Triple H kept it simple, stupid, against Sheamus, but at least he was over in Arizona after being utterly heatless in Houston the year before.
'The Game' won here because of course he did, but managed at least to suppress his typical bad habits on the 'Grandest Stage' and give Sheamus the bulk of the offence in their spry 12:30 effort. The former WWE Champion could have done with the victory outright, but was at least credited with putting Triple H out of action for the rest of the year following their Street Fight at Extreme Rules the following month.
By then, the casuals that dipped in for the 'Show Of Shows' had dipped back out, of course, but Hunter had theoretically done the necessary by then.
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