Triple Threat matches in WWF/WWE have often boiled down to being one-on-one affairs with the threat of the other man becoming involved. More often than not, it's rare to see all 3 competitors collide at the same time, there's usually one wrestler "injured' on the floor somewhere. That was certainly the case at SummerSlam 2000, but the overall match quality didn't take a hit. The Rock, Triple H and Kurt Angle all featured heavily towards the ending sequence of this particular main event. The addition of the story involving Stephanie McMahon (whom Angle had affections for, much to the chagrin of Triple H) was essential, and only helped the bout feel more impactful. There was a lot achieved here, and it says a lot for the bout that it managed to follow the first ever TLC encounter earlier in the show. Angle was unceremoniously bumped through the announce table early in the match, taking him out of the equation briefly. He'd come back in, before accidentally thumping Stephanie with Triple H's own sledgehammer. The Rock would then remove him from the ring and defeat HHH, retaining the WWF Title in the process. This ended the Rock vs. Triple H rivalry that had dominated the year, allowing the latter to move on to a program with Angle, but this wasn't clumsily handled. The match was one of the best Triple Threats WWE have ever put on.
Lifelong wrestling, video game, music and sports obsessive who has been writing about his passions since childhood. Jamie started writing for WhatCulture in 2013, and has contributed thousands of articles and YouTube videos since then. He cut his teeth penning published pieces for top UK and European wrestling read Fighting Spirit Magazine (FSM), and also has extensive experience working within the wrestling biz as a manager and commentator for promotions like ICW on WWE Network and WCPW/Defiant since 2010. Further, Jamie also hosted the old Ministry Of Slam podcast, and has interviewed everyone from Steve Austin and Shawn Michaels to Bret Hart and Trish Stratus.
