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There have been many Superstars throughout the history of WWE that have played a major role in making it such a huge success and shaping the industry of professional wrestling. One such man and arguably one of the greatest Superstars in WWE history is the 14-time World Champion, Triple H.
Being one of the senior-most Superstars to still be an active in-ring competitor, Triple H will complete two and a half decades with WWE this week. The company has announced a special 25th Anniversary celebration of the Game's career on the upcoming episode of Friday Night SmackDown on April 24, 2020.
One of the major behind-the-scene authorities in the company, Triple H is the current Executive Vice President of Global Talent Strategy & Development for WWE as well as the senior producer of NXT. Many consider him to be the next in line to run the company if and when Vince McMahon steps down.
So what could we expect from this special anniversary celebration of The Game? Let's check out five things that could happen during this special edition of SmackDown. Be sure to comment down and share with us your favorite moment in Triple H's career.
#5 Triple H comes out to celebrate with his colleagues and friends
In his 25 years long career with the company, there have been numerous people who have helped and been a part of this journey with the Game. WWE has a tradition of having segments to celebrate the career of their Superstars with their closed ones coming out to celebrate with them in the ring.
The King of Kings got inducted into the Hall of Fame last year as part of the legendary faction, D-Generation X. Unfortunately, it might not be possible for WWE to have a lot of his friends and colleagues appear at his anniversary celebration on SmackDown due to the current restrictions.
Still, we can expect Triple H to come out to celebrate with a couple of the most important people in his life, both personally and professionally - Shawn Michaels and Stephanie McMahon. Having his best friend and his wife to celebrate the moment with him would surely be memorable!
#4 The Game returns to the commentary desk
We as fans have somewhat gott used to seeing the empty-arena episodes of RAW and SmackDown these days. Due to the ongoing pandemic of COVID-19, WWE has been having its shows from the Performance Center and can't have the fans attend them as no large gathering is allowed.
But back in March when WWE delivered its first empty-arena episode of SmackDown from the Performance Center, there was one man who stole the show - Triple H. He started the show with a heartfelt message of how WWE is trying to make the fans watching from home forget about all the ill-happenings in the world and enjoy the show.
The Game then went on to join Michael Cole at the commentary desk and entertained all of us the way only he can with his wit and jabs on Cole. He then went on to try his hand at the job of the cameraman, the make-up artist and what not! WWE Universe would love to see him back on the commentary desk on his 25th Anniversary Celebration.
Moreover, there were a few comments made by the commentary team last week, for which Triple H might have some response. More on it in the next slide!
#3 Teases retirement, then inserts himself into the MITB match
This past week on Friday Night SmackDown, WWE announced that this year's Money in the Bank matches will have a unique twist as they will take place at the WWE Headquarters. The Superstars will start from the ground floor of the building and the briefcase and the contract will be hanging on the roof of the Titan Towers.
After revealing this news, the commentary team of Michael Cole and Corey Graves unexpectedly mentioned the name of Triple H by revealing the fact that he has never won the MITB match. Was this a subtle hint that the Game could get himself involved in the match?
In last year's WWE Network special "Triple H's road to WrestleMania - Creation & Destruction", the Game hinted that he might hang up his boots soon. With him not having any match on this year's WrestleMania either, the talks of his retirement resurfaced again.
This coming Friday, the Cerebral Assassin can come out and tease a retirement during his promo. Only for him to reveal a major twist and enter himself into the Money in the Bank match. Of course, the chances of him winning the MITB briefcase are low but never say never in this business. The involvement of someone like him would surely bring more eyes to the match!
Also Read: 5 Unexpected Things that could happen in the Money in the Bank match at the WWE Headquarters
#2 Delivers a promo about his career, gets interrupted by a heel
Triple H is one of the best mic workers in the business, and he has proven it time and again. His skill of captivating the audience in the arena and at their homes through his promos is exceptional. If WWE does intend to bring him out at SmackDown, he's sure to cut a promo reflecting on his career and the 25-year long journey.
We've previously seen how such scenarios are the perfect time for a heel to interrupt, only for the babyface to later take him out. Someone like Baron Corbin could be the perfect choice to interrupt the Cerebral Assassin. Corbin is also one amongst the many Superstars to have come up to the main roster from NXT, which is managed by Triple H.
The 2019 King of the Ring could then go on to insult the Game, only to infuriate him to a level where he ends up taking a Pedigree. Of course, such segments work best with an arena full of fans who would've surely delivered a huge pop in this situation. But WWE can still go ahead with this option!
#1 We relive some of the top moments of his career throughout the show
While I believe that WWE should have some sort of an in-ring segment with Triple H on the upcoming episode of Friday Night SmackDown, nothing as such has been announced yet. For the last couple of weeks, WWE has been airing videos on Jeff Hardy's career and chapter 3 of the series has been announced to air next week.
There is a chance that we might end up revisiting some top moments from Triple H's career on the blue brand next week. He has had so many memorable matches and his list of accomplishments is second to none. Other than being a 14-time World Champion, the Game is a two-time Royal Rumble winner, a former King of the Ring, a Grand Slam Champion, a Triple Crown Champion, and a WWE Hall of Famer as part of the D-Generation X.
At the same time, WWE should be careful not to spend a lot of time on this, especially not air an entire repeat telecast of one of his matches as the fans would want to see some live-action and advancements in the current storylines. There also have been talks about WWE airing a WWE Network special based on his career after the show!
