2007 – Armageddon
Now this was a good show, with a slow-burning Shawn Michaels/Mr Kennedy match, a decent three way main event and a match CM Punk should have brought up when ranting to Vince about the lack of a push to enjoy. But it was also one of the rare occasions back then that Triple H put someone “lesser” over in a memorable fashion. The recipient of this largesse was one Jeff Hardy. Given the beating HHH put on Hardy during the Power Trip era, when they traded the IC title belt, you would have feared the worst here and although I have problems with the post-match smirk from Tripper (rather than being amused he’s lost he should be livid he’s lost the number one contender’s spot to the World Title) this was like Hunter was channelling his hero Ric Flair and dragging someone up to his level. See, he can do it when he wants to and it’s worth watching this match to see him do it.