Triple H's WWE Characters Ranked - From Worst To Best

2017 marks 22 years since Triple H first set foot in a WWE ring, and in the world of pro wrestling, that's an eternity. In 1995, 25-year-old Paul Levesque first signed with the promotion and today, the 46-year-old father of three is an Executive Vice President of the company and a 14-time former world champion. During his tenure, literally hundreds of stars have come and gone, but Triple H has remained a constant - sometimes ubiquitous - presence.

Like any star who's had any longevity in the industry, Triple H has undergone many character changes and experienced many different shifts of temperament. The same blue-blood who once professed a fondness for all things refined and cultured helped popularize the crotch chop, and the anarchist who thumbed his nose at authority later became the ultimate ruling power in WWE.

Triple H has been a major part of WWE for many years, but it's been to the company's detriment for at least as long as it has been to its benefit. Many of his portrayals have become overexposed over time, while some were ill-conceived from the very beginning.

Summing up more than two decades in front of the camera, here are all of Triple H's WWE characters, ranked from worst to best.

Shortly after the brand split in 2002, Triple H became the undisputed king of Raw. When he refused to be entered into a program for the Intercontinental Title following Brock Lesnar's WWE Championship win, the World Heavyweight Title was created. From that point until WrestleMania 21, HHH held the title five times.

The Triple H of that era tried to be the classic '70s-'80s world champion heel and essentially replicate The Four Horsemen, surrounding himself with an army (Evolution) and engaging in feud after feud with the company's top babyfaces. Unlike the men whom he was emulating, he never got any of his opponents over - he simply cycled through them to kill time. Even when he did lose the title - such as to Goldberg or Chris Benoit - he was still the focal point of TV, and he always won it back.

Just as memorable from this time period were the promos that Triple H would cut. For years, it seemed like every episode of Raw would start with a 20-minute promo or angle featuring the champion and his allies or opponents, driving audiences mad with boredom before the show even really started. WWE lost a lot of fans during HHH's era of unchecked domination, never to gain them back.