25 Most OUT OF POCKET WWE Attitude Era Moments
6. Triple H Buries Chris Jericho
Triple H enjoys minimising the achievements of Chris Jericho.
In 2002, he ate the guy alive in one of the least dramatic WrestleMania main events of all-time. Years and years later, in his role as the leader of the Authority - which was his barely-disguised real-life self - Triple H buried Jericho when burying Daniel Bryan. H said that Bryan, like Edge, Rob Van Dam, and Chris Jericho, was talented - just not “the guy”. Jericho, brilliantly, fired back at Triple H for this dig on Twitter, rightly pointing out that Triple H wasn’t either, despite WWE spending at least a decade trying to convince the fans otherwise.
What you might be surprised to learn is that this recurring hobby of Helmsley’s dates back even further. Triple H actually started burying Jericho, out of pocket and out of nowhere, before they even feuded in 2000.
Jericho pissed the boys off when he debuted in August 1999. The roster was threatened by this very talented loud-mouth, and were like flies on sh*t when he didn’t immediately live up to his ego. Jericho’s transition to the WWF ring style was about as slow as Triple H was in 2003, and the lifts Jericho wore in his boots rendered his movement, never the slickest to begin with, even more clunky.
Jericho became something of a locker room punchline, and Triple H let that slip in a November 1999 segment. In it, DX interacted with some homeless people outside of the arena. One said they’d work for food; Triple H in response said “You can’t work, you’re as bad as Jericho”.
Again: they weren’t even feuding! Triple H was just that much of a prick.