Jim Cornette on Where HHH Would Be If He Hadn't Married Stephanie McMahon

[@justinsayswtf]

“Michaels wanted to sit in the production meetings so he could figure out who to sabotage later on.” LOL damn. Way to sum up the Shawn Michaels of the late 90’s in one sentence!

[@todhysteria]

ColdPhront3 I died when Cornette said that😂😂😂

[@bennicholls87]

Jim 😁😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@dantemagliari1073]

It sucks to get older and realize ur childhood hero was the biggest prick in the business lol. Fuck it they can all still suck it!!

[@MichaelThomas-decga]

@@dantemagliari1073 i knew what Shawn was back & still was a fan of his. His character, the heel turn from Marty, it seemed like he was an asshole back then! But that's ok we all your human

[@chongxina1387]

@@MichaelThomas-decga what kind ởf ẻngrish school u graduate from?

[@johnnykeane9633]

I'm the game ahhhh.... And I am going to talk in the middle of the ring ahhhh....and I absolutely suck ahhhh -The Rock about HHH

[@daherreysso2826]

John Mateus that feud carried the business in 2000

[@daherreysso2826]

John Mateus and it’s true he carried the company but like in 98 Stone Cold was carrying the company and people paid to see him and also to see him kick Vince ass so same thing with HHH they wanted Rock to kick his feud so feud of the year Imo The McMahon Helmsley regime vs The Rock

[@daherreysso2826]

John Mateus in 2000 he was a IWC god lol but smarks turned on him in 03

[@gregoryfuller9736]

He wasn’t even married to her in 2000 they got real life married in 2002 but he would not be running nxt if he was not married but he still would have won the belt

[@jrsmith1998]

Dude stfu and give HHH his respect!

[@Thund3rDrag0n12]

HHH will always be the definition of a “jack of all trades, master of none”. He’s no Rock, but he’s not god awful on the mic either (most of the time at least). He can’t wrestle like Shawn, but he can carry his weight in a main event capacity. He didn’t have much of a personality, but he always surrounded himself with people who did. Whether it was dumb luck or strategic, Paul certainly did play the game

[@Thund3rDrag0n12]

Jobaer bhuiyan When did I say he never had a good match? All I said was that he wasn’t as good of a wrestler as objectively one of the best performers this business has seen. Read my comment before you reply next time.

[@Thund3rDrag0n12]

Jobaer bhuiyan All good, brother

[@jamaali2358]

Bret Hart figured him out when he said unless HHH was in a hardcore match or gimmick match he was trash

[@brianm2881]

Agreed. I think I almost entirely stopped watching RAW back in the early 2000s when he had his so-called 'reign of terror', and was just a Smackdown guy. To me, Triple H is on about the same level as Edge, i.e. a solid B+ player. Good to very good in most areas, but not great like Rock, Austin or Hogan.

[@Thund3rDrag0n12]

Brian M I would put HHH at around an A-. Really all he was missing was a defining over-the-top personality trait that people can really latch on to. He’s kinda just Generic Badass Wrestling Man #63926

[@SW-pm3ls]

How about how HHH would be without HBK?

[@russellward4624]

Yea he’d have been a mid table guy and nothing more.

[@jeremiahochoa1989]

Oh man that's a good one

[@osaji922]

That's the real question, not this Stephanie nonsense.

[@osaji922]

@Jobaer bhuiyan You mean the jobber factory that nobody asked for or wants?

[@tw475]

probably better off in the locker room, he got a lot of heat by association. Taker naturally disliked him at first, he hated the kliq. but when Shawn went away, Taker started to like him.

[@AnvilMAn603]

cornette snorts before answering buckle up kids, were in for a ride

[@Countrybananas]

Reading your comment made me snort

[@okcool6948]

It was a laugh goofy

[@JMG_86]

Or does a small cough ...

[@setsyoufree8]

He snorted twice! 🤭 You can barely hear the second one right at the end of the submitted question, but it's there. 😂😂😂

[@samuelquintanilla6338]

LMFAO. That killed me

[@kthompson999]

“Shane wanted to buy UFC Vince didn’t know what that was” Damn 😔 if I was Shane I would’ve left too.

[@jeromeinthehousesowatchyam4237]

Honestly probably good in retrospect, who knows where the UFC would’ve been if Dana and Lorenzo didn’t buy it

[@salvadorthe6ix289]

It definitely wouldn't be what it is today. Most likely UFC would have died

[@OddEyes1]

@@jeromeinthehousesowatchyam4237 Vince would probably turn it to some MMA entertainment bs

[@mastermonarch]

People would've thought the fights were kafabe not a shoot.

[@MBM1117727]

Except he did know what it was lol Vince even plugged a UFC ppv on Raw in 1997 once as part of a deal to exchange Shamrock footage from UFC for video packages! Plus in 1995 Kama's gimmick was based on UFC fighters.

[@Lynchfan88]

Cornette is so awesome and he tells it how it really was. His line about Shawn wanting to sit in on production meetings to see who he could screw over is classic & awesome.

[@heartbr8krebel702]

Foreal I go to the classics to hear how he feels unfiltered… this new Jim is great but not as angry

[@Danny-xm1pe]

I think that Triple H's career without Stephanie would have been similar in success to Jericho in that he would have been a guy that would occasionally be in the main event and occasionally be champion, but he would not have been the constant presence at the very top without Stephanie. And then once he retired from the ring, he would have been an agent.

[@zacharyradford5552]

His entire career would have been different. He probably wouldn’t have even been at Jericho level.

[@adittya9002]

@@zacharyradford5552 good joke

[@soslime6082]

@@zacharyradford5552he was already a multiple time wwe champion without steph and solidified himself as a top 5 superstar in the company and was the biggest heel in the company he would’ve def still had a better career then Jericho as a A- type player but his career would’ve still been different in big ways

[@justin3415]

He was only ever something before marrying steph because Shawn and nash where his buddies but he was mid card or upper mid card cause of shawn.If Shawn or nash never befriended him he would have never got far up the card and stayed there as long as he has . I like Triple h and he has skills,but he was looked over until he got some buddies that where tight with the boss and marrying steph made him. Happy for him though.

[@lothar71]

​@@adittya9002it's not a joke triple h is only where he is because he married Stephanie. He would be less than Jericho in career.

[@TheBraveIntrovert]

If Trips was never married to Stephanie, he would be back as a nostalgia act and having a title run...

[@titanwolf_3544]

The Brave Introvert I don’t think so seeing as they already had him in creative meetings when Steph wasn’t even working there yet

[@quentinkaasa47]

^Hunter was attending production meetings, not creative.

[@titanwolf_3544]

Quentin Kaasa oh production then thank you

[@darylchase7595]

He would of never even had a title run.... guy was a bench warmer from day 1 when he got with steph is when his shit started to pick up.

[@slabpanda]

Daryl Chase he was a world champ before he started messing with Stephanie

[@criminalmindsgirl2936]

The problem with Triple H and Stephanie is...they like to pretend that Chyna didn't exist.

