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The following night on Raw Is War, Triple H defeated Mankind to win his first WWF Championship. [8] He dropped the WWF Championship to Mr. McMahon on the September 16, 1999, episode of SmackDown! before regaining it on September 26 at Unforgiven in a Six-Pack Challenge that included Davey Boy Smith, Big Show, Kane, The Rock and Mankind.
The main rivalry heading into the event was between Triple H, The Rock, Mankind, Kane, Big Show and The Undertaker over the vacant WWF Championship. At SummerSlam, Mankind defeated Stone Cold Steve Austin and Triple H in a Triple Threat match for Austin's WWF title, only to lose it to Triple H the following night on Raw is War.
The Two-Man Power Trip was a professional wrestling tag team in the World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment (WWF, now known as WWE) in 2001 consisting of Stone Cold Steve Austin and Triple H. The team spanned for two months in 2001 following WrestleMania X-Seven , but reunited for one night in January 2002.
They had a Triple Threat match, also including The Undertaker, at the previous No Mercy pay-per-view in May; in the match, Austin defeated Triple H to retain the title. [15] In the following months, the WWF Championship was traded back and forth amongst Austin, The Undertaker, Mankind, Triple H, and Vince McMahon. [16]
The next night on Raw is War, Triple H bragged about crippling Austin and challenged Mankind to a match for the WWF Championship. With Shane McMahon as guest referee, Triple H defeated Mankind after a pedigree to win his first WWF Championship. Mankind later formed an alliance with The Rock and they became known as The Rock 'n' Sock Connection.
Mankind was one of the most vocal of the objectors to what Triple H and Stephanie were doing, and in the December 27, 1999, episode of Raw is War, Triple H decided that the company was “not big enough” for the three of them and forced Mankind and Rock to face each other in a Pink Slip on a Pole match later that evening. Rock won the match ...
Lower down on the card, Big Show and Mankind had a Boiler Room Brawl to settle matters after their previous encounter, which decided who would referee the WrestleMania event. Triple H also wrestled X-Pac due to Triple H causing X-Pac to lose a match for the European Championship the previous month.
Mankind and Triple H both pinned each other. As a result, both men were declared contenders for the title and it was announced that Austin would defend the title against Mankind and Triple H in a triple threat match at SummerSlam. [1] At SummerSlam, Mankind defeated Austin and Triple H to win the title. [6]