Triple H Press Conference, TNA & WWE Relationship | WrestleTalk
Summary
TLDRThe video covers the fallout from the Vince McMahon scandal, including McMahon's resignation from WWE and the company removing him from their website. It discusses WWE stars like Triple H and Natalya dodging questions about the scandal at press events. There are also updates on the Brock Lesnar allegations, Brum Breaker replacing Lesnar at the Royal Rumble, and TNA Knockout Champion Jordan Grace making a surprise Rumble appearance, seemingly indicating a new working relationship between WWE and Impact Wrestling.
Takeaways
- 😲 Vince McMahon has resigned from WWE and the board of directors amid allegations of sexual misconduct and coercion.
- 😥 Multiple WWE stars declined to comment on the allegations against Vince McMahon.
- 😠 Triple H dodged questions about the allegations at a WWE press conference.
- 😯 There are reports that Brock Lesnar may be the WWE star implicated in the allegations against McMahon.
- 😀 Bron Breakker was called up from NXT to replace Lesnar at the Royal Rumble.
- 😮 TNA Knockouts Champion Jordynne Grace made a surprise appearance in the WWE Royal Rumble.
- 🤝 WWE and TNA/Impact apparently have a working relationship now.
- 👎 Triple H took a shot at AEW during the press conference.
- 😃 Several surprise returns and debuts happened at the Royal Rumble.
- 😌 Natalya said 'as women in the locker room, [we should] keep moving forward'.
Q & A
What allegations were made against Vince McMahon?
-Former WWE employee Janelle Grant accused Vince McMahon of sexual assault, coercion and sex trafficking in a lawsuit filed alongside coverage from The Wall Street Journal.
What was McMahon's response to the allegations?
-McMahon denied the allegations and said in a statement that he will vigorously defend himself.
What action did McMahon take regarding his role in WWE and TKO?
-McMahon resigned from TKO as executive chairman with immediate effect. WWE also removed him from its website.
How did wrestler Ronda Rousey respond to the news?
-Rousey said that if Bruce Pritchard is still around, Vince likely still has a hand in WWE's business since Bruce is basically Vince's avatar.
What questions did Triple H dodge regarding the allegations?
-Triple H dodged questions about the allegations, saying he chooses to focus on the positives instead of the negatives.
How did Triple H respond when asked if he read the lawsuit?
-When asked if he read the lawsuit, Triple H said "I did not" and again referred to focusing on the positives instead.
Why was Bron Breakker brought up to the main roster?
-Breakker replaced Brock Lesnar in the Royal Rumble after Lesnar was pulled from the event due to being implicated in the allegations against McMahon.
What surprising Royal Rumble entrant came from another promotion?
-Current TNA Knockouts Champion Jordan Grace entered the women's Royal Rumble in a surprise crossover.
Do WWE and TNA have a working relationship now?
-It seems WWE and TNA do have some sort of working relationship after Jordan Grace's Rumble appearance, but details remain unclear.
What jab did Triple H take at AEW?
-Triple H referred to AEW's "forbidden door" partnerships as he talked about Jordan Grace appearing from TNA.
Outlines
😲 Vince McMahon Steps Down Amidst Scandal and Controversy
Paragraph 1 summarizes the recent scandal involving allegations of sexual misconduct against Vince McMahon that led him to step down from WWE and the board of TKO. It covers McMahon denying the allegations, statements from Ronda Rousey, and sponsors pulling back support. There is also discussion around whether others closely associated with McMahon could be removed from WWE.
😥 Triple H Dodges Questions About Vince McMahon at Post-Show Press Conference
Paragraph 2 focuses on Triple H's handling of questions about the Vince McMahon situation at the WWE post-show press conference. It analyzes and compares Triple H's responses to those of Cody Rhodes, noting that Triple H deflected and avoided directly answering questions about the allegations and lawsuit against McMahon.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡Vince McMahon
💡Triple H
💡lawsuit
💡Brock Lesnar
💡Royal Rumble
💡Bron Breakker
💡Jordan Grace
💡Cody Rhodes
💡sponsorship
💡NXT
Highlights
Luke Owen reports on recent WWE controversies and updates, including Vince McMahon's allegations and WWE's responses.
A lawsuit accuses former WWE CEO Vince McMahon of sexual assault, coercion, and sex trafficking, leading to his resignation from TKO as executive chairman.
Vince McMahon denies allegations and vows to defend himself vigorously.
