10 Things That Did Not Go The Way Triple H Wanted

That's not to say that every Triple H acquisition has hit the ground running, mind.

In fact, a name billed as The Game's first real signing in the wake of gaining some additional backstage clout in the early 2010's likely sits as perhaps his biggest recruitment c*ck-up to date. And that is saying something, given this is the same person that unleashed Lars Sullivan onto black and gold TV.

Following on from successfully stealing the show in Mexico for years, Trips' vision for a WWE future that came equipped with some of the hottest in-ring talent on the planet first began to take shape with Luis Urive's Mistico taking up the Sin Cara mantle in 2011.

Instead of setting the world on fire out of the gates, though, the eye-catching luchador stumbled both literally and figuratively, getting caught in the ropes during his debut entrance and failing to make good on his potential from there on out.

And with Trips also reportedly distancing himself from Cinta de Oro's version of the Cara character later down the road, it's evident this particular failure was one the eventual developmental leader wanted to leave firmly in the past.