Former WWE writer Vince Russo recently defended Triple H after AEW star MVP publicly criticized WWE management over communication and respect issues.
The former WWE writer, typically a vocal critic of Triple H, blamed WWE’s corporate structure rather than the Chief Content Officer’s leadership abilities.
MVP aired grievances on Triple H, stating he felt disrespected by WWE management and suggesting a lack of direct communication as a major issue. MVP mentioned Triple H by name.
Russo took the opportunity to defend Triple H, highlighting the pressures that come with leading WWE’s creative operations under TKO Group Holdings.
“Listen, it’s a tough spot to be in, especially when you’re booking a program that involves so many talents,” Russo explained.
“But when you’re wearing 27 hats, you can’t do that. It’s that simple. If there was one person who was head of creative and that’s all they did and people could approach them about creative, you wouldn’t have that issue.”
“When you’re wearing seven hats, it’s impossible to talk to everybody. And again, that’s a structural problem in WWE,” Russo added.
Coachman Agrees on Executive Challenges
Jonathan Coachman agreed that Triple H faces significant challenges juggling multiple executive responsibilities within WWE’s corporate framework. The podcast host offered his own perspective on how Triple H manages interactions with talent.
“They need a complete overhaul, because what Vince is talking about is Triple H is a genius at doing this. He’ll walk up to you like, ‘Hey, Coach, what’s going on? You good? Good. Good. Good to see you.’ And I call it doing the Jesse Jackson. I met Jesse Jackson, and he could meet you while his head was already turned as he was shaking your hand. So you never had the chance to actually start a conversation,” Coachman said.
Triple H has been serving as WWE’s Chief Content Officer, overseeing creative across all WWE programming.