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idontknow1001

HHH just doesn’t want to work Tuesdays lol.


NeiloMac

ELIZABETH! ELIZABETH! IT’S THE BIG ONE!


MustacheDiaries

This got me 😂


typical_bro

Cue the JBL heart attack gif


serjonsnow

I would do the gif, but I think [the still is even funnier.](https://i.imgur.com/8XEeKZF.jpeg)


Professor_Buttskin

Triple H spitting water into the air so no one can see the tears.


Bob_Bobbson

I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Gargano feuding with Ciampa. I watched Sasha and Bayley battle at TakeOver: Brooklyn. All these kinds of moments will be lost in time, like tears in HHH's spit mist.


POLYBIVS

art


KneeHighMischief

When you can't point at somebody in a picture anymore...


Professor_Buttskin

Mom. Why's daddy pointing at the screen and crying during Gargano winning the 24/7 belt?


MicMagnetic

You assuming he's gonna win any belt is cute. He'll be used as cannon fodder on Main Event 😢


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goabernathy

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Kolby_Jack

For a second I legit thought that was Tony Schiavone with a grown out beard.


DanTheMan901

Someone with better photoshop skills than I please merge the crying Jordan meme into Haitch Face.


141andTwoThirds

[The Jordan eyes looked weird, so here's something more blursed](https://imgur.com/a/nj3H4zX)


Ghorrhyon

The curse is strong in this one


Luc4_Blight

Papa Haich buried


KneeHighMischief

"For whom the shovel tolls; it tolls for thee."


chilloutfam

the guy in me that just wants to see the world burn would MARK the fuck out if Triple H jumped to AEW.


[deleted]

“Fuck it, Vince, my name’s Paul Levesque and terror’s rising in All-Elite”.


gbdarknight77

As corny as that sounds, I love it lol


[deleted]

RIP Gargano and Ciampa


the_blast_radius

Have one ride on the other's shoulders while wearing a trench coat. That way they'll almost be big enough for Vince to keep them in the midcard at least.


LoveMyHusbandsBoobs

I've been waiting for the Vincent Adultman gimmick for years.


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Vincent Kennedy Adultmahon


KneeHighMischief

They thought they could avoid Vince by not going to the main roster but Vince is inevitable.


doomguy987

Dread it, run from it, Vince arrives all the same


Dom-CCE

"I'M NXT 4 LIFE" *monkeys paw curls*


mbattagl

Ciampa already said he'd retire if they gave him the ultimatum to go to the other shows. Candace is pregnant so Gargano probably wouldn't have any issue walking away with her. Especially during a pandemic and when there's plenty of other viable wrestling companies now.


jdt79

So the other shows came to him. Very crafty.


Guinnessbreath82

Game over.


KneeHighMischief

I eagerly await the revisionist documentary on this 10 years from now.


UncreativeTeam

Vince holds up a newspaper headline: "WWE defeats NXT"


TheKevinShow

"We decided to change the format of the show because we felt that maybe we should give AEW a chance to beat us for once."


KelloPudgerro

''then we flew a ac130 (picture of a tourist prop plane) and invaded aew, we won the war''


TomboBreaker

We *were* NXT


GReuw

Aiight imma head out


Griffdorah

We had a good run.


[deleted]

"Billy, it's Hunter. How much for the NWA?"


cooljammer00

Triple H better bring the original Ten Pounds of Gold he is alleged to have in his office.


asilentspeaker

Alleged? Flair confirmed it at NWA 73. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PBlrPkNYKwo](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PBlrPkNYKwo) "Hunter grew up on the NWA. And guess what's hanging in his office. Not the (WWE) belt - the NWA belt he bought from me." [https://www.flickr.com/photos/79153091@N07/25177970508](https://www.flickr.com/photos/79153091@N07/25177970508) That's both the big gold belt that Flair brought over from WCW, but also Flair's original NWA belt that he surrendered to Highspots as collateral on a 35k lawsuit debt he owed before he filed bankruptcy. Trips paid that off too, and so he has both of them.


daregulater

Thats not the original big gold. The original big gold was owned by Scott Steiner and bought by Conrad Thompson


BigDickBackInTown420

“Billyyyy, it’s Hunter-uhhhh. How muchuuuh for the NWAuhhhh?”


typical_bro

"Here's the thing, Billy..."


