Fightful.com brings you Triple H's conference call for the media live ahead of NXT Takeover: New Orleans. Below are highlights from our Fightful Wrestling Twitter.
Triple H calls the Takeover card stacked and compliments the long storylines. #NXTTakeOver
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Triple H says North American Championship was created for a lot reasons #NXTTakeOver
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Triple H says North American Championship is a "long term strategy plan" for NXT. #NXTTakeOver
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NXT would need to make sure there was enough roster depth to have secondary women's championship. #NXTTakeOver
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Triple H says he sees no difference between men's and women's division. Only concerned with the amount of talent available. #NXTTakeOver
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Triple H: teams at NXT and Main Roster making decisions about who moves brands. #NXTTakeOver
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Vince McMahon is briefed on talent and the holes they could fill before call-ups. #NXTTakeOver
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Triple H's only concern about other wrestling promotions in New Orleans is low quality shows turning fans off to pro wrestling.
— Fightful Wrestling (@FightfulWrestle) March 30, 2018
Triple H claims WWE does not plan events to counter program other shows during Mania week.
— Fightful Wrestling (@FightfulWrestle) March 30, 2018
Triple H says NXT North American championship's lineage is separate from old WWF North American Championship. #NXTTakeOver
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Triple H: Every single person doesnt have to be on every single card.
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Triple says roster depth is a good problem to have.
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Triple H says timing with NXT is hard because it's pre-taped and there are similar matches and storylines on the main roster sometimes.
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Triple H is happy with the direction of 205Live. viewership is up and social media interaction is good.
— Fightful Wrestling (@FightfulWrestle) March 30, 2018
Triple H says NXT television is only a peak into the process wrestlers go through at WWE PC.
— Fightful Wrestling (@FightfulWrestle) March 30, 2018
Triple H says Elias fits on the main roster better than NXT because of the "vibe" of the brands. He needed time at WWE PC to learn the basics of wrestling in WWE.
— Fightful Wrestling (@FightfulWrestle) March 30, 2018
Triple H says he will be thrown around by "two of the best shooters in the world" at Wrestlemania 34.
— Fightful Wrestling (@FightfulWrestle) March 30, 2018
Triple H says some MMA fighters have an aptitude towards professional wrestling.
— Fightful Wrestling (@FightfulWrestle) March 30, 2018
Triple H says sometimes injuries happen when NXT has already been taped. The logistics of long term planning is different than Raw or Smackdown.
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Adam Cole has a great understanding of professional wrestling according to Triple H. #NXTTakeOver
— Fightful Wrestling (@FightfulWrestle) March 30, 2018
Triple H says Lars Sullivan seems to improve each match.
— Fightful Wrestling (@FightfulWrestle) March 30, 2018
Triple H says no one has improved as much as Velveteen Dream.
— Fightful Wrestling (@FightfulWrestle) March 30, 2018
Triple H says @QoSBaszler has become a well-rounded talent.
— Fightful Wrestling (@FightfulWrestle) March 30, 2018
Triple H says some wrestlers come to WWE PC with very little experience and learn to be pro wrestlers. Uses Braun Strowman as example
— Fightful Wrestling (@FightfulWrestle) March 30, 2018