WWE removes Vince McMahon's profile from its website amid controversy.
Ronda Rousey comments on Vince McMahon's influence in WWE through Bruce Pritchard.
Following McMahon's resignation, Slim Jims renews its sponsorship with WWE, significantly impacting the company's finances.
WWE stars respond to questions about Vince McMahon with caution, emphasizing moving forward.
Triple H criticized for deflecting questions about McMahon at the post-Royal Rumble press conference.
Cody Rhodes commended for his handling of questions regarding the McMahon allegations.
Brock Lesnar implicated in the lawsuit against Vince McMahon, leading to changes in the Royal Rumble lineup.
Bron Breakker takes Brock Lesnar's scheduled role in the Royal Rumble due to the lawsuit implications.
Surprise appearances at the Royal Rumble, including TNA Knockout Champion Jordan Grace.
WWE reaches out to TNA for Royal Rumble participation, hinting at a working relationship.
Triple H takes a jab at AEW's 'Forbidden Door' while discussing WWE's collaborations with other wrestling promotions.
Analysis of WWE's handling of press and public relations in light of recent controversies.
Transcripts
sweet sweet coffee do I need you after
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rumble Triple H has come under Fire for
dodging questions about Vince McMahon
the real reason for Brum breaker's main
roster call up WWE and TNA's working
relationship revealed I am Luke Owen and
this is wrestling
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news support wrestle talk I'll move it
off screen I I'll move it off screen
I'll be professional It's been a crazy
72 hours for WWE on Thursday a lawsuit
was released alongside coverage from The
Wall Street Journal from a former WWE
employee named Janelle Grant who has
accused its former CEO Vince McMahon of
sexual assault coercion and sex
trafficking while not having a huge
amount of involvement with WWE Vince
McMahon was still serving on the board
of TKO as an executive chairman McMahon
has denied the allegations and has said
in a statement that he will vigorously
defend himself self Brandon th of
wrestle nomics noted on Twitter that
Vince could not be removed from his
position in TKO and the only way he
could leave is if he left of his own
valtion which is exactly what he did it
was announced that McMahon was resigning
from TKO as executive chairman with
immediate effect WWE has since removed
McMahon from its own website if you
click his profile it goes to a dead page
and PW Insider report that TKO could
remove anyone from the company closely
associated with McMahon for a fresh
start Ronda Rousey who left WWE last
summer gave her thoughts on this on
social media noting Bruce Pritchard is
basically Vince's Avatar if he's still
around Vince still has a hand in the
business Vince was still running things
through Bruce when he was gone before I
doubt ronda's coming back to WWE anytime
soon then McMahon stepping down came off
the back of Slim Jims announcing they
were postponing their sponsorship with
WWE a huge financial blow to the company
following the announcement that McMahon
was stepping down Slim Jims and this is
a deadly serious quote here announced
they were re-entering the Royal Rumble
not only airing a commercial during the
show but being the main sponsor for the
universal Championship fatal four-way
the Royal Rumble was a big day for WWE
to do press to promote themselves and it
meant that some of the wrestlers had to
answer questions about Vince McMahon the
Orlando Sentinel reported that multiple
WWE Stars declined to comment on the
subject however Nia Jax told Nick H
that they would just move forward while
Natalya told the Orlando Sentinel I've
seen and I've read what everyone else
has seen and read I feel like at the end
of the day the best thing we can do
especially as women in the locker room
is keep moving forward it sounds like
Natalia has done more reading on the
topic than WWE's own Chief content
officer there was a huge question mark
over the course of the day on whether
WWE would still do their postow press
conference in light of the Vince McMahon
news in the end they did well Cody rhods
has been commended on his dealing with
the questions Triple H has not received
those same comments rhs was asked about
the allegations by Nick hman and
responded I know as far as the news is
concerned we are finding it out and
reading the same things that you guys
are reading it sounds like Cody rhods
has done more reading on the topic than
WWE's own Chief content officer as far
as TKO Nick Khan the board clearly took
it very seriously acted immediately and
looking at the future I don't know the
answer to that he then moved on to talk
about the positive environment backstage
in the locker room noting they are very
team based it was a measured response he
didn't dodge he didn't deflect and
that's exactly what Triple H did John
Albert was the first to ask Triple H
about the McMan situation at the press
conference to which he replied look we
just had an amazing week a 10-year 5
billion Netflix deal Rock joining our
board we just sold out the Royal Rumble
put 48,000 people in Tropicana Field I
choose to focus on the positive yes
