HHH vs Booker T


Triple H retained the World Heavyweight Championship over Scott Steiner at Royal Rumble 2003 by getting himself disqualified and at No Way Out 2003 by defeating Steiner via pinfall. The night after No Way Out 2003 is the night that Booker T was officially inserted into the picture.

Booker T won a 20-man over the top rope battle royal on the February 24, 2003, edition of Raw by last eliminating The Rock to become the No. 1 contender to Triple H's World Heavyweight Championship.

The match was set. Triple H would defend the World Heavyweight Championship against Booker T at WrestleMania XIX. This feud got off to a hot start. This was something new at the time. New in wrestling is usually always good. Triple H and Booker T have never had a program together. At the time, Booker T was becoming a huge star within the world of WWE.

WWE booked this match in the way where there should only be one winner. Booker T was on the brink of superstardom, and this was the match to get him there. If booked properly, Booker T and Triple H could have had a multiple pay-per-view run with fantastic matches for the World Heavyweight Championship.

Triple H then cut a seething promo where he hit Booker T hard with a few racist remarks.



After reviewing this promo, Booker T started it off hot. The crowd was on fire for him. Not even a minute into it, Triple H makes his way down to the ring with Ric Flair by his side.

Triple H told Booker T that he was "confused about his role in life." He let Booker T know that "Somebody like you…doesn't get to be a world champion. People like you don't deserve it."

Triple H then told Booker, "You're not a competitor, you're an entertainer." and "You're here to make people like me laugh." Triple H also made a comment about Booker T's "nappy hair." Triple H also ridiculed the past accomplishments of Booker T.

I realize this was a wrestling storyline, and what happens in that ring is for storyline benefits. It was obvious that WWE was doing just that. Michael Cole even asked Triple H at the WrestleMania press conference if he "intentionally cut a racist promo." Triple H claimed it was not the case, and he was just referring to Booker T's past.

Anyways, this is all ok if it was being used to get Booker T over, but what ended up happening when the match happened was Booker hit Triple H with every finishing move he had. He gave the Seattle crowd a performance of a lifetime. Triple H hit one pedigree and laid down for like 30 seconds before pinning, and the match was over just like that.

So HHH was.. right?



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HHH vs Booker T

Eddie's Bedtime Stories

Eddie Guerrero and Rey Mysterio were the Smackdown tag team champions heading into WrestleMania 21. However, instead of defending the belts, Eddie wanted a match with Rey to resolve his crisis of confidence after dropping the WWE title to JBL earlier that year. Eddie controlled most of the match, but got beat by Rey in the end.

Eddie's confidence continued to drop as a result, leading to them dropping the tag belts to MNM in a match where Eddie refused to tag out. Eddie snapped and turned heel on Rey following the match, delivering a severe beatdown. Fans were excited about the prospect of seeing a high-profile Eddie-Rey feud.

Just one problem...the writers decided that two super-talented guys engaging in a blood feud wasn't juicy enough, so they decided to add something uniquely WWE. Eddie kept losing to Rey, but got more matches on the basis of Eddie having a secret Rey didn't want revealed. Finally, over the course of the next few weeks, Eddie would deliver a series of promos exposing the secret...

Rey's son Dominick was really Eddie's.

I forget the exact premise, but it was something along the lines of Eddie fathering a child while separated from Vickie, and allowing Rey and his wife to raise him as their own. All the family members got involved. It was excruciating.

The payoff, you ask? Well, it was Eddie vs. Rey in a ladder match. And while that would normally be a tantalizing prospect, it was overshadowed by the prize hanging above the ring...

The briefcase contained Dominick's custody papers.

It was basically a custody-on-a-pole match. No word on whether Child and Family Services was contacted. And yes, the match was as overwrought as you would imagine, with lots of shots of Rey's family looking emotional, and ending when Vickie ran in and pushed Eddie off the ladder (after initially missing her cue).

Why can't anything be simple anymore?

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