WWE COO Paul “Triple H” Levesque held a conference call with members of the media on Friday to preview next weekend’s NXT TakeOver: New Orleans live special.
Triple H also addressed other topics pertaining to NXT.
Here are the highlights from the call.
Triple H on #NXTTakeOver New Orleans card: "One of the best top-to-bottom cards we are going to put on."
— Wrestleview.com (@wrestleview) March 30, 2018
Triple H when asked about on the creation of the #NXT North American Title; "Its part of a long-term strategy play for the brand, similar to the #WWEUK Championship."
— Wrestleview.com (@wrestleview) March 30, 2018
Triple H on #WWEUK expansion: "There will be future announcements, other than the recent show announced at the Download Festival".
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Triple H on possibility of adding a second #NXT Women's Title: "Its not out of the realm of possibility, but it has to make sense for the brand long-term."
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Triple H on other companies running head-to-head against #NXTTakeOver: "As long as its a quality event, then its good to keep the overall business healthy."
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Triple H on #NXT North American Championship: "Not looking to share the same lineage as the old #WWE North American Championship from the 1970s."
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Triple H praises Dave Meltzer when Meltzer comes on the call for what he said when interviewed for the upcoming Andre the Giant #HBO documentary.
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Triple H on keeping the balance of length for #NXTTakeOver specials compared to the increasing roster depth: "Keep them long enough that they want more at the end, and the roster might thin out over the year".
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Triple H says he feels like people on the #NXT roster don't have to be on every single #NXTTakeOver special, compares the change of talent on specials to #UFC cards.
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Triple H on how the stipulations for Bryan/Shane vs. Owens/Zayn at #Wrestlemania and Ciampa/Gargano at #NXTTakeOver are similar: "What happens when dealing with multiple brands."
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Triple H on the changes with #205Live: "I'm doing more of an oversight with the show, I'm happy with the new direction and the viewership is up."
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Triple H when asked about what #NXT performers over the last year he has been most happy with or surprised by, praises Adam Cole, Lars Sullivan, The Velveteen Dream, Ember Moon and Shayna Baszler specifically, while saying he has been impressed by the roster across the board.
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Triple H also praises the development over the last year of #WWEUK Champion Pete Dunne.
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That ended the call.