Triple H didn't hesitate naming the true GOAT of WWE and it isn't John Cena or The Rock
WWE legend and chief content officer Triple H is in no doubt about who the greatest wrestler of all time and gave a detailed explanation behind his selection.
The debate regarding who is the best ever to step inside the ring is a never-ending one and Triple H, a 14-time world champion, is undoubtedly in the mix for his incredible career.
He is now running the show behind the scenes and further adding to his legacy as he takes the company in a completely different era.
In terms of other WWE icons, John Cena, The Rock, Hulk Hogan, The Undertaker and Stone Cold Steve Austin are all in the conversation for the way in which they entertained millions and the classic moments and rivalries they were involved in during their time in the squared circle.
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But Triple H has a different take on who is ahead of the rest of the pack. Speaking after the second night of WrestleMania 40 last year, The Game outlined why Roman Reigns out to be given his flowers.
Reigns finally lost his WWE undisputed championship to Cody Rhodes in the main event at the Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia after holding the title for 1,316 days.
After turning to the dark side with Paul Heyman by his side, the nine-time WrestleMania main eventer won the strap while in the COVID-19 pandemic without fans and completely changed the game.
The Head of the Table performed at the highest level imaginable while living with leukemia and having to take oral chemotherapy every day.
Speaking in the press conference, Triple H said: "There's a lot of banter about greatest of all time. You can make arguments for a lot of people in that and there's a lot of metrics that you could measure that by, or opinions or whatever that is. If he is not the, he is one of, absolutely for certain - the greatest of all time.
"To do what he has done, to overcome all the things in his career. The positioning and the stuff that he had to get through and hung in there to get where he needed to be. To deal with his physical issues and his health issues to overcome, the pandemic to overcome.
"Just everything that he has had to deal with, on the way here. Then to go out there and put on a run like nobody has ever put on before. A run of just epic, epic moments, epic storytelling. I see that word cinema thrown around a lot but it really is."
"There's few guys that come along in our business where you say, during that period of time that they were in it. They changed the industry.
"He changed the industry. I mean that in front of the camera, I mean that behind the camera, he's changed the industry. He's that good. I can't say enough good stuff about him."
Reigns is desperate to win gold again and he can move a step closer to recapturing his talent this Sunday when he competes in the Royal Rumble in Indianapolis.
The show will mark WWE's first premium live event on Netflix after a $4 billion deal was struck.
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