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#2 Shawn Michaels vs. Triple H (WWE Armageddon 2002)
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Shawn Michaels and Triple H were responsible for the formation of one of greatest factions in WWE history, D-Generation X. The two men were closer than most friends to the point of being compared to brothers.
Upon HBK's return to the WWE in 2002, The Game turned his back on his best friend and created a rivalry that would be at the center of the company for years to come.
Shawn Michaels defeated Triple H on his return at Summerslam 2002, but Hunter nailed Michaels from behind with a sledgehammer. Shawn gained vengeance by beating Triple H in the Elimination Chamber at Survivor Series 2002 to win the World Heavyweight Championship.
To try to settle things between the two bitter rivals, WWE announced a 3 Stages of Hell Match at Armageddon.
The first fall was intense as the former Kliq members met in a Street Fight. They fought in the ring and all over ringside with Triple H getting busted open. However, The Cerebral Assassin won the first fall, hitting the Pedigree.
The second fall was a steel cage match. Hunter busted Shawn open by launching him into the cage, but Michaels defeated Triple H with a splash off the cage through a table.
The third and final fall was HBK's speciality, the ladder match. Both men used the ladders as a weapon to try to destroy their enemy. Triple H got the win by pushing Michaels off the ladder, resulting in Shawn going through four stacked tables at ringside.
It was a spectacle that truly fit the animosity that had built up between the two former best friends. It was physically intense and the brutality escalated with every stage.
Shawn Michaels returned to WWE with a reignovated fire that was on full display here. However, his opponent Triple H had been in a 3 Stages of Hell that was just a bit better a year before.
