Former Creative Member Speaks, Triple H Talks Katie Vick Angle, WWE Studios Struggling
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- Source: The LAW
Former WWE creative team member Brian Mann was a recent guest with John Pollock and Wai Ting on The LAW chatting about his time with the team from this past summer through his exit in October. Here are the highlights, transcribed by Chris Maffei:
The chain of command on the team: “At the end of the day, the show has one writer, and that’s Vince. So, you can have a team of 12-15 people, and they’re being delegated certain responsibilities at certain times, but ultimately what ends up on TV is, of all the ideas and everything that Vince hears, what he decides to go with. Ultimately, when it goes to Vince, there’s no writer credit, nothing like that. As far as the hierarchy, it sort of gets thrown out the window. People have various responsibilities, but it’s nothing that interesting to really talk about. As far as the creative aspects, at the end of the day, the show has one writer. A lot of the preconceived notions that I had going into it, as far as various egos and why certain things are done, I was wrong about a lot of it. Just coming out of the experience, I certainly view the product much differently, and I would certainly say that I left the process having a whole lot more respect for everybody involved.
“I’d say one of the biggest misconceptions that goes out there, and this is something I felt sometimes the Internet communities are a little too harsh on the creative team…being able to look at it from the scripting phase and the brainstorming phase, and finally what ends up on television, the things that are on TV that maybe sometimes don’t necessarily come across as the best written are rarely due to poor writing. A lot of times I’d say it can be poor execution, sometimes it can be just be simply poor response. Other times, you have a really great, solid idea, and when you just get so many opinions and ideas being thrown it, it waters it down. This is something I was told in the very beginning – for every idea that comes up, there’s a fantastic reason to do it, and a fantastic reason not to do it.”
The CM Punk angle coming out of ‘Money in the Bank’: “I certainly heard tons of stories afterwards, because everyone who was on the writing team was obviously there during that. I started two weeks afterwards. I’ll certainly say that everyone involved in that angle was extremely proud of it. Everyone on the team just could not say enough, as far as just saying how electric it felt to be in the room. As far as being in Chicago, just how it really felt that you were a part of something huge. They were all so incredibly excited for it.
“I don’t know who it was on the writing team, but a couple people were feeling a little down, as great as it was, because it was like, ‘Oh great, how are we gonna mess this up?’ Knowing that, whenever something huge like this happens, it’s the follow-up. Again, I think a large part of that is not necessarily the writing team, it’s the way the show is produced that makes it so hard to get an idea and stick with it.
“I remember one of the big stories that was all over the Internet that (Dave) Meltzer was pushing a lot was the story about when Punk came back, there was this whole thing where Hunter was supposed to Pedigree him, that was one of the story ideas. Now, without going into that full story idea, because I later heard what the full idea was, this is just kinda the thing of half-judging something knowing only a portion of the story that leaks on the Internet. That other storyline, that would have culminated with Triple H Pedigreeing him that evening, I think would have been much better for his character. Knowing the full context surrounding it, I think it would have been much, much better.”
- Triple H discussed the infamous Katie Vick storyline during an interview this morning with 790theticket.com – he said that he had to stop at one point and ask “What are we doing?” But they went ahead regardless.
He also noted that at this point in his career, he sometimes just wants to entertain himself. “There have been times where I’ll say something get crickets from the crowd but I got Shawn to crack so it was worth it.”
- Entertainment Journal Variety has an article looking at WWE’s struggling Movie division. They wrote:
WWE received a reminder during the third quarter of why it needs to pin down plans to make its film division profitable.
The studio division alone saw revenue plummet 51% to $3.7 million due to poor B.O. and homevideo sales.
The company’s WWE Studios division took a $5.1 million writedown from three films, “Knucklehead,” “The Chaperone” and “Inside Out,” during the period that ended Sept. 30, dragging down overall results for WWE, which saw revenue fall 9.5% to $108 million and profits drop 26.1% to $10.6 million.
As a result, WWE’s chairman and CEO Vince McMahon said the company was going to “monitor and refine to improve future performance” of the film business.
