Did the MSG incident turn HHH into a ruthless backstage politician?

[Spiritual Stratocaster]

"You sit there and you do your little interview with Jim Ross on Sunday Night Heat and ya cry like a baby . ummguh ummguh for 5 years they kept me down!"

i was so hype when that happened

Warrior with that coat

 

[TravexdaGod]

Soaking up the game from Kevin Nash and Shawn Michaels more than anything turned him into a ruthless politician. I also think certain people surpassing him and becoming huge stars in the process on multiple occasions when it was supposed to be "his time" got to him.

He was supposed to win KOTR '96 and begin his push up the card, but the MSG incident happened, he was punished for it and Austin seized the opportunity and it was the beginning of him becoming a superstar.

So HHH recovers, wins the IC title and has Mr. Perfect as his manager. Instead Perfect leaves for WCW and they give the IC Title to a green newcomer named Rocky Maivia.

But hey, at least he has Chyna as his bodyguard, and they give him the legendary Mick Foley to feud with. He even gets to tweak his character and create a stable with his buddy HBK. And when HBK gets injured and semi-retires, he takes over as the leader of this hot stable. The only problem is that he still seems somewhat nondescript and he goes down with an injury when he wins the IC title for the second time. What's more, Austin is a huge superstar now, crossing over into the mainstream, and Rocky has tweaked his character and is a step ahead of HHH, mainly because he's drastically improved and the fans are starting to really like him. He becomes so good and the fans like him so much, in fact, that he gets bumped up to main event status and becomes World Champion. All while you're sitting home injured with a bum knee.

Several months later, he finally gets his big megapush and his transition to main event status begins. He's just starting out when a fresh young newcomer named Chris Jericho comes to the WWF from WCW, causing a big stir, big enough to threaten your spot and what heat he's been able to build. Or so he thinks. So he finds ways to bury him and make him less of a threat to himself and in the eyes of the fans. It's really from that point that he would ruthlessly politic against anyone whom he deemed a threat to his rising status as a top star. Pretty much any reasonably big name from 1999 onwards was a victim. He had the power long before, and the protection, but getting involved with Stephanie both onscreen and off only solidified his protection, his power, and his main event status (I'm not saying that I think he doesn't legitimately love Stephanie ).

Just my theory.

 

[SteelCitySoldier]

I'm watching this video and I could see the pain he had when he described how his career push was put to a halt because of the MSG incident. I think what he said was 100% shoot. The incident must of had a psychological effect on him and caused him to obtain and keep power by any means necessary. I can't blame him to be honest.

Basically "I just started fukking the bosses daughter "

 

[Kidd Dibiase]

Soaking up the game from Kevin Nash and Shawn Michaels more than anything turned him into a ruthless politician. I also think certain people surpassing him and becoming huge stars in the process on multiple occasions when it was supposed to be "his time" got to him.

He was supposed to win KOTR '96 and begin his push up the card, but the MSG incident happened, he was punished for it and Austin seized the opportunity and it was the beginning of him becoming a superstar.

So HHH recovers, wins the IC title and has Mr. Perfect as his manager. Instead Perfect leaves for WCW and they give the IC Title to a green newcomer named Rocky Maivia.

But hey, at least he has Chyna as his bodyguard, and they give him the legendary Mick Foley to feud with. He even gets to tweak his character and create a stable with his buddy HBK. And when HBK gets injured and semi-retires, he takes over as the leader of this hot stable. The only problem is that he still seems somewhat nondescript and he goes down with an injury when he wins the IC title for the second time. What's more, Austin is a huge superstar now, crossing over into the mainstream, and Rocky has tweaked his character and is a step ahead of HHH, mainly because he's drastically improved and the fans are starting to really like him. He becomes so good and the fans like him so much, in fact, that he gets bumped up to main event status and becomes World Champion. All while you're sitting home injured with a bum knee.

Several months later, he finally gets his big megapush and his transition to main event status begins. He's just starting out when a fresh young newcomer named Chris Jericho comes to the WWF from WCW, causing a big stir, big enough to threaten your spot and what heat he's been able to build. Or so he thinks. So he finds ways to bury him and make him less of a threat to himself and in the eyes of the fans. It's really from that point that he would ruthlessly politic against anyone whom he deemed a threat to his rising status as a top star. Pretty much any reasonably big name from 1999 onwards was a victim. He had the power long before, and the protection, but getting involved with Stephanie both onscreen and off only solidified his protection, his power, and his main event status (I'm not saying that I think he doesn't legitimately love Stephanie ).

Just my theory.

This sounds very plausible

 

[Kidd Dibiase]

I'll always admire how HHH convinced smarks that he was seriously punished for that

If anything HBGOAT was more punished he had to work with barf truck Vader, word to Sh1tman, for 2 months in the summer heat

Curtain jerking, jobbing, losing in a slop match and then being no sold at Mania...who knows if there was any backstage repercussions.

 

[Henzo]

Curtain jerking, jobbing, losing in a slop match and then being no sold at Mania...who knows if there was any backstage repercussions.

Those all came months before the MSG incident.

HHH endured some jobbing to Marc Mero on the house show circuit in the summer on 1996, that's it

 

[R=G]

Lol...Jim Ross is wild.."that's 4 years ago"

 

[R=G]

Those all came months before the MSG incident.

HHH endured some jobbing to Marc Mero on the house show circuit in the summer on 1996, that's it

Who is your top 10...where does Cripple H rank?

 

[KravenMorehead™]

 

[Henzo]

Who is your top 10...where does Cripple H rank?

The Kliq are all in my top 10

HBK #1

Nash and HHH are tied for 2nd in a very close race. Hall and Xpac are in there too don't get me wrong.

 

[R=G]

The Kliq are all in my top 10

HBK #1

Nash and HHH are tied for 2nd in a very close race. Hall and Xpac are in there too don't get me wrong.

Cool

 

[The Prince of All Saiyans]

I gotta knock it because who says timing had to be him..this guy was a nobody in 96. A waste of everyone's time. His 99 push was so forced and stupid..that silly interview in that first post that the Rock clowned at Fully loaded 99 is all the proof of that. Guy got a He Man look in fukking 99..str8 up homo look and they tried to make him a tough guy heading into the Summerslam 99 match with Austin. One of the silliest pushes of all time.

cause the rock was a somebody in 96