Triple H Mourns Death Of WWE Veteran
Triple H is mourning the death of a WWE production veteran, who passed away on March 14.
Taking to X, the Stamford promotion’s Chief Content Officer expressed sadness over the passing of Davey Coates, the touring manager responsible for putting together international shows.
He shared a picture of himself with Coates from an international tour dating back some three decades. He also recalled Coates assisting the team backstage during NXT UK shows at the Performance Centre in the United Kingdom.
Triple H also shared a second photo, which displayed a high-visibility vest, a hard hat, and backstage credentials, all belonging to Coates.
Learned of the sad news of Davey Coates passing. Davey was @WWE’s international touring manager and was largely responsible for making all international shows, large and small happen. He ensured our wrestling rings got to the most remote corners of the world, our backstage ran… pic.twitter.com/4lbTbVH8HE
— Triple H (@TripleH) March 14, 2026
Tributes For Davey Coates Pour In Following Triple H’s Message
In addition to Triple H, other dignitaries of WWE shared their messages for Davey Coates, looking back on their time with him on the road.
Retired wrestler and vice-president of Global Talent Development, William Regal, revealed sharing the same interests British subcultures and music with Coates.
I’m beyond deeply saddened to hear my close friend and colleague Davey Coates has passed. We’ve been on tour with WWE for 20+ years in over 20 countries. We shared the same interests in British sub cultures and music. We laughed harder than anyone has the right to. We’ve shared our closest moments that we couldn’t tell anyone else.
We both knew that we had charmed lives because of our work that we would never of had without it and both could have ended up going down a wrong path in our teens and later life. My deepest condolences to Henry and Davey’s friends and family. I’ll miss you forever.x
WWE Raw general manager, Adam Pearce, also posted a message on X to express his condolences.
Godspeed, Davey Coates. Another absolute legend behind the scenes who tirelessly worked for decades to bring @wwe to the globe. I can’t say enough about his passion and dedication. I’m honored to have worked with him and shared countless laughs along the way. My heart goes out to his friends, family, and all touched by this loss. Rest well, sir.
Everyone at TJR Wrestling sends their condolences to the family of Davey Coates.