5 WWE WrestleMania main events that fans had already seen on TV

#4 Triple H vs Chris Jericho - WrestleMania 18

Triple H made his long-anticipated return to WWE on the road to Royal Rumble 2002, after being on the sideline for months on end and missing the better part of the Invasion storyline.

Triple H went on to eliminate Kurt Angle to win the 2002 Royal Rumble match and punch his ticket to the main event of WrestleMania 18. On the following PPV, No Way Out, Chris Jericho retained his Undisputed WWE title by beating Stone Cold Steve Austin.

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At WrestleMania, Triple H beat Chris Jericho to become the Undisputed WWE Champion. This WrestleMania headliner wasn't the first time these two Superstars had collided though.

Jericho and Triple H had a heated rivalry in the past, with the highlight of the feud being a WWE Championship match between the two on the April 17, 2000 edition of Monday Night RAW. Jericho picked up the win in a major upset, but the decision was soon reversed after Triple H forced official Earl Hebner to do so.

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