15 Things We Learned From Triple H On The Steve Austin Show

6. The Vision & Creative Process Of NXT

Stone Cold praises NXT as being an awesome show, saying he loves everything from the lighting to the wrestling and asks Triple H how he designed the show. Hunter shows some good insight here and says that he structures the show based not only on what he likes, but what the hardcore wrestling fan base likes as well, acknowledging that that's what the WWE Network's subscriber base mainly consists of. Hunter says he scripts less promos and lets the talent try to find their own voice, make mistakes and learn on the job, thanks to the much smaller microscope and the ability to be looser and a little more fun. He says that he's teaching the wrestlers how to wrestle for TV, with the cameras, angles and ramp all set up the same way to prepare them for the main roster. Austin asks if NXT is still strictly a developmental territory. Triple H says it is because the entire roster's goal is to make it to the main shows, but at the same time he does feel they've created a bit of an alternative brand, which was one of his goals. He wants to put NXT on the road and start doing live events to get them even more experience. He tells a story about Finn Balor being overwhelmed like he's in another world entirely from when he worked in Japan, saying he'd never been taught the kind of things he's learning in NXT. Steve talks about Hunter's early days in WWE as The Blue Blood Hunter Hearst Helmsley ("How did that not get over"?) that evolved into Triple H and asked what the process is for the NXT talent, if they're involved in the process and can pitch ideas. Hunter says that they're all very involved every step of the way. He says that he has Dusty Rhodes down there working on promos, they're learning how to run the cameras, etc. He also mentions that he has a live feed of the performance center in his office and can watch anything they do, giving the talent a direct line for feedback. Triple H says he wants talent who believe in themselves and aren't just there to play wrestler.