The 24 Best Triple H Matches According To Dave Meltzer

Triple H has been a part of a lot of great factions and moments during his legendary career with WWE. He is a 14 time World Champion and has won various other titles throughout his career. Below are the best Triple H matches of all time. The ratings are from Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter. We only included matches that have received a 4.25 star rating or more.

The Best Triple H Matches According to Dave Meltzer’s Star Ratings

Triple H vs the Rock

Event – SummerSlam 1998 | Rating – 4.25 stars

The Rock and Triple H faced off at Summerslam in 1998. This was a ladder match for the Intercontinental Championship.

Triple H won the Title with some help from Chyna.


Triple H, Chris Benoit, Dean Malenko, Perry Saturn, and X-Pac vs Cactus Jack, Grandmaster Sexay, Rikishi, Scotty 2 Hotty and The Rock

Event – Monday Night RAW (February 7th, 2000) | Rating – 4.25 stars

The main event of the February 7th, 2000 episode of RAW was a 10-man tag team match. Triple H teamed with the Radicalz and X-Pac against Cactus Jack, Too Cool, and the Rock.

Triple H’s team picked up the win. This was a wild match.


Triple H vs Shawn Michaels

Event – SummerSlam 2002 | Rating – 4.25 stars

Triple H and Shawn Michaels faced off in an Unsanctioned Street Fight at Summerslam 2000.

Shawn Michaels won after over 27 minutes. Triple H got the last laugh though, hitting Michaels with a sledgehammer, which forced him to be carried away on a stretcher.

Make sure to also check out the best Shawn Michaels matches, which is in the same format.


Triple H vs Shawn Michaels vs Booker T vs Chris Jericho vs Kane vs Rob Van Dam

Event – Survivor Series 2002 | Rating – 4.25 stars

Triple H took part in the first-ever Elimination Chamber match at Survivor Series in 2002. This was for the World Heavyweight Championship.

Shawn Michaels won the Title after nearly 40 minutes.


Triple H vs Shawn Michaels

Event – Monday Night RAW (December 29th, 2003) | Rating – 4.25 stars

Triple H and Shawn Michaels faced off in the main event of the December 29th, 2003 edition of the RAW. This was for the World Heavyweight Championship.

This match had a weird finish with Shawn’s win getting taken away because his shoulders were also down.


Triple H vs Batista vs Chris Benoit vs Chris Jericho vs Edge vs Randy Orton

Event – New Year’s Revolution 2005 | Rating – 4.25 stars

Triple H took part in the Elimination Chamber match for the vacant World Heavyweight Championship at New Years Revolution. Shawn Michaels was the special guest referee for the match.

Triple H won the match and the Title.


Triple H vs John Cena vs Edge

Event – Backlash 2006 | Rating – 4.25 stars

The main event of Backlash 2006 was a triple threat match for the WWE Championship. Triple H took on John Cena and Edge.

Cena won the match and successfully retained his WWE Championship. After the match, Triple H hit everyone with his sledgehammer.


Triple H vs Randy Orton

Event – No Mercy 2007 | Rating – 4.25 stars

Triple H faced off against Randy Orton in the main event of Backlash 2007. This was a Last Man Standing match for the WWE Championship.

Orton won the match and the Title after outlasting Triple H.


Triple H vs Edge vs Jeff Hardy vs The Big Show vs The Undertaker vs Vladimir Kozlov

Event – No Way Out 2009 | Rating – 4.25 stars

Triple H took part in the Elimination Chamber match for the WWE Championship at No Way Out in 2009.

He ended up winning the Title after last-eliminating the Undertaker.


Triple H vs Daniel Bryan

Event – WrestleMania 30 | Rating – 4.25 stars

Triple H and Daniel Bryan faced off at Wrestlemania 30. The stipulation was that if Bryan won, he advanced to the WWE Title match later in the night.

Bryan ended up winning in a fun match.


Triple H vs Dean Ambrose

Event – Roadblock 2016 | Rating – 4.25 stars

Triple H and Dean Ambrose faced off at Roadblock 2016 for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship.

It looked like Ambrose won the Title at one point but it was called off after Ambrose’s foot was underneath the bottom rope. Triple H ended up winning the match to retain his Title.


Triple H and Stephanie McMahon vs Kurt Angle and Ronda Rousey

Event – WrestleMania 34 | Rating – 4.25 stars

Triple H took part in Ronda Rousey’s first-ever match. He and Stephanie McMahon took on Ronda and Kurt Angle.

This was a really fun match with Ronda stealing the show.


