10 Things We Just Learned From Triple H About NXT & WWE

7. The Plans For Tim Wiese

Hoffenheim goalkeeper Tim Wiese reacts after he receives the first goal during the German first division Bundesliga soccer match between Borussia Moenchengladbach and 1899 Hoffenheim in Moenchengladbach, Germany, Saturday, Aug. 25, 2012. (AP Photo/Martin
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If you were at NXT Download Festival, you might have caught a glimpse at the monstrous frame of former British soccer player Hugo Knox in all of his rippling, tiny-panted glory. But he's not the only former 'keeper who has been taken in to the Performance Centre recently.

Triple H was asked about the current plans for the other former custodian - German Tim Wiese - and whether he is planned to be a wrestler of "just some special attraction for the German fans on the next tour"...

"We're going to see what happens with Tim. You know, Tim has been very interested in the WWE and being a WWE superstar for a long time. He has been very persistent about it. And, we're going to bring Tim to the Performance Center. And he's going to start to train a bit. And we're going to see where it goes."

He doesn't sound entirely convinced, but he goes on to qualify...

"I know for sure he'll do something. He'll do probably some type of a match with us... But, what that is long term will depend on Tim, will depend on how his training goes, and what he ultimately wants to do, and whether or not he's good enough to make it in the WWE."

And therein lies the real rub of it: "it's one thing to say, "I want to be a WWE superstar." It's another thing to go out there and do it."

"It takes a lot of hard dedication. Guys dedicate their lives to it. Um, you don't get to be a Shinsuke Nakamura just because you say you want to be. You have to work your ass off for it. And, we'll see where it goes."
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