10 Times Triple H Won WWE Matches He Should Have Lost
3. Vs Randy Orton (Unforgiven 2004)
This entry could theoretically absolutely extend to New Year's Revolution and Royal Rumble 2005, but Orton felt so beaten like a drum by then that the defeats scarcely mattered - Batista had effortlessly become The Guy in his place by then anyway.
History might report this as the failing of Orton himself, but he was only ever going to be as good as the man that was tasked with getting him over. WWE had worked around attitude problems bigger than Randy's before, but 'The Game' was neither the wrestler nor the leader to keep this particular train on the track.
As was often the case with Triple H matches around this time, it wasn't just the results but the nature of them. The contests were boring as sin, which wouldn't have been ideal had Hunter not been terminating a meagre 28-day maiden reign for a supposed 'Legend Killer'.
Not content with failing to help him ascend to the top level, he eventually got around to getting in the way of keeping him there too...