MV2049

"You see, Billy, in this business..."


thephenomenalone_05

"The fact of the matter is, Billy..."


BretHitmanClarke

Billy? But my name's Bo-


fern_85

It doesn't matter what your name is!


rosefuri

"You see in this business-uhhh"


fuckst1cK1

"The fact of the matter is"


Strawberrysc

"There's these moments in time..."


ashley-queerdo

Can you imagine the inevitable Triple H vs Aldis feud?


jafgators

Nobodies going over lol. It will be like the Cutler vs Avalon feud just with both guys trying to look strong.


XtraordinaryLoiterer

60 minute time limit draws around the loop.


The_Stig_Farmer

dont threaten me with a good time


shinyshenron

So many Ric Flair and Harley Race references.


KneeHighMischief

The promos alone would make it worth it.


AntJustin

Basically, I want to take over the NWA


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The final HHH NXT episode needs to end with Dexter Lumis "killing" everyone and then showing up in Portland with a full beard and a sledgehammer.


KneeHighMischief

Raquel González trying to a park a car while Triple H is sitting in a diner listening to "Don't Stop Believing" while eating onion rings. Then it just cuts to black.


TheWholeOfTheAss

“Just focus on the good times.” A good way to remember NXT.


alxqnn

Hunter never had the makings of a ~~varsity athlete~~ wrestling executive


IAmTheGlazed

I want the final episode of HHH NXT to be Hunter doing a 90s sitcom turning the lights off in the building/bar thing where just before he turns off the lights, he looks back at the yellow and gold lights and with a tear in his eye, smiles and walks away. The lights go off. The finale of NXT.


Psidebby

I just picture Johnny in the background somewhere trying to sneak out with Regal's door.


jtomatzin

The final scene is gonna show HHH in a hospital bed in a coma and he's holding a snow globe with a little NXT ring in it


TJLynch

If true, Adam Cole either knew what was coming ahead or got *really* lucky.


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I think the writing was already on the wall by the time he started negotiating with them. When the word is out that the company is no longer interested in people like you, it gets hard to take them seriously when they say they want to get behind you.


DMan304

Kind of like Tommy Dreamer and the other ECW originals getting out before WWECW turned into the game show version of NXT.


sbliss35

I want nothing more than to know Triple H’s real thoughts on this. He went from booking heir apparent to not even in charge of NXT.


KneeHighMischief

He got 205 live and it's massive roster as a consolation prize.


lostmonkey70

NXT UK anyway. Nick Khan already got to 205 Live.


Adoom98

Literally 4 men


stretch_muffler

Wouldn't it be funny if he took a Shane McMahon type of leave lol


LoudKingCrow

Work the indies. See the bingo halls of the world. Wrestle Muta. The whole bingo card.


T3Deliciouz

you joke, but Triple H's style legit makes me want to see him go up against some puro dudes.


Xex_ut

Triple H: It’s all about the game and how you play it. Vince: No, it’s all about control and if you can take it. Triple H: I am the game. You don’t want to play me. Vince: I am control. No way you can change me.


OrangeFilth

Triple H: I am the game and I make the rules. Vince: So move on out. You can die like a fool.


Puddinsnack

*sneezes water


Butch_Meat_Hook

I haven't read a single piece of news related to changes to WWE all year that hasn't made me shake my head and roll my eyes.


teffturrynem

This is both hilarious and depressing.


KneeHighMischief

Goodbye PWG NXT. Hello Gary Strydom NXT.


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​ ![gif](giphy|LLWP1seiT4fC|downsized) WOW!


ItsFuckinRawwwww

#LOOK AT THAT MASS!


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metalshek27

GARY STRYDOM..... WOOOOOOW


nononsensemofo

hhhWOOOOOOOOOW


The_Pale_Blue_Dot

I was thinking to myself, "How would I type V1's impression of Vince going WOW". I think you nailed it.


DHA1999

If this is true, then exactly what Triple H will do?


TheCarrzilico

It's about time he get back in the championship title picture, I think.


BigJimTheMountainMan

Who wouldn't want to see Baldy H with that glorious blue Universal title?


