15 Ups & 13 Downs For WWE In 2017

1. Calling Mr. Vain

We haven't seen a great deal of Triple H in 2017, particularly when compared to the company's most active full-time roster members, as 'The Game' has taken several self-enforced TV sabbaticals throughout the year. Regardless, when he has been around, Hunter has generally been at his spotlight-hogging worst.

The storyline preceding his WrestleMania 33 bout with Seth Rollins had its positive moments, but the match itself was no more than a 25-minute ego-stroking exercise. Triple H placed himself in a massive spot because he could, pure and simple. The slow, 'methodical' plodder did nothing for Rollins' momentum, and while he lost, the 48-year-old once again ensured his name was kept in the headlines.

Things got worse thereafter. Absent during summer, Hunter returned on the house show circuit, partaking in a series of inherently vain out-of-character acts like dancing with The New Day, and teaming with The Shield. Then, at Survivor Series, Triple H ensured that one of the year's biggest pay-per-view main events was all about him, as he used the bout's conclusion not to put the full-timers over, but to set up three potential storylines (Braun Strowman, Shane McMahon, Kurt Angle) for himself.

'The Game' has since vanished from TV again, but it won't be a long before he resurfaces to build towards his inevitable WrestleMania 34 match. Get ready for another near 30-minute snoozer: the man's vanity knows no limits.