Triple H Discusses Loving His 1995 Hog Pen Match

One of the most infamous matches in the career of Triple H was his Hog Pen match at In Your House: Seasons Beatings in 1995. While many considered the match an embarrassing moment for Triple H’s career, he actually loved it.

Triple H recalled the match on the NXT TakeOver post-show media call. He discussed how no one wanted to work with Henry O. Godwinn but he stepped up as one of the first heels to face him. Here is the full quote, courtesy of Fightful:

“Henry was a heel and putting slop on people and guys didn’t want to take it. I went to Vince and said, ‘If you turn him babyface, I’ll take that slop all day long. Nobody would not want to get slop on them more than me. My character, the snob, I wouldn’t even want to get in the ring with this guy.’ Vince thought it was great so he turned Henry babyface and [my character] didn’t want to get in the ring with him. We did the slop match all over the country, every night, it ruined my gear more than anything. It was awesome, I loved it. When they first threw the Pig Pen Match at me, I loved it. I thought it was phenomenal.

As a snob heel, what better thing could happen than you get thrown into a pen with pig poop? I could have done with maybe not quite as much poop. Those pigs were big and had been in there all day. Right before we went to go in, the farmer told me, ‘Keep your fingers tucked underneath because sometimes the pigs get a bit antsy, they’ll bite, and they’ll take your finger clean off.’ Thank you, that’s good advice. Henry thought it was funny to rile them up while in the mud and I got a big cut on my back on the fence, which didn’t bode well considering there was lots of poop in there. There was some downside to it, but I loved the match. As a performer, it was one of the first things that I got to do that was really memorable. People still talk about the match to the day with me.”

Needless to say after 25 years this match still holds the imagination of many who watched it. If Triple H hadn’t risen to the heights he has maybe it wouldn’t be as well-remembered but knowing that the COO of WWE once had to roll around in a hog pen does bring a smile to fans’ faces.

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