8 Things We Learned From Triple H On Stephanie McMahon's WWE Show
4. What He Told “Extras” At WrestleMania XXX
Entrances played a big part in this week's show. Namely, the importance of being able to get creative when you're afforded one of the big set-piece ones at WrestleMania. Back in 2014, Triple H had something dazzling in mind for his match vs. Daniel Bryan to kick off the show. WWE originally said they'd hire in three extras for the bit, but Trips said he'd rather give folks in-house the chance.
That's when he asked Charlotte Flair, Sasha Banks and Alexa Bliss if they'd be interested. All three were extremely nervous come show time, but 'The Game' took a moment to remind them that they'd be making their own grand scale entrances at 'Mania someday. So, they should think of this as a taster of things to come. That settled the NXT crew down, and it made them realise that Hunter had their best interests at heart.
Again, excellent leadership.
The ESPN show included footage of Hunter approaching the women after his match with Bryan to tell them: "This is just your first rodeo". That put Flair, Bliss and Banks at ease, and made them feel like a bigger part of the WWE roster. Before the segment, Trips also encouraged all three to "take a deep breath" once they got out on-stage and "look around".
He told Stephanie that it was clear to anyone with two eyes that the trio would go on to become stars in their own right. In effect, they were getting to sample WrestleMania without the pressure that comes with also thinking about a match.