10 Times Triple H Proved He Was The Cerebral Assassin

9. Paul Levesque Brokers A Deal Between WWE And Evolve

As a businessman, Paul Levesque has proven to be quite the "cerebral assassin," too. Likely noting that many of the DVDs and matches that WWE talent scouts were watching were from the Evolve independent promotion -- and likely moreover that Evolve is a competitor against independent-to-mainstream rising promotion Ring of Honor -- Levesque struck a deal with Evolve in order to have the independent groom talent that could later be signed to developmental deals by WWE and then showcased on NXT. When noting that new-to-NXT performers like Apollo Crews and Johnny Gargano, plus new WWE signees Rich Swann and Biff Busick have Evolve backgrounds, WWE smartly tapping into the indy market -- and perhaps boxing out any potential market growth for ROH by extension, makes this the kind of savvy move that only someone known as a "cerebral assassin" could make.