5 Things Triple H failed to do in WWE

Triple H has been with WWE for a long time. Currently, he's managing his position as the Executive Vice President of Global Talent Strategy & Development. Even though the Cerebral Assassin doesn't show his face much on TV anymore, he has achieved what most WWE stars only dream of.

Triple H is a 14-time world champion, Royal Rumble winner and has main-evented WrestleMania. He has fought almost every major star in WWE, from Shawn Michaels to Roman Reigns. The King of Kings has matched up against multiple generations' top superstars in his illustrious career.

He has also been behind some of the greatest factions in WWE history. This is just a fraction of the success Triple H has had in WWE. However, in this article, you won't find the rest of his accomplishments. Instead, you'll see what The King of Kings missed or failed to do in WWE.

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#5 Triple H never defeated Daniel Bryan

Triple H has been a part of WWE for three decades, during this time he has faced a plethora of superstars and scored a pinfall over most of them. One of the few stars whom he has failed to beat is Daniel Bryan.

When Bryan initially made his jump to the main roster, he and The King of Kings didn't cross paths because of the rookie tag that was attached to the former WWE Superstar's name. However, as time passed Bryan went on to become a prominent superstar. Soon enough, he was in the WWE Championship picture against Randy Orton.

At the time, Orton was one-third of Evolution. The Game tried everything to pull Bryan away from Orton's title. He even fought Bryan at WrestleMania one-on-one, hoping to keep him out of the WWE Title match later in the night. Despite using every dirty trick, he failed.

The King of Kings couldn't handle seeing Bryan as the face of the company and even challenged the star for the WWE Title a few times. However, he came up short on every occasion. Since then, the two men have went their separate ways and Daniel Bryan remains one of the few WWE stars the Cerebral Assassin has failed to beat.

#4 Triple H never participated in the MITB match

Triple H has fought many kinds of matches in WWE. The Game has been involved in three stages of hell, extreme rules, steel cage, and iron man matches. However, there's a well-known gimmick match that The Cerebral Assassin has surprisingly never been a part of. Triple H has never been in the Money In The Bank ladder match. This match was first introduced in 2005 at WrestleMania 21.

It was initially exclusive to The Shows of Shows but the concept was spun off into its own pay-per-view in 2010. Since then the MITB match has taken place twelve times and The King of Kings has never been a part of it.

The Cerebral Assassin said that one reason for his absence from MITB matches is that he doesn't want to fall off the ladders. He believes there are guys who are built for it and he just isn't one of them.

Another reason is that he was always part of some significant storyline whenever a MITB match came around, so he never really had the chance to participate in a golden briefcase match. However, The Game has had his fair share of ladder matches. One ladder match featured him and The Rock for the WWF Intercontinental Championship at the SummerSlam 1998 PPV.

#3 Triple H never won the United States Championship

During his time with WWE, Triple H has held many championships. However, there remain a few which The King of Kings failed to get his hands on. One of them is the prestigious United States Championship. One might get the impression this has something to do with him being a main event star but that doesn't necessarily make sense.

Big stars such as John Cena, Rey Mysterio, Booker T, Eddie Guerrero, and many others have held the piece of gold multiple times in their careers. So the question now arises: why didn't Triple H ever hold the U.S Title?

Well, nobody actually knows. One reason for it could be that backstage officials were never interested in putting this title on his shoulders. If they ever were interested, The Game would've won it because he has dominated almost every title feud throughout his WWE career.

The Cerebral Assassin has also never held the Hardcore Title. This piece of gold was introduced in 1998 and the idea was initially to use the title in comedy segments. But after Mankind's reign as the inaugural champion, officials took the title seriously. They put this piece of gold on the shoulders of big stars such as Big Boss Man, Kane, Kurt Angle, and many others.

#2 Triple H never worked in ECW

Throughout his career, Triple H worked on both WWE's major brands: RAW and SmackDown. He has also appeared at most pay-per-views. But there remains one brand The King of The Kings never got to be a part of.

The name of the brand is Extreme Championship Wrestling. Better known as ECW. ECW was founded in 1992 inked a talent exchange deal with WWF/E a few years into its existence. During this time, stars from the two companies jumped ships and showcased their talents.

The Cerebral Assassin wanted to go to ECW and work on a few shows but backstage officials didn't agree to it. Due to this, he never worked in ECW while it was a separate company. He also surprisingly didn't get to work on it after WWE purchased the company and established it as their third major brand in 2006.

Big stars such as The Big Show, Rob Van Dam, Tommy Dreamer, and many others became a part of the brand. The closest The King of Kings got to stepping foot inside an ECW ring was when he and Shawn Michaels teamed up to fight the then-ECW Champion Big Show in a 2-on-1 handicap match.

#1 Triple H never defeated Roman Reigns

Triple H first crossed paths with Roman Reigns when he tried to recruit Seth Rollins to The Authority. While The King of Kings succeeded with Rollins, he got on Reigns' bad side. A few years later when he tried to bring Reigns to his side, the former world champion was met with disappointment.

The Cerebral Assassin couldn't digest the rejection and sought revenge on The Big Dog. Reigns defended his WWE Championship against 30-men. in the 2016 Royal Rumble match. Triple H made a surprise entry at no. 30 and eliminated Reigns and Dean Ambrose to win the match as well as the WWE Championship.

Reigns regained the gold at WrestleMania 32 when The Big Dog defeated The King of Kings to become the new WWE Champion. That was the last time the two men were involved in a one-on-one match.

Since then, he and Reigns have crossed paths only once. On August 29, 2016 edition of RAW, The Cerebral Assassin made a return and attacked Reigns and other stars to help Kevin Owens become the Universal Champion.

Nonetheless, Reigns isn't the only star against whom the world champion has never scored a pinfall victory. Seth Rollins' name is also included in that short list.