[@Deathcomes4usall]

Criminal Minds Girl no one is pretending Chyna doesn’t exist. They don’t mention her cos they are a PG company & she did porn (mocking her ex employer btw), did drugs & grabbed Stephanie by the throat. She chose to do those things. Ok HHH shouldn’t have cheated but at the end of the day Chyna was an adult and was responsible for her actions. No one made her do porn, no one made her take drugs, etc. It sucks she’s dead but it is what it is. And Stephanie said one day Chyna will be in the HOF.

[@taylorhoward6463]

chyna was mentioned in the wwe hall of fame 2019?

[@melainebullock]

Facts don’t care About your feelings they already disowned any mention of Chyna by 2003. You can’t blame it on her porn, WWE erased her from history a long time ago. Long before the porn “mocking her ex employer” and the kinds of characters they do have in the hall of fame, such as Steve Austin who beat his wife, or Jimmy Snuka who killed his girlfriend, and not disowning Sean Waltman who filmed the porn with Chyna, and almost ALL of their former employees have had drug addictions some even severe, its an excuse they make to erase and discredit her from history when the reality is they did not want to take the heat for what they did to her and Stephanie didn’t like Joanie and HHH wanted to forget she existed

[@snoopyrogain2150]

Also the Macho Man.

[@jimmitchell4698]

they showed her in the hall of fame.

[@Th3SP1C]

HHH would still be a lifer, however in a corporate role? maybe not

[@curtissimmons2287]

I believe he would he'd always have a spot for paul

[@imusingsocialistmedia3014]

It's easy to shit on Triple H he's an easy target, but there is no denying the impact he has had on wrestling.

[@theghostofthomasjenkins9643]

@TOMBSTONE SHADOW HHH would still be a hall of famer. the only thing that probably would've changed is the the evolution stuff and after. that's when he went off the deep end. he was already moving up the card with the DX stuff. he's still be a multi-time world champion and he probably would have a job in the back, but not as high up.

[@LordSathar]

Still keeping the up and coming guys down, that's his legacy.

[@markrace4707]

@@imusingsocialistmedia3014 well nobody is ...is just that he wouldn't have that job specifically if he wasn't boning steph.

[@conman823]

Show me the person who ever admitted to getting where they are by nepotism

[@terryisaac6428]

well said

[@runnersdialzero1244]

joe bu(ttfu)ck

[@flemflam707]

@@runnersdialzero1244 as a SF Giants fan that is HILARIOUS and should be on a t-shirt.

[@rayrodrigo3999]

Trumps kids and son in law lol

[@jaahnnn]

Mike golic jr

[@MrKillian1983]

Triple H would have been irrelevant if not for marrying Stephanie. He was never as good as the top guys back then so he had to bury them politically. He is one of the most overrated wrestlers of all time.

[@curtissimmons2287]

You don't know that for sure

[@MISTERPERFECT3806]

Exactly.

[@nicholasthedon8400]

Curtis Simmons naw triple h was out before rock and stone cold it was many people over triple h until he started dating Stephanie

[@TONYGILLEY]

I thought he was grossly overestimating his importance to the wrestling business. Take Stephanie and Shawn Michaels out of the equation he'd really be nothing.

[@paulhouck9827]

Triple H vs Cactus Jack was a classic him vs Kurt Angel was another classic

[@PTminatoPT]

Still carrying Shawn's bags....

[@erikkjems2635]

At bingo halls

[@ladistar]

Oh damn hahahah

[@SpiralPoliFemboy]

Hunter has always been in Shawn Micheals's shadow. Simply put, Shawn is better. Shawn eventually cut his stupid bullshit. Triple H is still dumb as fuck. Shawn is a great worker, like him or not. Triple H is an okay-ish worker. Shawn ended his career while he had dignity, and when he still could wrestle, so his last match was a masterpiece. Triple H is still semi active, and he can't wrestle like he used to. And he wasn't even the best when he was in his prime. Shawn is a actually a really good person. (nowadays) Hunter is still an asshole. Hunter will always carry Shawn's bags. Even if Triple H is one of the biggest, he can't be Shawn Micheals. Hunter is like Batista or Ultimate Warrior. They were close to the top guy level, but they were held back for a multitude of reasons. Triple H will never be like Austin, Cena, Rock, Shawn, Hogan or CM Punk if Punk had stayed longer. And I hate Hogan, but I can admit that he was THE guy. I can't admit the same for Hunter.

[@sese6227]

@@SpiralPoliFemboy Pretty much lol The biggest gift HBK did for HHH was leaving from 98-02, bc if that didn't happen.... Hunter's rise to the top, wouldn't have been so astronomical.

[@stevensmith8977]

@@SpiralPoliFemboy HHH is the Paul Pierce of wwe

[@Dx298]

Triple H took a huge risk getting involved with Stephanie. If they had broken up he would have got buried or banned for life

[@zaryalace7475]

That would have been a much more interesting character. The "I fucked the boss' daughter" heel would be the kind of heat that WWE needed in the mid 2000s.

[@darnellpistachio2991]

Its only a risk if he is a d-bag. Considering he is sober from day 1, not really a risk.

[@DAKINS896]

@@darnellpistachio2991 every good looking girl you ever fuck you plan on marrying her? WTF. If he's a D-bag? Maybe after a while he could have realized he didnt want to spend his life with her.

[@samg013]

Imagine an alternate universe where Triple H was released in 2007 and ended up in TNA impact lmao

[@autobotstarscream765]

Or AEW...

[@mjl11]

Scott steiner 2.0

[@njprince9717]

"what the hell is Hunter Levesque doing in the impact zone?"

[@samg013]

@@njprince9717 lmao

[@rikiishitoru8885]

WHAT THE HELL IS PAUL HUNTER DOING IN THE IMPACT ZONE??

[@thinktank1]

Sure Triple H the same Vince who squashed your career early with a 5 sec Ultimate Warrior victory at a Wrestlemania. Sleeping with the boss daughter helped.

[@osaji922]

Funny thing about that match is that it was actually before the Madison Square Garden incident. Meaning it was before he got punished and was stripped of the opportunity to win King of The Ring. With that said, WWE did have plans for Triple H despite that. He won the intercontinental title that fall. Then the next year won the king of the ring. People like to say he got everything he had because of marrying Stephanie. Personally, I think he got everything he had hanging with Shawn Michaels. Think about it. Without DX, Triple H wouldn't have been able to form that edgier Triple H persona. What would he have been in 1998? Would he still be doing curtsies instead of crotch chops? DX propelled him into a guy that could conceivably be the top heel in 1999 and onward. I think we still would have gotten the Triple H that we got but like Cornette said, his front office influence would be non existent.

[@thinktank1]

@Jobaer bhuiyan 😂😂 When you burp do you taste Triple H on your taste buds? Fanatic or Stan please chill out and Quarantine.

[@tw475]

dumb example you are talking about something when he was a low mid card heel, opposed to years later after he already got the title two or three times.

[@demoth]

@Jobaer bhuiyan what?! Bitch please. The rock made wwf. He was their biggest star on monday night war and was their biggest star after. Even after marrying steph he was still in the rock shadow. He only had an chance when the rock move on from wrestling to movies.

[@kamfisher1714]

He was a 2x wwe champion before sleeping with bosses daughter but you’re too much of a idiot to realize that

[@SupermanHopkins]

How many times did he main event Wrestlemania? Come on, now. No chance he gets that much exposure had he not been boning the princess.

