Fears WWE could SCRAP NXT as it emerges Triple H had no say on recent wrestler releases and was down to Vince McMahon
TRIPLE H reportedly had zero say on the latest releases from WWE’s NXT brand.
The Game and close friend Shawn Michaels have been widely-acclaimed within the business for their work with the black and gold brand.
After coming up with its conception, Triple H and the Heartbreak Kid have helped guide some of the biggest names up to superstardom.
However, despite NXT’s huge success, there could be some major changes coming up.
Fans were shocked again on Friday when the latest talent releases were announced by WWE.
Former North American champion Bronson Reed and Bobby Fish were two of the biggest shocks.
But despite being NXT Executive Producer, Triple H allegedly had no influence in who kept their job.
That is according to .
He claims that the decision on the releases actually came down from Vince McMahon himself.
And that fellow chiefs Bruce Pritchard and John Laurinaitis also had input.
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Meltzer said: “Paul Levesque [Triple H] and Shawn Michaels didn’t have anything to do with the cuts.
“It was done by Vince McMahon, Bruce Prichard and John Laurinaitis.
“The basic gist is that NXT is gonna change in some ways and they think that a lot of the competitors are too small and too old.”
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