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Originally Posted by RaginRonic
No....Paul, both in character and in real life, opportunistically used the vacuum that Owen's death left behind to insert himself into the main event picture.
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No, most of the fans knew that HHH was probably going to get to the title in 1999. It was quite obvious. He signed a new contract at the end of 1998 that may have even had a guaranteed title run in one of the clauses due to him entertaining the idea of going to WCW, if dirt sheet reports are to be believed.
Meanwhile, Owen was in mid-card world dressed as The Blue Blazer and feuding with the likes of Steve Blackman & The Godfather and also teaming with Jeff Jarrett when he unfortunately passed away.