Triple H appeared on ESPN yesterday to promote WrestleMania, and found himself speaking on WWE’s current recruitment process. As the conversation moved to what WWE looks for in new talent, Triple H told a story of how whenever Enzo Amore’s review came up in developmental, HHH and Dusty Rhodes were the only ones who didn’t want to cut him.
“THERE’S BEEN GUYS THAT HAVE MADE IT THAT OVER THE COURSE OF A COUPLE OF YEARS THAT WERE CONSTANTLY ON THE CUT LIST,” LEVESQUE TOLD ESPN. “ENZO AMORE, WHEN I BROUGHT HIM IN, EVERYONE AT THE TRYOUT WAS SAYING, ‘GET RID OF THIS KID!’ I WAS LIKE, ‘HE’S GOT A HUGE PERSONALITY. IF HE CAN ANNOY US ALL THIS BAD HERE, IMAGINE WHAT HE CAN DO ON TV.’ … EVERY TIME HE’D GET HIS REVIEW, THEY’D BE LIKE, ‘I’D CUT HIM.’ DUSTY [RHODES] AND I WOULD BE LIKE, ‘KEEP HIM.’ LOOK AT HIM NOW. … IS HE EVER GOING TO MAKE YOU MONEY FROM AN IN-RING PERFORMER STANDPOINT? PROBABLY NOT. BUT HE’S MONEY ON THE MIC.”
Triple H would also comment on what it is like to be both the COO of the company and a part-time talent as well.
“IT’S PROBABLY THE HARDEST THING I THINK I’VE DONE IN MY CAREER — DO THE DEAL WHERE YOU’RE NOT IN THE RING FOR A YEAR,” HE SAID. “YOU CAN DO ALL THE CARDIO YOU WANT, YOU CAN LOOK AS GREAT AS YOU WANT, YOU CAN DIET, YOU CAN DO ALL THOSE THINGS, BUT THEN GETTING IN THERE — WHEN YOU DO IT EVERY DAY, IT’S AUTOMATIC. THERE’S NO THINKING. YOU JUST DO. WHEN YOU HAVEN’T DONE IT IN A YEAR, YOU JUST THINK, AND THAT’S WHAT MAKES IT TOUGH.”
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