When WWE lost it

[DaveBrawl]

I'd say things nosedived for me sometime around the middle-end of the Invasion, HHH being on tv 1-1/2 out of 2 hours and DDP becoming a stalker getting beat up by women was just a slap in the face to me.

[James Steele]

Originally Posted by DaveBrawl83 I'd say things nosedived for me sometime around the middle-end of the Invasion, HHH being on tv 1-1/2 out of 2 hours and DDP becoming a stalker getting beat up by women was just a slap in the face to me.

Triple H was injured before the invasion angle and didn't return until the weeks before the 2002 Royal Rumble. He didn't "dominate" RAW until September 2002 when he was awarded the World Championship by Bischoff. Most people didn't get pissy about it until 2003 when Triple H had to carry Steiner for 2 months , then face Booker T @ WMXIX, then the feud with Kevin Nash, then carry Goldberg/Kane off and on to finish up 2003. Then, they started up again the HBK/HHH feud and had Benoit win the RR and go to WMXX. Overall, please tell me the list of performers who could have had an awesome year when you have feuds with Steiner, Nash, and Goldberg for over 2/3 of the year. HHH/Booker lasted from WMXIX to Backlash 03. They started brand-exclusive PPVs so he also had mini-feuds with Bubba Ray and shit. Looking back, it isn't like WWE gave Triple H a great deal of talent to work with. Also, SmackDown! was off the charts at this time and made everything else look 2nd rate.

[DaveBrawl]

Originally Posted by James Steele Triple H was injured before the invasion angle and didn't return until the weeks before the 2002 Royal Rumble. He didn't "dominate" RAW until September 2002 when he was awarded the World Championship by Bischoff. Most people didn't get pissy about it until 2003 when Triple H had to carry Steiner for 2 months , then face Booker T @ WMXIX, then the feud with Kevin Nash, then carry Goldberg/Kane off and on to finish up 2003. Then, they started up again the HBK/HHH feud and had Benoit win the RR and go to WMXX. Overall, please tell me the list of performers who could have had an awesome year when you have feuds with Steiner, Nash, and Goldberg for over 2/3 of the year. HHH/Booker lasted from WMXIX to Backlash 03. They started brand-exclusive PPVs so he also had mini-feuds with Bubba Ray and shit. Looking back, it isn't like WWE gave Triple H a great deal of talent to work with. Also, SmackDown! was off the charts at this time and made everything else look 2nd rate.

I worded that wrong. I know HHH wasn't part of the Invasion, but I meant from late 01/early 2002 on was when Raw fell off for me. I was just using those 3 points as a reference point, not necessarily in chronological order.

And I didn't mean my post to bash HHH, because he wasn't the only problem on Raw (I was in college at this time and didn't get to see Smackdown because we didn't get UPN so Raw was all I could see). I've just never been a big fan of the guy for whatever reason and seeing him on the screen so much just took a lot of the show's appeal away to me.