Okay, so I’ve been a huge wrestling fan for, like, forever, and WrestleMania is basically my Super Bowl. And let me tell you, Triple H, The Game, The Cerebral Assassin – the dude’s a legend at WrestleMania. I wanted to see all his matches, you know, really get into it. So I grabbed a bunch of snacks, cleared my schedule, and got to work.
First, I gotta find all the matches. I mean, we’re talking about a guy who’s been at WrestleMania more times than I can count on both hands. So I dug around, hitting up all the usual spots – you know, fan forums, and old wrestling sites. I made myself a list, all organized and everything. I wrote them all down. Some were easy to remember like his match with The Undertaker, but others I had completely forgotten about.
- WrestleMania XII vs. The Ultimate Warrior
- WrestleMania 13 vs. Goldust
- WrestleMania XIV vs. Owen Hart
- WrestleMania XV vs. Kane
- WrestleMania 2000 vs. The Rock vs. Mick Foley vs. Big Show
- WrestleMania X-Seven vs. The Undertaker
- WrestleMania X8 vs. Chris Jericho
- WrestleMania XIX vs. Booker T
- WrestleMania XX vs. Shawn Michaels vs. Chris Benoit
- WrestleMania 21 vs. Batista
- WrestleMania 22 vs. John Cena
- WrestleMania 23 vs. John Cena
- WrestleMania XXIV vs. Randy Orton vs. John Cena
- WrestleMania XXV vs. Randy Orton
- WrestleMania XXVI vs. Sheamus
- WrestleMania XXVII vs. The Undertaker
- WrestleMania XXVIII vs. The Undertaker
- WrestleMania 29 vs. Brock Lesnar
- WrestleMania XXX vs. Daniel Bryan
- WrestleMania 31 vs. Sting
- WrestleMania 32 vs. Roman Reigns
- WrestleMania 33 vs. Seth Rollins
- WrestleMania 34 vs. Kurt Angle & Ronda Rousey
- WrestleMania 35 vs. Batista
Next up, I had to find the actual matches. Some of the older ones, man, they were a pain to track down, they were not in good quality. I spent hours, seriously, hours, searching for decent quality versions. It took me a couple of days.
Then came the fun part – watching them all! I started with his earlier WrestleMania appearances and worked my way through. And oh boy, the memories. I was yelling at the TV, jumping up and down, the whole nine yards. I’m pretty sure my neighbors think I’m crazy. And the matches against The Undertaker? Don’t even get me started. Those were epic. Three of them, each one crazier than the last. I was on the edge of my seat the entire time, even though I knew how they ended. I even noticed some small details that I missed when I watched them the first time. I made notes on each match.
The match against Sting at WrestleMania 31 was another highlight. The whole NWO vs. DX thing, it was pure nostalgia. I did not like the end, though. I thought Sting should have won. I argued with myself about it for a good while.
Finally
After all that watching, I put together a whole ranking of his WrestleMania matches. I even made a little video about it, talking about each one and why I ranked it where I did. It was a blast. I felt like a kid again, watching wrestling with my buddies. This whole thing, it was a lot of work, but totally worth it. It reminded me why I love wrestling so much. And it made me appreciate Triple H’s career even more. The guy’s a legend, no doubt about it.
