10 Dumbest Ways WWE Promoted WrestleMania Matches

4. Chris Jericho Vs. Triple H - WrestleMania X8

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There's a shocking line, in the shocking Blade: Trinity, in which Triple H, making a cameo, asks Ryan Reynolds' Hannibal King following his fit of canicide:

"Hey d*ckface, you seen my dawg?"

We laughed, because the tonal mash of slapstick comedy and try-hard badass vampire action invited scorn, but this was the basis of Triple H's entire top-level feud with Chris Jericho heading into WrestleMania X8.

Complete with absolutely f*cking laughably terrible acting on Stephanie McMahon's part, she and separated husband Triple H warred over the custody of their dog Lucy, which Chris Jericho nearly killed via leash/limo mishap. The dog, much like the programme, entered critical condition - as did Jericho's credibility. Your WWE World Champion, emasculated nuisance sidekick of Triple H's real enemy, was a joke - and a lame joke, too. "Farting/sh*tting dog lol" was Creative Head Stephanie's big pitch, and this lot had the temerity to neg Paul Heyman's SmackDown!

You know, it's been 17 years. 17. And this still hurts. The audacity on these pricks was never more brazen than it was in 2002, the year in which the audience disappeared. That reduced number declined yet further from 2013 onwards, too.

Curious.

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