10 Wrestlers WWE Protected In The WORST Way Possible

3. Triple H Is WCW’s Final Boss

Apparently, perhaps because he missed the entire invasion angle due to injury, WWE reckoned Triple H had to become WCW's very own final boss for years afterwards. This was particularly troublesome during Hunter's reign of terror as World Heavyweight Champion in 2002 and 2003. Back then, they easily could've changed his name to 'WCW Killer', because that's how 'The Game' was presented.

He beat Booker T, Goldberg, Scott Steiner, Kevin Nash, Ric Flair and more during a tyrannical run that included race baiting, ridicule and some of the shoddiest matches WWE fans had seen on top of company cards for many a year. Ravaged by injuries and packing on more muscle than necessary, the once-lithe (but still physically impressive before becoming an actual tank) Trips could barely move.

Then, WWE finally got Sting. Backstage, people were jumping for joy, because now they could nonsensically feed him to Triple H and put one more nail in World Championship Wrestling's coffin. That became the story of the pair's WrestleMania 31 match more than the Stinger looking to tear down a despotic Authority stronghold on the product.

Worse, by portraying Hunter as some defender of the WWE name, creative ignored the fact that Sting was the babyface of the piece. They even spat all over his WCW legacy by having him buddy up with nWo enemies like Hulk Hogan, Kevin Nash and Scott Hall. It didn't make a lick of sense, but WWE didn't care.

Trips got to look strong and avenge his run as Terra Ryzing in WCW, and that's all they cared about.