WWE already has started overhauling its film biz, tapping Michael Luisi in September to oversee WWE Studios. Under Luisi, WWE will focus more on partnering with outside producers and picking up projects at film festivals. It acquired post-apocalyptic thriller “The Day,” at the Toronto Intl. Film Festival. and paired with Pathe UK to make the thriller “No One Lives.”
The studio division still has three films to release as part of its old model over the next six months.
Films will play a key part of the programming WWE plans to air on a new cable channel it will launch sometime next year. Network will be owned by WWE. It has yet to reveal who will carry the channel, however.
New Opponent for Sin Cara, New Triple H Video Interview and More
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- Triple H appeared on Power 96 in Miami on Friday morning to promote WrestleMania 28. Here's the video:
- While promoting his new movie Immortals, actor and former WrestleMania celebrity Mickey Rourke says he still keeps in touch with Ric Flair, Roddy Piper, Vince McMahon and Stephanie McMahon. Rourke says he spoke with Stephanie McMahon recently about a surgery Triple H had. Rourke also talks about The Wrestler in the video below:
- Epico (Tito Colon) made his debut on SmackDown this past Friday, facing Sin Cara. The match ended in a DQ when Epico's partner from FCW Hunico (the former black Sin Cara) interfered and they beat Cara down. Epico and Hunico have previously held the FCW Tag Team Titles together.
DIRECT LINK: Video and Photos: Epico and Hunico vs. Sin Cara on WWE SmackDown
Shawn Michaels Meeting With Triple H Tonight, WWE Star Won't Miss Maryse
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-- Shawn Michaels hinted on Twitter that he will be meeting Triple H tonight in Miami, Florida.
He wrote, "Bat phone ringing off the hook!! Gotta meet my partner in crime in Miami tonight. What in the heck does WWE have going on in Miami?? :-)"
The Miami-Dade Sports Commission, in partnership with WWE, are holding The WrestleMania XXVIII On-Sale Celebration tomorrow from 7 to 10 p.m. at Bayfront Park, Miami. The On-Sale Celebration marks the official kick-off for WrestleMania XXVIII on April 1 at Sun Life Stadium in Miami Gardens.
-- WWE returns to the Odyssey Arena in Belfast, Northern Ireland on Friday, April 13, 2012 at 7:30 p.m.
-- Goldust, who helps train WWE's female performers, was on asked on Twitter if he will miss Maryse now that she's no longer affiliated with the sports entertainment organization. He replied, "No." He then issued a warning to his followers.
"Quit asking me about maryse or get blocked."
*PHOTOS* Maryse & The Miz celebrate Halloween
source: PWInsider.com
WWE Says Triple H Is Out of Action for Six Weeks, Muppets Tease for RAW
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- WWE's website is teasing that The Muppets may take over RAW commentary next week in Atlanta on Halloween if Jim Ross shows up to participate in "The Michael Cole Challenge."
- WWE's website has posted a storyline update on Triple H following the attack from Kevin Nash on last night's RAW Supershow. They report that the WWE COO has suffered fractured vertebrae in his neck. The doctor adds that Triple H will be out of action for at least six weeks.
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Triple H Vote of No Confidence
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On Monday Night Raw, we saw the WWE Superstars and Staff members giving WWE COO Triple H Vote of No Confidence. In a dramatic ending, the entire WWE Raw and Smackdown Superstars and Divas along with announcers, camera crews and referees left the ring with Triple H standing alone.
While HHH was able to reject the appeals from Wade Barrett, Mike Chloda, Beth Phoenix, Jerry Lawler put the icing on the cake with a straightforward deduction.
WWE Raw 10 03 11 October 03 2011 Triple H Vote of No Confidence – Raw Superstars Walked Out On HHH
The WWE Hall of Famer point out that somebody wanted Triple H out of the WWE COO position and because of that, the company had become an unsafe environment for the WWE staff and talents. In any case, if HHH resigns as WWE COO, then the attack and chaos in the WWE would stop.
It is noteworthy that the likes of John Cena, CM Punk and Randy Orton were not at ringside during the Triple H Vote of No Confidence segment.
