He was constantly in the Main Event back then.. He would bury many WWE Superstars. A perfect example can be Wrestlemania X8. The most anticipated & exciting match for many WWE fans was Hulk Hogan vs The Rock.. That match should have closed the show. But of course HHH had to be in the Main Event and walk out as the champ.
Who knows maybe the "You tap out" chants got to HHH when Brock Lesnar made him tap at Summerslam. And that is why HHH ended up facing and beating him at Wrestlemania.
Let's not forget how many times HHH has been in the title picture... Especially in Wrestlemania.
I recently listened to Chris Jericho's podcast with Chavo Guerrero.. Chavo was telling Jericho a story of a time the WWE creative didn't give him and Mysterio a chance to Main Event a show in Mexico. Two Latinos closing the show in Mexico totally makes sense. Many were supporting Chavo & Mysterio to Main Event that show, but since they weren't top stars the WWE didn't let them. Show closed with DX & Rated RKO. Chavo & Mysterio were kinda angry so they totally stole the show when their match happened. They completely stole the show, fans were going crazy. When the match was over and they both got backstage many superstars in the locker room were congratulating them and saying how great of a match that was.. Everyone except for Triple H, HBK, John Cena & Randy Orton. Only top star that actually said something was Edge. Bunch of a**holes in my opinion. Kinda proves that many top stars in the WWE have a huge ego.
When HHH faced CM Punk like about 2 years ago... Why didn't CM Punk get the pin?
It's those little things that bother many fans.
Triple H has a huge ego.. Former WWE Superstar Ken Shamrock recently said in an interview that Triple H has a problem with him because HHH didn't want to put him over in a match. He said Hunter has a huge problem with putting superstars over.
I can go on lol.