10 Wrestlers Who Turned Face & Heel In The Same Year
3. Triple H (2002)
To quote Robert Burns, "The best laid schemes o’ Mice an’ Men gang aft agley". In English, that means, 'Shawn Michaels wasn't the only member of DX to have his face run ruined by Hulk Hogan'.
Only Jesus Christ himself could have gotten a bigger reaction than Triple H when he returned at Madison Square Garden in January 2002. 'The Game', who'd been a nefarious heel in 2001, had been out for the best part of a year. The fans' reception to his comeback ensured that he came back a good guy.
The plan was for Trips to use this momentum to win the Royal Rumble, beat Chris Jericho for the Undisputed Championship at WrestleMania X8, and then reign as a triumphant hero. Some of those things happened, but not all of them.
Instead, WWE were blindsided by the popularity of Hulk Hogan's return to the company. Hunter lost the title to the Hulkster one month after he won it and would turn heel later in the year by attacking HBK. Let's face it, heel Triple H is always more interesting than face Triple H anyway.
Hogan did us all a favour this time, being honest.