10 Times WWE Tried (And Failed) To Make You Cheer For Former Heels
7. Triple H
Triple H is many things to many people, but there's perhaps nobody in the entire industry that inspires less sympathy than 'The Game'.
It's an emotion he fought against when trying to remain an over heel in WWE's post-Attitude Era slump, but he did such a good job of making himself an utterly detestable pr*ck that few were willing to forgive or forget the kayfabe and real life success he made of himself in the aftermath.
The best performers are always extended versions of themselves, which is why Hunter is so at home as an oppressive authoritarian heel. His apology tears following a SummerSlam 2012 loss Brock Lesnar were more stubbornly forced than he was a decade earlier, as too was his weeping embrace of Vince McMahon during one of the many blown spots during WWE's troubled 'Summer Of Punk'.
A babyface Triple H only ever really belonged on NXT, and it's a position he holds down there today. In main roster terms, he'll always be the lesser main eventer that struck real gold, marrying into a family and business he loved and the many trappings that came with it. His turn on Daniel Bryan in 2014 immediately freshened up an act that was literally unbelievable.