During our trip to the Brand New WWE UK Performance Center In London we had a chance to speak to the Executive Vice President of Talent, Live Events and Creative Triple H, where he talks in length about why new signings to WWE go to NXT before they debut on the main roster, why it's important & why he thinks the PC should be used as a resource at every point of a Superstars career. Subscribe to the channel for more clips of our live shows and interviews and don't forget to like and comment too!

The 15 year veteran he was talking about.. was Bobby Roode

@SpydaGaming

4 жыл бұрын

Or Samoa Joe

@theman13451

4 жыл бұрын

@@SpydaGaming Roode had a conversation with Behind the Ropes shortly after he signed with WWE and I remember him making that exact comment after he made his debut in NXT Brooklyn.

@Liam-rv3dj

4 жыл бұрын

i’ll be honest I thought it was either Bobby Roode or Austin Aries

@charlesbardforth6738

3 жыл бұрын

10months late but "short time". I would say James Storm

Gotta say Ricochets mic skills and ring storytelling have really improved since signing

@thegolem9325

5 жыл бұрын

It's night and day really. He's always been the most physically gifted high flyer I've ever seen but his matches on the indies, at least the ones I saw, involved virtually no storytelling at all. It was just flipping for the sake of flipping. He's doing less flips and telling more story now.

@giovonemendoza6531

5 жыл бұрын

@@thegolem9325 did you watch Prince puma? There was a bunch of story telling in lucha underground(granted he didn't really talk but had a mouth peace). Of course WWE is going to make him speak more, he has too it's a weekly show. Ricochet doesn't need WWE and as a matter of fact they need him.

@Rollyboy141

5 жыл бұрын

Giovone Mendoza do you not hear yourself? Wwe is helping him to adapt well with character and personality. If you we’re a fan of Ricochet, you’ll be more impressed now that he speak well frequently in the ring. Who’s to say PAC/WWE was good on mic prior to WWE

@giovonemendoza6531

5 жыл бұрын

@@Rollyboy141 ricochet impresses me with his ability alone and is hands down the best high flyer in NXT right now. It's cool he's taking but I really don't care. Especially if you know when he goes to the main roster, Vince wouldn't even know how to use him and his talking would be rendered meaningless.

@iamking7134

5 жыл бұрын

Giovone Mendoza WWE needs Ricochet! HA!!! That’s the most hilarious thing I’ve heard lol

Triple H could go to college and teach about wrestling for years

@punkaintdead4977

5 жыл бұрын

I'd purposely fail just so I could take the class over and over

@MrLennybach

2 жыл бұрын

Hunters heart is in the right place. He like Austin and many other that came before had to “pay your dues”

@Speedyreedy1218

25 күн бұрын

He's amazingly articulate for someone who has never attended college.

Triple H is a prolific thinker when it comes to the wrestling business. Stating that he is still learning after 30 years speaks volumes to the importance of staying connected to changes of the business.

@robineir

3 жыл бұрын

Something his father in law can't do?

@rampageclover9788

2 жыл бұрын

So prolific that it has barely an eighth of the viewers it had 20 years ago. Only thing he’s learned is how to fail and he’s doing a bang up job of that

@thedarknessl1ves

2 жыл бұрын

@@rampageclover9788 Triple H only has control of major decisions in NXT. Regardless of what people think Vince is still calling the shots on Raw and Smackdown. That's why NXT, with arguably worse talent is a better show for what it is.

@lilAndrix

2 жыл бұрын

@@thedarknessl1ves nxt was better when Vince wasn't hands on with it.

@thedarknessl1ves

2 жыл бұрын

@@lilAndrix I 100% agree. Wish triple h could leave the company and take NXT with him. Would make so much better tv.

"managing your finances." trips need to send ric flair to the performance center to attend that class lmao

@EzraDair

5 жыл бұрын

hironyx 😂😂😂😂

@christianrapper

5 жыл бұрын

When you lose half of it in a divorce...

@bigkev84

5 жыл бұрын

I dunno. From what I understand, Flair still has his own jet. 🤷🏼‍♂️

@ladyruler9585

4 жыл бұрын

@@christianrapper Stop it. Ric is a drunk who spent lavishly his entire career on broads other than his wives amongst other things.