It would seem that with no support from the talents and staff members, Triple H is no longer WWE COO. We will have more on this breaking story as it develops right here on Tribalwrestling.com.
Beside the Triple H Vote of No Confidence announcement, here are some other WWE news.
WWE Hell In A Cell 2011 Notes
- Before yesterday’s WWE Hell In A Cell 2011 PPV went on-air, there was for the fans in the New Orleans Arena a pre-show dark match. Daniel Bryan managed to win via submission against JTG.
- Jim Ross replaced Jerry “The King” Lawler as commentator because Jerry still suffers from severe pain due to the slam by Mark Henry with the RAW announce table.
- The panel of anonymous RAW General Manager, was indeed set up, but not used.
- The classic WWE Intercontinental Championship was presented by Cody Rhodes.
- David Otunga, Evan Bourne, Cody Rhodes and Intercontinental title were among other things during the show the world’s trending topics on Twitter.
- After winning the Divas Championship TNA Knockout Mickie James congratulated the new Champion Beth Phoenix as for becoming part of the elite group as she was The 4th woman to hold the WWE Women’s & Divas Championship.”
- Since R-Truth & The Miz were expelled from the arena, The Miz wrote the following commentary via Twitter: “1000 dollars on Stubhub just went to waste Still a better deal than a $ 250,000 fine FiredLife #..”
Great Khali Retired From WWE
The Indian wrestler will no longer be an active wrestler for the WWE, due to injures over the years. Instead Great Khali will serve as the ambassador to the Indian market where he is supported as a folk hero.
Smackdown Rating from Last Week
The SmackDown! Output from 30/09/2011 scored a rating of 2.0 (1.98) and drop by about 0.2 rating points over the previous week. The audience was 2.94 million, a decrease of about 300,000 spectators over the previous week. Yet it was the third best audience of the show since April.
Triple H Vote of No Confidence – Left alone in the ring as WWE Superstars and Staff Members walks out.
Triple h comments of crude Monday, "Solidarity Rally" to be held prior to the Show
In the light of news that WWE Triple H COO has promised not step down running the Supershow Raw, Christian has led an effort by several superstars, Divas, referees, announcers, and members of the crew to travel Monday to Oklahoma City and organize a "solidarity Rally" in the parking lot behind the scenes of the Arena of Chesapeake Energy before the show. The contingent, consisting of those who left Triple H this past Monday night, say WWE.com that cannot return to the raw Supershow or enter the premises to perform until Triple H resignation to control.
Triple h said earlier in a video interview that John Cena, Randy Orton, Sheamus, CM Punk and Big Show will be main transmission on Monday night.
"Apart from that, I could not have arbitrators could lack announcers, might lack doing." Frankly, I do not know what will happen, "said." "We will see what we happened on Monday." Hell, they could show all above and not let anyone in. "
* VIDEO * Stephanie McMahon times embarrassing->
Backstage News from This Week's RAW, WWE Not Wanting Fans to Boo Triple H
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- As noted before, Vince McMahon was in a very bad mood at RAW two weeks ago in Cleveland, Ohio. Some speculated that what set Vince off was when Alberto Del Rio name-dropped him in a promo. Sources say that while Vince was absolutely mad at Del Rio for the promo, he was mad at everyone in general and didn't treat Del Rio any worse than other people.
The promo that mentioned Vince by name actually was approved by McMahon himself and others in charge. Vince didn't want his name mentioned on TV until he returns as the idea is for people to think he's gone for good, so when he does re-appear it will be a surprise. Vince felt that Del Rio ruined that.
Vince's name was originally put in the promo to establish Triple H as not being an emissary of Vince's and to get him over as a babyface. There was a fear that because Punk is so over with the fans, people were booing Triple H and officials didn't want that.
WWE producer Kevin Dunn was also in a bad mood but it's said when Vince is that upset and takes it out on Dunn, he gets in that mood also.
Things were reportedly way better at this week's RAW. Word is that Vince and Dunn both thought Michael Cole's line about Jerry Lawler having anal bleeding was one of his funniest lines. They were even happier when the term "anal bleeding" was trending on Twitter.