[@wallyrosario654]

At least 7 of those title reigns he had wouldn’t exist.

[@zlord1199]

John cena probably main evened about the same or even more wreslemanias then Triple H. Also Triple H had many wrestlemania losses

[@SupermanHopkins]

@@zlord1199 While true, Cena sold merch at a Steve Austin level. Triple H has never been the guy to move the needle like that. And yeah, he definitely put guys over at Mania, but that means he was in the main event to do it. Think about the main event of Wrestlemania 19: Angle vs. Lesnar. Can you imagine how awful a match that would be if Hunter were in it?

[@steveomac385]

@@SupermanHopkins HHH would have had an amazing match with either.

[@Cableguy15]

@@steveomac385 You never know with HHH at Wrestlemania. Half of his matches are classics, the other half are awful. There is no in between. lol

[@DH.91]

I think Hunter is a very good worker, has always had the look etc but HBK and Steph are responsible for 70% of what he is.

[@blake7871]

Triple H was basically a less charismatic Scott Hall.

[@darnellpistachio2991]

From a company p.o.v. hhh was a stud. Doesnt drink, doesnt do drugs or pills, eats healthily. From.a fan p.o.v. youre absolutely correct. No charisma, shitty rich boy angle, wasnt bad ass at all not even a little until d-x and lemmy...

[@PascalH9191]

@@darnellpistachio2991 But he was juicing

[@nothing5283]

@@PascalH9191 yes he drinks juice, orange juice, apple juice, tomato juice and more

[@MrSircharles05]

90%

[@blackoceancreativeuniverse]

if he'd never married Stephanie, he'd been the next Jake "The Snake" Roberts. balding, mulleted, mustachioed, doing the talking for some AEW pseudoheel. making a commercial for DDP yoga and in a twitter feud with Ole Anderson to get the fans' lagging attention.

[@keepcheatin]

HHH was never a junkie or alcoholic

[@blackoceancreativeuniverse]

@@keepcheatin alternate timeline, people.

[@CallmeA_B]

So HHH is Hulk Hogan 🥁

[@realniga3012]

So your wife effects your hair

[@blackoceancreativeuniverse]

@@realniga3012 your income affects your hair choices as you get older. and he did marry into money. where would Jake be if he'd stayed off drugs and married a millionairess? and where would his hair be?

[@MegaChorro123]

without him marrying the bosses daughter, I think he still would’ve racked up a nice career for himself. He definitely wouldn’t of had the same pull/influence in outcomes that he does now. And we’d have no NXT maybe.

[@tw475]

Triple H wouldn't be running nxt, but he would still be doing something. Kevin Kelly said he would sit in production meetings in like 1998 and see Triple H.

[@tw475]

@@posteveryside-beatsnews consider he's got a look Vince likes, Austin still would've been forced to retire, Rock would've gone to Hollywood, Triple H and Undertaker would still be the two iron men that stuck around.

[@kongmengyang1098]

He'd be nowhere where he is now.

[@CP-kb1du]

Sure .... keep thinking .... he would have been fired and drifting ..... ended up Selling Shovels

[@AxeDharme]

Wouldn't have*

[@NickCorvello]

Looks like Paul Levesque is learning his lessons well from Vince when it comes to rewriting history 😆

[@mattfrye9822]

He won world titles before they ever got together, but no one seems to want to remember that.

[@CornerRoom_Thoughts]

Because that means they would have to admit that Hunter was actually good enough to hold the belt at one point.

[@drop_thebiscuit9810]

Nah I can accept that, but him burying talent and still putting himself in main events from time to time is what I can't.

[@tw475]

and all things the same Rock goes to Hollywood, Austin is forced to retire because of his neck, Foley goes part time, Undertaker and Triple H are still the two that stick around.

[@CP-kb1du]

He was doing her while giving the titles ...

[@kommissar.murphy]

Without Shawn ,without Steph,he would have still found someone to latch on to. Hunter is nothing if not a man who makes his own luck. He is inevitable.

[@BoredomandVanity]

@Thanos is Retired triple h is you

[@davesaulnier232]

Jim cornet is a wealth of knowledge and knows what most people forgot when it comes to wrestling

[@davsavchav]

I wonder if Heyman and Lesnar would have ever returned in 2012 if not for Triple H though. Not sure but based on Heyman's interview with Jericho back in 2014, he implied that Triple H eased him into the deal with a very convincing pitch

[@GrimspecteR.]

''Vice President Executive Assistant Grand Puba'' - Jim Cornette 2020.

[@henrikschmidt3964]

I get so sick of hearing about how Triple H was 'punished' in 1996. He got a slap on the wrist and had to do jobs for a few months before being paired with Mr. Perfect and getting the Intercontinental title. He has milked this 'in the dog-house' story for all it is. He should feel grateful he wasn't outright fired after the MSG disgrace.

[@MrSheckstr]

reelkena if you piss of Jim, he never lets it go, if HE pisses off someone he is shocked you haven’t let it go by your next bowel movement

[@DJYC21215]

Not only that, him and shawn michaels were making fun of the incident a year later on live TV saying "Oh no Vince is gonna bury me". It doesn't seem like he actually got in trouble at all aside for having to job for a few undercard guys.

[@tanvirali7817]

I clicked as fast as possible when I saw the title 😂

[@imablazeuonfiya]

as Bret Hart said "if you saw one HHH match, you saw them all". all i gotta say

[@k2gees]

J Crash Damn....ice cold! 🥶

[@lukas_jay243]

@J Crash Hart had every move in the book. No one executed better atomic drops or back breakers than Brett. You sound like a HHH fanboy.

[@theghostofthomasjenkins9643]

ric flair is famous for having the same match night in and night out. that's not really a knock. a lot of wrestlers do that because they wrestle 300 times a year.

[@locutus1126]

@@theghostofthomasjenkins9643Yes, Flair had the same match but his promos were legendary, we came to hear him talk.

[@Vagajammer]

"There comes a time when you must go" Tell that to Kevin "Bucky Beaver" Dunn

[@jasperman515]

Kevin Dunn worked under Vince, Sr. When Vince, Jr, took over, he bought back the employees’ shares in the company in exchange for guaranteed employment for life. That’s why Kevin Dunn is still there.

[@m.keeganoconnells4365]

Sure thing "vajahammer"

[@TimmyTickle]

@@jasperman515 I thought the story was that Kevin's dad saved most of the WWF's tape library from a fire?

[@ianisaac2501]

Bucky Beaver 😂😂😂

[@VerticalitySports]

Once triple H takes over Kevin Dunn is gone lol

[@zan31669]

Steph on creative..... Let's do everything that Vince did but worst

[@og3777]

🤣

[@TheKestevon]

By hiring 20+ sitcom writers

[@seymourcakesy7793]

With no proper insight for the business. I just don’t see how that was a smart move.

[@ryanbashaw4513]

Thats the problem, too much script and not enough freedom of expression for wrestlers. They should be able to keep their name and gimmick when switching wrestling federations.

[@ryanbashaw4513]

Its her voice that turns me off of Steph... Sounds like screeching!

