Why Triple H Used Insider Terms On WWE Raw’s Netflix Debut

Triple H isn’t afraid to pull back the curtain.

On January 6th, WWE Raw finally arrived on Netflix. The show was one of the most anticipated in years, with celebrities and Hall of Famers joining thousands of fans inside the Inuit Dome.

The episode opened with a promo from Triple H before The Rock cut a promo of his own. This moved into Roman Reigns’ win over Solo Sikoa, while Rhea Ripley reclaimed the Women’s World Title with a win over Liv Morgan. In the main event, CM Punk defeated long-time rival Seth Rollins.

Ahead of the show, WWE unveiled the ‘cold open’ video which featured a history of WWE narrated by Triple H. In the clip, the executive used insider terms and phrases such as “shoot,” “work,” “heel,” and “face.”

The comments surprised many long-time fans as while everyone knows wrestling is pre-determined, it makes little sense to acknowledge it, especially during a wrestling show.

Triple H Addresses Surprising Comments

During the post-show press conference, Triple H explained why he was so comfortable using insider terms, explaining that “we’re not hiding what we do.”

“The reaction seems like we did a good job with it. That was the intent, to capture the emotion and let people know, we’re not hiding what we do. I saw a lot of chatter today from people saying, ‘Oh my God, they said heel and face and shoot and work in one promo.’ We’re not hiding what we do. That’s what we do.

To be honest, I think most of the world understands those terms and they’ve almost transcended our business. It’s transcended our business. It’s what it is, people know what we are. We talk about it. We’re not insulting anybody’s intelligence. We’re an art form. Absolutely an art form that captures people’s emotions. We don’t take ourselves as seriously as most other people take us.

It was all part of trying to capture that and say, ‘If you’ve watched, watch this and hopefully we honor what you love. If you’ve never watched this, watch this, we’ll explain to you what we are.’ That was the attempt,”

In the press conference, Triple H all but confirmed that Penta will make his WWE debut against Chad Gable. While discussing Gable’s match on January 13th against a mystery opponent, The Game said that everyone in the room had probably worked it out.

H/t to Fightful