Thread: Who has been the biggest beneficiary of revisionist history?
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Old 05-29-2018, 04:09 AM   #48
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Originally Posted by James Steele View Post
Triple H was a main eventer and World Champion by mid 1999 and dominated all the way into 2001. You could argue business didn't cool down until he got hurt in 2001 and the invasion angle alienated fans. 99 and 00 were still very hot years for the WWF. He was the Roddy Piper/mega heel of the late Attitude Era. Without him as a heel, could The Rock have carried WWF in Austin's absence? I think not because there would have been no hot main event programs. He isn't a white hot headlining baby face, but he is damn sure a white hot main event heel that is just as important as the baby face. I'd also argue the HHH-led DX was more over, a bigger draw, and more significant than the original DX. Also, being the #3 banana behind the 2 biggest stars of all time isn't a bad spot to be. Roddy Piper was always in the shadow of Hogan and Savage popularity wise.
He was shoehorned into that position and Foley needed to bend over backwards to get him there. 2000 was hot and Triple H did his best work that year, but Benoit drew as much as Triple H did going against The Rock. There's this idea that he, himself, is a draw, but Triple H didn't sell out that arena in India either. Triple H was not critical to The Rock drawing in 2000 -- Rocky has always been worlds ahead in terms of star power and charisma. That's why The Rock conquered Hollywood and Triple H only did Blade 3.

Piper drew money; DX didn't. WWE revisionist history would tell you that he was a star. They have presented him like one even when there are no returns to it (1997-1999; 2002-).
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