[@Iatemydog14]

How to bake a Triple H cake: 1. Brawl outside the ring 2. high knee 3. interference 4. low blow 5. sledgehammer 6. pedigree 7. let cake become stale before consuming

[@thestarseeker8196]

“I’m not gonna comment on people’s relationships if I don’t know anything about them” Jim is the last American alive with decent sense

[@darshin95]

HHH was always working with the TOP GUY but never actually being the TOP GUY

[@realninjaent544]

Yes he was the top guy..... It's almost always the top face and the top heel. You need both and HHH was the top heel. There is almost never one top guy in wrestling. Only Hogan, Austin and Cena is arguably top guys with no heel opposition on their level. HHH was the top face when he returned from his knee injury and was the top heel most of his career. HHH was more over than the rock in there first big match on ppv at SummerSlam 98. The rock needed HHH to be on top and make things interesting just like how the batman story needs joker.

[@fajko397]

​@realninjaent544 to say that the rock needs hhh is crazy and abit unrealistic. The rock would have been over anyway and like it was said people watched ppv for rock,austin,taker,kane not cuz of hhh. He was having squash matches with warrior and carrying bags before his relationship with Stephanie started

[@boredbitch666]

'realninjaent544 the rock didn't need to marry the boss's daughter to get ahead. checkmate.

[@DamnitBobbeh2399]

I just love how we all already knew who "shit-stain" was without Cornette even having to explain.

[@ferox965]

HHH was a great heel. There's no reason why he couldn't have made the main event. As a bonus, he had the greatest theme song of all time-and always will.

[@dddgtsd]

I'm assuming you're referring to the Motorhead one but I think I'm the only person who prefers 'My Time'.

[@ElmoKnowsWhereYouLive5150]

@@dddgtsd I prefer "My Time" as well.

[@boredbitch666]

@@ElmoKnowsWhereYouLive5150 me too my time underrated

[@sonofage]

@@ElmoKnowsWhereYouLive5150 oh crap, i remember that now. shit, that was better imo. motorhead isn't bad. he's a good heel sure, but the problem was, he was a heel that wanted to be a face . to me, tripes was the dark times of wrestling in the early 2000s but seeing what is now, idk anymore haha. i like roman but who is going to replace him or even on par with him? once a long time ago, i thought bray wyatt but then the whole corny shit horror fest made me go, look undertaker was able to escape with that because he came at a time when it was cool to be over the top and then he mod it during the attitude era. now, it feels out of place. but maybe, that's just me.

[@EGarrett01]

One thing to remember, the push in Summer of 99 was going to Test (Andrew Martin). As Chyna herself said before she died, Triple H started cheating on her with Stephanie long before their relationship was public, because she found letters from Stephanie to him in his bag. The canceling of Test's push and endless Triple H push started AFTER he started secretly dating Stephanie, not before. It was ALL from Stephanie.

[@DAKINS896]

Triple H was already a main eventer at the time Test had angle with Steph.

[@kevindaman5794]

Being from the same town as HHH can say his family is rather wealthy and have a few millions and own several business. I'd imagine he would've been fine.

[@kevindaman5794]

@Odiuos Skull they own a small restaurant and a construction company and one was a fmr. police chief. I think he would've done just fine.

[@kenrickeason]

Yeah, uh huh.. Next you going to say Gillberg would have been one of the greatest Champions of All time..

[@kevindaman5794]

@@kenrickeason I had a chance encounter with them once him and Stephanie. HHH is giant. Back in the day when he was w Chyna two or three relatives saw them and they'd tried to hide behind the grocery baskets you carry around the store but they were fucking huge. He heels it up when he's a heel. He drove a blacked out Cadillac w/ blacked out windows. He was almost bigger than the car. His arm was huge. Marks were following him. Snapping pictures on a disposable camera.

[@adriancarlos9155]

But it helped can't live off mummy and daddy for ever like the other Paul ..... Heyman

[@callumpalmer3258]

I think he would probably of done something similar to Cody or Jeff Jarret considering he has a big interest in the business side of things. Who knows if he would of been as successful or not.

[@og3777]

Nxt failing , so I guess that answers your question

[@rekkiesbub423]

@@og3777 nxt is not too bad tho , i call ROH a real failing

[@og3777]

@@rekkiesbub423 true

[@og3777]

@@rekkiesbub423 still pretty bad tho

[@nicholasbrown4109]

I dont think that would have happened, Cody and Jeff came from big money and had a lot of connections from their family. Jeff's dad was a big promoter and Cody's dad was of course Dusty.

[@cajunasian71]

You think that from a talent perspective, Triple H still would have progressed into Main Event status eventually. However, he would not become an Executive without the "Stephanie Rub".

[@davidstephan5116]

Macho Man got the “Stephanie Rub” also, yet no management position

[@Kain40]

@Joe Greene He was main event before he even got with Stephanie. There's no disputing he'd still have become a main event guy. However, he most certainly wouldn't have been as prominent throughout the years, nor would he have had as many title reigns if it weren't for his relationship with Stephanie.

[@Themaskplague]

Joe Greene he was already in the main event when him and Steph got together , so to say he was never “main event talent “ is ridiculous

[@cajunasian71]

@@davidstephan5116 True. But she was underaged. The only "rub" Macho would have gotten would have been from several "fans" in prison, daily, doing a hard 10. 😅

[@adriancarlos9155]

Can't remember who said it best he was the guy who worked with the top guy but was never the top guy And in the words of the late great Mike Graham He Never Drew a Dime !!! Not a Dime !!!

[@brandonallen3289]

I think Triple H would have eventually become WWE champion but not nearly as quick he did. Him dating the bosses daughter definitely had a lot to do with it.

[@jrad410]

He won his first wwe championship before he was involved with Stephanie

[@fc775]

@@jrad410 Lies he was dating steph then just not on camera

[@DAKINS896]

to be honest it was obvious summerslam 98 both HHH and The Rock had futures as champions

[@realninjaent544]

@@fc775 what are you talking about.... HHH was world champ and had classic matches and segments before dating Stephanie.

[@aakarshdhurve785]

Triple h used to hang out with the guys who drew money during late attitude era..riding on the success waves of rock and austin

[@SpinosaurusTheProudSocialist]

People forgot that Triple H was already a main eventer before he was married to Steph. If Hunter never married Stephanie, he wouldn't be as successful as he is now, but he still would have had a really good career and he would probably be an agent backstage.

[@tyreezy87]

"He would not be a fuckin multi multi multi multi MULTI billionaire, or millionaire..."

[@cjthelonewolf7410]

Trips would never have been as big as he was when he was a active wrestler

[@AJ-xv7oh]

Yes he absolutely would. Arguing otherwise is nonsense.

[@always_serpico]

Ashley J Only because you say so.

[@stage4423]

​@@AJ-xv7oh no, he wouldn't. He self booked most of his title reigns. Booked himself in several main events over more deserving talent. Vince let him get away creative garbage because he kissed the daughter's ass, before putting a ring on it. He was never special on the mic. Never had a 4.0+ star match where he wasn't carried. He was never the best at anything. The reality is Hunter would've been a midcard journeyman without Stephanie.

