Ringside Reviews: Triple H: The King Of Kings Disc 1

Alright I know I said that I was going to review like 10 other DVD's but, this one is official.

Triple H, King Of Kings, The Game, Cerebral Assassin, you get the picture. He's been with WWE for a good 15 years or so. His career took off with the Snob gimmick to DX and then The Game. Where he was at his best. Then one fateful night in 2001 he tore his quad.

2002 came along and he had some decent matches then started to suck. The World Heavyweight championship was handed to him. 2003 rolled along and he got fatter, had a bob haircut, wore different color trunks, and sucked even worse. This would go onto Wrestlemania 21 when Batista beat him and he started to have some good matches again.

Let's now get to the career of Triple H.

Getting Started: Talks about how he got started in the business. He was at a gym and met some wrestlers there. He got Killer Kowalski's number and the rest is history.

Triple H vs John Crystal (Raw 5/22/95)
Time: 3:09
Just a squash to make Triple H look good. What's weird is that Triple H beats him with the Diamond Cutter.
*

Pressure-It's All On You & The Work Horse Title: He talks about the pressure being in the WWE. He then praises the IC title saying those were the best matches while Hogan posed for four minutes. Funny thing is he disses Marc Mero by saying he told him how to be a ring general.

Intercontinental Championship (Raw 10/21/96)
Triple H vs Marc Mero (C)
Time: 6:40
This was the first of 25,000 title wins Triple H will have in his career. The match itself is pretty slow and boring.
*1/2

Chyna, Curtain Call & The Crown: Here he talks about how he wanted Chyna to be his bodyguard but, Vince said no. He ended up getting her anyway. Then he gets in trouble for the curtain call and loses out being King Of The Ring in 96 but, won it 97. Finally he talks about the crown and how much he hated it and broke everytime they got him a new one.

Triple H vs Mankind (King Of The Ring 6/8/97)
Time: 19:25
I wasn't expecting much with this match. Boy was I wrong, it's a great match. It's well paced, action packed, and exciting. Sure it isn't like their later matches but, it's a hidden gem.
****

The Transformation-The Amplified Version: Here Triple H talks about ditching the Snob gimmick and being himself. This all leading to DX.

European Championship (Wrestlemania XIV 3/29/98)
Triple H (C) vs Owen Hart
Time: 11:29
Man did this match rock. The only problem is that it should of went longer and I wish Chyna wasn't involved. It was great paced and action packed. Man I miss Owen.
***1/2

Elevating The Game: Became the leader of DX when Shawn left and had a good time. He wanted to leave it and get to the next level. Some wondered why he would do that when DX had a lot of miles left.

WWE Championship (Raw 8/23/99)
Triple H vs Mankind (C)
Time: 8:42
Rumor was that Stone Cold didn't want to drop the title to Hunter because he "wasn't at his level". So they had this. Not a bad match but, seen it once, don't need to see it again.
**3/4

Being At The Top: Talks about being the number one guy.

WWE Championship (No Mercy 10/17/99)
Triple H (C) vs Stone Cold Steve Austin
Time: 21:54
When I first saw this I didn't really care for it. Saw it again I really liked it. Great brawling, and some decent wrestling mixed in. These two can put on some really good bouts.
****1/4

McMahon-Helmsley Era: Talks about his "marriage" to Stephanie and wanting to make Mick look good for his last match.

Hell In A Cell (No Way Out 2/27/00)
Triple H (C) vs Cactus Jack
Time: 23:57
Awesome match. It's hard for me to decide if this or the Street Fight is the better match. Anyway's incredible spots, packed full of action and a good way to end Foley's career in order to heal up. It just amazes me when Foley get's up after going through the roof and continues fighting.
*****

Injury & Return: Here he talks about tearing the quad and wanting to come back worse then ever and drag a ton of people and the business down to hell with him...Wait he didn't say that, I just wish he did.

Royal Rumble match (Royal Rumble 1/20/02)
Just begins with Triple H coming in at #22. Kind of wish they had the full match.
N/A

Overall: 8/10

Some solid stuff on here. It's worth to take a look at. There are some of his very best matches like the Street Fight are not on here but, on other DVD's. Hey it's always good to mix it up a bit.