WWE The Rock and The Game Triple H have an impressive wrestling career. However, when we look at the trajectory of Triple H’s and The Rock’s career in the WWE, they wouldn’t be who they are without each other. The duo defined the WWE’s Attitude Era with their feud. The relationship between Hunter and Dwayne Johnson was born out of spite and jealousy.
However, they have bonded over time as they grew and made money together. The Rock entered the wrestling business at Survivor series 1996. WWE Chairman Vince McMahon always had big plans for The Great One.
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Meanwhile, The Game made his jump to WWE from WCW in 1995 after his contract expired, and Hunter’s showcase also impressed McMahon.
Hunter going off-script, The Rock sticking to the script
As a result, the two saw each other on equal footing at the start of 1997. Then, unfortunately, the bad blood began between the two.
On the Supercut episode on AdFreeShows, Bruce Prichard revealed that Triple H and The Rock went off script during the programming. WWE Official, Vince Russo, used to write scripts for everybody. However, producer Bruce recollected that The Rock followed a protocol of sticking to the script as an ethical professional wrestler.
“Well, Hunter would go out, and they are live, and Hunter would go off-script. Rock would try to bring it back, you know, to what was written,” WWE Executive said. The feud between The Game and The Great One was when D-Generation X also started a feud with The Nation.
Dwayne The Rock Johnson yelling at WWE Chief Bruce Prichard!
After the matches, Bruce Prichard also stated that The Brahma Bull used to come backstage and scream at him. “Hey, you know I’m out there, I’m doing my job, I’m doing what’s written on the paper, and this guy is out there going into business for himself,” Prichard added.
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Following the situation, the next time Triple H and The Rock went live inside the square, to cut a promo, Triple H went off script, so did The Rock. WWE Chief reflected that going off scripts in a live match was going back and forth by the rival duo.
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The animosity between the Future Hall of Famer and The Game Triple H was genuine. The heat between the two, starting at the Intercontinental Championship level and developing to WWE Championship matches, is the stuff of legend.