This is my first ever column and maybe if I get enough positive or constructive criticism, I may continue to write more in the future. The man I'm going to talk about is always at the center of controversy and is considered a corporate champ by many fans around the world, but will this be his legacy" What will he be remembered for" His wonderful matches or his marriage to Stephanie McMahon, thus becoming a future heir to part of the WWE" Will he go down as the next Flair or will he become his own man"

When I look at past champions and those I look up to and respect, I've noticed that the number of title reigns don't really matter too much to me. It's what a performer did during a title reign that matters. How many quality matches did he pull" How many opponents did he make/look credible" How many wrestlers did the champion establish and or pull to get the best match out of them" How many fans did he bring in and actually hook them to the product" I think and really believe that Triple H belongs here. I think that Triple H will be remembered as a great champion by about 50% of the wrestling fans and the other wrestling fans will say that he was good in the ring, good on the mic, but may not have deserved everything he got. It's all very subjective.

As we all know, he did have the title handed to him as he didn't win the "vacant" World Title through a tournament, so there might be some sort of asterik by his name. There is also his marriage to Stephanie McMahon which no one can ignore. If you are the son in law of the most powerful man in the world (the wrestling world of course), then there will probably be a lot of favortism that no one can deny. I look at Triple H and he sort of reminds me of Kobe Bryant right now. At one time (2000) Triple H was considered by everyone as the greatest wrestler in the world (with the exception of maybe Japan) just like Kobe Bryant, but now Bryant's image has been tarnished because of the Lakers fallout and the trial, and now the Malone thing. Bryant may never recover from this, as fans will always remember that when they think of him. Bryant fans will always be Bryant fans but basketball fans in general might look down upon him a little. I see this with Triple H too. He happened to fall in love with Vince McMahon's daughter and marry her, which in turn means that the company he's working for now will eventually be partially his too. This is something that will tarnish his image along with the fact that he got his belt handed to him, which in my view is as despicable as giving Russo or Arquette the World Title. Is it Triple H's fault" Well, I say he has a lot to due with it. We all know that he has a lot of power and is very involved with the storylines as is evident with RAW. He could have said to the writers that he'd rather win it to make the title look more credible and meaningful. Whether he did or didn't we don't know and may never know, but the bottom line is he was handed the title. Just like Kobe, was it Kobe's idea for the Lakers organisation to fire Phil Jackson and trade Shaq" We'll never know but what we do know is that in everyone's eye, it is. Triple H is in the same boat, if you get my drift.

Another thing I see in Triple H that may also tarnish him is that he seems to want to be more and more like Flair, now that Flair has rejoined the WWE. It's great to have a role model and to mould yourself into the person you like as many great stars of yesteryear and today have done, but with Triple H, I just can't help but think that he wants to win more titles than Flair so he can become the next Flair. He's even taking the thumb to the eye the same way Flair did and also the front face flop that is signature. Up until this year, I really believed that Triple H would go down as himself, but now it seems like he wants to be remembered as the next Ric Flair. Has anyone noticed his "Flair flop", "low blow" and "thumb" to the eye that he's done more frequently now" Yes, Benoit has emulated Tom Billington but has been able to come into his own, and I hope that Triple H will be able to do the same, as I know he's capable.

So I will end my first column about Triple H like this. Instead of taking time to bash a wrestler the calibre of Triple H, let's take time to enjoy this guy's work in the ring and go back to being what we were (or I at least was) and that is being a wrestling fan and just sit back and watch the guy work his magic. No-one can deny that fact that he can make us cheer and hate his guts. Let's not get ahead of ourselves and become so judgemental and forget to applaud this man for what he's done for the WWE in the past 7 years. For all those stars who've left for bigger things or have quit because they don't like their storylines, this man has stayed his tenure and made himself a household name among wrestling fans everywhere. Let's appreciate him and just watch him work his magic and then discuss his legacy once he's left it behind him. I hope everyone has enjoyed this. Give me your thoughts both positive and negative.

by Kao Lor ..