@christianrapper

4 жыл бұрын

Shardean From The Wire none of that changes the fact that the divorce contributed to his messed up financial situation

Been trying to explain this to fans for years. It's not just about wrestling, that's why it's called a performance centre not a wrestling centre. Great insight Kenny.

@davidmackenzie9899

5 жыл бұрын

@Jason Voorheese no mate it's centre we spawned the language, it's not my fault you Americans spell the word incorrectly.

@davidmackenzie9899

5 жыл бұрын

@Jason Voorheese my teeth are perfect, don't get upset because you can't spell.

@flanagamer

5 жыл бұрын

Look at Stone Cold - his move set was very limited but he could captivate an audience like it was nothing! Too many Superstars today can’t do that...

@KR-jg7gc

4 жыл бұрын

@Jason Voorheese Okay Jason. Please wake up. Centre is British English. A.K.A the Original English. The English THE REST AND MAJORITY of the world uses. How about you grow some pubic hair and recognise. You're clearly very ignorant .. but what's worse is you blabbing on about something so dumb.. this is below general knowledge dude. What an embarrassment

@KR-jg7gc

4 жыл бұрын

@foamysauce no one knows except that bafoon 😂

I'm impressed they go over finances with the performers and help them plan for retirement

There are guys I could listen to talk about the business forever and Hunter is one of them. Big Show is another.

@HankKill93

5 жыл бұрын

I recommend listening to Al Snow.

@theelite9275

5 жыл бұрын

listen to Cm Punk 😂

@bigdog3628

5 жыл бұрын

Paul Heyman too. I swear I can listen to that man ramble on for hours without getting bored.

@dakotagodfrey6828

4 жыл бұрын

I would listen to taker ya know

The ending of the video is so true where triple h mentioned that the fans changes. He pointed that wwe has to change constantly to keep the fans level up. That's what vince doesn't know. For example, the fans don't want roman but vince constantly drives him down our throat. Triple H would maybe give roman's reign character a change or put him in midcard for a while just to keep the fans satisfied. It's like we're not going to love this superstar forever. We are going to move on to someone else when they grab our attention. I loved braun strauman. Now I don't because he got boring. I moved on to seth rollins

@VinnyLogz

5 жыл бұрын

Lol, so wrong. You and everybody else don’t get it Roman gets the biggest reaction. Cheers and boos. Everyone said the same about Cena years ago. Nowadays it’s about much more then tv also,, it’s about how people trend online, and if you know how to use google trends and analytics, Roman trends above and beyond everyone else in the WWE. WWE is a business, people o my look st from a fans standpoint .

@devantethompsom585

5 жыл бұрын

@@VinnyLogz the why does wwe have their lowest ratings lol

@anthonynorman7545

5 жыл бұрын

To quote the WWE Champion, "FICKLE!"

@ammar675

5 жыл бұрын

Devante Thompsom their ratings went back up. Their ratings always go down before the new year. It’s nothing new.

@thegolem9325

5 жыл бұрын

The WWE has a hard time making the fans happy with Roman Reigns because what the fans perceive to be happening isn't happening. It's been almost 3 years since Roman was heavyweight champion and he was only Universal champion 63 days his first reign (less than 24 hours his second). He had a short intercontinental title reign and a short US title reign to add to that list too and a couple tag titles. And there are huge gaps between each title reign where Roman is on the hunt for gold but loses every time it matters. There have been NINE heavyweight champions since the last time Roman held the heavyweight championship. NINE! Nine people that are not Roman Reigns have held the belt since the last time he held it. The universal title is a joke belt that exists for no purpose other than... I don't even know what purpose it serves. 15 people that are not Roman have held the US title since the last time he held it. Five people have held the IC belt since the last time he held it. Where are they shoving Roman down our throats? How is a man that never fucking has gold around his waist being shoved down our throats? What do you want them to do with him? Fire him?