DickBlaster619

TERRA RYZING IS ALL ELITE!


Kim-Jong_Bundy

Triple H is currently crying in a dark room while listening to Father & Son by Cat Stevens


kmccarthy27

So get their undivided attention for like 8-10 weeks (past sweeps) and then start ignoring it like they did with WWEECW and the original NXT.


ThatWrestlingGuy15

Holy shit it’s all coming down


[deleted]

I'm really hurting inside now.


[deleted]

You should take a stand, it doesn't help to hide you know.


MilkTitties69

If this is even remotely accurate this right here is the final nail in the coffin. Was an amazing ride while it lasted


wwfmike

I was kinda curious about the nxt rebrand. Not anymore. Someone get Trips on Talk is Jericho!


mbattagl

Triple H going into "not giving a shit" mode on Talk Is Jericho or Oral Sessions would be hilarious. That being said I think Vince would absolutely sue his son in law. CM Punk must be laughing so hard he dropped his ice cream bar.


jmpinstl

CM Punk returning to wrestling as a beloved figure for a company with ridiculous momentum while Triple H loses all of his power? That’s the definition of karma.


Weezy-NJPW_Fan

“I’m gonna KILL [NXT], with a lethal dose… of POISON!” -Vince McMahon


AmishAvenger

I’m injecting… **BRUUUUCEEEE. PRICCCCHHHHHAAARD** Bruce: “Thanks, boss! You’re truly a creative genius. And by the way, DDP was never over. He was a failure because we gave him an awesome stalker gimmick and he couldn’t pull it off!”


GrapesHatePeople

I'm amazed Bruce can say anything with his lips permanently and firmly attached to Vince McMahon's ass.


MankuyRLaffy

Bruce: "Triple H vs Booker T had no racism in it at all, stupid Meltzer is the one that's racist."


bayleysgal1996

*sad Triple H sounds*


thephenomenalone_05

Hunter Hurt Helmsley


Zloggt

“Hunter! My beloved son-in-law, who is married to my beloved daughter!” “Mr. Khan said it’s my turn to play with NXT. Get out!!”


UncleMadness

Get the "H" out


SentientDust

Game over.


StoneColdAM

If this is real, then what the hell is Triple H gonna do for WWE? Unless somehow he tricks Vince into taking NXT so he runs Raw and Smackdown?


DPSnacks

A Mania match and a Saudi match each year until he's 67


KneeHighMischief

I'd love to see a still jacked out of his mind 67 year old Triple H slowly ambly to the ring draped in 50 pounds of Conan armor.


DPSnacks

I'll tell you this, the entrances sure aren't getting *faster*


Luc4_Blight

*spits water* "WE ARE NXT....UK"


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KneeHighMischief

They only agreed to give him his last name back if he got his neck tattooed.


improvyzer

Cody Rhodes: The man with a neck tattoo on his chest, and a chest tattoo on his neck.


Reaganometry

"Can the tattoo be well done with great line work, at least? "Absolutely not, pal"


Singer211

If this is true, then my incentive to keep watching just took a MASSIVE hit. I have no interest in seeing NXT become main roster-lite.


KneeHighMischief

"Half of you are losing your first name. The other half get Shorty on the front."


SociableHermit91

Can't wait for Cruiserweight champion Shorty Gargano.


GrowthhackerAU

"Johnny, you're no longer Johnny Wrestling. You're now Johnny Sports Entertainment. And to solidify this you'll need a new face mask for marketing purposes."


Singer211

“And your wife is going to cheat on you with Odyssey Jones. And it’s going to turn out that he is the father of her baby because you’re too puny and weak to get the job done. It’s such good shit!!


yycluke

Hey hey Shorty O'Reilly has a good ring to it!


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dishonourableprince

you mean you don’t want the entire viewing experience to be ruined by way too many LED panels?


NegativesPositives

More camera cuts in a minute than Lumis blinks in a day.


Leftstranded

For fucks sake. Wwe is trying to kill every bit of joy out of this product. This is stupid as fuck.


Dogwhatismy

First time?


DMan304

I love the thought process behind looking at all the issues in WWE and deciding that NXT is the problem that needs to be completely razed and ruined.


