Triple H leading WWE new talent development (no long hair, green/black tights allowed)
"You wanna get over, kid? You need a sleeveless denim jacket that fits over your leather jacket that fits over your DX shirt that fits over your sympathy-weight gut. Now get me a hot dog... extra protein powder."
This had been mentioned cursorily in other places a couple of months ago, but according to WWE’s official press release today about rebranding the word “Wrestling” right out of their name, Triple H is now in charge of WWE’s new talent development.
In addition to focusing on the expansion of the company, the company will bolster its core business with the launch a new talent development department headed by Paul “Triple H®” Levesque. The new department will put a greater emphasis on worldwide recruitment, training and character development to identify future WWE Superstars and Divas. The first recruit acquired under Levesque’s new department was the signing last month of future WWE Superstar, Sin Cara™, formerly known worldwide as Mistico.
On one hand, Triple H loves the business and wants to see it prosper, especially on his watch, which is where it will be as soon as Vince McMahon croaks. And with McMahon tied up with other (sure to fail) business ventures, with Jim Ross not scouting talent like he used to in the 1990s, and with John Laurinitis royally screwing up for the last seven years as head of talent relations, someone else needed to wrap their arms around this position.
On the other hand, Triple H is an egomaniacal scene-chewer, a bully, a prick, basically unfunny, probably not likable to anyone who wasn’t already kissing his ass, hasn’t done a whole lot to give back to the business that puts food in his growing family’s mouth (seriously, who is better off for having wrestled and feuded with Hunter?), and only taps out in wrestling matches because “if I can do it, you’d better damn well do it, too.” Oh, and he has a history of thinking many world-class wrestlers “can’t work,” either. That’s not the type of player-coach I’d want on *my* team, I’ll tell ya that much!
So Hunter’s first pet project was Sin Cara. Doomed from the start, or needing to leap some really high hurdles? Time will tell. At least there’s a feud with Hunter’s buddy Sheamus on the horizon, right? -Eric
HHH only simulates a good Head of Talent Development.
Eric, I actually can think of one (but only one) guy who actually benefited from a feud with Trips, and that’s Batista. Before that feud a few years ago, a lot of people didn’t buy Big Dave as a top guy, but after HHH acted afraid of him and put him over on three straight PPV’s, including a Hell In a Cell match, Batista was a legit top star to most fans. Of course, Batista pretty much sucked, except for his heel run before he quit.
I do agree with that, and I might have been exaggerating for emphasis, but it’s sad that we can work our way through a wrestler’s 16-year career in a company and only think of one person who legitimately benefited from him. -E
But Wade said yesterday (once again) that HHH and the rest of the clique made us all better for getting rid of Bam Bam, Atom Bomb & Jean Pierre from WWF.
Let me rant, because it’s the stupidest fucking argument to say that those fuckheads went to the boss and told Vince not to push these guys because they don’t have talent. Nash was/is a fucking stiff and it’s not like Vince didn’t get guys with minimal talent over year after year who were worse than those 3 guys.
Not to mention, when those guys were in the boss’ ear, WWF was going through their worst business since Vince took over, so those guys must have known what they’re talking about!
(I hope Wade’s hosting the Livecatst today so I can call in and make him defend his crap)
Good, someone needs to hold his feet to the fire. -E