The complete history of the WWE Championship - Part 19 

Triple H (January 24, 2016 - April 3, 2016)

Triple H: Won a 14th World Championship at Royal Rumble 2016

Triple H's full time in ring career ended in spring 2010, after his loss to Sheamus at Extreme Rules on April 25, 2010.

Triple H exclusively became a part timer in storyline and real life when he returned shortly before WrestleMania XXVII. "The Game" had not held WWE Championship gold since April 2009 when he was dethroned by Randy Orton at Backlash. However, he was the obvious man to dethrone Roman Reigns of the title, with WWE Champion, Reigns in a full blown feud with The Authority team of Triple H and his wife, Stephanie McMahon.

Fast forward then to the 2016 Royal Rumble. Reigns had been made to defend the WWE Championship in the match; the first time the title had been awarded in the 'Rumble since 1992. The number 30 entrant was none other than "The Game."

"The Cerebral Assassin" rolled back the clock as he dispatched Dolph Ziggler, Bray Wyatt, Reigns and finally Dean Ambrose to win his fourteenth World title and his ninth WWE Championship.

Triple H was back at the top. However, this reign existed solely as a vehicle to ensure the WWE Universe cheered Reigns. That task would culminate in a WrestleMania headline collision between the pair with the WWE Championship on the line.

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