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He also served as the referee for the infamous fight between Muhammad Ali and Antonio Inoki in 1976 WWE Head of Creative Triple H released the following statement on his official Twitter this afternoon honoring Gene LeBell and his contributions. Gene LeBell remained a towering figure in the history and expansion of mixed martial arts and sports entertainment[...]
NXT 2.0 Preview 8/9: Yet Another Tony D & Escobar Confrontation...
Between last Friday's SmackDown and last night's Raw, the slow but steady changes in storytelling and presentation are starting to become more evident in the Triple H era of WWE  It's not an entirely new landscape, but there are certainly positives and a more organic feel to everything  I thought how Dexter Lumis' return was handled last night was[...]
Will Sasha Banks & Naomi Return For The WWE Women's Tag Tournament?
Triple H has wasted no time in reshaping the rosters of Raw and SmackDown to his (and largely the fans') liking  By bringing in/back to the fold fan favorites like Bayley, Dakota Kai, and Iyo Sky at last Saturday's SummerSlam and following that up last night with the shocking return of Karrion Kross and Scarlett, Triple H has begun to not only craft the[...]
WWE SmackDown: Another Talent Made Their Big WWE Return Tonight
When Triple H effectively took over running all of TV for WWE a couple of weeks ago following the sudden retirement of WWE Chairman Vince McMahon, one of the top hopes among fans (especially fans of Triple H's era of NXT) was that he would bring back certain stars who were mishandled and ultimately released during McMahon's tenure[...]
WWE SmackDown Preview 8/5: Roman Reigns & Drew McIntyre Face-Off
With SummerSlam now in the rearview mirror, this week marked the beginning of a new era in WWE with Triple H, having already taken over creative for the company now being able to stretch his wings a bit now that storylines were resolved at SummerSlam  This past Monday on Raw, while nothing Earth-shaking happened, we did sense a different[...]
Triple H Sells Out?
Triple H has taken over WWE Creative after the sudden "retirement" of a scandal-plagued, beleaguered Vince McMahon, but while most agree this will result in better storylines, not everything about the toxic corporate culture of WWE is going to change overnight And when it comes to promoting the inaccurate, WWE-centric version of wrestling history touted[...]
NXT 2.0 Preview 7/26: Is It Time To Play "The Game" Again?
 The entirety of WWE has been turned on its head over the past week with the shocking retirement of WWE owner and resident grumpy old man Vince McMahon this past Friday and the ascent of Triple H to now being the head of creative for WWE programming  With Triple H now the chief mastermind behind all of[...]
WWE executive Triple H knows the stock market is all about The Game.
Triple H, not Bruce Pritchard, will head up WWE creative in the wake of Vince McMahon's retirement WWE revealed Triple H's new role in a press release officially announcing the ascent of Stephanie McMahon and Nick Kahn to co-CEOs. STAMFORD, Conn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– WWE® (NYSE: WWE) and its Board of Directors today announced the appointment of Stephanie[...]
WWE SmackDown Recap 7/22: Surprise! It's Brock Lesnar After All!
Fans and analysts wondered aloud if Lesnar would be replaced by his sporadically appearing counterpart Goldberg in the SummerSlam main event or if Money In The Bank winner Theory would cash in against WWE Super Duper Ultimate Champion of the World Roman Reigns?  But alas, in classic Lesnar fashion, he showed up suddenly just when people thought it[...]
The Quest for Lost WWE Treasures (wt) (Stephanie McMahon and Paul “Triple H” Levesque)
Effective immediately, Paul Levesque (Triple H) will resume his executive position as EVP, Talent Relations The move comes more than a month after Vince McMahon stepped down as Chairman & CEO of the wrestling company (though still involved on the creative side), and Stephanie McMahon accepted the position of interim CEO and interim chairwoman[...]
WWE's Big E Says His Broken Neck Isn't Healing As Well As Hoped
Big E has a lot to offer the wrestling industry (he'll be working with Triple H at the end of the month to evaluate over 50 athletes who hope to become potential WWE signees) and the world at large, even if his days of wrestling are over. We have some truly awesome news to report this afternoon[...]
Chris Jericho Details His Near-Fight With Brock Lesnar In 2016
 This is all thanks to Triple H and Vince McMahon, who quickly got in between the two and broke it all up. "Triple H tried to break it up and we both told him to f*ck off which was hilarious Then Vince got involved and basically broke it up and told me that he had told Brock to do[...]
Cody Rhodes Will Undergo Surgery Thursday & Will Be Out For Months
 And now comes the aftermath, as we're learning just what Rhodes will have to do to repair the injury. A badly injured Cody Rhodes was victorious over Seth Rollins in last night's Hell In A Cell main event, courtesy of WWE. Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful Select is reporting that Cody Rhodes is set to undergo surgery this[...]
Former NXT Star Says Women Are Treated Differently In NXT 2.0 Era
But not everyone is Mandy Rose." Like most (if not all) of the issues with the NXT 2.0 era, the problems started with the removal of Triple H from running the show, something Moon and the rest of the talent noticed immediately  "I started seeing this downslope as soon as Hunter (Triple H) was gone, and like for the first[...]
The Undertaker Was Supposed To Have An On-Screen Son In 2008
 Taker is a giant at 6ft 10in tall and over 300lbs, while Vansen was 5ft 11in and 220lbs and decidedly not a giant. This came up at a production meeting, with none other than Triple H who voiced his objection to buying this guy as The Undertaker's offspring "So we're in the production meeting and everyone's putting[...]
NXT Superstar Kushida Has Left WWE; Is A NJPW Return Looming?
