10 Gimmick Changes That Saved Dying Careers

#3 Hunter Hearst Helmsley Becomes Triple H

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Hunter Hearst Helmsley, a "Connecticut Blueblood", made his WWE debut in 1995. Helmsley wore a tailcoat suit and carried a traditional atomizer perfume bottle to highlight how snobby he was.

Although he had some success during this as the WWE Intercontinental Champion, he spent a large portion of it as a 'jobber to the stars', due to his involvement in the famous 'Curtain Call'. Over time, he quietly dropped his English accent and started to team up with real-life best friend Shawn Michaels, on screen, where they formed D-Generation X, and the rest is history.

Following Shawn's first retirement, Triple H took over as DX leader, and as we all know, went onto become a 14 time World Champion, as well as countless other accolades, and becoming WWE COO. Not bad for someone who was nearly fired from WWE in 1996.