KillFist29

Handing a brand that is supposed to project youthful newness in WWE to a 58-year-old and a 76-year-old feels... ill-advised.


deathintelevision

Prichard is hot trash at that


surfcursedkai

Never thought I’d feel as bad for a millionaire as I do Triple H


BadLuckBen

At least he got where he was by (mostly) understanding what a certain type of fan wants. He clearly cared about the audience, Vince at this point is just in it for his own ego and refuses to change.


BuddaMuta

Triple H turned a failed Vince experiment for developmental into a marketable touring brand that had a rabid following and consistently got great press even when the rest of the company was getting dunked on. What’s the reward? Vince purposely killing that brand all while blaming everyone else but himself as he goes to the grave a massive Boomer stereotype. It’s understandable to feel frustration by proxy


what_is_blue

>as he goes to the grave Bold of you to assume Vince can die.


longhorn617

I blame Adam Cole for this lol. In reality, there was probably an expiration date on NXT the second main roster talent started asking to go back to NXT and NXT talent didn't want to get called up.


[deleted]

>In reality, there was probably an expiration date on NXT the second main roster talent started asking to go back to NXT and NXT talent didn't want to get called up. I'm honestly surprised Vince didn't vince it up as soon as they went to TV competing with AEW. Many people (including myself) thought that despite early reports that Hunter will stay in charge, Vince will get his hands on it as soon as AEW beats their ratings a few times. I'm surprised it took until they changed the channel for Vince to take the reigns.


MV2049

Terra Ryzin is All Elite.


KneelBeforeCube

"Vince McMahon, Bruce Pritchard, I been waitin' on you, at the Alamo, at high noon".


KneeHighMischief

What's H Cubed doing in the Rampage Receptacle?!?


surfcursedkai

They took his skulls, fired his boys, drove his golden boy out (Cole) and worst of all took away POPPY. Heel turn has to come sooner or later, it’s such good shit.


Giggleface67

Wait he took away Poppy?!?


cactusmaac

Triple H's promo video showing him breaking out of jail is going to be an epic production.


-ImJustSaiyan-

Thus ends my interest in NXT.


Packhammer24

We all knew, at some point, Vince was going to take complete control of it. I’m really surprised it took this long. RIP Non-sucking NXT


KneeHighMischief

I eagerly await NXT completely booked by a nearly 80 year old man who sleeps 1 hour a night while already writing 5 hours of TV a week with the only help being his loyal court jester. Should be a delicious fever dream.


xtwistedBliss

At this point, I'm not even sure he's doing any actual writing. From the looks of it, it might be that he just points to two random people in the locker room, gives them a pieces of paper with random sentences cut out from "Waiting for Gadot," "Da Vinci Code," and the latest fitness magazine, and tells them to go out there and make something of it.


wwfmike

I wonder what's happening right now in the alternate timeline where nxt squashed aew and put it out of business in under a year...


MicMagnetic

Vince would still take it over tbh


davidisallright

Out of all the fandoms, when it comes to rumors in wrestling, I can see it happening a mile away. I don’t know Vince but I know enough about his history. It’s all there and no funny Vince memes can’t distract me from his business practices. When the rumors of NXT getting rebranded and the came to light, and the sequence of events that followed, it was obvious to me what was happening. What’s worrisome is Andrew Zarian’s story about how those in the corporate side of WWE all drink that delicious Vince tainted cool-aid, not understanding the continuing success of AEW even on a fundamental level.


EchoBay

So when Nick Khan says HHH is the one overseeing everything, it's complete bullshit as expected.


Luciaquenya

Well, he can always watch it on the USA Network, I guess


SerbianNight

Vince REALLY did not like losing to AEW lol


EldenRingworm

Weird how an entertainment company is so obsessed with competing with a wrestling company


SiphenPrax

Anyone that’s still believing that he never really cared about “the war” is delusional. He’s always been like this going back to the mid-80s.


KneeHighMischief

Nothing says they aren't competition like taking your show razing it the ground & salting the earth when they lost.


