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Woulda been cool, but honestly, Rock/Austin was perfect at 17. And I know I'm one of few who really don't care for that HHH-Taker match. I hated the ending, the going into the crowd. Just outrageous.
 

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I'm kind of glad, because the Austin, v Rock was just plain on of the GOAT.

His match with Taker, was bad ass though. When they went into the crowd I was literally 10 feet away. It was awesome.
 

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Yeah I have read that interview before. F4w newsletter 2001 issue has the whole interview. He turned it down coz out of respect coz it was the right thing to do, WM 17 was the rightful stage for Austin/Rock two biggest stars of the era.
 

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HHH wasn't good enough to be a part of that great Austin/Rock match. He could have only dragged it down. He's a full mountain in talent and charisma below those two. I'm glad he wasn't included. Good choice.
 

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HHH wasn't good enough to be a part of that great Austin/Rock match. He could have only dragged it down. He's a full mountain in talent and charisma below those two. I'm glad he wasn't included. Good choice.
Fail.

Triple H from late 1999-2001(until injury) was THE BEST wrestler in the entire company.
 

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Fail.

Triple H from late 1999-2001(until injury) was THE BEST wrestler in the entire company.
First of all, who cares? In ring skills didn't matter during the attitude era. Stop being a workrate mark, there's more important things that factor into being a great superstar. Second, Jericho was better in the ring anyway, as were a handful of other guys like Edge, Christian, Regal, Angle, Benoit etc etc etc. if they really wanted to put a great in ring worker in that match, they could have put in Kurt Angle. But obviously that wouldn't have been the right choice. At that time Austin and Rock were on a different playing field than anyone in the business. Their charisma was off the charts. HHH on the other hand is just a guy who was booked strong. Despite his wife he still could never manage to be the top guy in the company because his charisma just wasn't good enough despite having the best booking in the company.
 
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First of all, who cares? In ring skills didn't matter during the attitude era. Stop being a workrate mark, there's more important things that factor into being a great superstar.
Ring work is not one of those "more important things" ? In your earlier post you specically talked about match quality if HHH was added to Rock/Austin but now "in-ring skills doesnt matter"?

Second, Jericho was better in the ring anyway,
Fail once again. Jericho's best match is the LMS match with HHH at fully loaded 2000, he never had another classic match like that in his career.

as were a handful of other guys like Edge, Christian, Regal, Angle, Benoit etc etc etc.
LOL no. They werent. Triple H was the wrestler of the year 2000, had countless classics with every guy he faced that year. In 2001, Austin/HHH three stages of hell is considered one of the greatest matches ever.

if they really wanted to put a great in ring worker in that match, they could have put in Kurt Angle.
HHH was miles ahead of Kurt in that period. Kurt started to become "the wrestling machine" only after 2002.

At that time Austin and Rock were on a different playing field than anyone in the business. Their charisma was off the charts.
That was my point before. They were the top guys, it was the rightful stage for them to go 1-on-1.

HHH on the other hand is just a guy who was booked strong. Despite his wife he still could never manage to be the top guy in the company because his charisma just wasn't good enough despite having the best booking in the company.
Typical straw man argument. He was never booked to be a top face like Rock/Austin. He was pushed as a heel, and he delivered big time, he is still considered one of the greatest heel in the industry. Easily One of the best total package with Mic work, charisma, character, believability and his match quality speaks for itself. Is Jericho a failure because he could never be a top guy? or is the undertaker? I fail to see that logic.
 

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Typical straw man argument. He was never booked to be a top face like Rock/Austin. He was pushed as a heel, and he delivered big time, he is still considered one of the greatest heel in the industry. Easily One of the best total package with Mic work, charisma, character, believability and his match quality speaks for itself. Is Jericho a failure because he could never be a top guy? or is the undertaker? I fail to see that logic.
Thank you for your whole post. Well said. It's always an idiotic argument, bringing up the "HE WASN'T GOOD ENOUGH TO BE A TOP DRAW", and it's always complimented with a witty comment about being married to the boss's daughter.
 

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lol, did not think these angry HHH mark nerds would come storming in all butthurt. Forgot this is a wrestling forum for a second. Wont happen again.
 
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Thank you for your whole post. Well said. It's always an idiotic argument, bringing up the "HE WASN'T GOOD ENOUGH TO BE A TOP DRAW", and it's always complimented with a witty comment about being married to the boss's daughter.
Agreed. Repped you and Hazaq.

The idea that Triple H was far below Austin and Rock's level is ludicrous. Typical asshurt Triple H haters who refuse to accept he is one of the biggest stars the company has ever had. I am not implying that he is as good or better than Rock and Austin, but to say he wasn't good enough to compete in a triple threat match with those two? Denial is your friend.

No charisma? I guess I imagined all of those huge amounts of cheers he got every time he was a face.
 

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The dream triple threat should have happened at Sur. Series 1999 period.

WM17 Main Event is thee best main event in the companies history and am glad everytime I re-watch it with every aspect of it.
 

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Despite his wife he still could never manage to be the top guy in the company because his charisma just wasn't good enough despite having the best booking in the company.
LOL No. If he had the best booking in the company, than he WOULD HAVE been in the main event of WM17. Or at the VERY least wouldnt have lost to the Undertaker. Jobbing to Taker is not the best booking in the company. Gimme a break.
 
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