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9. Triple H Vs Scott Steiner

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Triple H was at times completely unwatchable during his World Title reigns between 2002 and 2005. Matches were atrociously poor, cynically booked to favour 'The Game', and invariably went on last and left the viewer with a dim view of the product as a whole. His grim feud with Scott Steiner thankfully never commanded a show-closing spot - pay-per-view may have ceased to exist as a concept had it done in 2003's post Attitude Era fog.

'Big Poppa Pump' was bursting with his requisite muscle mass and charisma upon his late-2002 debut, but was masking drop foot syndrome, a condition that reduced his in-ring prowess to naught. The meatheads hid the problem in the ludicrous d*ck-measuring build-up, but there was no hiding place when they butted heads at the 2003 Royal Rumble. It killed the 'Big Bad Booty Daddy's WWE career.

For 18 excruciating minutes, an exhausted Steiner sucked the oxygen from the building and repeatedly suplexed 'The Game', panicked at being able to do little else. The match was an utter disaster, but went to a non-finish to allow for a misjudged rematch the next month.

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Michael is a writer, editor, podcaster and presenter for WhatCulture Wrestling, and has been with the organisation over 7 years. He primarily produces written, audio and video content on WWE and AEW, but also provides knowledge and insights on all aspects of the wrestling industry thanks to a passion for it dating back over 30 years. As one third of "The Dadley Boyz", Michael has contributed to the huge rise in popularity of the WhatCulture Wrestling Podcast, earning it top spot in the UK's wrestling podcast charts with well over 50,000,000 total downloads. He has been featured as a wrestling analyst for the Tampa Bay Times and Sports Guys Talking Wrestling, and has covered milestone events in New York, Dallas, Las Vegas, London and Cardiff. Michael's background in media stretches beyond wrestling coverage, with a degree in Journalism from the University Of Sunderland (2:1) and a series of published articles in sports, music and culture magazines The Crack, A Love Supreme and Pilot. When not offering his voice up for daily wrestling podcasts, he can be found losing it singing far too loud watching his favourite bands play live. Follow him on X/Twitter - @MichaelHamflett