I try to stay away from the main page, I really do, but sometimes the little crawl at the top of my screen flashes an article with a sexy headline that I just can't help but click. Today it was, "Former WWE Writer Says HHH is the Wrong Opponent For Lesnar."
So I clicked it and read. Some guy I never heard of talked about how Triple H is only a part time wrestler, and Lesnar should wrestle a full timer. He said mechanically he and Brock won't mesh in the ring, and that the WWE would be better off using this opportunity to give a younger guy some exposure.
And then I looked into the cesspool that is the comment section, where people that were rejected from community college go to spew all sorts of garbage. They say things like, "Well, Hunter has to be in the spotlight again. He has to take away time from younger guys. He HAS to be bigger then anyone else." They say, "Its all about the EGO! And how you play it!" They diss and destroy a guy that has been wrestling for their entertainment across three decades.
I guess for some people, the fact that he's been part of some of the biggest match and best moments in WWE history isn't enough. We might be tired of their reunions, but Triple H was part of one of the most successful stables this side of the Four Horsemen in Degeneration X. He took part in one of the greatest segments when DX invaded Monday Nitro. He had a great feud with Shawn Michaels upon HBK's triumphant return to the WWE, and he has put on phenomenal matches with the likes of HBK, Cena, Taker, and so many more.
He's given us so much, yet some folks still can't seem to get over their hatred of how he got to the top. They accuse him of banging his way to the top or politicking his way there. They accuse him of holding back the younger talent and keeping anyone else out of the way.
They neglect the fact that he's put over Edge, Cena, Randy Orton, and Batista. They neglect the fact that there were times during his career that he "allowed" the underdogs like Jeff Hardy or CM Punk to hold onto WWE Gold when he was easily the better candidate for the belt.
But more than anything else, they forget that Triple H deserved everything he got. For a long time there wasn't anybody better than Triple H. There were a few guys that could keep up with him in a sprint, but not in a marathon. Triple H was the man for those wayward years between Stone Cold/The Rock and John Cena because he needed to be. There was nobody else that had the following that Triple H did, and with the exception of Brock Lesnar, a man whom abandoned ship before he could achieve the accolades he was capable of, there was nobody who was going to come close to it.
But when John Cena came along, Triple H knew that his time on the top was nearing an end, and he made way for the new top guy. He knew what Randy Orton and Batista were capable of, and he made way for them too.
Despite all the theories of how Triple H politicked and fucked his way to the top, he's actually had a very typical career for a WWE Superstar (and I mean SUPERstar). He started off kind of humbly, made his way close to the top, was the top guy for a few years, and then started putting over the guys that he knew would replace him at the top.
After a career of great matches, moments, feuds, and promos, doesn't Triple H deserve what he gets today? To wrestle a few big matches every now and then while he heals his old body in the months that separate them? He delivered a MOTY candidate at this past WrestleMania, who's to say that he won't do the same at SummerSlam?
The fact of the matter is that Triple H is in a very unique state right now, one shared only by The Undertaker and The Rock. They're too old and too removed from wrestling to be the top guy anymore, but they're still insanely popular because of what they've done for the fans over the past few decades. Additionally, while they're too old to wrestle full time, they are young enough to give us a match every now and then, and when they do, they always get a hero's welcome.
That's why Triple H deserves to face Brock Lesnar at SummerSlam: He's still a huge draw, he consistently delivers a good match, and he'll have the crowd roaring.
So I clicked it and read. Some guy I never heard of talked about how Triple H is only a part time wrestler, and Lesnar should wrestle a full timer. He said mechanically he and Brock won't mesh in the ring, and that the WWE would be better off using this opportunity to give a younger guy some exposure.
And then I looked into the cesspool that is the comment section, where people that were rejected from community college go to spew all sorts of garbage. They say things like, "Well, Hunter has to be in the spotlight again. He has to take away time from younger guys. He HAS to be bigger then anyone else." They say, "Its all about the EGO! And how you play it!" They diss and destroy a guy that has been wrestling for their entertainment across three decades.
I guess for some people, the fact that he's been part of some of the biggest match and best moments in WWE history isn't enough. We might be tired of their reunions, but Triple H was part of one of the most successful stables this side of the Four Horsemen in Degeneration X. He took part in one of the greatest segments when DX invaded Monday Nitro. He had a great feud with Shawn Michaels upon HBK's triumphant return to the WWE, and he has put on phenomenal matches with the likes of HBK, Cena, Taker, and so many more.
He's given us so much, yet some folks still can't seem to get over their hatred of how he got to the top. They accuse him of banging his way to the top or politicking his way there. They accuse him of holding back the younger talent and keeping anyone else out of the way.
They neglect the fact that he's put over Edge, Cena, Randy Orton, and Batista. They neglect the fact that there were times during his career that he "allowed" the underdogs like Jeff Hardy or CM Punk to hold onto WWE Gold when he was easily the better candidate for the belt.
But more than anything else, they forget that Triple H deserved everything he got. For a long time there wasn't anybody better than Triple H. There were a few guys that could keep up with him in a sprint, but not in a marathon. Triple H was the man for those wayward years between Stone Cold/The Rock and John Cena because he needed to be. There was nobody else that had the following that Triple H did, and with the exception of Brock Lesnar, a man whom abandoned ship before he could achieve the accolades he was capable of, there was nobody who was going to come close to it.
But when John Cena came along, Triple H knew that his time on the top was nearing an end, and he made way for the new top guy. He knew what Randy Orton and Batista were capable of, and he made way for them too.
Despite all the theories of how Triple H politicked and fucked his way to the top, he's actually had a very typical career for a WWE Superstar (and I mean SUPERstar). He started off kind of humbly, made his way close to the top, was the top guy for a few years, and then started putting over the guys that he knew would replace him at the top.
After a career of great matches, moments, feuds, and promos, doesn't Triple H deserve what he gets today? To wrestle a few big matches every now and then while he heals his old body in the months that separate them? He delivered a MOTY candidate at this past WrestleMania, who's to say that he won't do the same at SummerSlam?
The fact of the matter is that Triple H is in a very unique state right now, one shared only by The Undertaker and The Rock. They're too old and too removed from wrestling to be the top guy anymore, but they're still insanely popular because of what they've done for the fans over the past few decades. Additionally, while they're too old to wrestle full time, they are young enough to give us a match every now and then, and when they do, they always get a hero's welcome.
That's why Triple H deserves to face Brock Lesnar at SummerSlam: He's still a huge draw, he consistently delivers a good match, and he'll have the crowd roaring.