8 Things We Learned From WWE Creation And Destruction: Triple H's Road To WrestleMania

7. His Personal Connection With The Wrestlers

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Whereas once upon a time Vince McMahon wasn't just 'one of the boys', but absolutely desperate to prove it, as recounted in grotty road tales of drunken one-upmanship by the apparent boss, that doesn't seem to be the case these days. Obviously, Vince is in his eighth decade now, so it's understandable and advisable that he doesn't party deep into the night anymore (not that today's squeaky-clean wrestlers do that), but grumblings leaking from Stamford suggest his relationship with his talent these days is anything but equatable.

Instead, his pleas for wrestlers to show more brass balls is met with trepidation, few having the confidence to go up against the autocratic demagogue in the knowledge insubordination won't actually be respected but punished. There's no room for an Austin or Undertaker in Vince's world circa 2019 - unless you're actually Austin or Undertaker. There's just no connection between the current generation and a man two their senior.

So they lean on the next best thing: Triple H. We catch a glimpse of Hunter the Father Figure in the documentary, as he takes an active and genuine interest in Pete Dunne's newborn, a degree of personal involvement one can't imagine from Vince today towards a performer so far beyond his limited radar. By all accounts, Levesque is the man behind the scenes everybody turns to for advice, coaching, and solace - and we see that in the flesh here.

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