The 5 greatest Triple Threat matches in WWE history

#3 Triple H (C) vs Chris Benoit vs Shawn Michaels – WrestleMania XX

Chris Benoit submits a bloody Triple H at WrestleMania XX for his first and only WWE World Title

One of the best WrestleMania main events in WWE history has been largely wiped from the history books. A triple threat match that saw Triple H defend against hated rival (at the time) Shawn Michaels and perennial underdog Chris Benoit, this match and most of Benoit’s personal history in general has been buried under a series of heavy editing and disclaimers, a result of the unfortunate, unforgivable atrocity Benoit committed at the end of his life that left a permanent scar on both his legacy and pro wrestling as a whole.

Still, from an analytical standpoint, this match cannot simply be overlooked. Chris Benoit came into the match, which would be a wild and bloody affair, as the proverbial brass ring wrestler; a man who had been so close on so many occasions but had never actually won the big one.

Shawn Michaels was also seeking redemption against a man who had been his best friend, turned bitter enemy. Despite his best efforts, after a long and harrowing fight, a bloody Game found himself trapped in the middle of the ring in the Crippler Crossface, with no choice but to tap out giving Chris Benoit his first and only WWE World Heavyweight Championship.

The celebration Benoit had afterward with his best friend Eddie Guerrero, who was the WWE Champion at the time, can never be forgotten.