WWE Royal Rumble 2001 Roster: Where Are They Now?

31. Triple H

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Then: 'The Game' was coming off a marvellous 2000 when he wrestled Kurt Angle for the WWF Title at the 2001 Rumble. Few could match his in-ring work at the time, although he maybe would've benefitted from working a full-blown babyface on the card.

Now: Of course, Trips reigns supreme as one of the two most important men in WWE. He's currently Executive Vice President of Global Talent Strategy & Development, helped turn NXT into a standalone monster and still occasionally wrestles whenever Vince McMahon needs it.

He'll run the company someday.

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