Triple H was awarded the World Heavyweight Title 19 Years ago Today

[daemonova]

That was before this

A few months, they fought again

 

[MenacingMonk]

Dudes actually missed out on the Ruthless Aggression era?

Last best Era of the E.

 

[Mook]

Being just awarded a world heavy title really shows how big of a superstar you really are.

HHH had a incredible run from that point which was reminiscent of Flair's during his heyday

I hope you get daffney’d

 

[Peter Parker]

I hope you get daffney’d

what a lame thing to say to someone over their opinion of Triple fukking H

 

[thaKEAF]

They actually merged the ic title? I knew they did the European and the hardcore, but I thought they kept us and ic.

yep. I don’t think the ic title came back until 03 or 04.

 

[Peter Parker]

yep. I don’t think the ic title came back until 03 or 04.

It was inactive from October 2002 to May 2003, 8 months

 

[Womb Raider]

I used to hate turning into Raw and watching this man cut a 45 min promo


The only good payoff during his entire reign was Batista taking over. Every other feud besides HBK

 

[bigde09]

This is when ratings truly plummeted. They were still doing okay up until fall 2002. They were down to pre 1998 levels that fall

 

[Metal Face]

Kevin Nash and Sean Waltman disagree

Check out their shoot on YouTube

Average RAW Ratings during the peak of the Reign of Terror
2003: 3.76
2004: 3.67

After the Reign of Terror with Batista/Cena being pushed
2005: 3.81
2006: 3.90

 

[Mike the Executioner]

Half the audience left during his reign. This guy is single handedly the reason the business is in a shythole it's been with the casual.

Real talk Jeff jarrett drew more than this guy. I never turned the channel cause of Jeff, he didn't do promos 1/5th the length of the entire show, and mma Jeff > any triple h character.

I swear, I wish they never took that Jim Cornette rant off YouTube. I would post it here all the time. He went in on Triple H, saying that whenever he talks, he would rather watch a dog lick its balls. And he brought up the time Triple H cut a promo, he went to get something to eat, then he came back, Triple H was still talking. Then he went to his garage, and when he came back, Triple H was cutting a promo after his match.

The quote I'll always remember is that he said that Triple H wasn't the guy that made the most money. He was the guy that worked with the guy that made the most money.

 

[MenacingMonk]

So Cripple H was the start of the ratings downfall?

 

[Nero Christ]

That night alone gave Smackdown the torch . Trips 02-05 run was damn near uncalled for

I always say it but as a kid, I thought when Rock beat HHH at Backlash 2000, I thought he'd go away but boy was I wrong

 

[papertrail08]

So Cripple H was the start of the ratings downfall?

After 1999, the ratings started decreasing year after year until 2005/2006. Them leaving USA Network for TNN/Spike TV probably didn't help much either

 

[papertrail08]

WWE should've left the Big Gold Belt design alone. Their version of the belt was always inferior especially towards the end.

 

[Ill-Yaz]

I swear, I wish they never took that Jim Cornette rant off YouTube. I would post it here all the time. He went in on Triple H, saying that whenever he talks, he would rather watch a dog lick its balls. And he brought up the time Triple H cut a promo, he went to get something to eat, then he came back, Triple H was still talking. Then he went to his garage, and when he came back, Triple H was cutting a promo after his match.

The quote I'll always remember is that he said that Triple H wasn't the guy that made the most money. He was the guy that worked with the guy that made the most money.

Tell that to people like RVD and Jeff Hardy who made money through having a program with HHH