Former NXT head honcho Triple H's signing of Japanese superstar Kushida away from NJPW in 2019 was quite the coup at the time  He had become a star overseas with his unique presentation and personality and of course because of his incredible abilities in the ring  But now Kushida's contract with WWE is up and so is his time[...]
NXT Stand & Deliver Recap:
 It didn't look good. NOBODY HOME FOR @GraysonWWE!!! 😱#StandAndDeliver pic.twitter.com/RSlazQa1NN — WWE NXT (@WWENXT) April 2, 2022 Eventually, Grimes hits a big top rope Cave-In on Escobar and climbs the ladder to grab the belt to fulfill his promise to his late father and become Champion. Winner & New Champion: Cameron Grimes Tommaso Ciampa vs Tony D'Angelo Tommaso Ciampa vs Tony[...]
WWE Chairman Vince McMahon loves money.
You see, Khan paired the announcement with the return of Triple H to the company for the first time since his heart attack last year and following his retirement announcement earlier this week By doing so, Khan ensured the emotional goodwill of everyone at the meeting, and according to Fightul's report, it worked, with wrestlers[...]
WWE Reveals New Statue Of The Undertaker Ahead Of WrestleMania
 The Undertaker (real name Mark Calloway) was joined by his wife Michelle McCool, some of his children, and his best wrestling buddies, such as Shawn Michaels, Triple H, Kane, and his fellow "Bone Street Krew" members Rikishi, The Godfather, Mideon, and Mark Canterbury. A life-sized statue of WWE Hall of Fame inductee The @undertaker was revealed during the first night of #WrestleMania Axxess[...]
Triple H, Hard Cell, Doctor Who, Teen Wolf & More: BCTV Daily Dispatch
Our line-up of news, opinions & commentary for this morning includes James Gunn singing the praises of Disney+'s The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special, Ian Bohen & more joining the cast of Paramount+'s Teen Wolf: The Movie, Hulu's Only Murders in the Building serves up Season 2 this summer, WWE icon Triple H announces[...]
Triple H Announces In ESPN Interview He Will Never Wrestle Again
WWE legend and executive Paul "Triple H" "Levesque has been largely silent and out of view of fans since this past September, when he suffered a "cardiac episode" and had emergency surgery as a result  For the first time since the health scare, Triple H has done an on-camera interview where he explained his medical situation in detail[...]
Fantasy Booking a Cody Rhodes WrestleMania Championship Return
And all along the way, Cody continued to take shots at WWE, doing things like breaking Triple H's chair or teasing the pedigree Auughh man! So unfair! But that's all water under the bridge now that Cody Rhodes has realized that WWE was right all along and Tony Khan doesn't understand anything about the wrestling business[...]
NXT 2.0 Coaches Asked By Vince McMahon To Do Something Very Weird
 Many backstage mainstays and respected minds behind the original product, from scouts and producers such as William Regal and "Road Dogg" Jesse James up to the brand's creator and leader, Triple H, have been pushed out of the brand while Vince McMahon and Bruce Prichard reinvent NXT into their image, for better or worse. Image: Screencap One of the most respected coaches down in[...]
NXT 2.0 Recap- A New Era Begins With A New NXT Champion Crowned
With Paul "Triple H" Levesque currently parked on his own special floor rug in Vince McMahon's dog house, Triple H's creation and personal passion project, NXT, has been in an ever-evolving state of flux since McMahon took over the development brand months ago  Last week, we learned of a number of backstage releases for the brand, including longtime WWE employees[...]
WWE's Most Fun And Most Memorable Christmas Moments Ever
 But that's just what he was ordered to do on the 1999 Christmas episode of Raw Is War, when Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley and Triple H booked him (in his Mankind personality) against Santa in a Boiler Room Brawl. To be fair, Mankind told Santa he didn't want to hurt him and would turn his back and let him exit to win, but[...]
Would Triple H Ever Leave WWE To Start His Own Wrestling Company?
WWE legend Triple H  He saw his position within WWE diminished through some corporate restructuring, his creation NXT was taken over creatively by Vince McMahon and changed almost entirely from Triple H's vision, many of his personally scouted talents have been released by the company, and if that all weren't enough, he suffered what was described as[...]
Triple H Update: His Health Scare Was More Serious Than Reported
This past September, we learned that WWE legend Triple H suffered a "cardiac event" due to a genetic heart issue and underwent a procedure to correct it  We haven't seen or heard from "The Game" much since then and he has yet to return to his Executive Producer duties down at NXT, leaving fans to wonder[...]
NXT Superstars Post-Mortem: Kings Who Were Made Jesters
 I am referring to the former NXT superstars that Vince and company just couldn't seem to not screw up. Keith Lee on the mic during WWE Raw, courtesy of WWE. Of the 18 wrestlers released yesterday, 16 of them were former or current NXT talents, and all of them were scouted and hired under the previous NXT[...]
NXT 2.0 Recap- A New Era Begins With A New NXT Champion Crowned
 We learn that his ribs have been reinjured (after being initially injured by an anonymous figure who we will never identify going forward…Bay-Bay) and he'll be week to week. We also get an update on WWE legend and NXT creator Triple H, who tweeted that he's recovering and doing well. I've been blown away by the outreach and[...]
It Appears Olympic Gold Medalist Gable Steveson Has Signed With WWE
So our investment is based on how much we think of Gable now and how much bigger we think he can become." Paul "Triple H" Levesque, WWE legend and WWE EVP of Global Talent Strategy and Development continued on how WWE views Gable Steveson's future with the company. "Gable impressed us well before he became a U.S[...]