Triple H Has Allegedly Been Exposed In WWE

Triple H recently faced significant backlash for his booking decisions at Wrestlepalooza 2025, as fans criticized the endings of two major matches involving top stars John Cena, Brock Lesnar, Cody Rhodes, and Drew McIntyre.

The opening match between John Cena and Brock Lesnar was supposed to be a dramatic send-off during Cena’s farewell tour. However, the match lasted under ten minutes and ended in a one-sided beatdown with Lesnar dominating Cena. Reports reveal the original plan was for Cena to win, providing a memorable victory for his farewell.

The last-minute change to Lesnar’s clean win left fans confused and disappointed because it minimized Cena’s sendoff and made the match feel anticlimactic, especially given the high expectations surrounding both legends on the ESPN stage.

In the main event, Cody Rhodes defended his WWE Championship against Drew McIntyre. While Rhodes ultimately retained, insiders revealed that a proposed ending involving a Randy Orton interference and a title change, which WWE and Triple H rejected.

Fans criticized the straightforward finish as dull and lacking storytelling, given the long buildup and intense rivalry. The scrapped idea would have added drama by turning Orton heel and setting up a fresh feud, but instead, the flat ending left many feeling the match and the event missed a big opportunity.

Stevie Richards Comments on Triple H’s Booking Skills

Stevie Richards talked about such booking mistakes on his podcast, highlighting that, no matter how talented a wrestler Triple H was, his booking is still average.

Some of the top guys, like top football players, make terrible NFL coaches. In other words, they know how they can play. They know how they can get over. They know how they are going to read defenses. Whatever analogy you want to use. Hunter and other people are proving that top guys aren’t always the best bookers and aren’t always, in fact, good bookers. You need outside influences.

People can write. This is really a situation that maybe maybe not in 2022 to 2024, where it was like the honeymoon phase of the Triple H era, but it is coming up really quick that he’s been exposed as really not being the best to book other talent. They can get themselves over all day long. So, what he’s saying is right. Hunter can always book himself, get himself over, book himself to win the titles, but when it comes to this era of wrestlers, it’s falling short. (From 0:41)

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