10 Times Triple H Was RIDICULOUSLY Selfish At WWE WrestleMania

6. Giving The Fans What They (Don't) Want

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At SummerSlam 2012, after losing comprehensively to Brock Lesnar in a match much too methodical to elicit any sort of enthused reaction from the crowd, Triple H turned on the waterworks.

In theory, this was a retirement tease.

In reality, it translated as a threat. Fans saw well past it; their eyes were firmly fixed on the figurative WrestleMania 29 sign hovering on the horizon.

As expected - dreaded - Triple H booked his Lesnar rematch on the Grandest Stage Of Them All. Note that few complained about the previous year's 'Mania rematch. The original was excellent. This was altogether different; few had enjoyed the original, and the sequel robbed fans of the chance to see Lesnar at his primal, intense best in opposition with a dynamic performer. The subjective take on the man in this article, while by no means definitive, is somewhat obvious. Objectively, Triple H Vs. Brock Lesnar II was an object lesson in how not to craft a WrestleMania match. It was as silent as the 'P' in pneumonia which, at times, would have been preferable.

Worse than the match itself was the notion that Trips just had to get his win back. This did nothing for Lesnar. He had to Barry Horowitz John Cena to recover his killer aura.

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