10 Best 'Meet The REAL Villain' Moments In Wrestling History

10. Rikishi Running Down Steve Austin Was Triple H's Master Plan

It was impossible to escape the "this is the real quiz" energy around Triple H's joining up with Rikishi in 2000 as a heel unit with desires on destroying Stone Cold Steve Austin, but it speaks to 'The Game's popularity and skill levels at the time that the majority of the audience accepted it as a pretty cool swerve.

On television (and despite significant motivation), Hunter had been ruled out of the hit-and-run from the off, which jived nicely with his character's ongoing babyface turn at the time. But when the Rikishi reveal hit the skids, the year's best heel was drafted in to be the mastermind rather than the perp.

Now that the story was between Stone Cold Steve Austin and Triple H, the story actually felt silly rather than serious. Austin himself seemed more invested - the feud with the former Headshrinker had been painfully one-sided because 'The Rattlesnake' clearly didn't have much time for the concept or the supposed threat his opponent presented.