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#3 Triple H vs. Shawn Michaels (WWE 2002-2004)
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One of the greatest stables in WWE history is unquestionably D-Generation X. The original incarnation was fronted by Shawn Michaels with Triple H by his side. Michaels was the WWF Champion and leader of the group, while HHH was on the rise. When HBK lost the WWF Title to Stone Cold Steve Austin, "The Game" would take over the stable and start anew with Chyna, X-Pac and the New Age Outlaws.
However, the two men were still friends and would reunite in 2002. The reunion was short lived though. Triple H turned his back on Shawn Michaels, giving him a Pedigree. The Cerebral Assaisin took things further when he attacked Michaels in the parking lot a week later, which set up a showdown at WWE Summerslam 2002 in an unsanctioned match.
In one of the best WWE pay-per-views ever, Triple H and Shawn Michaels stole the show with The Heartbreak Kid showing that he still had it. Michaels won the match, but Hunter attacked him from behind with a sledgehammer to continue the feud. At Survivor Series 2002, Shawn Michaels pinned Triple H in the first Elimination Chamber to win his World Heavyweight Championship.
Triple H would get his revenge the following month at Armaggeddon 2002 in a Three Stages of Hell Match to win back the gold. The two men would feud off and on for two more years. They would both lose to Chris Benoit at WrestleMania 20 and Backlash 2004, which set the stage for one final encounter at WWE Bad Blood 2004.
The two friends turned rivals met in a Hell In A Cell Match to finally settle the score. It was a long, grueling contest that featured steel chairs, tables and sledgehammers. Triple H defeated Shawn Michaels and moved on from this war. The two men would reunite for good in 2006 to bring DX back, but no one would ever forget their clashes that dominated WWE for two years.
