Is Triple H The Most Overrated Superstar of All Time?

[Alastor]

I find it funny that some fans still regard HHH as being overrated. He was the one constant during the best years of WWE. Who did Rock beat up during his best runs? As mentioned earlier, he put over many superstars to the next level and revived HBK's career.

Not being the best doesn't mean he is overrated. If HHH is overrated because he couldn't draw for more than a year, then anyone not named Hogan, Austin, Rock or Cena is overrated. That means only FOUR wrestlers in the history WWE in the TV era is not overrated.

 

[BK Styles]

...meh. He is overrated, to a point, but he is still one of the greatest pro-wrestlers of all time, and easily hall of fame bound. As well as being one of the best, if not the best heel in the early 2000's and 2003-2006, he's one of the few guys left from the late 90's who can still seriously go at the main event. He's technically sound and can brawl with the best of them.

And if you compare him to the current main event, who out of both Raw and Smackdown's main event scene is as good at he is in all areas? Cena, Orton, and maybe now Punk are all comparable (Orton and Cena probably overshoot HHH as they're full-time wrestlers) but after that, it's hard to argue that Triple H isn't still in the top 5 ring performers of the company. Still. Thats a hell of an achievement.

My belief is that ten, maybe twenty years, people will look back on him as the Flair of this generation; he might not have been as big a draw as others, but he is damn fine at what he does; arguably second to a very few people.

But most overrated of all time? Nope. Seriously disagree.

 

[JWGunslinger]

No, Triple H is truly one of the greatest WWE Superstars we've ever seen. This man was was the face of the company for years alongside guys like Rock,Austin and Angle, not only that but he has one of the best work ethics in the business. I dare anyone to say that Triple H is not one of the hardest workers in WWE history, the man came back from career threatening injuries, battled through injuries while performing and has put on some of the best matches I've ever seen. One thing that really made me a hardcore believer in The Game was a story from Chris Jericho, he said that during a match they were having HHH told him that he'd torn his quad, the problem was they still had some tine left in the match and at one point Jericho was supposed to put him in the walls. Jericho obviously asks him what he wants to do instead and Trips responds with, "Put me in the walls". If you don't have infinite respect for him after that as a performer and as a beast of a man then I don't know what more to tell you. The man is a champion, a hard worker, a great heel and face and he has given us so many unforgettable moments it's hard to keep track of how many, he is not overrated in the least.

 

[boywithbluehanger]

I don't see how a guy can be considered overrated when no one (including the WWE) places him in some sort of top 5 greatest wrestlers of all time. Who's hyping him up?

As for the amount of championships he held, he's been able to find success in winning various titles for the same reason someone like Edge was able to do so. Both are only decently entertaining in the ring and inconsistent on the mic but the advantage they had over the most popular wrestlers is that they stayed longer. Triple H is nothing without wrestling. Austin got injured, Hogan left or was pushed out (depending on how you view the sabotage), and Rock found better opportunities to purse.

Triple H is incredibly over, has a fail-proof WWF look (White guy, sandy blonde long hair, body-builder physique, gruff voice), often stays in character on the mic without a flub, no career ending injuries, and has no where better to go. Basically, look at that...he's got it all. If anyone was destined to have the amount of titles he has (and possibly more to come) it's him. And he's not even in MY top 5!

Why consider him overrated when he fits the mold and delivers in all of those areas as well as most people could possibly expect?

 

[MoRtAnDaD]

HHH is not overrated, as someone mentioned already, he was easily the best heel for a good share of the 2000s.

And contrary to the common think, HHH put over more guys than Rock, Austin, Cena and the likes.

 

[#1HEEL]

Notch this one up as another typical hate thread. Which I don't get... there are wrestlers who I dislike, but ultimately 99% of wrestlers who get a world strap, have deserved it. Those who get multiple have either paid there dues, or were the best of that era.

Cena/Orton/Edge, they were the best of the past 5 years. That's why they dominated the reigns.

Batista - the guy was over, and he was big and marketable, thats why he accomplished what he did. Those who rip on Batista, well thats there opinion but at the end of the day, for a big guy, Batista could put on good matches.

Triple H, had a few reigns during the attitude era, he was involved in some of the better matches of that era, and had some of the greatest fueds in that era too.

Looking back, Triple H 2002-2005... Well, he deserved it. We hated it at the time but there simply wasn't anybody else in that league. HBK seemingly could have been given more time with the belt, and I do feel that he deserved a reign during this time (think Royal Rumble LMS match). Outside of that... well RVD probably wasn't ready, and he was a liability... which he later proved.

Was Kane ready to be the face of RAW? Attitude Kane was... But soft Kane who tagged with RVD, hmmm debatable.

