10 Really Strange Modern Wrestling Phenomenons
1. Triple H's Incredible Internet Babyface Turn
Triple H was persona non grata within the wrestling fandom in 2003. Buried with as much conviction as he buried a generation of emerging talent by fans who reacted to his ponderous, laughable Ric Flair 1987 tribute act with bored dismay, his matches, his promos, his ego - his very DNA was utterly interminable. He fared little better as the decade spluttered forth in his drastically unfunny DX 2.0 midlife crisis.
In 2018, Triple H is the creative figurehead of NXT, a brand so unbelievably brilliant that it is easily amongst the best wrestling products of all time. You could quite feasibly add virtually any TakeOver special to a Top 10 list of WWE's greatest productions ever. The same man who literally buried developmental in 2006 has handily, undisputedly surpassed the main roster with his glorious reimagining of it a decade later. The same man who defensively buried a generation has created - or at least, elevated - shifting, seemingly endless rosters of unique, next-level acts. Singles wrestling; tag wrestling; women's wrestling; stipulation bouts, most recently: Trips is near flawless in his role, bettering even New Japan's Gedo strictly in terms of wall-to-wall brilliance. The most destructive man in WWE is now the potential creative saviour of it
There's hope for Roman Reigns yet!
Well, there probably isn't.