Everyone always writes Triple H off as "The guy who married the bosses Daughter." but he definitely see's a future for Professional Wrestling and Sports Entertainment, and is working to help build that and be a part of the change that needs to happen. NXT is a fantastic Wrestling show with a large Entertainment aspect and RAW & Smackdown! are great TV Shows with a large Wrestling aspect. They are different beasts in same cave and we need to stop comparing them and understand that both need one another to continue surviving. RAW needs Smackdown! to create this mystic of competition (although, this might change soon with AEW depending on how that grows), NXT needs RAW and Smackdown! because they bring in the money that makes NXT, 205Live & NXT:UK possible, RAW and Smackdown! need NXT to build stars whom will understand WWE as a platform and be able to enter the machine without grinding the gears. It's an ecosystem and you can even throw independent promotions such as ICW or PROGRESS or EVOLVE into that too as they have helped build NXT up and NXT in turn allows these promotions to book WWE stars. Wrestling 2019 peeps, great stuff! Can't wait for NXT:Japan, NXT:Europe and NXT:South America. They're coming folks!

@23chips68

2 жыл бұрын

HHH can actually use talent unlike Vince

Yup 1:30 is very correct. Captivating personalities will always be more important than being a great wrestler. That's what many people don't understand. Hogan, Austin, Rock, Cena didn't constsntly blast out 5* matches but they captivated audiences. What HHH is doing is great. Give these wrestlers character.

@KR-jg7gc

4 жыл бұрын

Lol well.. Cena is actually the one guy in your mentioned who has a ton of moves.. the others.. meh.. besides that yes I do agree

@KR-jg7gc

4 жыл бұрын

Not just the moves bt very good matches

@catsanda3907

4 жыл бұрын

@@KR-jg7gc Austin has a 5 star match

@jay-vi4pw

4 жыл бұрын

Well actually cena has 5* matches under his belt

@jindermahal8644

4 жыл бұрын

@@jay-vi4pw I said constantly blast out five star matches. Cena doesn't do that. But he is a very good wrestler in my opinion.

Best explanation I've ever heard for why people join the company through NXT and then up.

True words, I've always had stage fright but I'd love to break the barrier and cut good promos down the road. I'm only 23 but maybe one day I'll be in NXT!

Adapt or perish. That's evolution.

@balancer182

5 жыл бұрын

That's his stable, I see what you did there.

@MadeByLVA

5 жыл бұрын

I thought evolution was a mystery

@truindividual

5 жыл бұрын

@@MadeByLVA I thought it was a PPV. Only women, no dudes

@raykhan7836

4 жыл бұрын

Too bad humans decided natural evolution was a problem

@kenny7209

4 жыл бұрын

Looack the Messiah of memes that was full of changes that no one sees

The business is in verty good hands after Vince. This makes me feel optimistic about the future of WWE/Wrestling overall.

The fact that there are NXT in general is one of the best ideas that came from WWE. I'm glad that there is a NXT here in the states and abroad because not that these stars need it (Finn Balor, Ricochet etc) but it gives like some sort of view on how the WWE works before hitting the main shows. I think that those who are on the main shows should go back and not just to train more but t.v. time and exposure to their craft as well. Kratos I mean Triple H has his mind in the right place...

When you heat triple h explain things like this... he really makes wwe seem as the good guys

3:35 hi Bobby Roode!

@mrcrc10

5 жыл бұрын

Definitely Roode

@guamanianbrosky7827

5 жыл бұрын

Da Biz pretty sure it wasn’t Roode since Trips said they only worked with this individual for a very short time. Sounds more like James Storm

@gangstamatchia25

5 жыл бұрын

Did he just call TNA high level. Thats pretty cool

@mrcrc10

5 жыл бұрын

@TheStylesShow Only Roodes entrance is that long. James Storm had a normal entrance. Roode was more "over" with Glorious than he was in TNA.

@reggaemortis4117

5 жыл бұрын

Definitely Roode. Storm didn't have any cool entrance and probably didnt really work on much while he was there

Anticipating the time when HHH takes over the business not just NXT.

@Meowblivion

5 жыл бұрын

@Bradley Wilson hopefully just shane. I don't like Stephanie

@tarnish3656

Жыл бұрын

lol

It’s always amazing to listen to him this why he needs to TakeOver WWE Fully

That was awesome. Please tell me you got more!

