10 WWE Finishers Leftover From Old Gimmicks

10. Triple H - Pedigree

Hunter Hearst Helmsley was a Vince McMahon creation designed to poke fun at the Connecticut elite he somehow dared to think he wasn't a part of.

With large hooter upturned on entrance and a perfectly tailored equestrian aesthetic that made wrestling look like something of an inconvenience, the three H's in his name were about more than just McMahon's fascination with alliteration. He was a "blueblood", an entitled snob from rich stock with a moniker that fit the cartoon caricature.

He had in-built legacy. Prestige. Pedigree.

He was not 'The Game'.

It speaks to how effectively Hunter and the company got the move over as a proper match-winner that it stuck around after just about every aspect of the character evolved. By late-1997, he was Triple H as part of D-Generation X in a first substantial step to completely eradicating echoes of the old persona. By 1998, the flashy entrance jackets and dramatic music were phased down and out, and the midcard tights - pretty much the last vestiges of the old act - were despatched of the following year.