10 Things To Expect With Triple H Running WWE Creative

2. A New Backstage Team... Eventually

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Triple H famously amassed his own 'team' behind the scenes during his time running NXT. Wrestling fans heard plentiful reports over the years how said team was being groomed to move to the main roster as and when Hunter was handed more power. Now, creatively, Raw and SmackDown should very much be all about the Game from here on out.

Major shake-ups to backstage personnel, the general creative process, and ultimately the TV product audiences are given won't happen over night, but it will happen. Just how big that shake-up ends up being, we'll have to wait and see.

Amongst Paul Levesque's most trusted allies in NXT, Jeremy Borash, Shawn Michaels, William Regal, and Brian James were pivotal pieces in Levesque's vision. Regal and James are no longer with the company, although Road Dogg could feasibly be brought back into the fold due to being a free agent.

For those expecting widespread changes to the creative team, Triple H is far too smart to take the ham-fisted approach of clearing out all of the existing writing crew and creative leads. There will be changes, they may at first be subtle, but it'll be interesting to see if Borash and Michaels are eventually brought into the main roster fold to offer their input on production and storylines.

Likewise, it'll be interesting to see if heavy hitters such as Bruce Prichard and Michael Hayes are quietly put out to pasture as Hunter looks to reinvigorate a stagnated product.

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