#14 The reign of terror is over! (WrestleMania 21)
Triple H's two and a half year reign of terror, from September 2002, to when he was first awarded the World Heavyweight Championship, to WrestleMania 21, was a difficult time to be a wrestling fan. The boom of the Attitude Era was truly over, and WWE itself seemed uncertain about its future. Triple H was one of the big stars from the boom period, and it made sense that the company would keep him on top while it looked for a new way, but it was still rough.
Triple H's booking was all over the place, and his feuds with the likes of Randy Orton, Goldberg, and especially Scott Steiner, were ones to forget. Fortunately, Batista got over organically, and his betrayal of Evolution to finally end the reign of terror period was done as well as we could have hoped.