10 Things Everybody Gets Wrong About Triple H's WWE

7. Papa H Cares About His Talent

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The very name 'Papa H' was coined because Triple H stood in stark contrast to Vince McMahon.

Where Vince seemed to actively despise everybody who didn't get over within three weeks as the 2010s took hold, 'Papa H' palled around with his talent, celebrated their accomplishments with a signature photo shoot, and was generally credited with developing talent as a mentor or even father figure. There's a two-point rebuttal to wade through here.

(Actually three; most of the time, he told indie guys who were already great where the hard camera was.)

He didn't care about certain homegrown talents ahead of Clash At The Castle; he filtered the talent roster spreadsheet to country of birth and binned off the Welsh lads. The timing was horrific. Even Vince would have merely had them lose.

Also, there's a double standard at play informed by the fact that Triple H is far more popular than Vince. What Triple H is doing, in the case of Karrion Kross, isn't looking after one of his boys. He is pushing a man who didn't get over after months and months and months because he alone thinks it's a good idea.

Isn't that what Vince used to do?

 
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