Paul “Triple H” Levesque’s approach to running WWE differs greatly from his predecessor, Vince McMahon, as he not only claims to be more open to Creative pitches but in addition appears to be positioning WWE to crossover much more with modern popular culture. AEW’s Jeff Jarrett, who has worked for nearly every wrestling promotion under the sun, compared Levesque to the president of UFC.
“[In] the post-Vince era, Hunter has made a selected…strategic move…from the primary ‘Mania [Vince] was gone, you knew that the show was. [Levesque] was the Dana White,” Jarrett opined during an episode of his “My World with Jeff Jarrett” podcast.
The veteran then opined that, very similar to White, Levesque is facing criticism for his business deals, especially after the best way he handled John Cena’s retirement tour.
“That, we’ll call it, ‘negative response,’ wasn’t just due to the night…It must be an accumulative effect,” Jarrett explained. “It’s hard to follow the unique. It truly is. Irrespective of what.”
Previous reports from the “Wrestling Observer Newsletter” have claimed that backstage sources informed him that Levesque legitimately models himself after White and desires to position himself as the most important star of the WWE brand. The report further added that TKO likely wants this for Levesque, too, which could be why he opens PLEs and is very involved in promoting for events and shows.
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