Triple H as heel in the PG era: return of the good times?

Triple H has turned heel again

When Triple H made his way to the ring at SummerSlam to an entrance song with lyrics which insatiably went, “Bow down to the king”, it was followed with a sea of people, mostly men, following it like a privileged order. And that’s understandable, as Triple H is one of the greatest heels of all time. If he wasn’t, he wouldn’t have received a roar of a welcome at Madison Square Garden when he returned in 2002.

You are earmarked with legendary status if you get a pop like that in arenas like these, which are known to house passionate fans. And Triple H, like John Cena, is a polarizing icon. Some hate him for the power that has been bestowed upon him for being married into THE family, and some will always love him for playing a cocky character.

The bottom line is that he was always best at being a heel.

It was very predictable to have Randy Orton cash in and usher in a long awaited heel turn, but in getting Triple H to do the same, the WWE has repackaged Orton and also the powerful, conniving, capitalistic Mcmahon family into a very systematic and methodical storyline to get attention and intense reactions.

And right now it is not just Daniel Bryan’s ‘Yes’ that has become the new ‘What’ which Stone Cold imprinted; through Triple H’s pedigree on Bryan at Summerslam, Bryan has moved into an area where Austin thrived in the Attitude Era. Bryan is the new underdog. He’s facing the wrath of the system, which was very well talked about in the non-fictional world. By bringing the company’s agenda on screen in a fictional set-up, WWE has added more fuel to the fire and this is turning out to be Daniel Bryan’s time to shine, and continue and upgrade his staggering momentum.

And with Cena’s injury, which might keep him away for months, there’s finally a time in the WWE when invincibility is not at all visible. Sure, the Mcmahon family will make its glaring presence felt. But maybe, in a long time, we have in front of us a cent percent heel and a cent percent babyface. Cena and Punk, however noted characters, always get a mixed response as babyface and heel respectively.

However, times change and people actually, usually become worse. The McMahons and Triple Hs were spectacular characters back in the day but lately, they tend to drag their segments, which has awkwardness glaring into our television screens. As I noted in my previous article, they are the most experienced lot in the WWE, and should know how to utilize their time better.

And once that is done, this might well be the most engaging feud in the PG era since CM Punk and John Cena at MITB 2011. Worth the wait.