Triple H Post-NXT Takeover WarGames 2 Media Call: Matt Riddle, Bobby Fish Injury Update, Velveteen Dream
Fightful.com was on Triple H’s now customary post-NXT Takeover media call. You can hear the audio above and at the bottom of the page, and check out highlights below:
Triple H says the passion of NXT talent shines through
— Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful.com (@SeanRossSapp) November 18, 2018
HHH kept taking his brace off throughout the night and got way too excited and almost hurt himself again
— Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful.com (@SeanRossSapp) November 18, 2018
Triple H has to remind himself that Velveteen Dream is 23 years old. Says it’s scary where he is already.
— Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful.com (@SeanRossSapp) November 18, 2018
WWE had just over 13,500 in the house for NXT Takeover: WarGames 2
— Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful.com (@SeanRossSapp) November 18, 2018
Triple H loves how Matt Riddle and Kassius Ohno started the show.
— Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful.com (@SeanRossSapp) November 18, 2018
WWE did a virtual reality shoot tonight and had cameras set up inside WarGames
— Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful.com (@SeanRossSapp) November 18, 2018
WWE and NXT were trying some new technology at the San Jose tapings and HHH says it turned out well.
— Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful.com (@SeanRossSapp) November 18, 2018
Triple H says he wouldn’t put Jessamyn Duke and Marina Shafir in a spot if he thought they were going to fail. They won’t be in an Iron Man match tomorrow, they’re being walked into their situation
— Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful.com (@SeanRossSapp) November 18, 2018
Triple H makes fun of people whining about the lack of a roof on WarGames. It’s already tough to follow on camera as is.
— Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful.com (@SeanRossSapp) November 18, 2018
Triple H says Marina, Jessamyn Duke are going to be really good, something special. Puts over Pete Dunne, Bianca Belair, Velveteen Dream as being so good compared to their age. Said they had to explain to Xia Li what WWE was
— Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful.com (@SeanRossSapp) November 18, 2018
Triple H tells me that Bobby Fish thought he reinjured his knee, but he’s fine. Seemed like a pyschological thing after returning from an injury
— Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful.com (@SeanRossSapp) November 18, 2018
WWE is making a big announcement for Liverpool in the first quarter of next year.
— Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful.com (@SeanRossSapp) November 18, 2018
Triple H would rather have too much talent that doesn’t have to be overexposed instead of talent that you see every week and gets tired of. He mentions EC3, Lars Sullivan, Keith Lee, Forgotten Suns, Heavy Machinery, Street Profits.
— Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful.com (@SeanRossSapp) November 18, 2018
Triple H doesn’t want his shows to be so long that audiences need a break
— Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful.com (@SeanRossSapp) November 18, 2018
