Wrestling's BIG DUMB IDIOTS Who Thought They Were COOL! ?
3. Triple H
Triple H was many, many things over a 25+ year WWE career, but "cool" was almost never one of them.
Perhaps he was still carrying the scars of the cartoonish blueblood gimmick he was saddled with on his debut, but as soon as he was able to shake it off, he aimed to pivot as far away from it as possible. As both lackey and leader in DX, he pined to be the coolest guy in any room even if everybody's attention was realistically elsewhere. In Evolution, he claimed to be funny, handsome and hard as nails. Likewise in his ludicrous "*ss Kicker" promo that went nose-to-nose with Brock Lesnar and The Undertaker. He's done so much, but it always felt like he pined to be beloved for something slightly more.
Almost never cool because he cracked it precisely one time.
Wrestling without insecurity for perhaps the only time in his career, the period between January 2000 and his May 2001 injury confirmed that he was indeed 'The Game'. A fabulously enjoyable heel, he was so respected that his 2002 Madison Square Garden remains one of the longest and loudest in WWE history.
A leather/denim jacket combo looked destined to age within a month, but it was and is fondly remembered by fans to this day.