Paul “Triple H” Levesque took part in a post-NXT TakeOver call with the media on Saturday night following the WarGames II special in Los Angeles.
Highlights are below courtesy of our @wrestleview feed, which covered the call live.
Triple H says his goal of #NXT programming is the viewer always wanting more, they aren't ready to commit to more than one hour every week on the network just yet, said they will always consider a change if needed #NXTTakeOver
— Wrestleview.com (@wrestleview) November 18, 2018
Question about the balance of #NXT talent featured on television and TakeOver specials, Triple H says any talent has the ability to be featured, he likes every TakeOver having a good mix of new and established #NXTTakeOver
— Wrestleview.com (@wrestleview) November 18, 2018
We asked Triple H to discuss more about Velveteen Dream and what impresses him being only 23, says he gets the showmanship and presentation, understands when he should have intensity and when he should back off #NXTTakeOver
— Wrestleview.com (@wrestleview) November 18, 2018
Question about Bobby Fish and Pete Dunne, Triple H said he came back and was fine, he thinks Fish took a good shot to his previous injury and it held up, Dunne was rested up and did fine tonight #NXTTakeOver
— Wrestleview.com (@wrestleview) November 18, 2018
"It isn't 1985, you have to make it work for today" – Triple H on #WarGames and critics that feel the match should follow tradition #NXTTakeOver
— Wrestleview.com (@wrestleview) November 18, 2018
Question about three teams last year versus two teams this year in #WarGames, Triple H thought last year was pretty good, he said the bottom line is: "(laughing) did you like it or not?" #NXTTakeOver
— Wrestleview.com (@wrestleview) November 18, 2018
Question about the plan with the San Jose TV taping feeling more like a house show, Triple H says it was mainly experimentation with new technology, "what we shot actually went live, it didn't go anywhere, but it went to our studio live" #NXTTakeOver
— Wrestleview.com (@wrestleview) November 18, 2018
Question about experimentation with post-game shows, the recent San Jose TV tapings and fans with LED bracelets, Triple H says if you look back at the brand they did corner cameras and LED boards around the ring first #NXTTakeOver
— Wrestleview.com (@wrestleview) November 18, 2018
Question about TakeOver specials constantly delivering, Triple H says you always have to top what you did before, "you can't sandbag it" #NXTTakeOver
— Wrestleview.com (@wrestleview) November 18, 2018
Question about only four matches being advertised ahead of time, Triple H jokes that he lied on the media call earlier this week, he talked about having fun getting to insert a moment like that with Matt Riddle without advertising it #NXTTakeOver
— Wrestleview.com (@wrestleview) November 18, 2018
Triple H says they had a little over 13,500 fans tonight in Staples Center #NXTTakeOver
— Wrestleview.com (@wrestleview) November 18, 2018