10 Wrestlers You Won't Believe Almost Joined Major Stables
6. Triple H - New World Order
This angle actually started playing out on WWE television, but it didn't transpire the way WWE had intended.
The build to Vengeance 2002 saw Triple H locked in a storyline that had him deliberating over which brand to permanently join. He could either stay on SmackDown, where Stephanie McMahon was General Manager, or go back to Monday Night Raw.
Shawn Michaels and the New World Order threatened to force Hunter into joining their group if he chose the red brand. The original plan was for Triple H to join fellow Kliq members HBK and Kevin Nash under the black and white banner, but it fell through when 'Big Sexy' suffered a bicep injury on a July episode of Raw, and the group was officially disbanded by Vince McMahon the following week.
'The Game' did end up going to Raw in the end, but WWE transformed the storyline into a brief D-Generation X reunion instead. Triple H turned heel on Michaels immediately, kicking off a lengthy feud that would eventually overstay its welcome, but produced an excellent unsanctioned match at SummerSlam 2002 that may not have happened until much later had Hunter joined the nWo.