20 Best Triple H Wrestling Matches Ever

This match however, was how the feud between the two best friends had started; arguably the best match of either man's career and a true show of selflessness on the part of Triple H who walked his best friend through his first match in 4 years.

After retiring for wrestling in 1998 due to a catastrophic back injury, Shawn Michaels returned to Raw in 2002 but refused Hunter's offer to reform D-Generation X. This saw him turn on HBK and set up an unsanctioned street fight. Triple H accused Michaels of being weak, but following the beat down he would receive at the hands of his form DX-mate, he was anything but.

The street fight setting allowed Shawn to wrestle at his own pace in what was going to be a one-and-done match just to see if he could still go as well in his prime. Not only did he prove that, he showed it in grand fashion, hitting a plancha on Hunter within minutes of the contest starting. Catching him off-guard, Triple H knew he had to play smart, specifically targeting his back. The weapon spots were well placed too, including a splash onto the Game through a table.

Michaels won by roll-up after a pedigree attempt but suffered a sledgehammer beatdown after the bell. Nevertheless, dispite not having been in a WWE for so long, Michaels proved he could still go like the best of them, including Triple H who most certainly was. Anyone who was angry at him holding the main event scene hostage for a lot of the 2000s, this match alone shows that Hunter Hurst Helmsley deserved the spotlight as much as the next guy.