10 Greatest WWE Champions Ever

9. Triple H

The Rock WWE Champion
WWE.com

Reviewing his entire career on balance, Triple H is literally half as good as he says he is. It's his own fault - he never stops talking. Stone Cold Steve Austin wasn't given a single line to put himself over on Raw 25, yet 'The Game' gobbled up the entire final segment. Kurt Angle and Mick Foley are boxed in by authority figure roles, whilst Hunter once used his to bury Edge and Chris Jericho whilst ranking Daniel Bryan as a level below him.

He went from the gutter to the stars and back again as Champion, coasting on creative freedom few others were afforded. Bottled, Triple H's 2000-2001 stint atop the organisation is amongst the very finest in company history. His 2002-2005 run is perhaps the very, very worst.

One of the biggest advocates of "the wrestler makes the title, not the other way around" and "the best gimmicks are real life personalities turned up to 11", his gimmick during that time was of an insecure man possessed with holding gold. He'd yet again said it all.

Contributor
Contributor

Michael is a writer, editor, podcaster and presenter for WhatCulture Wrestling, and has been with the organisation nearly 8 years. He primarily produces written, audio and video content on WWE and AEW, but also provides knowledge and insights on all aspects of the wrestling industry thanks to a passion for it dating back over 35 years. As one third of "The Dadley Boyz" Michael has contributed to the huge rise in popularity of the WhatCulture Wrestling Podcast and its accompanying YouTube channel, earning it top spot in the UK's wrestling podcast charts with well over 62,000,000 total downloads. He has been featured as a wrestling analyst for the Tampa Bay Times, GRAPPL, GCP, Poisonrana and Sports Guys Talking Wrestling, and has covered milestone events in New York, Dallas, Las Vegas, Philadelphia, London and Cardiff. Michael's background in media stretches beyond wrestling coverage, with a degree in Journalism from the University Of Sunderland (2:1) and a series of published articles in sports, music and culture magazines The Crack, A Love Supreme and Pilot. When not offering his voice up for daily wrestling podcasts, he can be found losing it singing far too loud watching his favourite bands play live. Follow him on X/Twitter - @MichaelHamflett