What If? Triple H vs. The Rock at WrestleMania XIX

Adrian Staehle by Senior Analyst Written on April 13, 2009
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WrestleMania 19 was taken place at Safeco Field and the Main Event was Brock Lesnar v Kurt Angle in a classic match but there was something that could have changed at WrestleMania 19 and it wasn't Hogan v McMahon it was two PPV that I would have changed Rock v Austin and Booker T v Triple H.

I know that Austin was retiring but it would have been been better for him to retire at WrestleMania XX but that's just me.

The match was truly one of the best but not the greatest. The Rock was leaving for Hollywood and Austin was ready to walk out the door but WHAT IF?

What if it was Rock v Triple H at WrestleMania 19 in the main event for the World Heavyweight Championship.

No disrespect to Booker T but that Championship match was probably one of the quietest or one of the worst I have ever seen not based on performance but the match just seemed dead and no one has talked about it.

The one match that had avoided Triple H and The Rock was the Main Event at Wrestlemania one on one just to of the best in the business.

This match with the ability that these two had could have been up there with Savage/Steamboat, Andre/Hogan, and Hart/HBK.

This would have put WrestleMania 19 over the top with start power matches.

You wonder what about Austin well in my mind I would had put Austin as the referee for Hogan/McMahon match and let him lay low as the GM or some type of role either on Raw or SmackDown.

So Triple H and Rock would have put on a classic in Seattle but it would set up a bigger match on the biggest stage of them all Madison Square Garden at WrestleMania but I will talk about that in my next installment of What If?

How my match would have gone between Triple H and Rock at WrestleMania 19:

Before the match both superstars come out and get a mix reaction like Hogan and Rock did the year before.

Rock and Triple H stare down for a good minute and Rock tell Triple H to "Bring It" and HHH says "Game On".

They lock up and after neither gives an inch they lock up again and same results no one gives an inch.

The look at each other and Triple H slaps Rock and rock turns his head back slowly and then comes back with one of his own slaps and Triple H turns back like Rock as he gives a knee to the midsection as Triple H starts off with a few offense moves to get the match started.

Triple H gives him a few punches and then tries to go for the for a flying knee but Rock goes under the rope as he walks near the crowd as he see a kid with popcorn and a Triple H hat he gets the hat and mocks Triple H and then takes the the popcorn eats some then puts some in the hat and puts back on the kid as he sees Triple H coming after him he runs around the ring as rock gets back in Triple H goes right in after him.

Rock then jumps on him as he goes on the attack on Hunter as Rock gets his offense moves going as the match moves on the two go back and forth with moves as neither are breaking in till hunter goes for the knee-drop Rock jumps up and gives him a DDT.

Rock then goes to the top rope as he does his signature flying body press he did when he started in the WWE. Rock connects but only gets a two count. Rock then goes back on the offense as Triple H reverses one of the Rock's DDT's.

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