[@tw475]

02-05 probably isn't 3/4 world champion Triple H, but i see him still wrestling until 2012 full time. then similar to other guys, he could do the part time schedule.

[@TheSSUltimateGoku]

yo momma's toilet you’re an idiot. Triple H‘s first WWE heavyweight championship title run was in 1999 before he even did the kayfade Stephanie Triple H marriage storyline. He was already on the rise as a main event before the scripted marriage storyline with Stephanie and the real marriage of Stephanie McMahon. He definitely would’ve had a great career as he was already seen as a top main event player star. Would he have had less world titles potentially and less main events at wrestlemania potentially but to say that triple H would be a mid carder and not a main eventer when he was already been booked to be in the world champion prior to him marrying Stephanie is pure ignorance!

[@stevep4574]

This guy is so overrated, he would be single H😂

[@kamfisher1714]

If you know anything about wrestling he’s not overrated

[@justlloyd7881]

@@kamfisher1714 OK, he's middle rated...

[@ACM-sp1gh]

Yaaass finally people who aren't blind 🤣triple h is the worst ever. Intercontinental at best should have never been near the main event

[@kamfisher1714]

X X You never seen his matches in his prime and his matches the years after

[@kamfisher1714]

Just Lloyd Yea you still don’t know anything about wrestling

[@CharlesKhan]

I believe HHH would've been fired before Christian was.

[@AxxLAfriku]

no

[@viletoxxie]

not in any way, shape or form, they *never* believed in Christian but HHH won a world title before stephanie

[@ACM-sp1gh]

@@viletoxxie before we knew about him and Stephanie. They were on the down low when he first had the belt

[@viletoxxie]

@@ACM-sp1gh whether that's true or not it doesnt matter, even before that when triple h was a midcarder he still got way better treatment than christian did as a singles competitor lmao, they (and I cant stress this enough) never gave a damn about christian. just for perspective they saw edge as a tag team only wrestler for a long time; imagine how they saw christian, who vince thought even less of. maybe he wouldnt have as much as he has now but triple h wouldve found his way. he's not stupid, he knew how to work vince like the rest of his kliq buddies

[@lightyagami8645]

@@ACM-sp1gh everyone says that it began much after there angle so maybe in 2000 so yeah HHH won titles without steph

[@TheeKingRayzor]

Without marry Stephanie, all Indy flip flop wrestlers are jobbers.

[@VictorELayne77]

@Midnight Horizon you really enjoy Hogan vs Andre WM3? Like for real?

[@187mrsmith]

Finally I found a video on this topic where someone who's actually from that line of work that can tell you the truth cuz he definitely would not have been where he is now without her an Shawn Micheals

[@micmaliss]

Can we please take a moment to analyze this situation from a real man's perspective. Game recognizes game. HHH had the balls to spit that game at Stephanie. He bagged her. Laid the pipe down. Gave her his last name. Now he is a multi-millionaire with a life long job with stock options. He has a fit wife who is body conscious and keeps up her appearance. He has kids with her so if they split he'll be getting child support and/or alimony. He's a very smart man. #PimpShit

[@josephmarino310]

Triple h is a male gold digger

[@micmaliss]

@@josephmarino310 He did not dig for gold, he struck it.

[@josephmarino310]

Mic Maliss he is an untalented piece of shit

[@michaelallanrubin2376]

Joseph even guys who hate Hunter like rvd say he is talented try again

[@micmaliss]

@@josephmarino310 And you are certainly entitled to your opinion but his return at MSG says otherwise. That night solidified him as a major player.

[@thecerebralassasin1]

I’m glad he married Stephanie because he’s done a great job with NXT.

[@dungeon-wn4gw]

I feel like NXT was really stumped by the fact that it was initially supposed to be a beginners thing. You know, rookies trained by pros. Who wants to watch rookies when you have pros who are the best in the world? It kind of put a bad stigma on NXT and people aren't as interested as they could be if it weren't for that initial purpose for NXT. But I do agree Hunter has taken care of it well.

[@LigerFan]

If HHH hadn't gotten involved with Stephanie I'm not so sure he would've mowed over the other talent and been able to drone for so long on promos as he did in the 00s either.

[@LigerFan]

@Ze TheGame I was there. I saw HHH's debut as Terra Ryzin' through today. Especially in the 00s HHH had a tendency to go WAY too long on his promos.

[@thebro.speakpodcast4037]

I honestly think given HHH's love for the business side of wrestling and production, he would have hooked up with a millionaire and started his own promotion. He would have the star power to attract someone wanting to start a promotion to go into business with him just like Cody did.

[@lensonmabile1215]

Mr. Cornette, so glad to find this channel. I have watched you since managing the awesome Midnight Express in Mid-South. Love your opinions, bro. A legend for sure.

[@stickyglewmusic]

Still waiting for the Wrestlemania review

[@gqn2]

Jim better get the high blood pressure medication ready.

[@AJ-xv7oh]

The Undertaker/ Styles review, im expecting an explosion.

[@michaelpitt57]

Lol

[@rosserjake]

In all fairness, he first won the wwf title the night after Summerslam 99. He also had a major feud with Vince in late 99, so he would have still had some success regardless. Though I doubt his "reign of terror" would have been so extensive in the RA Era.

[@adeemaltaf537]

The Undertaker is a prime example of never being fired because of his dedication and loyalty towards WWE, I’m not saying that Triple H would have been where he is if he didn’t marry Steph but he would have still been a top star and a very influential figure backstage 🔥

[@jonnyo2121]

While it's something to ponder and debate, complaining about nepotism in pro wrestling is like handing out speeding tickets at the Indy 500. There was never a time when it wasn't a "friends and family" business. Would Vince have gotten to where he is if not for his dad? Or Bret without Stu? Or the Von Erich's? The list is endless.

[@PhilJHaast7695]

Family connections help but talent and drive is still needed. David Flair is not a household name in wrestling, for example.

[@bencooling3433]

HHH is a very smart man, he'd be on top of another business if he never climbed on top of Stephanie...

[@donaldpaluga]

First guy to sleep his way to the top...

[@tiderbean]

Let's face it...she is hot and as guys...we have to respect sleeping your way to the top. Sweet ass and a sweet gig.

[@persistentlypathetic6820]

@@tiderbean she WAS hot. Not nearly as much these days.

[@DAKINS896]

@@persistentlypathetic6820 She's no spring chicken . She is better looking than 85% of the women her age and thats insulting her and giving you the benefit of the doubt

[@josephklapatch9576]

I stopped watching wrestling when it turned into the HHH Show.

[@MrMuaythai84]

XXX show

[@whitetrashsuperhero39]

Yep me too, I got on wwe network today to see if anything new was on like a documentary or something and its literally nothing but hhh shit, I about puked, so overrated

[@davidevans4038]

Same here

[@Benjatron-jw2rg]

Same here, I stopped watching after Wrestlemania 2000

[@pueblo7106]

@@Benjatron-jw2rg I remember being pissed when HHH beat the rock....i hated HHH back then.going from stone cold to rock to him was weird

[@theguyfromwalgreens]

“Vice President & Executive Grand Poobah” 😆😂🤣

[@MeMyselfandBri]

I think he would have been someone like Kane, still knocking around and had a decent amount of success, but never the main event or face of the company but a dependable worker.

