2 WWE Superstars Triple H wanted to work with and 3 he didn't

#2 Triple H wanted to work with Henry O. Godwinn

When you look back at Triple H’s WWE opponents, the likes of The Undertaker, Shawn Michaels, The Rock and Randy Orton probably spring to mind.

Henry O. Godwinn? Not so much.

In 1995, Godwinn’s villainous hog farmer character sometimes poured slop on his babyface rivals. The problem, however, was that many of the real people behind the on-screen personas did not want to get covered in the substance.

Speaking in a media call to promote NXT TakeOver: In Your House in 2020, Triple H said he had no issues working with Godwinn in a Hog Pen match at In Your House 5: Season’s Beatings. In fact, it was his idea to turn Godwinn babyface in order for them to work together.

“They [WWE colleagues] didn’t want to take it, and I went to Vince [McMahon] and was like, ‘If you turn him babyface, I’ll take that slop all day long.’ Nobody would want to not get that slop on them more than me, my character, right? The snob, I wouldn’t even want to get in the ring with this guy.” [H/T Wrestle Zone]

Triple H’s feud with Godwinn is best remembered for the Hog Pen match, but they also competed against each other in Slop Bucket matches at 16 WWE live events in 1995.