Theres a conspiracy theory going around at the moment - called the political hit theory - that states that WWEs astonishingly incompetent booking of their supposed hottest property over the last year or so isnt a coincidence or even incompetence at all. The theory goes that Triple H is engaged in more of his old tricks; that hes determined that his pet NXT projects be given more television time and be prepared for the main event on the main roster, and that hes sabotaging Reigns creative to achieve this. Im not convinced, myself: but one thing is very clear. Triple H made as big an attempt as anyone ever has to turn babyface in the beatdown on Reigns last night, and largely succeeded in front of the Detroit crowd. Paul Levesque has always had a problem with being a genuine heel. Oh, Triple H will talk a good Game: putting the bass into his voice, beetling his brows, issuing threats both implied and overt. Hell cheat to win, use weapons to beat his opponents down before and after matches - but the one thing he wont do, as a rule, is actually be the bad guy. It seems like he wants to be liked and/or admired a little too much. He comes out to a song written about him, performed by his favourite band; to a light show and a huge reaction, strutting down the ramp like a conquering hero. On this week's RAW, he did so while dressed in leather and jeans, carrying his WWE World Heavyweight Championship over his shoulder, glaring ferociously at his challenger. If WWE thought that one of their legends from the Attitude Era could make that entrance during a dull-as-ditchwater Sheamus/Reigns match and not get a pop, then theyre even more foolish than they made Reigns look. If they really want Triple H to be the heel here, and Reigns to be the avenging babyface with the odds stacked against him coming from underneath, then Triple H needs to be a complete sh*t in the next few weeks. Power crazed, out of control, ego running amok. Finally, they need to keep him away from NXT completely. Hunter is the big cuddly Daddy Bear of developmental, and that guy and the guy they want to face Reigns at WrestleMania 32 are mutually exclusive, like Jekyll and Hyde.
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