Embarking on parallel paths to the top, The Rock and Triple H battled one another both in the ring and behind the scenes | dG1fUUZvYVlueU9tOXc
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00:00 - The Rock versus Triple H.
00:04 - Two of the biggest, most spectacular names
00:07 in all of sports entertainment.
00:09 - We're gonna go back to 1996.
00:12 Both men were at very different places in their careers.
00:17 - Rocky!
00:19 My man!
00:21 - Rocky, he's a good-looking guy.
00:24 He's glib. He's very smart.
00:25 He was just in a horrible character.
00:27 And we're sitting there watching him,
00:28 going, "This poor guy's got all this talent."
00:31 We knew he did.
00:32 We knew Triple H did as well.
00:33 It was in a terrible gimmick.
00:36 - Hello. Hunter Hearst Helmsley here.
00:39 - I actually enjoyed his character,
00:41 because I thought he played it really well.
00:43 - Yeah? - I also--
00:45 I enjoyed Rocky Maivia. I liked him.
00:47 - I was eight years old at the time,
00:48 so I was probably, like, the key demographic
00:50 for Rocky Maivia.
00:51 I liked Rocky Maivia, so much so that I had my mom
00:54 make me one of his-- whatever--
00:56 I can't remember what it was, the tassels on it?
00:58 Yeah, the little tassels?
00:59 So I had one of those when I was younger.
01:01 And I was like, "I look freaking cool."
01:03 - Oh, they're up. Hip toss.
01:04 Nicely executed by Hearst Helmsley.
01:07 - And Hunter Hearst Helmsley,
01:08 that character was actually my dad's favorite wrestler.
01:11 - My dad, too.
01:12 - Why do dads like Hunter Hearst Helmsley?
01:14 Dads love Hunter Hearst Helmsley.
01:16 - Throw this tray of diamond rings in two.
01:18 - Excellent. - Put them on my account
01:20 and have them wrapped.
01:21 I'll send somebody by later to pick them up.
01:23 - He had this air about him,
01:24 and I also am just like, I'm a sucker for, like,
01:27 a ridiculous character.
01:28 I do love them.
01:29 - Remember when Hunter Hearst Helmsley
01:30 changed his theme song to, like,
01:32 kind of the Olympic-sounding music?
01:35 [crowd cheering]
01:36 - Here's a winner from Britain's Columbia!
01:40 - I remember we had, like, a grade school Olympics,
01:42 and I was horrible-- I was a little chubby kid,
01:44 so I was horrible at it.
01:45 But they would introduce each class individually,
01:47 and for some reason, they played the song.
01:49 - Hunter Hearst Helmsley!
01:52 - It was my turn. I did, like,
01:54 the Hunter Hearst Helmsley thing.
01:56 No one reacted.
01:57 No idea what the hell I was doing.
01:59 - What do you expect? - I thought it was freaking cool.
02:00 Yeah, I was like, "Come on. Hunter Hearst Helmsley, come on."
02:03 If my dad was there, he would've popped.
02:05 [laughter]
02:06 [crowd chanting]
02:10 - We believed it.
02:11 That's what makes it so special.
02:13 - These are the rivalries...
02:15 - The buzz was huge.
02:16 - That made television history.
02:18 - It was just unmatched.