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Source: Wrestling Observer Newsletter
Shawn Michaels Tells Triple H He May Be Seeing Him Soon
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WWE issued a video to mailing list subscribers of Shawn Michaels interrupting Triple H's promotion of the Inside Out DVD. After teasing the movie's plot of Triple's character killing his best friend, Michaels questions the Chief Operating Officer's decision making in a tongue-in-cheek manner.
He tells Triple H, "I just want you to know there's no hard feelings 'cause of what you did to my friend, Kevin Nash. You fired him like a no-good S.O.B. and I'm sure you had a perfectly good reason even though it looks like you've changed an awful lot and you're not the same guy you used to be.
"I'm not going to hold that against you. What anyone says that you're a turncoat, backstabber—I don't believe them."
Michaels then tells Hunter that he may be seeing him again soon, and leaves the room.
Uncut video of Randy Orton's bloody beatdown of Cody Rhodes ->
Backstage Heat On Del Rio, Hardy’s Final Tweets, UFC Head Mocks Triple H, Flair’s Injury
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- According to the Wrestling Observer Vince McMahon is upset at Alberto Del Rio, because he mentioned him during his promo on Raw. Vince felt it gave away the end result of the Kevin Nash and John Laurinaitis storyline.
Vince is known for going off on one and this will likely blow over, if it hasn’t already.
- As part of his WWE sponsored rehab Matt Hardy is encouraged not to use communication devices unless speaking with family. That means no Internet and no Twitter. He made his final Tweets yesterday evening, writing:
“When you accept & realize that you’re only human & mortal, flawed & imperfect.. Only then can u repair & rebuild your fractured self into something new, pure, & strong. I truly understand that now.”
“Keep an eye on youtube.com/MATTHARDYBRAND as Ms Reby Sky Hardy 
is gonna keep it updated with some really cool stuff.”
There is said to be some surprise in the industry regarding Hardy’s downward spiral. Although he was never “straight edge”, he usually kept himself under control. It may be that his departure from WWE left him with more free time, giving rise to more abuse.
- The mocking of Triple H’s UFC comments keep flying in. At the UFC 135 press conference, the company’s head Dana White said: “Vince McMahon is finally letting Triple H talk, and Triple H will learn soon not to say stupid things.”
UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Jon Jones also called Hunter’s comments, “ridiculous.”
- Ric flair’s injury that he sustained during his match with Sting is worse than first thought. As well as a broken bursa sac in his left elbow, he also has a torn tricep muscle.
He is scheduled for surgery next week, and will need several months to rehab.
Hardy Will Rebuild, Triple H Talks UFC, Zbyszko’s Son Training, Hulk & Bischoff’s Deals Up?
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- Matt Hardy posted the following on Twitter yesterday:
“Sometimes you have to fracture every iota of your being, shatter your completely.. To rebuild yourself into something even greater – M Hardy”
- MovieFone recently interviewed Triple H about the comparisons between WWE and UFC. Hunter said:
“I don’t think we have to evolve. It’s two totally different things. I think now especially there’s this thing like, “oh it’s very similar.”
I don’t see us needing to evolve to what UFC does because quite frankly sometimes the fights are long and boring, guys lying around and sometimes the fights are fast and over in five seconds. I’ve always thought one of the things about us, if you look at us solely from a sports standpoint, is that we always give you a good show. We’re never going to give you a crap game.
I think if anybody needs to evolve, it’s them. Give more of an entertainment standpoint. Give more form; they just have fighters who walk in in T-shirts and shorts and just stand there and then they fight and then they win and then they go “thanks, I’d like to thank my sponsors” and then they leave. The whole world was up in arms when Brock was flipping people off and was cussing at the beer company because they didn’t give him any money and everyone thought, “oh my god, he’s disrespectful,” — the whole world was talking about it. They couldn’t wait to see him get beat up. And then he did well, and he beat some guys and then people jump on his bandwagon going “Brock’s the greatest.” I’m good friends with Floyd Mayweather and Floyd would be the first to tell ya, “I make the most money in boxing and I have the biggest buyers because I have the biggest mouth.” He’d be the first guy to tell you that. That’s what it’s about. Sports is entertainment.”
