10 Things That Did Not Go The Way Triple H Wanted

Despite his lacklustre attempts at fighting the good fight in front of the camera leading to many an eye-roll in the early 2010's, The Game's initial pulling of the developmental strings behind-the-scenes during this period undoubtedly helped endear the often polarising figure to the "hardcore" corners of the fanbase later down the road.

Yet, for all of the unquestionable brilliance Trips found himself setting into motion as NXT began to pick up steam on the WWE Network and eventually the USA Network, Levesque could still do little more than helplessly watch on whenever his father-in-law opted to bring one of his prized performers up to the big time.

Time and time again, instead of doubling down on what made the likes of Ricochet and Keith Lee the sort of out of this world figures that black and gold supporters had no choice but to lose their damn minds over, Vince McMahon opted to strip away what made them special and shoehorn them into a style and product that was becoming staler by the week.

Will the next generation of call-ups finally be given the respect and freedom Trips afforded his black and gold stars back in the day now he's at the main roster wheel? If Ciampa and IYO SKY's recent showings on Raw so far are anything to go by, the future looks bright for future NXT hopefuls...