there's a negative but I want to focus
on that and just keep it to that his
immediate deflecting of the answer
prompted a follow-up question from the
ringer about WWE safety of its own
performance so that people Empower to
not take advantage of them Triple H said
I'll give you the most generalized
answer that I can everything possible
this is a very important thing to us a
very important topic to us it's as
simple as everything possible he then
had a third question on the subject
where Brandon th asked him if he's read
the lawsuit to which he replied I did
not he instead referred back to Cody's
comments and reiterated this is an
amazing week for us I just at this point
I don't even want to get bogged down in
the negatives of it I just want to focus
on the positives it is stunning to hear
the words amazing week given the last 72
hours that WWE has had his comments came
Under Fire on social media many compared
it to Tony Khan's postow media scrum
performance following World's End where
he answered serious questions about
Chris Jericho while wearing a silly wig
and sunglasses Jimmy fan of fightful
noted that calling this an amazing week
is not what he would have said but
understood it was a difficult position
to be in Dave melter on the other hand
who has been a big supporter of Triple H
since he took over creative in WWE
called the responses on wrestling
observer radio tone de and added the
most important the most influential the
most powerful individual in the history
of this business resigned yesterday in
disgrace and he's your father-in-law how
is this a great week for the company
Triple H did not have great responses
but like Jimmy van noted it was almost
an impossible situation WWE could have
either gone through with a press
conference and deflect the questions as
much as possible and come under Fire or
they could have canceled the press
conference because they would have
deflected the questions as much as
possible and come under Fire for that
there is a middle ground to that though
which is to go in with a prepared
statement some have argued that Triple H
should have been more prepared for these
questions and it felt like he wasn't
even expecting to be asked about it but
what did you make of the Triple H press
conference let me know in the comments
down below another name that has been
implicated in this Vince McMahon lawsuit
is Brock Lesnar though not named in the
suit The Wall Street Journal said that
people close to the situation believe
that Lesnar is the WWE superstar that is
referenced in Grant suit against McMahon
where she alleges that Vince offered
Grant up for sexual favors as part of a
contract renegotiation in the summer of
2021 it had been reported by fightful
select that Lesnar had been scheduled
for a WWE return at the Royal Rumble but
those plans were changed in light of the
lawsuit PW Insider then reported Brun
breaker was being brought in from NXT to
replace Brock in the rumble and Dave
melter on wrestling observer radio noted
that because the match had been scripted
and plotted out breaker was just given
all of Brock's spots melter said Bron
breaker essentially was given the Brock
Lesnar role he came in when Brock was
supposed to come in he threw out the
guys that Brock Lesnar was supposed to
throw out he was thrown out the same way
Brock was going to be thrown out which
is hilarious as if true it means that
Brock Lesner was going to be eliminated
by Dominic Mysterio but Bron breaker was
not the only surprise appearance last
night like you would imagine the Royal
Rumble had a lot of surprising moments
the WWE returns of Andrade and Naomi Pat
mcy getting in and getting quickly out
of the rumble and the WWE debut of Jade
Carill but perhaps the most surprising
of all was entry number five in the
women's Royal Rumble the current TNA
Knockout Champion Jordan Grace Grace
lasted for quite a long time in the
match nearly 20 minutes before being
eliminated by a brutal looking kod on
the apron by Bianca Bair look I don't
have to tell you how surprised I was
about this Cameo you can probably hear
it in my voice and you'll be able to see
it in this clip from our live reactions
It's Your Grave it's j grave TNA
Impact
chion
holy oh my God someone Trinity someone
Naomi knows very well because this is
the woman who defeated Trinity Nai oh my
God I'm Sean rosap from fightful
selector reports that Grace is still
signed with TNA and that WWE reached out
to them last week to inquire if they
wanted to give someone a spot in the
rumble fight will seemingly add that TNA
was not the only company as WWE reached
out to outside companies for surprise
entrance Brian Alvarez on the Brian and
Vinnie show noted that WWE and TNA do
indeed have a working relationship
together now whether this means Talent
going back and forth remains to be seen
but rce appearing in the rumble and
being credited multiple times as TNA
Knockouts Champion is certainly a good
start the only thing we do know for
certain is that Triple H did use this as
a chance to take a shot at aew and their
forbidden door name that's all for me
but you can check out olle Davis's
review of the 2024 Royal Rumble by
clicking the video on screen right now
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