10 Wrestlers Who Were Critical Of AEW
6. Triple H
"Pissant company."
In one sense, Triple H hadn't ever been more relatable when he uttered those two words during the 2019 WWE Hall Of Fame.
Over-excited during a D-Generation X speech speech that saw affectionately lame gags bouncing around like squash balls (appropriate, all things considered), Hunter took an opportunity to roast Billy Gunn when discussion of his employment with AEW came up. The company hadn't yet ran a show, while, just 24 hours earlier, 'The Game' had presented the zenith of his NXT TakeOver brand in the exact location they all stood.
He was on top of the wrestling world in his own mind, shortly before Vince McMahon used and abused the pet project in a futile turf war with the new show he'd grossly underestimated. Triple H did too - even the original "marathon not a sprint" narrative he and others were forced to parrot came from a place of misunderstanding. They believed the "pissant company" to be just another WCW story in-waiting rather than the industry-altering juggernaut it rapidly became.