It's really true. It's like, people think they're going to wrestling school. I am sure people like Balor, Owens, Ricochet etc have all had the odd pointer here or there, but overall, for a lot of these guys, it's the other stuff that they need. In addition, the guys there that are NOT seasoned, well they can learn from these people. Plus, you know what? It makes NXT great! Imagine if it was just a bunch of rookies, eh?

Thank you Triple H...just for being Triple H.

Didnt take long to figure out he was talking about Bobby Roode

There are very few men in wrestling that I could listen to for days on end and still not get enough of. This man is one of them. He makes some very valid points about how the new talent needs to learn the WWE way of doing things on and off camera. On a surface level, he makes it sound like as if he knows exactly what he's doing and what needs to be done, but when you look at the overall product ( raw, sd, nxt ), it doesn't always seem to translate. When you look at the new talent on the NXT roster getting insane pops while following the WWE formula, you keep telling yourself that it makes a ton of sense. But then they get to the main roster and something just seems to get lost in the suffle and what made the talent special then doesn't seem to work anymore. There's only so much blame to go around on the talent before you start seeing the patterns reoccur and take a deeper look at the other pats of the company itself.

“I want to say thank you so much for your time” BOOOOOOOOOO

Had to have been “The Cowboy” James Storm. I hope he makes his way back soon

Fuck Triple H has changed so much over the years, and quite honestly if WWE ond day is left in his hands, I have full confidence that he will make it ultimately better.

Amazing interview

Love this. True insight

Student of the game becomes a teacher of the game great interview

well some guys don't actually go to NXT, look at AJ Styles he signed with WWE & debuted in the royal rumble PPV.

@stevenwoods5787

4 жыл бұрын

a select few dont need it. and aj styles was in TNA, so he understands the cameras and everything

@Gcool243

4 жыл бұрын

That’s because AJ was at another level when he came in. He’s worked tv for years and years he had wayyy less to learn

@jodystrickland9150

4 жыл бұрын

@@stevenwoods5787 yeah but so was Samoa joe, Eric young, and Bobby Roode. I think AJ made the main roster right away bc Vince wanted higher ratings

@stevenwoods5787

4 жыл бұрын

@@jodystrickland9150 none of those 3, not even joe, are the star that aj is

It's so true that biggest wrestler or well known wrestler doesn't have a great in ring skill such as hulk hogan

finn balors promo's in NJPW were way better than any promo in wwe. search it peeps

@kckingofpicklesaudis3151

5 жыл бұрын

He means a wrestling pg promo not a new Japan swear tell people your going to kill them promo lol big difference

@Math_Yeww

5 жыл бұрын

We are bullet club and we do what we want! *Gun sign"

@Tizontheska

5 жыл бұрын

You people are marks for profanity

@rockmusicfan9278

5 жыл бұрын

+doug unfunny but it is also the difference between face and heel.

@DougUnfunny

5 жыл бұрын

@@rockmusicfan9278 also there is a difference between letting talent speak for themselves vs having a team of written speak for you.

That's why he is The Game. Beautiful little gem here, I wish he was running raw and smackdown.

Rocochet was Prince Puma in Lucha Underground but you won't hear them mention that.

This actually makes sense considering WWE has a people who have worked in other fields coming in to help the wrestlers set themselves up for success from within the WWE so that if they decide to go elsewhere, they can utilize what they already know going into NJPW or now AEW, which I'm sure already utilizes a fundamental formula since Khan is a numbers guy.

would love love love to sit down with trips an talk about the business. The man is really the 2nd coming of VKM

great insight 👍

he must be talking about either Samoa Joe or Bobby Roode

@justindc5362

5 жыл бұрын

Maybe aleister black

@JMEAUS22

5 жыл бұрын

Thought it was Adam rose

@jamesonbolen9058

5 жыл бұрын

Bobby Roode for sure

@alphawolf6736

5 жыл бұрын

Bobby Roode for sure.. when he said National TV he meant TNA.

@bigdog3628

5 жыл бұрын

I think it was James Storm

HHH has truly been reborn.

You know after watching his interview. It makes you realize how really Phenomenal AJ styles is.

@christianrapper

5 жыл бұрын

AJ got a lot of experience with that stuff from TNA. Remember a lot of TNA guys came from WWE and WCW.

