Jack-Hammer
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Looking at the Cruiserweight Classic over the summer and the fact that WWE worked with the talent of a number of top indie companies like Evolve, Full Impact Pro, Progress & Revolution Pro Wrestling, do you think he'd be open to having working relationships with larger companies if he ran things?
At various times, a lot of us talk about or imagine WWE working with companies like ROH or New Japan in joint cards and it sounds like a lot of fun. However, the principle argument against it seems to be that WWE doesn't need to work with anyone else and that these other companies would be the ones to primarily benefit rather than WWE. It's a strong point and one that does have a lot of weight behind it. Another argument is that there'd be too many big egos involved who'd be too focused on making sure their company comes out looking a bit better than the others.
Based on what we've seen over the past several years with Triple H revamping WWE's developmental system into the highly acclaimed brand that's become NXT, it's easier for me to picture him being open to the possibility of a working relationship with companies like New Japan and Ring of Honor. I get the sense that he has a much broader view of wrestling than Vince has, that Trips is a guy who doesn't see "wrestling" as some sort of dirty word. When you look at the talent that's been signed to NXT with Triple H ultimately running it, and with guys like Gerald Brisco & William Regal as his right & left hand when it comes to scouting talent, Trips doesn't seem as WWE centric as Vince is. While he'd obviously put WWE first and foremost, I again get the sense that he doesn't consider WWE to be the absolute center of all things wrestling, that other companies do exist and put out quality products.
So, do you suppose it could happen and is it something that you'd could see yourself interested in?
At various times, a lot of us talk about or imagine WWE working with companies like ROH or New Japan in joint cards and it sounds like a lot of fun. However, the principle argument against it seems to be that WWE doesn't need to work with anyone else and that these other companies would be the ones to primarily benefit rather than WWE. It's a strong point and one that does have a lot of weight behind it. Another argument is that there'd be too many big egos involved who'd be too focused on making sure their company comes out looking a bit better than the others.
Based on what we've seen over the past several years with Triple H revamping WWE's developmental system into the highly acclaimed brand that's become NXT, it's easier for me to picture him being open to the possibility of a working relationship with companies like New Japan and Ring of Honor. I get the sense that he has a much broader view of wrestling than Vince has, that Trips is a guy who doesn't see "wrestling" as some sort of dirty word. When you look at the talent that's been signed to NXT with Triple H ultimately running it, and with guys like Gerald Brisco & William Regal as his right & left hand when it comes to scouting talent, Trips doesn't seem as WWE centric as Vince is. While he'd obviously put WWE first and foremost, I again get the sense that he doesn't consider WWE to be the absolute center of all things wrestling, that other companies do exist and put out quality products.
So, do you suppose it could happen and is it something that you'd could see yourself interested in?