10 Of The Biggest WWE Pops Ever
10 of the biggest pops in WWE history
4. Time To Play The Game - Raw 2002
Depending on how you look at it, Triple H tearing his quads in 2001 was either a terrible thing or a stroke of luck. Paul Levesque missed out on seven months of his career and the injury interrupted his run as a top heel alongside Stone Cold Steve Austin. On the other hand, this took him out for the entirety of the Invasion angle, so he didn’t have to get involved with any of that mess.
After healing up - and probably waiting an extra bit to make sure the Invasion was done - Triple H made his long-awaited return in January of 2002. The response to his comeback was as ludicrous as his giant denim jacket. Fans went berserk the moment they heard that iconic Motorhead opening chord and almost did permanent damage to Madison Square Garden by blowing its roof clean off.
He might have been a dastardly heel when he left, but this reaction to his return confirmed that The Game was now a full-on good guy… for a little while at least.
