Since Triple H took over as the Chief Content Officer of WWE, the company has seen significant changes in storylines and has been profitable. The Game has taken the company to heights in the last few months, and that too without Vince McMahon.
The grand success of WrestleMania 40 is a testament to how well Triple H understands the business. He elevated Cody Rhodes as the new babyface of the company in a dramatic fashion at ‘Mania and, at the same time, turned around the character of Roman Reigns.
Triple H did what Vince McMahon couldn’t do for years, and that was getting Roman Reigns accepted as babyface. Reigns’ babyface turn at SummerSlam 2024 is still the most-watched video on the company’s website.
Moreover, The Game has indeed set eyes on a few superstars from the roster, who are his trusted men and the ones who will deliver for him when needed. This article will discuss the five most trusted WWE Superstars of Triple H.
#1. Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes
There’s no doubt that Cody Rhodes is one of Triple H’s most trusted guys. The CCO trusted him and handed him the Undisputed WWE Championship at WrestleMania 40.
After the match, he came out to the ring and lifted Cody’s hand to tell the world he had established a new face of the Stamford-based promotion. After the match, Triple H gifted Cody Rhodes a watch that Cody’s father, Dusty Rhodes, pawned years ago to send him to an acting school.
Since then, The Game never took off the title from Cody and instead made him win consecutive premium live events after WrestleMania 40. It looks like Cody would keep the title for some more time unless a need arises for a title change.
#2. Former WWE Champion Drew McIntyre
The Scottish Warrior is yet another talent with whom Triple H shares a relationship based on trust. Triple H’s immense faith in Drew McIntyre can be gauged from the fact that McIntyre has remained at the top of the company throughout the year.
After having been a contender for the World Heavyweight Championship, McIntyre worked with CM Punk in a gripping rivalry. Their storyline was also considered one of the hottest in the company.
Besides this, McIntyre remains indebted to Triple H for believing in him and giving him the needed space. Earlier this year, the former WWE Champion disclosed how the company gave him a break, which he desperately needed due to a family emergency.
“There was a period where I was like maybe I’m gonna have to take a little break and come back and some uncertainty. Thankfully as a family, we came together and WWE gave me the time I needed whenever I needed it during that period, and in the end, as a family, we came together. We had a conversation about what was best for us. The company was unbelievable with that and thankfully everybody is in a great place right now,” he said.
McIntyre has also backed Triple H’s creative control in the past, stating that the wrestlers are now allowed to give their input on the storylines and how they want to execute them.
#3. Roman Reigns
Roman Reigns and Triple H share a unique relationship even before The Big Dog made his main roster debut. Two years ago, Reigns spoke about his relationshipwith The Game, saying that Triple H was a crucial guy who guided him along. While speaking on The Tonight Show, he said:
“You know, H was very critical in his process to guide me along. He was kind of before I met Vince and built a relationship with him, it was Triple H. He was the one that was down there in developmental.”
There’s also no doubt that Triple Hhas faith in Roman Reigns. Despite the OTC being booed by the fans when he was a babyface, both Vince McMahon and Triple H continued to trust him. And when he turned heel in 2020, aligning with Paul Heyman, his stocks went up in WWE.
Reigns held the Undisputed WWE Universal Heavyweight Championship for nearly four years, amounting to nearly 1,316 days.
#4. Kevin Owens
Kevin Owens became the second-ever WWE Universal Champion on August 29, 2016. That was within a year of his main roster debut. It was on Monday Night RAW in the main event when Triple H turned against his protege Seth Rollins to give title to KO.
Later, in an interview, The Prizefighter revealed that it was because of Triple H that everything happened. He mentioned that Hunter was the reason why he was there in the company.
“The moment with Triple H and the ‘turn’ with him pedigreeing Seth, all the way to him handing me the title was so surreal. He’s the reason I’m here. He sought me out on the Independent scene. He signed me to a contract with NXT. He’s been in my corner for so long, from the start, when a lot of people weren’t,” Kevin Owens said on WWE Break It Down. [H/T: Fightful Select]
Kevin Owens, to this date, is handsomely booked, and under Triple H’s regime, he has never been sidelined.
#5. WWE Superstar Randy Orton
The Viper is another trusted superstar of Triple H. Orton considers Hunter as his mentor. In April 2022, when Orton completed 20 years in the promotion, Triple H shared a post on X, where he praised The Viper.
Triple H said that only a few make it to the top in WWE, and nobody else could have done it for more than 20 years apart from Randy Orton. To this, Orton thanked Triple H for not giving up on him. The Viper mentioned that he couldn’t have asked for a better mentor than Triple H.
Source: Sportskeeda