5 times Triple H lost clean in a big match
Triple H doesn’t often lose the big onesPro-Wrestling might be scripted. Wins and loses do not really matter as they are supposed to just form a part of the act.However, when the massive egos of wrestlers are concerned, nothing is so simple. And when you are married to the boss’ daughter, you can play enough backstage politics to make sure that you never look bad in the ring. Yes,I am talking about the one WWE superstar who rarely loses a high stakes match clean - Triple H.He might have been squashed by the Ultimate Warrior at Wrestlemania 12, but a look at Triple H’s career reveals a striking pattern, ever since his association with Stephanie McMahon, the Game has never had an opponent against whom he has failed to win at least one match.But, sometimes the scenario becomes too large for even the heir to the McMahon empire to control. This list takes a look at five times Triple H lost a big match cleanly.Honourable mentions go to the 2002 Summerslam loss to Shawn Michaels, the 2003 Unforgiven loss to Goldberg, 2007 Armageddon defeat at the hands of Jeff Hardy and the Wrestlemania 30 setback at the hands of Daniel Bryan.P.S. : The list goes Superstar specific, meaning that multiple defeats at the hands of the same wrestler is counted in one entry. Tag team matches are not considered, meaning Evolution’s triple defeats to the Shield and DX’s defeat at the hands of Legacy at Breaking Point 2009 also fail to make the cut.
#5 Brock Lesnar - Summerslam 2012
The only entry that makes it to this list with Triple H being the face, the Game’s 2012 Summerslam loss to Brock Lesnar was one of the rare matches where Triple H allowed himself to be booked as a complete second best.
Lesnar had just returned to the WWE and the ever gullible WWE Creative had booked his first match back as a loss to John Cena. It was apparent to every one that despite his part time contract, Lesnar was the heavy favourite going in to the match with Triple H at Summerslam, but nobody expected the thrashing that he was going to handout to the Game.
Lesnar dominated Triple H, no-selling the Pedigree and locking the Cerebral Assassin in the Kimura immediately afterwards. The Game would tap out and would sell the loss rather effectively, cutting a forlorn figure in the ring, with the announcers speculating on his future.
Of course, Triple H would enjoy the return victory over Lesnar at the following Wrestlemania before losing to the Beast at Extreme Rules, albeit after some interference from Paul Heyman.