retired for 4 years, dragged his ass all around the place. |
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now the question is, was that match a testimant to the type of athelete that Shawn Micheals is or is it proof that Triple H could be in a good match if motivated? Quote:
Is almost similar to my statement earlier in the thread.. Quote:
The belt had been around something like 5 months and he has held it 4 months and the only reason I think he even let HBK win it was to get it back from him later on to make himself look that much better. |
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Like I said before, they need to take H out of the office and let the real writers handle everything. Quote:
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My main point in this whole "debate" is that it isn't HHH's fault Raw sucks, It is Vince's fault... NO wrestler should have the power Triple H has, period. Did HHH go backstage, choke vince and force him to give him all this access? No. Vince let him have the access so it's not HHH's fault. |
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