9 Ups And 3 Downs From WWE NXT Takeover: Brooklyn

By Scott Carlson /

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3. Triple Me

It€™s hard to openly criticize Triple H for being proud of what he€™s doing with NXT and the work the wrestlers, trainers and staff are putting into the product. He very clearly has a lot of pride in what€™s happening down in Florida. But opening the PPV in the ring and talking up how the fans have turned WWE€™s developmental program into a bona fide brand just runs counter to everything else we see about Triple H the character. Is he supposed to have two separate personas: the proud NXT father and the ruthless WWE Authority head? If Hunter was on Raw bringing NXT stars up to join the Authority€™s ranks (picture Baron Corbin becoming an enforcer for them), then that would be one thing. But he€™s not.Again, it€™s tough to say this is a negative, but it just feels self-serving more than anything. If you want to be proud of NXT and boast about it, then it should carry over consistently with your WWE persona. We shouldn€™t haven€™t to actively separate the two. Kevin Owens doesn€™t play two different characters between NXT and WWE; neither should Triple H.