[@mitchjames9350]

HHH used his position to book him self unmask Kane and ruin the character. Kane was awesome before he got unmasked.

[@mjl11]

@@mitchjames9350 Kane was my fav then , an unstoppable force.

[@MultI-Beats]

Where would anyone be without the people they met in life? Not a fan of Triple H but a lot of things would be different if we wouldn't have had certain relationships.

[@sydneystroud4397]

Hard as this is to believe, not much difference. With SCSA and the Rock out of the picture, he was the main guy, especially on Raw. It took a second for Cena to come into his own and HHH still had a little more pull than guys, like Benoit, Eddie, or JBL. He kept himself in good shape enough, not too many serious injuries.

[@blackoceancreativeuniverse]

never underestimate the value of Triple H's "preparation".

[@brandonlamb216]

Lmfao - love it as Jim snickers while Brian is reading the question

[@Underthehood1]

Don’t really understand why everyone seems to think Triple H wouldn’t have been a major player without Stephanie. After HBK left, he was already being groomed to be a top guy. Leader of DX, feuding with Nation of domination and beating the rock for the IC title. Then winning his first world title in ‘99. All the motions were in place before he even got with Steph. Sure, he probably wouldn’t have the spot he has now and he may have won less world titles, but he would’ve been a long time main eventer without her as well. You have to be blind or ignorant to deny that.

[@rayhill4625]

Leigh Smith thats what im saying, the only thing i really think he wouldnt have had without Steph is the coporate role and i think that may even be a stretch

[@todhysteria]

But think about if Michaels never got seriously injured who knows how many titles he would have

[@todhysteria]

Sammy The Shark yeah agreed that’s what I said in one of the comments above about 8 to 10 Michaels would definitely have more

[@ryansaunders65]

The guy was stiff, had no mic skills and was a 1 on marketability... Wasn't a main event guy until everyone left or got hurt. He was the last guy left. He secured his position by marriage. Good for him. He the proceeds to bury any talent that came through the door unless they were already big outside of wrestling. Which stunted the growth of the company.

[@Underthehood1]

ryansaunders65 stiff? Name one guy triple h has ever injured? Wrestlers and referees have both said how safe a worker triple h is. As for mic skills, guy is one of the best. It’s clear you’re letting your bias and dislike for him cloud any fair judgement.

[@acidmack1041]

Jim's snort laugh at the start is golden

[@rogeriomichieli2193]

I just love how Cornette refers to Vince Russo!!!

[@Xcoming2]

He would have been shawn michaels toy boy.

[@cassostrophic7380]

Dude HHH has done more in the ring and outside of the ring than jim Cornett could do in 3 lifetimes. No one touches HHHs heel work, and he did wonders for NXT. Deal with it . Living legend

[@oslowilde6961]

Triple H was boring as hell and nowhere near the best heel. Hell Austin was a better heel when he was Stunning Steve wrestling Steamboat.

[@cassostrophic7380]

@@oslowilde6961 yeah ok buddy

[@zero1zerolast393]

Fine then, I will agree that what you said is fact, how does that prove anything he said az wrong

[@mustaquimahmedtanbeer2437]

@@cassostrophic7380 I agree that he was the best heel but the problem was he was heel both on screen and off screen.

[@SINCITYJ]

If HHH didn't marry Stephanie he'd still be getting squashed in matches like he did at WrestleMania 12 against the Ultimate Warrior. Haha Wooooooooooo!!!!

[@kamfisher1714]

SINCITYJ He was a 2x wwf champion before Stephanie but ok

[@SupermanHopkins]

@@kamfisher1714 So after Stephanie, he became a 12x champion, right?

[@SINCITYJ]

@@kamfisher1714 Did their marriage help his career? Think everybody would agree.

[@kamfisher1714]

SupermanHopkins Was he alcoholic like your precious Eddie and Benoit ? And others. Was he not the best heel?

[@kamfisher1714]

SINCITYJ Not really vince always liked him, HHH was always a student of the business.

[@vinnymac7565]

The reason Vince walks like he does is from HHH brown nosing.

[@gbae636]

😄

[@hectorrico8661]

Has HHH ever had a moment where he wasnt riding someone else's coattails? HBK, Chyna, Evolution, etc. Where was he in the mid 90s? Completely invisible. 2003 when he married Stephanie, he was in every single main event. Tuned out big time.

[@ewenl7669]

How was he riding someone else's coattails in Evolution? He was literally the main guy for most of that run.

[@MrMuttly55]

He was in WCW being misused as Terra Ryhzyn or how ever you spell it in the early 90's

[@wrestlingisdeadmoveonwithy8939]

Still remember getting that Stone cold vhs and watching stone cold for the first time, thinking, damn, why are guys like triple H and undertaker losing to such a bum

[@xamurai00]

Even if HHH was shot to the top riding atop the princess mare, he was still a very funny , hard working and determined guy especially during those DX promos.

[@TheEnzyme94]

He would be in a similar situation as Billy Gun basically and nothing wrong with that!

[@tomvu1470]

I don’t think so. Whatever one thinks about him as a wrestler, tough to deny his ability to schmooze with the right people behind the scenes. Whether it be carrying Shawn Michaels luggage or marry the bosses daughter. He knows how to further his career in the business.

[@AJ-xv7oh]

Nope.

[@MrJonnyl123]

He would be like edge basically maybe little less popular

[@riturajsinghbais]

Hunter is a gold digger with a golden shovel. Debate settled.

[@RheemQ]

@@tomvu1470 come on as much you like him do you honestly believe triple h would be the COO if he wasn't with Stephanie?

[@datacipher]

His position was always largely political. It’s retconned history that people look back on him now as a huge draw.... Yes he was given a main event position and hey, he’s a solid guy.... but he never sold any tickets period. Pick any two of these guys: Jericho, Undertaker, Michaels, Rock, Austin, Foley, to have a match. Is there a single combination where’d you think substituting “HHH” as one fo the participants would be more exciting? That the fans would choose and pay for? NO. (Well maybe vs Michaels since they had personal history... but that special storyline aside...) If you lived through that era you know I speak the truth. Heck, Benoit, Guerrero, Angle and others would easily be chosen over HHH as a match they’d be excited for and go see.

[@tootsiroll4134]

Can see what you're saying, but don't completely agree. Triple H, regardless of his political standing, was an amazing heel. Probably the best heel of my lifetime. I'd rather see someone like The Rock face off against him as opposed to someone like Foley, who is impossible to truly hate. Say what you want, but in heel terms he's possibly one.of the greatest ever.

[@kamfisher1714]

He was the best heel in the business and like all those people you named he wasn’t a addicted alcoholic and having personal issues, triple h From 1999-2001 was the best wrestler in the world you can be delusional all you want but he was.

