Can you hate a heel that cleanly wins?

[Fox]

Triple H during his run as the initial World Heavyweight Champion on RAW is a prime example of a heel who wins clean and you want to fucking choke with an iron chain.

Look at his match against Booker T at WrestleMania XIX. It's arguable that Ric Flair cost Booker the match (in kayfabe), but the end still feels very much like a "clean win" for Triple H and it made people hate him with a passion. Triple H also took clean victories over the likes of Rob Van Dam and Kane in order to get himself more over as the most dominant heel on RAW, and it fucking worked.

I think the thing to be aware of is crossing the line between real heat and X-Pac heat.

[Lock Jaw]

Originally Posted by Fox Triple H during his run as the initial World Heavyweight Champion on RAW is a prime example of a heel who wins clean and you want to fucking choke with an iron chain. Look at his match against Booker T at WrestleMania XIX. It's arguable that Ric Flair cost Booker the match (in kayfabe), but the end still feels very much like a "clean win" for Triple H and it made people hate him with a passion. Triple H also took clean victories over the likes of Rob Van Dam and Kane in order to get himself more over as the most dominant heel on RAW, and it fucking worked. I think the thing to be aware of is crossing the line between real heat and X-Pac heat.

And then that whole unstoppable Triple H thing ended with the creation of Batista, who proved to be one of their biggest attractions over the next several years. So it all worked out for the WWE until Batista decided to leave. Thus the payoff of Haitch's years of dominance is gone.

[Damian Rey]

Originally Posted by Lock Jaw And then that whole unstoppable Triple H thing ended with the creation of Batista, who proved to be one of their biggest attractions over the next several years. So it all worked out for the WWE until Batista decided to leave. Thus the payoff of Haitch's years of dominance is gone.

But it panned out nonetheless and put Batista over instantly. They should be doing this with more main event heels. The rub an up and comer would get is worth it.