@3:10 u think hes talking about James Storm?

Just listen to this interview. Unlike Vince this is a man in tune with the evolution of The Industry instead of being stuck in the WWE bubble. This is why NXT is the best thing going today in Professional Wrestling because this man is at the helm. I really hope he takes over the Main Roster soon as well before Vince & his out of touch cronies continues to drive it's quality into the ground.

Trips really knows what he’s talking about. If this apparent WWE/AEW competition is still going on when He takes charge then things’ll really get interesting

Talking truth. You see the progression in character work from guys like Gargano and you know they fully benefited from the NXT system, same with Sami Zayn who spent years there. However there are also guys like Kevin Owens who barely spent any time there before hitting the main roster due to their natural promo ability and character building experience. Its a different road for everyone, even those who pretty much followed the same path like Zayn and Owens.

Triple H's forehead had my attention the whole time

@anthonywilbanks9528

5 жыл бұрын

Had the same issue bugged the shit out of me

@austinha11

5 жыл бұрын

Big deal

@BigMarcusc1995

5 жыл бұрын

blade job

@sunilale1381

5 жыл бұрын

Need a hair

@instgtr5200

5 жыл бұрын

he looks 20 years older

3:35 who is it? I’m thinking James storm. Bc he didn’t mention his name or the company he worked for

1:58 crazy that that is true

Some good knowledge right there

Was HHH talking about James storm???

@adamkirk796

5 жыл бұрын

Masked Assassin I thought the same thing. He was there for about 3 seconds and had a match against Danny Burch. And his entrance was pretty slick

@wwe52891

5 жыл бұрын

I was thinking it was Solomon Crowe????

@neilbaptist6962

5 жыл бұрын

Bobby Roode probably

@adamkirk796

5 жыл бұрын

Wouldn’t have been Roode bc he worked with him for several months while he was in NXT

@Rollyboy141

5 жыл бұрын

Adam Kirk nah I think it was Roode. Because he really did got more over with his entrances than his wrestling.

He’s right ya know

Say what you want about Triple H, all of us have made mistakes in our lives, dont bad things etc. This guy bleeds wrestling, without his influence wrestling might have succumbed to UFC or others. He is truly someone to respect for his efforts.

Incredible.

Trips is like that super cool uncle that makes you realize why your parents are right.

Gotta be talking about Bobby Roode with the entrance

Triple H really gave a great answer here.

Tipple H a true WWE legend

Triple H Time to play the game!!!!💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻💯🔥🔥🥰🥰🥰

This is why we should all be HHH guys

I love how people in the comments are trying to argue triple h’s statements like they’ve been in the industry longer than him.

He says about teaching Finn Balor about promos but the best Finn Balor promo I've heard was from New Japan

I’m intrigued as to whether the PC is teaching wrestlers to cut a promo in the traditional sense, ie off the cuff, or to cut a promo by reading pre-written words by a writing team. The latter is what we see 99% of the time on tv.

He’s the man 👍🏼👍🏼

0:39 why Trips say ago like that? 😂😂😂

Triple H is focusing on the positives and Vince McMahon keeps forgetting, something is not right

A legend and a ICON

Wow. I have to admit I’m one those people that has questioned why WWE brings in veterans that have been wrestling for a decade or 15 or 20 years or whatever and sends them to developmental like the PC and NXT. I never thought about it like this and thought about everything Triple H said

Anyone else feel like he was talking about James Storm?

HHH has really grown into this corporate guys he's really has changed his perception about how he used to carry him self guess we all.gotta grow up one day

I've also wondered why people that have been wrestling for years like Nakamura or Samoa Joe still had to go through NXT

Triple H used the "W" word.

Just realized the creases on HHH forehead are magnified without his hair...

was he talking about James Storm?

3:13 Tyler Black about RoH

Nobody knows better about the game than the GAME himself.

Let’s talk more action

#WeAreNXT 💪💪💪

Any one else wanting to know what a jip camera is.........