Point of the matter is, his title reigns are irrelevant. Careers are measured by "if" you were world champion, not how many times. Maybe once upon a time it was the amount of titles held, but not with 2 world championships.

The guy is massively over, heel or face, has consistently good matches and still can sell out arenas, that being said: NOT OVERRATED.

 

[JohnJohnson]

So where to start...Well for one I don't believe him to be overrated at all.Let's break it down(pardon the pun).
I see a lot of people say that only Austin carried the attitude era or that Triple H wasn't noticed until the rock feuded with him. No one single wrestler carried the attitude era. It's impossible alone. Austin couldn't have done it without Vince as his heel. While the rock was still on the mid card triple h was in the main event scene already(late 97), had multipole titles, and was part of the catalyst that created the attitude era. If anything the Rock v Triple H feud initially helped the rock more and then through the years they fed each otehr and put each other over.

I see people say he holds people down a lot of people.That has nothing to do with being overrated. Did Hogan not do the same in WCW. Was he not also best buddies with Bischoff. Did he not have storylines built around his ego? Who cares what happens behind the scenes. NWO was a huge draw still, just as Triple H was and still is.

In the ring he is average? Ask Taker who said that his match with Hunter at wm17 was the best he had in quite some time and that Triple H really is that good.(I know some people didn't watch the match because it wasn't the main event). Ask Hogan about winning the title from Triple H at Backlash 2002. His own words were that he gets off on working with Triple H, and that his timing is perfect. He says Triple H is the best as well. But I don't suppose Taker and Hogan are credible sources? And as far as movesets go...Hogan is ok but Triple H is not? Triple H has as big of an arsenal if not bigger than Rock and Austin. He is more dynamic and compatible with a wider variety of styles. Rock is a huge draw because he is no longer on Raw anymore. Had the roles been reversed and Triple H left the WWE and the Rock stayed behind to carry the show then Triple H would be the bigger draw now. He gets huge pops any time he returns(heel or face).

He helps himself out in the back and does what he has to do to get to the top. Yet the IWC commends Zack Ryder for employing similar principles albeit very different methods. Regardless, business is business. Triple H was a star before Steph sorry. Look at his title history even before winning the WWE/F title. He worked his ass off and it shows. He built his physique not Steph or Vince. You can't get your in ring ability and timing that sharp just by knowing the right people.

Fact Triple H hovered around the top and put on great performances during the attitude era with some of the biggest names today(HBK, Foley, SCSA, Rock, Taker, Y2J, Angle, Big Show). You wanna talk overrated? Take any star on the roster right now and try to place them in that Era. You think Cena would have been so successful there(I doubt the fans would even let him get in the ring)? You see how quick people boo him when he goes against the Rock. You think CM Punk would have made it to the top there? You think those fans would have thought him edgy? The Miz? back then it took more than bragging about how awesome you were to cut a promo. ADR? Jomo? Orton? Ziggler? And don't say yes to Ziggler. Yea he's good...compared to todays crap. But in truth he is a second rate Mr. Perfect who couldn't win the big one either. Hell even Hogan wouldn't have survived the attitude era were it not for his reputation that he earned during a time where a scoop slam was a hugely exciting thing. Wanna talk overrated? How about Hogan scoop slamming Andre the Giant at WM3? How many people(including Hogan twice) have already done it before? Don't believe me look up Andre the Giant scoop slams.

Point blank sure he might not be your favorite or you might not like what kind of person he is in real life but then that's a whole different world and is irrelevant. Triple H is a huge draw, has had some of the greatest matches of all time and has done it with everyone. He is a believable threat, a believable heel, a believable champ, and can work with anyone.

 

[thrashtastic]

People hate Triple H because he married Stephanie McMahon.

End of story.

The guy is entertaining. He can wrestle a great match. He's what a professional wrestler should be. If he hadn't married a McMahon, most of the people that flame him would be kissing his ass.

 

[dotty_84]

Would he have reached Main Event yes but would he have been as big as he is nope. He's got talent but i wouldn't have seen him go on this long at the top if it weren't for Stephanie.

 

[Suibon]

I'm not aware fucking the boss' daughter and not being as much of a draw as Stone Cold, Rooky, or Cena makes you over-rated, even if you've worked your ass off since the early '90s in everything a top guy of his caliber and responsibility must do: deliver on the ring, in the mic, and in making new stars a dime a dozen.

 

[Mustang Sally]

In pro wrestling, the standard of excellence is different than in "real" sports because the results are predetermined. Earlier in this topic, someone asked how Triple H could be considered overrated since he's beaten the Rock..... which is kind of ridiculous, since Trips beat the Rock only because the WWE script called for it.

A better determinant is the body of work a wrestler has done in his career. In this, Triple H can't be surpassed. Look at all he's accomplished, as a villain in Arkansas Hog Pen matches against Henry O. Godwinn......to his numerous championship winning efforts as both a heel and a face. He spent one episode of Raw wrestling five different matches, which is something a favored son would probably rebel at having to do. Triple H did it because he had the interests of the company at heart.

