Triple H has revealed the advice his Father in Law gave him when taking over WWE creative duties.
Vince McMahon stepped down from all positions within WWE on July 22nd amid a WWE board of directors sexual misconduct investigation.
Speaking to Ariel Helwani of BT Sport, Triple H recalled the advice McMahon gave him when he learned he was stepping down.
n some manner, I think for both of us, it’s a tough situation for him. It’s even hard for me to picture now that he’s not in the equation, and he’s not, in any way, shape or form, but it’s hard to think, that he’s not there. In that moment, it’s hard for him to think about it and for somebody coming in and doing what he’s done for 50 years successfully, better than anybody in the world. There was definitely that moment, definitely giving me advice. Most of that advice was centered around, ‘this is what you’ve been sitting next to me, learning how to do for 25 years. You got this. Just be confident in your decision-making. Listen to people. Be open to ideas. Be collaborative with other people.’ Things like that, that was wonderful advice. It’s my father-in-law, he’s not involved in the day-to-day business, but if I had to say to him, ‘I find this difficult to deal with,’ he would give me some overall advice. ‘Listen to people, work with the team, do these things.’ That guidance, he’s a wealth of knowledge. In our positions now, with myself, Steph, and Nick Khan, and so many other people that are an integral part of WWE, he’s built such an amazing team for all of us, that you have such a support system around you. I couldn’t imagine trying to do this if you were by yourself and trying to do it. Having that team around you, that support system around you, it’s a wonderful team. It’s a lot of work, but it makes the work fun and easy.”
Triple H to BT Sport
Time will tell how often Triple H will end up taking on board Vince’s advice, but it will come as a shock to many fans that Vince listened to anyone at all.
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