10 Current WWE Stars Who Are Triple H Guys

1. Kevin Owens

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Kevin Owens was not a WWE guy. With a rotund shape nobody sees as a negative outside of the writer's room and a few bitter veterans struggling to remain relevant, he looks Indy-riffic. His gear is Indy-riffic. The mode at which he excels - punishing, ultra-violent wars - is Indy-riffic. He was once the epitome of an Independent wrestler to such an extent that the Indy set clung to him precisely because he was not "WWE's". He was one of their own. He was, as once billed, the anti-Christ.

That was until Triple H recognised him as the performer he is: a genuine, well-rounded polymath capable of delivering brilliance across all manner of genres and storylines. To WWE, too often, he is simply "well-rounded". This is a company that has referred to Owens as the Michelin Man on television. WWE can tear up the recruitment policy, but it cannot, until Triple H Takes Over proper, rid itself of the blackened heart beating throughout.

WWE has also ruthlessly exploited Owens' diversity, with a thoughtless long-term cost, to render him a muddled mess of a performer over the past year. Owens has ran the grotesque to geek gamut throughout another testing 365 days.

Owens to his credit remains loyal, eager to impress to a death-defying degree, and committed to nailing whatever sh*t is thrown at him to the wall.

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