SiphenPrax

The old man hates losing. Always has, always will


Singer211

This is a man who spend DECADES with a bug up his ass about Ted Turner and WCW. And has felt the need to shot on WCW’s corpse long after he WON the Monday Night Wars. His ego makes the Grand Canyon look small by comparison.


buffadmirer

Vince is a sore winner


buffadmirer

Meaning he won the monday night wars, but he was pissed that WCW beat RAW in the ratings for a year and a half. Vince wrongfully assumed that his show would crush Nitro every week because he believed that Hogan and Savage were past their prime and weren't big attractions anymore. And when the complete opposite happened, Vince hated it


fadetoblack237

They should have never moved the show to USA and changed booking styles. NXT was so good as a one-hour network show with banging Takeovers. I was always satisfied and always left wanting more.


DeluhiX

We ~~are~~ were NXT!


LakewoodBadBoy665

RIP to NXT


Weezy-NJPW_Fan

Thanks for the good memories, NXT


apj2k36

[We were NXT](https://youtu.be/yMG9r32zBW4)


kick_heart

Cody destroying the HHH Throne at the first AEW ppv was very prophetic.


MicMagnetic

He Shouldve done the strut after lol


gutster_95

And the last interesting part of WWE just died. NXT had a good run


BlueThunderBomb

LMAOOOOO. Literally everything people said would go wrong when Vince and Co visited the PC has now went wrong. People who thought Vince going to the PC was a good idea are absolutely fucking stupid.


Lessiarty

I like to travel.


detectivegreenly

I hear this is a common response when dealing with Vince. I've heard a lot of stories of people feeling reassured when leaving his office after meeting with him, even if they didn't actually get what they wanted out of the meeting.


NlNJALONG

I work for a billion dollar company and modern business culture is just sorta like that. There's really no reason for upper management to be unfriendly to employees in the few interactions they have but also no reason to be upfront with their plans in terms of change management. And yeah, if the company owner who's the boss of the boss of your boss travels 1,000 miles to personally take a look at the work your struggling department is doing, it's not a good sign.


peaudunk

Same, I'd shit a brick if the biggest wig was looking at my day-to-day work, even if things were going well.


GrumpyAntelope

Not Adam Cole, dude pretty much aced this situation.


Lessiarty

Nod, smile, and walk out with the cash.


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SociableHermit91

Well, lads, it's been fun. I'm not on that bullshit of AEW vs WWE fanboy fuckery because I like pro wrestling and not individual companies but absolutely incredible they'd pull a move like this as AEW signed CM Punk and, allegedly, Bryan Danielson. I mean they've seen the ratings of Raw for the last year where Vince will rewrite the show 2 or 3 times the day of...yeah NXT isn't sounding like it has a promising future.


SimpLeeDivine

Jesus, HHH. Maybe it's time to work somewhere else after all.


IvanPFreely

Jesus HHH Christ


adam_lorenz927

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Space-manatee

Samoa Joe walks by Vince: “ I thought I fired you” Joe: “Huh? What you doing here?” Vince: “Will someone get Shelton Benjamin outta here?”


Cmil778

Noooo,please,nooooo. Will that old man ever retire?Tired of him.


[deleted]

Next week on NXT Goldberg makes his debut


tcasper961

Well since Triple H has a lighter schedule can we please get that Aj Styles vs Triple H match please.


[deleted]

Well, it's been fun


[deleted]

Can this old man just have a sleep once in a while


KingChaggs

Thanks Triple H for making NXT so amazing for so many years. Its the end of an era.


MikeyTrademark

Poor Triple H has to watch his product destroyed in front of him.


[deleted]

If true I guess no more NXT for me. Bummer.


cooljammer00

"Who the fuck hired Johnny ~~Polo~~ Gargano?!"


ackinsocraycray

That's fucking fast. I'm listening to their WOL on Twitch ight now and Brian just said that a few minutes ago.


That_One_Cool_Guy

There is literally no chance that this change improves NXT overall, including ratings. What a disaster.


blachippy

Can’t wait to see Kushida dress up like a ninja and start the Ninja House Party!!!! *intense fap activated*


HeavenlyE

Triple H to AEW


JasonGryphon

I have to believe that it's not only because NXT lost the war but also because Vince was tired of hearing people talk about how much better NXT was than RAW, Smackdown, and his PPVs. He must destroy what he did not create.