10 Rare Wrestling Contract Clauses You Never Knew

10. Triple H Can’t Be Made To Look Weak

For years in his long storied career, Triple H faced heavy criticism from fans and wrestlers that WWE gave him preferential treatment, with them rarely booking him to look weak unlike others on the roster.

After he returned from his first quadriceps muscle injury and the brand extension was implemented, he ran Raw for years and never dropped below main event status to win a lesser title to help with its prestige the same way John Cena and Roman Reigns did with the US Championship or Seth Rollins and AJ Styles did with the Intercontinental Championship.

The criticism seemed justified when Triple H’s name made the rounds in wrestling news outlets in 2008 after a private memo was leaked from WWE/THQ sent out to video games press for the upcoming SmackDown vs. Raw 2009 video game. The memo was sent mainly to stop video game companies from showing any screenshots involving blood or weapons which would have gone against WWE’s new PG policy mandate. But the memo also specifically stated Triple H in particular couldn’t be shown ‘in a defenceless or vulnerable position’ whatsoever.

No other wrestler got the same kind of protection HHH did, not even its franchise player John Cena who became World Heavyweight Champion soon after the game was released.