#4 Triple H vs Cactus Jack
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This was the match that made Triple H. When one match can single-handedly take you from being a paper Champion to a solid main event player, then that match deserves to be remembered forever.
Triple H was struggling to be seen as a top star. Fans already had to buy into him going from an aristocratic blue blood to a member of Degeneration X. He then ended up becoming the babyface leader of Degeneration X.
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Now, fans had to get on board with him as a serious heel, a third drastic change in his character in just four years. Triple H needed to do something significant to get their respect, and that significant thing happened to be him going toe-to-toe with one Cactus Jack.
This match played out at WWE’s former Mecca, MSG. The match was brutal, with the pair pulling out chairs, barb-wire bats, thumb-tacks and more.
We would even come to find out later, that Triple completed the match with a massive hole in his leg, sustained from being big back-dropped through a wooden pallet outside the ring. Triple H earned the respect of everyone on this night, as a star was born.
