10 WWE Wrestlers Who Hated Triple H
5. Rob Van Dam
Like a couple of other names on this list, Rob Van Dam is cut from a very different cloth to the one that gave us Triple H. One, the clean-cut poster boy for the corporate side of the wrestling industry. The other, a stoner famous for landing on his head who was arguably the most popular underground wrestler during the industry's golden period. Expecting Rob Van Dam and Triple H to be best buds would be like expecting King Buzzo to chum up to, I don't know, Creed or something.
WWE's monopoly of the professional wrestling industry meant that the two were to cross paths eventually, and RVD finally found his way to the company (full-time) following the closure of ECW. Van Dam was actually one of a tiny number of Alliance talents to be treated as a star, but there was always a very definite ceiling on how far he could go. That ceiling bore a striking resemblance to Hunter Hearst Helmsley. The two had great matches, but they usually ended with intense déjà vu and a Pedigree.
HHH famously went on record saying that no matter how popular RVD was, he didn't have it in him to be a top star, an argument famously used against Daniel Bryan back in 2013. RVD has hit back by arguing that Trips simply used the ability of others to stay relevant, piggy-backing wherever possible. Agree to disagree chaps?
RVD sure could sell a Pedigree though, yikes.