Ranking the Top 10 Moments of WWE's Triple H Era

The Paul Levesque Era of WWE officially kicked off at WrestleMania 40 in 2024.

Since then, the company has produced several unforgettable moments, including championship victories, iconic returns, and mind-blowing debuts.

Find out what those moments are and why in this ranking of the most unforgettable moments of the Triple H era of WWE.

The official kickoff of the Paul Levesque Era of WWE, it was a universally acclaimed broadcast that paid off several long-running stories, featured the return of The Rock to the squared circle after 11 years, and the culmination of a years-long journey to the top prize in the company.

It was a victory lap for the Chief Content Officer and one that, as history suggests, set the bar impossibly high for him to eclipse.

The Beast teased walking away from WWE after WrestleMania 42 following a loss to Oba Femi, but was convinced to come back and finish out the program with The Ruler in grand fashion.

He did just that, beating the newcomer in a rematch in Italy before squaring off with him inside Hell in a Cell at SummerSlam 2026.

After losing a short match to Femi, Lesnar declared his opponent to be the future while acknowledging himself to be the past. Two days later, the future Hall of Famer officially announced his retirement from professional wrestling during an appearance on the Pat McAfee Show, bringing an end to one of the most decorated, if not controversial, careers in WWE history.

History tells us that the Wyatt Sicks project did not work out in WWE, thanks to a lack of creative patience with the act. Still, there is no denying that the group's debut on the June 17, 2024, episode of Raw was one of the most unforgettable moments of the Triple H Era.

Featuring bodies strewn around a destroyed backstage, it highlighted each member of the group before bringing them together for their in-arena arrival.

The fans in attendance reacted with great fervor, and the buzz online was undeniable. It was evidence of the outside-the-box production style that existed early in the new era of WWE; a style that, unfortunately, became less prevalent over the next year.

Sami Zayn spent years chasing a world championship. At the Clash of Champions premium live event on June 27, 2026, he paid off his long journey, defeating Cody Rhodes and Gunther in a Triple Threat Match to win the title, pinning The American Nightmare cleanly in the center of the ring to capture the gold.

It was a milestone moment for one of the company's more respected stars, and he was able to share it with his fellow Muslim fans in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

The title reign lasted just nine days, but his loss to CM Punk set him on a path to enjoy a more sustained main event run in which he would become a central figure at the top of the SmackDown card.

AJ Lee had been away from WWE for a decade when September 2025 rolled around. One of the most beloved, respected, and influential wrestlers of her era, fans had waited a long time for her to return to the company that helped make her a star and their patience paid off.

On the September 5 episode of SmackDown, Lee skipped to the ring amid an enormous response from the fans in Chicago, confronted Becky Lynch, and proceeded to beat The Man down to the delight of the audience.

It was a magical moment for Lee, her husband CM Punk, and a WWE that needed one.

She would go on to partner with Punk to defeat Lynch and Seth Rollins at Wrestlepalooza, then feuded with Lynch, even defeating her for the Women's Intercontinental Championship the following February, once again in Chicago.

It was a damn gutsy decision to book Gunther to submit John Cena and send him off into retirement, one that Triple H earned considerable backlash for, both in the moment and in the days after the December 13, 2025 edition of Saturday Night's Main Event.

It was equally controversial a month later when The Career Killer submitted AJ Styles to also send him off into retirement.

Whether one agrees with the creative decisions or not, they elevated Gunther even further into stardom as one of the top villains in all of professional wrestling, with a knack for retiring the fans' favorite wrestlers along the way.

Utilization of The Ring General since limits how far up the countdown this can realistically land.

Yes, Evolution is less a moment, more an entire premium live event, but one would be hard-pressed to leave it off this list.

Returning for the first time in eight years, the all-women's extravaganza was the best show of 2025, blending excellent in-ring action with a truly unforgettable conclusion to the broadcast.

For a guy who has been at the helm of some great premium live events, it was a show that instantly ranked among his finest.

In the closing moments of the show, Naomi interrupted Rhea Ripley and Iyo Sky's Match of the Year contender, cashed in Money in the Bank, and stood tall as the centerpiece heel of the Raw women's division.

It remains to be seen how long fans will have to wait for another Evolution event, but the CCO's first entry into its legacy was a five-star affair and one that he and his team should be proud of.

As documented in the second season of WWE Unreal , Triple H, Seth Rollins and the rest of the creative team fooled the WWE Universe in the summer of 2025 with a feigned injury.

With expectations that Rollins would miss significant time due to a knee injury suffered on Saturday Night's Main Event during a match with LA Knight, fans were stunned when The Visionary stepped through the curtain on a pair of crutches in the closing moments of the first-ever Night One of the premium live event, cutting off CM Punk's triumphant World Heavyweight Championship win over Gunther.

Rollins then pushed his crutches aside, revealed that he was not actually injured, and marched to the ring, where he cashed in Money in the Bank, defeated his rival, and regained the top prize on Monday nights.

It was another unforgettable cash-in for Rollins and proof positive that Triple H and company could hold creative decisions close to the vest when necessary.

Some suggest that WWE's move to Netflix on January 6, 2025, hurt it and its ambition, making the product more polished, ad-heavy, and celebrity-obsessed than before.

While that argument may have some merit, there is no denying how important that debut event was for the company. Treated like a premium live event, the show featured Roman Reigns defeating Solo Sikoa in Tribal Combat to pay off that long rivalry, while CM Punk and Seth Rollins squared off for the first time after a year of hinting at and setting up the match-up.

Add to that Rhea Ripley beating Liv Morgan to pay off that long rivalry and win the Women's World Championship, and you have an explosive, noteworthy show that served as the perfect introduction to a potential new audience.

Two years of WWE programming had built to Cody Rhodes finally finishing his story and accomplishing the one feat that had evaded his family for decades: winning the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship.

In the second consecutive WrestleMania main event between the two, Rhodes defeated Roman Reigns to win the top prize in the company, in a long-awaited moment that paid off fans' attention and emotional investment.

It was proof that, while the company had made the fans wait an additional year to enjoy the defining moment, Triple H and his team were willing to see a story through to the end. In the process, he kicked off the new era in WWE with a fan-service moment that elevated The American Nightmare to the top of the company as its new, undisputed top babyface.