Upon reading the interview CM punk posted on Twitter:
“Ridiculous!!!!!” Punk wrote. “Laugh out loud ignorance…. If you don’t evolve, you die.”
- Tim Whistler, the son of wrestling legend Larry Zbyszko, is learning to wrestle at a wrestling school in Florida where his father trains. Scott Hall’s son Cody also trains at the school.
- The Wrestling Observer is reporting that Hulk Hogan and Eric Bischoff’s TNA contracts expire in October. However there’s no reason to think they won’t be re-signed.
CM Punk Discusses Triple H's Recent UFC Comments, WrestleMania & More
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- CM Punk appeared on the 100th episode of The MMA Hour with Ariel Helwani this week. Regarding Triple H's recent comments about UFC needing to evolve, Punk called it absolutely insane and said every business needs to evolve. Punk said professional wrestling has a lot of work to do.
Punk said he has spoken with Triple many times about MMA and that Triple H "just doesn't get it." Punk added that Triple H doesn't watch MMA and is missing the big picture - that UFC is indeed evolving. Punk also talked about how denying UFC competition is ridiculous.
Regarding MMA influence in pro wrestling, Punk said he would like to see less run-ins, more clean finishes and a focus on wins and losses.
Punk also spoke about WrestleMania 28 and said he would like to wrestle Steve Austin. Punk was asked who he is facing at the big show in Miami and said it would probably change a bunch of times between now and then.
Big Change for a WWE Mid-carder, Rare Candids of Beth Phoenix Uncensored...
CM Punk Calls Out Triple H Over UFC Comments
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CM Punk has commented on the Triple H interview, where he stated that it was the UFC and not WWE that needed to evolve. Here is what Punk posted…
“@arielhelwani: RT @MMAFighting Triple H: UFC Needs to Evolve More Than WWE http://aol.it/qVzzuK” RIDICULOUS!!!!! Laugh out loud ignorance.
If you don’t evolve, you die.
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Triple H Speaks Out – Flair’s Partying, UFC Evolving
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Triple H recently spoke about Ric Flair, the WWE, UFC and more, here are some highlights…
On Ric Flair: “Ric is one of my best friends. Ric doesn’t know when to walk away. Ric doesn’t want to be told to walk away. And Ric can’t afford to walk away. Ric has lived every day of his life like it’s the last for almost the fifty years he’s been in the business. In Ric’s mind, it’s still 1982, he’s on top of the world, he’s young, he’s got a lot of money. Ric has never questioned spending. We have a term on the road where if you go out and you have a crazy night that you spent a ludicrous amount of money or you just lose it one day and you can’t go through another airport and you’re trying to get a jet instead, we call it ‘Naitching.’ Ridiculously spending money for no point is called ‘Naitching.’”
On The UFC & Evolving: I don’t think we have to evolve. It’s two totally different things. I think now especially there’s this thing like, “oh it’s very similar.” I don’t see us needing to evolve to what UFC does because quite frankly sometimes the fights are long and boring, guys lying around and sometimes the fights are fast and over in five seconds. I’ve always thought one of the things about us, if you look at us solely from a sports standpoint, is that we always give you a good show. We’re never going to give you a crap game.
I think if anybody needs to evolve, it’s them. Give more of an entertainment standpoint. Give more form; they just have fighters who walk in in T-shirts and shorts and just stand there and then they fight and then they win and then they go “thanks, I’d like to thank my sponsors” and then they leave. The whole world was up in arms when Brock was flipping people off and was cussing at the beer company because they didn’t give him any money and everyone thought, “oh my god, he’s disrespectful,” — the whole world was talking about it. They couldn’t wait to see him get beat up. And then he did well, and he beat some guys and then people jump on his bandwagon going “Brock’s the greatest.” I’m good friends with Floyd Mayweather and Floyd would be the first to tell ya, “I make the most money in boxing and I have the biggest buyers because I have the biggest mouth.” He’d be the first guy to tell you that. That’s what it’s about. Sports is entertainment.
