Triple H Explains How He Differs From Vince McMahon Running WWE

For decades, WWE was synonymous with Vince McMahon, who transformed professional wrestling from a regional attraction to a global powerhouse.

Vince McMahon served as the guiding visionary for WWE from 1982. He steered the organization through massive changes for over four decades. In recent years, Vince McMahon had to step back due to serious sexual abuse allegations, and Paul “Triple H” Levesque gradually took the creative reins, ushering in a new era for the company.

Vince McMahon vs. Triple H’s Creative Approach in WWE

Triple H recently made an appearance on WFAN in New York City, joining Brandon Tierney and Sal Licata to share his perspective on the company’s creative evolution. He compared the current WWE creative philosophy with those of Vince McMahon and his father, Vincent McMahon Sr. He highlighted how talent had direct in-ring creative input in the past, but the end result remained largely in the promotion’s hands.

“Back in the [Vince Sr.] days, there was a lot less overall storytelling. It was a lot more about matches and the promotion to get to those matches. Vince Jr. took it in a different direction, So I think talent had input on what they did creatively in-ring. where the end result was up to the promotion and up to Vince Sr. Vince Junior, it went all over the place from his idea to do it this way, to, the right talent having a lot of creative input.”

He went on to highlight the collaborative and creative environment that he now supports.

“I like to work directly with talent, and Vince McMahon did as well. Don’t get me wrong. That was his strong suit. I worked with him for many years. It’s how we created a creative, partnership. But I love to work with talent. I love to hear their point of view. They know their characters. Let’s get all those points of view together and then determine the best route for it, right? And as long as everybody is open to, ‘Hey, we want to do this, but that might not be the best idea on the table.”

“Somebody might have something better.’ I don’t care whose idea it is, where it comes from. Let’s take it, run with it. If we can make fans happy or make them intrigued or make, sometimes make them mad, at what we’re doing. That’s what it’s all about. Silence is the enemy. Loud reactions is, where we’re at. It doesn’t matter where the idea comes from. We’ll run with it.” [H/T PWInsider]