10 Times Triple H Proved He Was The Cerebral Assassin
4. Turning On X-Pac To Join The Corporation
Wrestlemania XV may be memorable for the first in an excellent series of Rock vs. Austin matches. As well, it's significant because of the heel turn of Triple H and his joining of the Corporation. The notion of turning his back on Degeneration-X and aligning himself with Vince McMahon in order to procure World Championship level matches is the kind of thing that "cerebral assassins" do. Triple H losing to Kane because Chyna interfered to help Triple H made fans believe that she rejoined DX and that all was well again in the black and neon green army. However, when Triple H screwed DX member X-Pac and helped Shane McMahon retain the European Championship, both he and Chyna joined The Corporation. By the night after SummerSlam 1999, Triple H was World Champion. Target acquired.
Besides having been an independent professional wrestling manager for a decade, Marcus Dowling is a Washington, DC-based writer who has contributed to a plethora of online and print magazines and newspapers writing about music and popular culture over the past 15 years.
