10 Wrestlers Who Had Heat With Triple H
Triple H had a fever he was bursting with so much HEAT
Fans today might celebrate Paul ‘Triple H’ Levesque as the kindly “Papa H” who made WWE good again as its chief creative force. For a long while, however, Hunter Hearst Helmsley’s reputation within the industry was that of a man whose skill inside the squared circle was mirrored by his expert politicking behind the curtain.
As a highly-paid and heavily pushed multi-time world champion who literally married the boss’s daughter, it’s no surprise that the list of people who had a bone to pick with The Cerebral Assassin is as long as Pinocchio’s nose.
These are 10 Wrestlers who had HEAT with Triple H.
10. Rob Van Dam
The Whole F’N Show caught on like a house on fire when he first showed up in WWE during the Invasion storyline, quickly becoming one of the most popular babyfaces in the company, which resulted in major matches and storylines with stars like Steve Austin, The Rock and The Undertaker.
When Triple H returned from his torn quad injury several months after the former ECW star’s emergence, RVD noticeably slipped down the pecking order.
According to reports at the time, The Game may have been responsible for Van Dam continually hitting his head off the glass ceiling. Rob himself certainly thought that to be the case, leading to a tense working situation while the two were stationed on Raw.
From RVD’s point of view, Hunter held him back from reaching his full potential at a time when he was extremely over with WWE fans.
From Triple H’s viewpoint, Van Dam didn’t put the extra work in required of a tippity-top guy and was reckless in the ring – something he discovered firsthand when RVD accidentally crushed his larynx with a Five-Star Frog Splash gone awry in the first-ever Elimination Chamber.
The heat has dissipated over time, although Van Dam did note in a 2024 interview that he still isn’t sure what Triple H thinks of him, noting it may prevent him from making an in-ring return to the company.