[@datacipher]

Badboy88 -11 well that’s interesting, perhaps I am underestimating that factor since for me by that time it really was not about heel vs face. In fact as you know that’s when the traditional dichotomy was really falling apart. If there was only one match on the card, I still have trouble seeing the majority prefer to see rock and triple h over rock and foley (and mankind was a pretty hated and effective heel before hell in a cell), but I could see it perhaps being the case for some like yourself. Again I’m not one of those people who will says strictly a mid-carder.....he was a solid guy who performed well.... but I think he always needed the push around him - the theatrics, the storyline, the opponent, the hype.... by himself he couldn’t generate much if anything. I think without any of that, he wouldn’t have pulled himself up like those other guys did - be so over that the crowd demanded he be at the top. If HHH had no backstage favouritism and influence, and they had decided: you’re teaming with Billy Gunn on the mid card.... I think that’s exactly the level he would have stayed at. I can imagine him being a respected solid performer at that level, and that would be that. I think few would be: what a phenom! Why don’t they push that guy to the top! In the ring, on the mic, I can’t enough! :-)

[@tootsiroll4134]

@@datacipher He would have still been successful on his own merit. I also never found him to be boring on the mic. If he was coming through now, be would be a GOD on the mic. It's easy to look shit when people like Austin and Rock are your main competitors

[@maxxdahl6062]

@@tootsiroll4134 Never found him to be boring the 30 minute long boring promos of the early 2000's, not boring?

[@TheManInTheLongBlackCoat]

If it hasn’t been said I have to applaud your artist who can make so many different, funny thumbnails so quickly with so many caricatures. 🖼

[@johnnyd6135]

Triple H would have been let go, started his own company, failed, and worked for WWE to make back the $ he lost

[@killwillv2610]

He was in DX and they were quite popular. He still would've become a great heel, but probably not 14× champ and no reign of terror.

[@eastwaters4082]

DX became a bigger deal after Shawn retired.

[@MISTERPERFECT3806]

DX was dead in the water after Shawn left, which is why HHH tethered himself to the wildly popular Road Dogg and Billy Gunn.

[@killwillv2610]

@@MISTERPERFECT3806 I can't really say I blame him. Shawn was injured and it would've been a crying shame if DX died because of that. I still think that HHH was the last great member of that group

[@cypher515]

I kind of liked World Wrestling Insanity's take on it. In that Triple H didn't become a star because he married Stephanie. No, he became the all-conquering lord of space and time because he married Stephanie.

[@whitemamba24xe98]

Instead of HHH, they should be calling him HGH

[@goldenserenity2385]

The WWE needs Russo and Cornette. As much as they hate each other they’d make a great writing team

[@og3777]

FACTS , but USA & fox wouldn't fit into what those two would be doing if they were behind creative , maybe USA but not fox

[@ryanbashaw4513]

I gave up on WE. There are a lot of better promotions, such as MLW. Check them out, search "MLW wrestling" on youtube. It is my favorite. Impact is pretty good too. NWA as well.

[@rekkiesbub423]

as much as i like russo and cornette i think that partnership can only be good for a limited amount of time

[@MauFerrer2000]

Maybe they can put Cornette on SD and Russo on Raw, all the shows would feel different and be better

[@TheFailedmessiah]

They balance each other out, Russo wants to go young, hip and now, while Jim Cornette wants to keep prowrestling like old school 1975 Bruno samartino era style in tact, somewhere in the middle is a good compromise and that’s how the attitude era came about, the most profitable era in all of pro wrestling.

[@johneastwood3039]

So Jim Cornette and Bruce Pritchard booked WWF in 1996 and almost put the company out of business. Then Russo took over a week before mania 13 and saved the company with the attitude era.

[@drbismil7361]

That wrestlemania match against the warrior 🤣🤣🤣 and also the original gimmick(s) 🤣🤣🤣

[@nlaguins]

He would have retired by the late 2000s, possibly still occasionally popping up for nostalgia/as a part timer, and have a really successful gym/ training camp. Nothing wrong with that, and more similar to a number of other former main event, sober wrestlers.

[@slickrick2204]

Love Jim Cornette & Bruce Prichards Shoots

[@jordangallagher231]

Mr Rick yeah but Bruce won’t really shoot on HHH

[@Wildberryjamband]

Is Vince a bottom boy ? He sure does like his Top Guys.

[@ii9714]

I bet you found out lol 🤣

[@allencollins1617]

Good Question. I Found Out About Wrestlers Having To Sleep With Vince McMahon To Become Superstars, In School. My High School Had 3 Coaches. One Of The Coaches Told His Gym Class, Which I Was In. He Said That Vince McMahon Is Bisexual. That Coach/PE Teacher Told Us That Shawn Michaels & The Undertaker Slept With Vince McMahon. Dominant Fat Wrestlers In Sports Entertainment History Weighed/Weigh 400-800 Pounds And Dominant Tall Skinny Fat/Nonfat/Nonbuilt/Nonmuscular Wrestlers Weighed 400-500 Pounds. Muscles Outweigh Fat. That's Why The Undertaker & Mick Foley Didn't Make It In WCW. Mick Foley Career Ended, With Him At 34 Years Old. He Wrestled Most Gimmick Matches, Where Weapons Were/Are Legal. That's The Only Way Small Fat/Skinny Fat/Nonfat/Nonbuilt/Nonmuscular Heavyweights Who Aren't That Big-Who Are Heavyweights In Cruiserweights Bodies Careers Can Last Longer, Is By Wrestling Most Gimmick Matches Or Wrestling In The Indies Most Of Their Careers. Mick Foley Wrestled In The Indies For 7 Years, Before Wrestling In WCW. He Wrestled In All 3 WCW, ECW & WWE For 9 Years. He Retired From Full-Time Wrestling In 2000. How Did The Undertaker Last So Long Without Getting Injured. The WWE Pushes Vanilla Midgets/Indy Vanilla Midgets & Small Fat/Skinny Fat/Nonfat/Nonbuilt/Nonmuscular Heavyweights Who Aren't That Big-Who Are Heavyweights In Cruiserweights Bodies. Why Didn't The Undertaker Retire Earlier, Wrestle In The Indies Longer Or Not Get Injured. I Said What Happened To/With Mick Foley. The Dudley Boyz Used Tables. D'Lo Brown Wrestled In The Indies Most Of His Career. Kevin Owens & Samoa Joe Were In The Indies Before WWE/NXT/TNA. Edge Got Injured & Miraculously Got Healed, Only Because Of The Indy Wrestling Era. Bray Wyatt After He Lost Weight, Was Supposed To Gain Muscles Fully, But He Didn't. He's Still Not Built/Muscular. If He Don't Gain Muscles Fully, The Rest Of His Career Will Be Short. How Did The Undertaker Survive/Last So Long? I Figured It Out. He Slept With Vince McMahon. He was So Good As A Top For Vince That The Undertaker Stayed In The Main Event & Vince Booked Him Safely. The Undertaker Didn't & Wouldn't Have Made It In WCW. The Same Is For Mick Foley Even More. Triple H Didn't Make It In WCW, Because He Wasn't That Big/Built/Muscular. He Didn't Become Fully Built/Muscular Until 1999. It's Funny That Stephanie McMahon Was Brought To The WWE Before/During Triple H's Rise To The Main Event. Imagine If WCW Won The Monday Night War & Triple H Went Back. I Can See Him Jobbing To Scott Steiner. He Would've Been Losing/Getting Beat/Jobbing To Hulk Hogan, Scott Hall, Kevin Nash(I Don't Want To Hear Anything About Da Kliq), Sid Vicious, Goldberg, Sting, Lex Luger & DDP. And When WCW Pushed Not Only Mike Awesome Some More And To The Top, Also The Natural Born Thrillers And The Thrillers & Mike Awesome Would've Gone Over Triple H. Mike Awesome & Sean O'Haire Would've Kicked HHH's A$$. Scotty Steiner Would Have Too. Booker T Might've Even Gone Over/Beaten HHH.

