"The Internet Is Not Real Life" - Triple H (WWE News)

Triple H doesn't listen to internet discussion on WWE...

by Michael Hamflett
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WWE Chief Content Officer Paul “Triple H” Levesque has weighed in with his views on the influence (or lack thereof) of online chatter within the wrestling world, offering a blunt take during a recent appearance on Andrew Schulz’s Flagrant podcast.

Echoing comments made last week by WWE President Nick Khan at the National Association of Broadcasters event in Las Vegas, Levesque warned against the dangers of letting social media dictate creative or business decisions in WWE. “Here’s the beautiful thing about our world: the internet is not real life,” Levesque noted. “And the bitching and the f*cking complaining that is on there is not real life. You could read the internet and it’ll sound like this thing is dead. People online will say ‘Cody’s already jumped the shark, he’s dead as a babyface.’ Really? Because I’m in an arena with 10 to 15,000 people every night going apeshit for him, and he’s selling the most merchandise...But sure - whatever you want to say on the internet, that’s the golden rule.”

Beyond the digital discourse, Levesque also touched on WWE’s international expansion, hyping the upcoming global destinations for future events, including France, Mexico, a return to Australia and more. As he put it; “We’ll be in France in Paris. That’ll be off the charts...We’re going to go to Perth again. The Middle East is always off the charts. And we haven’t even touched South America. Go to Mexico - all these things are upcoming, and we will be doing them.”

'The Game' is currently on the promotional junket for WrestleMania 41, which takes place on April 19th and 20th at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada. The 'Show Of Shows' is the headline attraction from days of events taking place in the city, including the company's 2025 Hall Of Fame, featuring him as the lead inductee. He'll join Michelle McCool, the Natural Disasters and - in a first for the company - a match, as Bret Hart and Stone Cold Steve Austin will toast their WrestleMania 13 contest with its own induction.

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Michael is a writer, editor, podcaster and presenter for WhatCulture Wrestling, and has been with the organisation over 8 years. He primarily produces written, audio and video content on WWE and AEW, but also provides knowledge and insights on all aspects of the wrestling industry thanks to a passion for it dating back over 35 years. As one third of "The Dadley Boyz" Michael has contributed to the huge rise in popularity of the WhatCulture Wrestling Podcast and its accompanying YouTube channel, earning it top spot in the UK's wrestling podcast charts with well over 62,000,000 total downloads. Within the podcasting space, he also co-hosts Benno & Hamflett, In Your House! and Podcast Horseman: The BoJack Horseman Podcast. He has been featured as a wrestling analyst for the Tampa Bay Times, Fightful, POST Wrestling, GRAPPL, GCP, Poisonrana and Sports Guys Talking Wrestling, and has covered milestone events in New York, Dallas, Las Vegas, Philadelphia, London and Cardiff. Michael's background in media stretches beyond wrestling coverage, with a degree in Journalism from the University Of Sunderland (2:1) and a series of published articles in sports, music and culture magazines The Crack, A Love Supreme and Pilot. When not offering his voice up for daily wrestling podcasts, he can be found losing it singing far too loud watching his favourite bands play live. Follow him on X/Twitter - @MichaelHamflett