Triple H is unpopular on the internet. If that's a new concept to you, then you must have been living in a cave for the past two years. There's simply no question about that. However, what is questionable is whether all those smart-mark arguements are valid. Do they have a point? Well, in a word, no. Now before you jump down my throat and accuse me of being totally ignorant as to what goes on backstage, let me explain my position. After that, you can call me anything you like.

"He plays backstage politics"

Yes he does. I don't know anyone who would dispute that. But if you think he is the only person who has some influence backstage, you're wrong. Plain and simple. Angle, Austin, Undertaker,The Rock, and all the other veterans all have some pull behind the curtain as well. With the possible exception of Kurt Angle, they have all used their influence to keep their spots at one time or another.

"His matches aren't as good as they were before his injury"

Neither are Shawn Michaels but I haven't read a bad column about him since he returned. Before Triple H's injury, he had The Rock, Steve Austin, Kurt Angle, Mick Foley, and The Undertaker to work matches with. In case you havent noticed, Austin, Foley, and Rock don't wrestle anymore and Undertaker and Angle aren't available since the brands split. So is that really a fair statement? So maybe his bad matches, or rather his lack of incredible matches should be attributed to a lack of main event talent to work with. Afterall, you can't get blood out of a turnip.

"He never jobs"

Yes, to a point that is true. However, whenever he had a title match, or any match for that matter, they were always a far cry from a squash match. He always seemed to just slide by with the victory. Losses were few and far between, but during his title reign, the challenger always came within a breath of winning the title.

"His character is stale"

Okay, I'll give you that one. His character is stale. He really needs to go back to being the Cerebral Assassin of old. Going over to Smackdown! as the Cerebral Assassin would be a wise move for him mainly because he hasn't worked with the majority of the talent there for almost two years.

"He buries people"

Once again, he rarely, if ever had spuash matches. He usually wins by some sort of outside interferance or with the sledgehammer. If he completely dominated his opponents night in and night out, then that arguement would have a great deal of validity. But since he doesn't, it does not.

"He's only where he's at because he screws the boss's daughter"

Oh yes, what Triple H bashng session would be complete without this time tested arguement? Triple H was WWE champion long before he shacked up with Steph. Do they really love each other? I think they do but the only two people in this entire world who know the answer to that question are Paul Levesque and Stephanie McMahon. Maybe being married to Steph does have some impact on his career and maybe it doesn't. I'm certainly not about to judge someone because of the person they're in love with.

Defending Triple H isn't going to win any popularity contests on the internet. However, I feel like this point of view needed to be expressed because there is a silent minority on the internet who do not believe he is the worst person this side of Saddam. Those peole are generally too afraid to post or defend him on any message board or forum because of the stigma it might place on them. I hope I've spoken for that group of people.

As always, I'm Josh Ronge-The Anti-Smark