WWE: Top 10 Triple H WrestleMania Entrances
By Bryan Heaton
10. WrestleMania XXV
Heading into a WWE Championship defense against Randy Orton, Triple H was in a pickle at WrestleMania XXV: If The Game were to be counted out or disqualified, he would lose the title. Yes, it’s absurd booking, but it gave us great symbolism for this main event ring entrance.
The Cerebral Assassin began to enter the arena with his signature weapon — a sledgehammer — in his hand. Clearly, this would be ill-advised, as bringing such a weapon to the ring would make a disqualification seem more likely.
However, this was not meant to be (yet), as Triple H instead voluntarily gave up the sledgehammer by throwing it into a glass wall. It’s an admittedly impressive visual, with the shattered glass falling to the stage as Triple H walks towards the ring. Not the flashiest entrance in the world, but there’s more to a great entrance than just flash.
9. WrestleMania X8
In the first entrance on this list to feature live musicians, Triple H entered the Toronto SkyDome accompanied by the sounds of nu metal band Drowning Pool. In case you don’t remember, WWE released an album called “Forceable Entry,” an unfortunately named compilation of hard rock and heavy metal covers of various entrance themes, one week after WrestleMania X8.
Why Drowning Pool had to cover legendary heavy metal band Motörhead, I’ll never know. But to get some buzz around the upcoming album, both Drowning Pool and Saliva performed their contributions live at WrestleMania.
With the sounds of Motörhead so synonymous with Triple H, especially with the benefit of hindsight, it’s a little jarring to hear a cover version, let alone at the biggest show of the year. But whatever, Drowning Pool rocked back in the day, and live bands almost always enhance a superstar’s ring entrance.