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Triple H Says MMA Needs to Evolve, CM Punk Responds, More
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- MMAFighting.com has excerpted part of Triple H's interview he did with Moviefone.com last week. It should be noted this question wasn't in the original interview we wrote about. Here's Triple H's response when asked about UFC:
Moviefone: How do you think WWE and pro wrestling needs to evolve as UFC and MMA grows in popularity?
"I don't think we have to evolve. It's two totally different things. I think now especially there's this thing like, "oh it's very similar."
I don't see us needing to evolve to what UFC does because quite frankly sometimes the fights are long and boring, guys lying around and sometimes the fights are fast and over in five seconds. I've always thought one of the things about us, if you look at us solely from a sports standpoint, is that we always give you a good show. We're never going to give you a crap game.
I think if anybody needs to evolve, it's them. Give more of an entertainment standpoint. Give more form; they just have fighters who walk in in T-shirts and shorts and just stand there and then they fight and then they win and then they go "thanks, I'd like to thank my sponsors" and then they leave. The whole world was up in arms when Brock was flipping people off and was cussing at the beer company because they didn't give him any money and everyone thought, "oh my god, he's disrespectful," -- the whole world was talking about it. They couldn't wait to see him get beat up. And then he did well, and he beat some guys and then people jump on his bandwagon going "Brock's the greatest." I'm good friends with Floyd Mayweather and Floyd would be the first to tell ya, "I make the most money in boxing and I have the biggest buyers because I have the biggest mouth." He'd be the first guy to tell you that. That's what it's about. Sports is entertainment."
CM Punk responded on Twitter this afternoon to Triple H's MMA comments: "RIDICULOUS!!!!! Laugh out loud ignorance."
Triple H was also asked about the recent article exposing Ric Flair's troubles. He said:
"Ric is one of my best friends. Ric doesn't know when to walk away. Ric doesn't want to be told to walk away. And Ric can't afford to walk away. Ric has lived every day of his life like it's the last for almost the fifty years he's been in the business. In Ric's mind, it's still 1982, he's on top of the world, he's young, he's got a lot of money. Ric has never questioned spending. We have a term on the road where if you go out and you have a crazy night that you spent a ludicrous amount of money or you just lose it one day and you can't go through another airport and you're trying to get a jet instead, we call it 'Naitching.' Ridiculously spending money for no point is called 'Naitching.'"
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Triple h vs CM Punk
Triple h face CM Punk in a match no disqualification match with the stipulation that if he wins CM Punk, Triple H will resign as director of operations for the WWE in next PPV "Night of Champions".
Kurt Angle posture on Hall of Fame, Triple H job title arrested DWI, the Poffos,
-TNA angle star Kurt of Virginia State Troopers for DWI arrested and in Warren County jail on Sunday morning. He posted $2,000-bond and was released on 03: 31.
As part of his new reality show angle will take Iowa on 4 / 21 and 4 rings/22 in the US Olympic team trials in Iowa City.
-SLAM! Wrestle have an interview with Lanny Poffo (brother of Randy Savage) to his stance on the WWE Hall of Fame. He said:
"Yes, languages about it." In fact, what was it, keep in mind, if that is from Eric's in the Hall of Fame? This was the first time when he had mentioned it, and my father was still alive. We celebrated his birthday, and my father was coherent at this point. He says, "from Eric's being in the Hall of Fame?" I'm not going in, in the Hall of Fame, if it is the Poffos, Lanny, Randy and Angelo.' That's what he said. "We burn him against his will, and we are not going to go either in the Hall of Fame, against his wishes."
-To clarify Triple H position backstage with WWE is "Executive Vice President of talent".
As part of the new position, he received 52.339 shares of companies with an estimated value of $474.000.
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Triple h back into the Ring Monday s RAW
- As noted earlier, Triple H will be be grappling to CM Punk at the PPV WWE Night of Champions in just a few weeks.
Triple H back into the ring will really take place this coming edition of WWE RAW Monday working day. A commercial aired this past Monday announcing that Triple h fight on show this week as a warm-up for Night of Champions.
Nothing yet about who we face. This will be the first match of Triple H back from front to The Undertaker at WrestleMania.
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