Triple H vs Cactus Jack

Event – Royal Rumble 2000 | Rating – 4.5 stars

Triple H and Cactus Jack faced off at the Royal Rumble PPV back in 2000. This was a street fight for the WWF Championship. The match went for over 26 minutes.

Triple H retained his title after he hit a Pedigree onto some thumbtacks.


Triple H vs Cactus Jack 

Event – No Way Out 2000 | Rating – 4.5 stars

Triple H and Cactus Jack faced off in a Hell in a Cell match at No Way Out in 2000. Triple H put his WWF Championship on the line. Cactus Jack put his career on the line.

Triple H retained the Title after about 23 minutes. This came after he backdropped Cactus Jack through the roof of the cell. As a result, Cactus Jack was forced to retire.


Triple H vs Chris Jericho 

Event – Fully Loaded 2000 | Rating – 4.5 stars

Triple H and Chris Jericho faced off at the Fully Loaded PPV event back in 2000. This was a Last Man Standing match.

Triple H won the match after Jericho couldn’t stand up to answer the 10-count. He got up at 9, giving him the win.


Triple H vs Rikishi vs Kurt Angle vs Undertaker vs the Rock vs Stone Cold Steve Austin 

Event – Armageddon 2000 | Rating – 4.5 stars

The main event of Armageddon 2000 was a 6-way Hell in a Cell match for the WWF Championship. Just look at the talent that was involved. All 6 guys will be WWE Hall of Famers one day (Angle, Rikishi, and Austin already are).

Angle pinned The Rock to retain his WWF Championship after more than 30-minutes.


Triple H vs Chris Benoit vs Shawn Michaels

Event – Backlash 2004 | Rating – 4.5 stars

Just over a month after their epic match at Wrestlemania XX, Shawn Michaels, Triple H and Chris Benoit faced off in another triple threat match for the World Heavyweight Championship. This ended up being another great match.

Benoit forced Michaels to submit using the sharpshooter to retain the title.


Triple H vs Batista 

Event – Vengeance 2005 | Rating – 4.5 stars

Triple H and Batista faced off at the Vengeance PPV event in 2005. This was a Hell in a Cell match for the World Heavyweight Championship.

Batista retained the Title after hitting the Batista Bomb before Triple H could hit him with a sledgehammer.


Triple H vs The Undertaker 

Event – Wrestlemania XXVII | Rating – 4.5 stars

Triple H and The Undertaker faced off at Wrestlemania 27. This was a No Holds Barred match.

The Undertaker ended up winning by submission to extend his legendary undefeated streak to 19-0.


Evolution (Triple H, Randy Orton, and Batista) vs The Shield (Roman Reigns, Dean Ambrose, and Seth Rollins)

Event – Extreme Rules 2014 | Rating – 4.5 stars

Evolution faced off against the Shield in a 6-man tag team match at Extreme Rules 2014.

The Shield ended up picking up the win. This came after Reigns hit a Spear on Batista for the win.


Triple H vs Stone Cold Steve Austin 

Event – No Way Out 2001 | Rating – 4.75 stars

Triple H defeated Stone Cold Steve Austin in a ‘3 Stages Of Hell’ match.  The first fall was under normal rules, the second fall was a street fight and the final fall was inside of a steel cage.

Both men showed excellent ring psychology and had fans invested for over 40 minutes. Triple H went on to win 2-1.


Triple H and Stone Cold Steve Austin vs Chris Benoit and Chris Jericho 

Event – Monday Night RAW (May 21, 2001) | Rating – 4.75 stars

Triple H and Steve Austin teamed up to win the WWF Tag Team Titles several weeks prior at Backlash. They ended up dropping the belts on RAW to Chris Jericho and Chris Benoit.

This is the infamous match where Triple H tore his quad but still managed to finish the match.


Triple H vs Shawn Michaels vs Chris Benoit

Event – Wrestlemania XX | Rating – 4.75 stars

This was a triple threat match for the World Heavyweight Championship. Triple H entered as champion and Chris Benoit left with his first World Title in WWE after a great match.

This won the Match Of The Year honors from Pro Wrestling Illustrated in 2004.


Triple H vs The Undertaker

Event – Wrestlemania XXVIII | Rating – 4.75 stars

The Undertaker and Triple H squared off in a Hell In A Cell match at Wrestlemania XXVIII with Shawn Michaels as special guest referee. The Undertaker defeated Triple H to move his Wrestlemania undefeated streak to 20-0.

This match won the Match Of The Year honors for 2012 from Pro Wrestling Illustrated.


Thanks for reading the list of the best Triple H matches of all time! Let us know which one was your favorite! Make sure to also check out the list of the best Seth Rollins matches, which is in the same format.

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