How do you overrate or underrate a performer in an industry in which the winners and losers are pre-planned? To me, a true example of an overrated wrestler is Bill Goldberg in WWE. During the one year he deigned to work for them, he was elevated as high as the company could send him, yet he accomplished virtually nothing to make us remember his stint there. Brock Lesnar is another example; overrated because he was assured top billing based on his menacing presence, yet wasn't around long enough to have merited the distinction. I have nothing against those two guys, it's just that they're regarded today with legendary status even though they didn't earn it.....not in WWE.

No one has represented WWE as long or as well as Paul Levesque. To call him overrated would be to demonstrate that you don't know what the word means. In other words; dislike him if you want to...... but don't think of him as overrated.

 

[wwe234]

I think H is VERY overrated but not the the most overrated star of all time. He is good in the ring, I will give him that. Is he best? Hell no. He has some of the worst mic work I have ever seen in the WWE. Even after all the years of trying he is the worst face in the WWE.

Based off of his ring skill and heel work he should have had the title 6 or 7 time at MOST. More then half his title reigns were handed to him. There are so many guy who were/are better then him but never got their push b/c he played politics to hold them back. People think HHH is the best b/c Paul played politics to make it look that way.

Paul/HHH is good but he has never had and will never have the ability to be truly great.

 

[XXJJ]

I'm thinking HHH might be underrated after reading this thread. Christian a better heel than HHH?? Christian is playing the same exact one dimensional heel character he was playing years ago.

Their has always been a huge IWC backlash against him. Look at how many times he has been called "the most overrated" by the wrestling observer.

HHH is one of the all-time greats. He has been involved in plenty of great matches and feuds throughout his career. His feud with Rock was much better than Rock/Austin. He has helped build some of the biggest current stars of the last 10 years or so (Orton, Cena, Batista).

Overrated wrestlers would be guys like Goldberg, Scott Steiner, RVD, Jeff Hardy etc.

And their are also a lot of the indy guys that get overrated by the IWC.

 

[H33LTurn]

Having more title reigns that a superstar doesnt automatically mean you're better than them. Title reigns only show who was available to carry the company when needed. Triple H has been a constant main eventer and doesnt take time off except for injuries. As far as in the ring is hes notthe best but he can tell a story in the ring and thats the most important part. Some of you seem to thing that if a guy isnt flying around the ring of using 20 submissions per match that he doesnt belong in the ring. In the mic I regard him as one of the best. I dont see the problem with him being successful. It doesnt matter if hes banging Steph or not, hes entertaining, thats all that counts. As far as the WM 27 match, I dont think it was a great idea to throw two guys who hadnt been in action for so long and were nursing injuries in the ring just for the sake of another streak match. Maybe if that match hadnt happened we wouldve had more time for a proper WWE title match,

 

[RawIsJericho]

I think if anything Triple H is underrated because of how much flack he gets for being Steph's hubby, for being part of the family, for the backstage politicking. People look at this too much and quickly overlook how great of a "superstar" he was.

 

[wweking]

Triple h is a little bit overrated, but not that much and defenitly not the most overrated of all time. Triple h has had quite a few good matches in his carrer such as :
1: hell in a cell vs shawn micheals Badd blood 2004 (the longest hell in a cell match ever at 47 minutes). 2: street fight vs mick foley Royal rumble 2000. 3: Hell in a cell vs mick foley No way out 2000 4: vs Shawn micheals vs chris benoit at wrestlemania 20 (in my opinon the greatest wrestlemania match of all time). And lots mor very good matches yes hhh is a bit overrated but he is still very good. Just becuase he isnt the best on the mic , it dosn't really matter. HHH the best hell in 1999-2000 and a very hardcore wrestler. At the end of the day the olny things that really matters is how good at WRESTLEING you are. Yes it is better if your also ood on the mic , but you judge a wrestler on how good they are at Wrestleing , HHH is not that overrated and anyone who thinks he is , then they should go and watch some WWF matches with HHH in and then see if he is still overrated a lot now.

 

[Mr. Wrestling 513]

HHH is and always has been a Ring General. The man can wrestle anyone and make them look good. Well he could 10 years ago. He's gold on the mic, whether he's being funny or intimidating. HHH was exactly what McMahon needed, when he came around, a big guy, long hair, who could actually wrestle a great match. Anyone who considers him overrated, is more a fan of the kayfabe portion of the show, as opposed to the real work it takes to create the characters and the event you see. When I think of HHH I put him in the same breath with Bret, Flair, Edge, Angle, Taker and Sting for guys that were/are not only good performers, but worked the business as well.