[@Robocoppat]

Especially Pat Patterson who, according to Jim Cornette, came and went at least 3 times .. LMFAO

[@michaelallanrubin2376]

Allen tell Mark he slept with Vince let me know if you are conscious after you lying fuck!

[@quentinkaasa47]

Check out Ultimate Warrior's confession here on KZbin.

[@guiseppe8032]

I'm pretty sure Kevin Dunn is immune to being fired, too.

[@Chase_H]

HHH is a obviously smart guy, like Jim said he definitely wouldn't be hurting now if he hadn't married Steph. But I would even agree that the 14 championships and the business responsibillities would be far fetched to imagine without the bosses daughter. No doubt he would still have been extremely succesful though with his mind alone.

[@og3777]

He ruined raw during the ra era , that shit was unwatchable in 03 an beyond because of him

[@crazyjim9380]

I think Mania 18 was the defining "probably wouldn't happen if he wasn't dating the owner's daughter" moment for him. Vince likely was influenced by the huge pop he got when he came back but him winning the belt as a baby face being the show closer on the same card that Rock works with Hogan and a healthy Stone Cold is still active was them getting overzealous about the idea that someone in the family could be the top draw. If there wasn't that connection or a Stephanie storyline attached, there was no way Vince would have pushed Austin to a mid-card spot in favor of Hunter vs. Jericho.

[@mattb.2740]

I think WM18 was more of a thank you from Vince. Gotta remember, Trips tore his quad in a run of the mill tag match on Raw, not even a ppv, and finished the match. Austin was being a pain in the ass at the time. The original plan was Austin vs Hogan, but Steve refused to work with Hogan. Austin being stuck on the mid card for refusing a dream match type main event that would have drawn insane money was probably punishment.

[@crazyjim9380]

@@mattb.2740 Perhaps it was but I don't buy him gambling like that on anyone else. To deny Hunter credit for being a hard worker would be ridiculous but I don't see that level of reward being thrust upon him without the Stephanie connection. And Austin being difficult would have been tolerated to Mars and back during the Monday Night Wars.

[@mattb.2740]

Vince is a weird guy. According to Mick Foley, the only reason he was in the 4 way main event of mania 16 was Vince felt he deserved a WM main event for everything he did for the company. At the time, I'm sure there was also the thought that they made a huge deal out of the Undisputed Championship and it had to go on last. Austin was a pain in the ass all throughout the MNW, refusing to work guys like Mark Mero, Jeff Jarrett, and Billy Gunn. At that time, the MNW was over, so Vince didn't have to put up with Austin's crap. Austin had lost his leverage, but didn't seem to realize it yet.

[@Rschr101]

Hit a thousand guys with a sledgehammer, beat everybody, and never drew a dime.

[@KHayes666]

Untrue......HHH vs Rock Judgement Day 00 drew a LOT of money

[@JohnSmith-eq2tf]

I stopped watching WWE because of Stephanie and HHH's promos. I stopped watching TNA because of Dixie Carter's and Bully Ray's.

[@nothing5283]

i recommend you to watch PORN

[@AJ-xv7oh]

He was by far the biggest, most entertaining wrestler between 2002 - 2005. He created 2 mega stars aswell. I don't even argue with anyone about it. Any other opinion is biased nonsense.

[@AJ-xv7oh]

@Andre Ricardo Bryant JBL? Who famously became champion because "Triple H didn't want to work Tuesday's" 😅

[@michaelmfwayne]

2002-2005 was the drizzling shits. Talent wise it may have blown away the early to mid 90s, but in terms of product it wasn't much better. hhh's "roster burial world tour" was lame as hell.

[@AJ-xv7oh]

@@michaelmfwayne If you think really think 2002 - 2005 was the drizzling shit, then you really are a complete moron. It's universally agreed that after the Attitude era, the Ruthless aggression era was the second best.

[@FDSixtyNine]

He probably would've petered out as just another mid-carder.

[@TheDemonCaine]

He's still main event level regardless of being with Stephanie.

[@Jamie-kv9eg]

Caine Te Whare Because he carried hbk’s bags. Take away any political advantage, taking this guy solely on his talent and he wouldn’t have made it far. Average wrestling who relies on props and false finishes to have a 5/10 match at best. Never had a 5 star match. Painfully boring. Pretty much killed raw during 2002/03 with his painfully unfunny 20 min promos. Never forget that he is absolutely terrible.

[@Dr170]

Bret would have given him an even lower score than 4/10 😂

[@TheDemonCaine]

@@Jamie-kv9eg Lol you sound biased. Are you talking about Dave Meltzer's star rating system? Oh God lol don't get me started there. He has every tool to be a main guy. Are you ignorant or blind? He's one of the best storytellers and was obsessed with learning every aspect of the business. He had passion to make it to the top. He wouldn't be getting long ass promo time in a scenario where he isn't with Steph. That was a perk he wouldn't have in this theoretical situation.

[@TheDemonCaine]

@Joe Greene Have you ever watched pro wrestling? Lol. Ever heard of Kane? Do you know how he started?

[@bradbrad6521]

" Vince dint even know what UFC was " dam thats brutal!

[@BrockHeyman4L]

That’s not a diss he literally didn’t know

[@CallMeSmoothWitIt]

Every interview I see with Jim it sounds like he has a grudge against the industry

[@kingrama2727]

He does. The industry passed him by and Jim desperately wishes it was 1986 forever

[@darreng745]

@@kingrama2727 Possibly because the business went into a hole during the early 2000's with identikit guys doing similar moves and similar promos before the WWE realised that hey those indie guys can actually work. Don't forget to the WWE nothing else exists out there and anyone who comes to work for them has to prove they can work that shyte style that New York insists on and Cornette is old enough to remember when you earnt your way through the territories, packing your car and moving on to stay fresh. Now you get the opposite with guys like HHH who stay on top regardless of how old they are in TV time and how many feuds they've had and how many guys they've screwed up from becoming a money act so they don't lose out their spot. What makes it worse is that Steph doesn't really get the business like Shane did and the use of the sitcom writers to produce shows that truly were abysmal showed what could be the finality of the WWE product after Vince finally croaks.

[@jamesmirt3847]

I never put together the idea that HHH would use sitting in production meetings to know who to “sabotage” down the line and boost himself. I guess it’s totally possible

[@jaquesteddyruxpin932]

Is Triple H hadn't married Stephanie, he'd probably have half the world titles that he's won, he would still most likely end up in a management position though, he's a fast talker, and a Savvy businessman

[@cameron3578]

This

[@dumisatonyjohnson8145]

HHH= a muscle bound, a lesser skilled Y2J That’s what Paul Levesque would’ve been if not for the McMahons