5 WWE Superstars who can confront Triple H on his 25th-anniversary appearance on SmackDown

Triple H is set to appear on SmackDown this Friday Night to celebrate his 25th anniversary. It's not often in WWE that we get to see 25th-anniversary specials, with the last two memorable ones being RAW 25 in 2018 and The Undertaker's 25th-anniversary appearance at Survivor Series 2015.

Triple H is behind The Undertaker in this regard, but it's a great company to have. He's also behind The Deadman in terms of overall WrestleMania appearances - three of which saw the two face each other (WrestleMania X7, WrestleMania 27, and WrestleMania 28).

Triple H has taken a backseat in terms of his in-ring career in the last 8-9 years. He transitioned into a part-timer and has done well in that role, generally returning to perform at WrestleMania, Saudi Arabia shows, and on certain occasions, PPVs such as Survivor Series and SummerSlam.

He's been vocal about his intention to step back and let the younger generation shine - which sums up his incredible work with NXT in the last decade. This list focuses on his upcoming appearance on SmackDown, and we look at five superstars who can confront him to possibly set up a feud.

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#5. King Corbin

King Corbin has been on a slump lately

King Corbin is a superstar who fans love to hate. However, he hasn't reached the level that WWE may have hoped him to when he debuted in 2016. He's been on a downward slump of late, losing to Elias at WrestleMania after losing to Roman Reigns in a long feud.

He's a superstar who we can see confronting Triple H, taking the role of the heel who gets beaten down by The Game on his anniversary appearance. It wouldn't be anything more than a one-off.

#4. Daniel Bryan

Daniel Bryan and Triple H are all too familiar with each other

We'll admit that this one is the least likely on the list. Their feud ended six years ago and they're both in different stages of their career. Daniel Bryan is two years into his career resurgence and is continuing to prove why he's among the best in the world, while Triple H has taken a step back.

However, one can't deny that a confrontation between the two would lead to a lot of excitement. While they had a rivalry before that led to Bryan's rise to the top at WrestleMania XXX, there was another rivalry from that same event that was renewed a month ago - John Cena vs Bray Wyatt.

It may not necessarily lead to a match but they could use it to tease one down the line. They're both babyfaces now, but that doesn't mean that they can't feud against each other. Perhaps it could be held off until the show where the crowds return, which will likely be some point later this year.

#3. Roman Reigns

Does it make sense to run back Roman Reigns vs Triple H

This is one that fans may not necessarily like, but it's not one that can garner a negative reaction like their contest four years ago. As you probably know, Roman Reigns faced Triple H in the main event of WrestleMania 32 and as expected, it was underwhelming in a big way.

While the match wasn't bad when you look at it objectively and purely at the in-ring work and storytelling, the reality is that the crowd reaction matters a lot, especially when it's the main event of the largest WrestleMania in WWE history.

Some of you are probably wondering how Reigns can return given his health, but he recently indicated that his withdrawal from WrestleMania 36 was due to his wife giving birth to twins.

While it's not the most exciting feud to go with, Triple H could be confronted by a returning Roman Reigns, whose mission will likely be Braun Strowman or Bray Wyatt - whoever the Universal Champion is in a few months.

#2. Braun Strowman

WWE teased it but never went ahead

If you don't remember, let's have a refresher - It was Survivor Series 2017, and Braun Strowman was arguably the hottest star in WWE at the time. Despite losing his Universal Championship opportunity to Brock Lesnar at No Mercy two months earlier, he regained momentum with a face turn in October.

He was largely responsible for Team RAW's dominant victory in the main event, eliminating Shinsuke Nakamura, Bobby Roode, and Randy Orton with ease before Triple H 'stole' the victory by eliminating the SmackDown captain Shane McMahon.

An infuriated Strowman choked Triple H, threatening him before powerslamming him and walking away. They teased a feud between the two which would have been exciting at the time.

Now that Braun Strowman is the Universal Champion, there's a possibility for Triple H to get another title shot down the line. Granted, Strowman is feuding with Bray Wyatt now, which would make the possibility of this confrontation unlikely. However, there are ways WWE could go about to tease a match for the future.

#1. Bray Wyatt

We remember

It's been more than four years since the confrontation between Bray Wyatt and Triple H and we still can't forget it. Wyatt had momentum on his side when Triple H became the WWE Champion at Royal Rumble 2016, but it's a feud that WWE never went with.

The plan was always for Roman Reigns to face Triple H, but we're curious as to why WWE teased Triple H vs Wyatt and never went through with it. Right now, Bray Wyatt is having an incredible run as 'The Fiend', with the only blip in the last year being his loss to Goldberg at Super ShowDown 2020.

There's a high possibility that Wyatt becomes Universal Champion again at Money in the Bank 2020 and if he does, it wouldn't be a bad idea to tease Wyatt vs Triple H starting this Friday.

It would do justice to their first confrontation - one that was met with a wild reaction. We're not sure what the chances are of it happening, but there's no doubt that this would be the most exciting confrontation on the list, especially since they've never faced off before.