One year after winning his first WWE Championship at WrestleMania 21, John Cena was on top of the world. It was clear that he was going to be the face of the WWE going forward. The one guy who stood in his way was Attitude Era holdover Triple H. The idea behind this match was to legitimize Cena by giving him a high profile WrestleMania win over a guy who had been one of WWEs top Superstars for the last several years. In the buildup, it was Polished Wrestler (Triple H) vs. Hype (Cena). When the bell rang, Triple H showed Cena exactly why he was referred to as the Cerebral Assassin. He had an answer for much of Cenas offense, but learned the hard way that the young buck was on his level. Hunter tapped out to the STF in the center of the ring, but he won the Chicago crowd over with his performance to the point that it warranted a babyface run shortly thereafter.
Eric Delgado has been writing about professional wrestling for five years and has been involved in the professional wrestling business as a performer for ten. He is also the former host of Steel Cage Radio and has an irrational love for The Ryback.
