Fantasy Booking Triple H's FIRST WWE WrestleMania

4. Cody Rhodes Vs. Seth Rollins: WWE Championship Match

Brock Lesnar WrestleMania
WWE

As tempting as it is to fantasy book Top Dolla going 25 minutes with Dexter Lumis, since that is the composite Triple H booking experience, it's probably too cynical. Then again, he once booked Karrion Kross to go 21:50 on a TakeOver.

Triple H will temper his indulgences at WrestleMania. McMahon did, even if the results were underwhelming (read: AJ Styles Vs. Shinsuke Nakamura). 'Mania is an invaluable public relations exercise.

How Triple H will book Cody Rhodes is a fascinating prospect.

How vindictive is he?

The answer of course is "very," but he's also smart. He knows that Cody's run doubles as prospectus for AEW talent. He probably won't bury Cody for taking the piss out of him at the first Double Or Nothing - or tweeting "I'm The Game now" - but it's always something to consider. Provided Triple is indeed smart enough to do what's best for business, and the rumours of USA network asking for an exclusive World Title for Raw, the safest prediction is probably correct.

Triple H, gauging by his signature programme - Tommaso Ciampa Vs. Johnny Gargano - is big into a sprawling epic that revisits itself far down the line. There's an in-built reason to press ahead with Cody Vs. Rollins IV, and the idea of Cody going 4-0 against the original Triple H NXT 'guy' is almost unthinkable - certainly unthinkable enough to obscure the traditional, feel-good result.

In this post: 
Triple H
 
Posted On: 
Contributor
Contributor

Michael Sidgwick is an editor, writer and podcaster for WhatCulture Wrestling. With over seven years of experience in wrestling analysis, Michael was published in the influential institution that was Power Slam magazine, and specialises in providing insights into All Elite Wrestling - so much so that he wrote a book about the subject. You can order Becoming All Elite: The Rise Of AEW on Amazon. Possessing a deep knowledge also of WWE, WCW, ECW and New Japan Pro Wrestling, Michael’s work has been publicly praised by former AEW World Champions Kenny Omega and MJF, and current Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes. When he isn’t putting your finger on why things are the way they are in the endlessly fascinating world of professional wrestling, Michael wraps his own around a hand grinder to explore the world of specialty coffee. Follow Michael on X (formerly known as Twitter) @MSidgwick for more!