Triple H Allegedly Took Direct Shot At Vince McMahon On WWE TV
An ex-WWE talent has claimed that Triple H buried Vince McMahon with an iconic line after Saturday Night’s Main Event.
Last Saturday, John Cena competed in his final wrestling match against Gunther. The tense exchange between the two wrestlers witnessed a sad ending to the bout, as Cena tapped out to his opponent’s sleeper hold.
The audience at the Capital One Arena fell into silence, failing to contemplate what had happened.
Meanwhile, on commentary, Michael Cole said, “Ladies and gentlemen, tonight, professional wrestling destroyed sports entertainment.”
The line or its iteration was spoken multiple times during the post-show. Speaking on a recent episode of The Coach & Bro podcast, former WWE head writer Vince Russo labeled it Vince McMahon’s burial at the hands of Triple H.
Real interesting Michael Cole’s comment about, you know, professional wrestling just defeated sports entertainment, which has to be—I mean, if that’s not a direct Triple H shot at Vince McMahon, I don’t know what is.
Vince Russo Questions Triple H’s Employment Status In WWE
Like many wrestling fans, Vince Russo was left befuddled by Triple H’s creative decision to have John Cena lose to Gunther.
Speaking on an episode of his own podcast, Russo went on a rant, questioning how the company’s Chief Content Office was still able to decide the outcome of matches.
We gotta talk about, you know, the John Cena…I mean, wow. I just…I bring this up all the time. You know, numbers continue to go down. We’re seeing trends. The lost Fox. ESPN allegedly not happy. Right of the bat, they’re out of the top 10 in Netflix for two weeks in a row, and what’s everybody reporting? This premiered on Netflix, and that premiered on Netflix. Bro, they haven’t even been on in a year, and they’re already falling out of the top 10.
But how can anybody look at this booking of John Cena’s farewell tour from day one to what we saw over the weekend? How can anybody look at the entire picture and say, “How in god’s name does Triple H not get fired?” I was thinking about this. However long it was, 10 months or a year, whatever it was, name me one spot, name me one time when Cena shined. He got his a** kicked by Brock Lesnar. He lost his last two matches on the way out. When he won the title, it was Travis Scott. Travis Scott helped to win the title.
I don’t even know how to describe the heel turn. How does anybody not look at this story from beginning to end and say, “You know what? We should really rethink this Triple H booking.”
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