Triple H has taken a lot of heat in his time for his early 2000’s run in the WWE. Some accuse The Game of being unwilling to job for anyone at a time when the company could have used new stars, especially after The Rock and Steve Austin had extended hiatuses and/or left the company.
Many fans believe he refused to take losses in some of his bigger feuds while being the company’s top champion, especially to the likes of Booker T, Scott Steiner, Chris Jericho, and others. However, one of the company’s long time commentators and backstage workers would like to dispel that myth.
On the most recent Jim Ross’ Grilling JR podcast, Ross and Conrad Thompson discuss Survivor Series 2000 and Conrad Thompson brings up the tidbit that from 1996-2000, Triple H didn’t do a single clean job to anyone on pay per view, and Ross wasn’t aware of it. In fact, he brings up that Triple H never refused to lose to anyone.
“I never heard Triple H refuse to do a job for anybody. He certainly would not tolerate that today if he had talents in NXT or wherever that didn’t want to put somebody over. He wouldn’t go along with it. Sometimes those things are overstated. I didn’t realize until we read our notes that Triple H hadn’t put anybody over on PPV since 1996. To my knowledge in the years I worked with him, and I signed him to his biggest contract because I believed in Triple H from early on, I don’t think that was ever a huge issue. It worked out to where it could be made a case. If you didn’t like Triple H or you didn’t like his relationship with Vince and his relationship with Stephanie, now you are getting into a whole different area. You are overanalyzing the personal side of this. It’s not necessary. For my money, if I could go back in those days, if you exclude Rock and Austin, there is no match I would rather call than Stone Cold and Triple H. I have that much respect for them because I always knew they were going to bring it. They were going to tell a logical story that I could invest in and follow and as a broadcaster, hopefully, embellish and make better. That whole thing became political, well, he’s the boss’ daughter. That’s all s**t. Come on. The guy is a hell of a hand and I thought some of that s**t was unfair. But I get it. I’m not kissing his ass because I want him to hire me. I’m good. I’m just telling you the truth the way I see it and from my heart. He’s a hell of a heel.”
That span of time covers the area even before his rise to the top of the card, and Ross had spent a lot of time with Talent Relations in that span. Whether you believe Ross or not, his story matches what he knows.
h/t to Wrestling News for the quote
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