What WWE WON'T Tell You About Triple H's Legacy

Time to slay the Game.

by Michael Sidgwick

On April 25, WWE will broadcast a special edition of SmackDown dedicated to Triple H's '25th Anniversary Celebration'.

There is, just to cover one's back, a minute possibility that the expected self-bukkake is subverted to initiate a big angle of sorts - one that WWE may need, irrespective of whether a Triple H match is in fact "it", in response to the tumbling ratings and horrendous PR yielded by this empty gym era. There's a chance Bray Wyatt interrupts the celebration to welcome Trips into his Firefly Fun House for another much-needed career evaluation. There's also every chance, let's face it, of WWE using the celebration as a one-night ratings grab and a marketed excuse to replay archived content, given that Triple H is legendarily averse to showing himself up. It is exponentially more likely that a Sami Zayn or King Corbin interrupts in the time-honoured tradition that is the "full-time current star is mandated to sell for part-time exec who drove away wrestling's largest audience, which is somehow not going to achieve the same result" Pedigree.

Hell, given WWE's very recent track record of just brazen awfulness, this might be the site of Lars Sullivan's return. We are trending towards something so unspeakable that this would be far from the worst of endgames.

However this manifests - even if the interrupting heel does allude to Triple H's past, not exactly productive behaviour - WWE will never commit to capturing the full, toxic extent that is his legacy.

Here's a challenge:

CONT'D...(1 of 6)

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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!