What if Triple H had signed with WCW in 1999?

#1 A far better version of Triple H vs. Scott Steiner

Triple H vs. Scott Steiner could have been far better just a few years earlier.

In 2003, WWE fans saw one of the worst main event level feuds of the era when WCW headliner Scott Steiner arrived to challenge Triple H for the World Heavyweight Championship. Big Poppa Pump was miscast in a face role, the build felt oddly old school for its focus on arm wrestling contests and posedowns, and Steiner immediately proved himself as out of shape for a main event level match when the two squared off at the Royal Rumble PPV.

On paper, the program should have worked in setting up a first-time match between two big-name stars with excellent promo skills and the ability to deliver in the ring. The biggest problem of all? WWE was too late. Steiner was past his prime and out of his element in 2003. While Helmsley was talented, he certainly wasn’t his most buzzworthy in this era. Pitch this match three years earlier in a WCW ring and it may well have been something special.