Nice

Like his character or not he's about 80percent right on everthing except the perception of what fans want changing. I still prefer the story drivin wrestling I grew up on. I'm sure alot of people are still preferring what made them fans first. There's a contingent of fans that watch NJPW that prefer that and no maker what theyre not going to get that in the WWE. HHH has to concentrate on how to keep his 80percent or so happy by keeping up the Performance Center then folowing up on his NXT grads so they don't get lost in the WWE shuffle. Also, helping Heyman and Bichoff from failing.

4:35 There it is!!!! This man gets it. That's why HIS product is better than Vince's. I believe every word out of his mouth and I am sooooo impatient till Vince retires and he takes over (pun intended)

If NXT is in fact the foreshadowing of what WWE could be in a few years with H at the helm. We could be in for a very, very good product; unlike what is presented to us every Monday night.

Talking about cameras... AJ Styles' Debut at the Royal Rumble... Not only the performers need to learn... In this age, we need a Performance Center for Creatives.

If it's about captivating characters, then why is everyone on the main roster neutered of any real character and simply there to kill time.

Trips makes sense but what he said isnt entirely true. Right now, the best male fued on Smackdown is Almas and Mysterio, they havent really needed promos. Their story between the ropes is enough. Not to mention a wrestler like Brock who doesnt have to connect because he has a manager.

He’s a smart man. He has his fingers on the pulse of the business for sure and he truly enforces “evolution” because change is inevitable. They don’t call him the cerebral assassin for nothing. It goes beyond what he’s capable of in the ring.

*TRIPLE H IS THE FUCKING GOAT!!* He’s for sure a 3x FUTURE HALL OF FAMER!

Triple H is the man for the Job....go run XFL Vince

What Hunter said is actually quite true. The biggest names in the WWE history, like Steve Austin, The Rock and Hogan were not that impressive in the ring. No one remembers them for their "great matches", but for their appearance and mic skills. Steve Austin had 473 matches. How many GOOD Austin matches can you name without using google?

@Rileytravassos

2 жыл бұрын

Vs Brian pillman

triple h is fucking awesome

Ligero staying in character and keeping his mask on

Triple H seems like such a nice guy and at the same time I know I’d be so scared to be in his presence

Finn Balor did speak on camera in Japan

It's been 6 years i know but when Hunter talked about creating a captivating character that connects with the people...yeah it's CM Punk. The one that they lost due to their shitty management

@flamingored960

3 жыл бұрын

Cm punk is overrated asf after he was gone for many years.

So according to HHH balor wasn't used to cut primos in NJPW. so bullet club was formed without prince davit cutting any promos?? And HHH was working with balor on his entrance and character?? The demon king character was in NJPW too🤦🏻‍♂️

@Rollyboy141

5 жыл бұрын

debajyoti pradhan NJPW promos/storylines are very different compared to WWE ones. WWE forces more on that and with storylines.

@ZacharyFinn

5 жыл бұрын

debajyoti pradhan Its much easier to cut a basic “we are Bullet Club and we are taking over” promo than it is to tell a story and memorise scripts.

I wonder if Trips has learned to go shoulder first into the ring post yet lol

Everyone in the comments disagreeing on a bunch of different things and trying to prove a point to be right but it’s not about being right here people. You can make your points on devit being able to cut promos or not or Vince not knowing anything anymore trips does or wwe is over produced and over saturated etc. whatever. The fact of the matter is this is a global brand now that caters and suites everybody differently. What you may like someone may not. For the most part they (Wwe execs) know what they’re doing and what’s going on the formula has worked for a while and if something doesn’t they go in the lab and try to change and tweak and get it right. It may take a few tries but that’s the beauty in the process. How many times in life has someone failed at nasa? Or any job but they don’t have a barrage of fans calling them idiots and they don’t know what they’re doing? It’s trial and error just as in life. When you fall you try your best to get back up right? Same thing with wwe think about it in a different perspective other than yours for a little and think how would you feel or do it differently. And if you think you can do better than what they’re doing apply for their position and try to do it yourself.

@BangemJ

5 жыл бұрын

Well said.

Hunter is absolutely talking about AJ Styles when he talks about the 15 years guy.

@matthill3293

4 жыл бұрын

I thought this too.

@thirdworldrenegade

3 жыл бұрын

I thought he was talking about Bobby Roode.