Triple H NXT Takeover: Chicago Media Conference Call Audio and Highlights: Ricochet Injury, NXT Returns, More

Triple H puts over the Download Festival, the first round of the UK tourney and the NXT schedule this week #NXTTakeover

— Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful.com (@SeanRossSapp) June 13, 2018

Triple H jokes that “getting Shawn Michaels to go anywhere overseas is difficult” #NXTTakeover

— Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful.com (@SeanRossSapp) June 13, 2018

Triple H is running down the card for #NXTTakeover

— Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful.com (@SeanRossSapp) June 13, 2018

Triple H says they’ll do another conference call for the media in the days after #NXTTakeover

— Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful.com (@SeanRossSapp) June 13, 2018

Triple H says Bobby Roode’s “new Performance Center” info isn’t accurate. They’re always looking at improving, but there are no plans for a new one yet #NXTTakeover

— Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful.com (@SeanRossSapp) June 13, 2018

Triple H doesn’t care where talent comes from, NXT helps put together their next step, and speaks of the challenges of being in an NXT title match that Lars Sullivan will face. He says Sullivan has overachieved thus far #NXTTakeover

— Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful.com (@SeanRossSapp) June 13, 2018

Triple H: I expect Lars Sullivan to go in a monster and come out a bigger monster. #NXTTakeover

— Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful.com (@SeanRossSapp) June 13, 2018

Triple H doesn’t get the comparisons between Lars Sullivan and Braun Strowman, but thinks Sullivan will do well #NXTTakeover

— Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful.com (@SeanRossSapp) June 13, 2018

Triple H doesn’t get the comparisons between Lars Sullivan and Braun Strowman, but thinks Sullivan will do well #NXTTakeover

— Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful.com (@SeanRossSapp) June 13, 2018

Triple H clarifies, says he wasn’t ACTUALLY in person for Kim Jung Un and Donald Trump, but says the photoshop popped him #NXTTakeover

— Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful.com (@SeanRossSapp) June 13, 2018

Triple H speaks of the benefits of developing stars from other countries and turning them into the “Yao Ming” of that area if it’s successful #NXTTakeover

— Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful.com (@SeanRossSapp) June 13, 2018

Triple H says that he can see an improvement in Adam Cole just since he’s joined NXT, and guys like Lars Sullivan improve as a result of being in the ring with them #NXTTakeover

— Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful.com (@SeanRossSapp) June 13, 2018

Triple H says Danny Burch’s first NXT run didn’t work in the moment, but they kept their eye on him and kept in contact with him #NXTTakeover

— Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful.com (@SeanRossSapp) June 13, 2018

Triple H really complimenting the growth of Danny Burch, and says he and Oney Lorcan have really stepped up #NXTTakeover

— Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful.com (@SeanRossSapp) June 13, 2018

WWE says that they provide media training, social media training, language classes to recruits. Says Cena really takes advantage of that to learn Mandarin #NXTTakeover

— Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful.com (@SeanRossSapp) June 13, 2018

Triple H understands people makes mistakes, but WWE is looking to help teach their talent how to learn from them #NXTTakeover

— Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful.com (@SeanRossSapp) June 13, 2018

Triple H says WWE doesn’t spend a lot of marketing dollars, it’s mainly social media #NXTTakeover

— Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful.com (@SeanRossSapp) June 13, 2018

Ricochet “tweaked himself a little bit” in Paris. Not injured, they just didn’t want to take the chance with NXT Takeover this weekend #NXTTakeover

— Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful.com (@SeanRossSapp) June 13, 2018

Triple H calls the decision to run the UK Tourney on the network taped vs. live a “multi-pronged” one. Says the availability of Royal Albert Hall was important to them. #NXTTakeover

— Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful.com (@SeanRossSapp) June 13, 2018

Triple H says that running the UK Tourney live on Monday and Tuesday were conflicts for WWE, so taped was the best option. Acknowledges that it’s a major commitment to watch all of WWE’s programming #NXTTakeover

— Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful.com (@SeanRossSapp) June 13, 2018

Triple H says he wasn’t fully in the decision making of splitting Authors of Pain and Paul Ellering. When Ellering wasn’t brought full time, Triple H told him that he wanted to look for something else for him #NXTTakeover

— Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful.com (@SeanRossSapp) June 13, 2018

HHH also announced there would be more announcements coming out of the UK Tourney #NXTTakeover

— Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful.com (@SeanRossSapp) June 13, 2018

Triple H is asked about HBK wrestling again, and says the only way to get a direct answer from Shawn #NXTTakeover

— Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful.com (@SeanRossSapp) June 13, 2018

The plan for the UK tourney hasn’t necessarily changed with Johnny Saint coming in as GM. They’re focused on exposing talent #NXTTakeover

— Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful.com (@SeanRossSapp) June 13, 2018

HHH is asked about potentially moving NXT to TV. “Never say never.” #NXTTakeover

— Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful.com (@SeanRossSapp) June 13, 2018

HHH says call-ups are often telling him that they’re willing to come back and work shows for NXT #NXTTakeover

— Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful.com (@SeanRossSapp) June 13, 2018

Triple H likes the unpredictability of having main roster talent appear on NXT shows #NXTTakeover

— Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful.com (@SeanRossSapp) June 13, 2018

HHH talks about the roster being so deep that EC3 isn’t on NXT Takeover Chicago. Would like to bring some people back that need a refresh #NXTTakeover

— Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful.com (@SeanRossSapp) June 13, 2018

Triple H will do a presser after Takeover which he encourages you all to watch after you watch the Fightful post-show. #NXTTakeOver

— Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful.com (@SeanRossSapp) June 13, 2018