The opponent that Triple H was referring to when he was speaking to Sheamus was the legendary Ultimate Warrior. Triple H had faced the Ultimate Warrior at Wrestlemania 12 (which was H's first wrestlemania appearance) at the Arrowhead Pond in Anaheim California on March 31, 1996. During that time, Triple H was portraying himself as a "Conneticut Blueblood" snob that would be escorted to the ring by a different female valet on each occassion. At Wrestlemania 12, Triple H was beaten by the Ultimate Warrior in a matter of seconds, something that would never happen to him today. Another interesting thing to note about that match was that it was the first time that Sable was introduced to the WWE audience for she was the valet that escorted Triple H to the ring that night.