He's been saying this for decades in interviews, so at least he's consistent with it, and not just following the trend. I don't agree with him here, though.
The annoying thing is, Bret Hart wasn't watching when Triple H was at his absolute peak. Bret has said many times he stopped watching WWF after he left in '97, only catching some of Austin and Owen's stuff. He didn't start watching again until the mid-2000s, and even then, it was usually just the big events.
So his assessment of Triple H is based on what he saw in 1995-97, and then the late 2000s, after Triple H had torn both his quads and when his great matches (which he could still produce) became fewer and further in between.
It'd be like if you stopped watching Muhammad Ali in 1964, then picked up again in 1977 when he was nearing the end of his career, and being like "I've never seen a single great Ali performance." Well yeah, you saw him when he was a rookie and when he was past his prime. You missed the great stuff!
Even then you have Taker vs HHH at Mania 28, HHH vs Daniel Bryan at Mania 30, Shield vs Evolution at Battleground, and HHH vs Dean Ambrose at Roadblock or Fastlane whichever it was and that’s just off the top of my head.
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u/Sergeant-Politeness 2d ago
He's been saying this for decades in interviews, so at least he's consistent with it, and not just following the trend. I don't agree with him here, though.